[ebooktalk] Re: Alison's books.
- From: "CJ & AA MAY" <chrisalis.may@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2013 09:02:19 +0100
I haven't read The Sisters Brothers but will put it on my list. I enjoyed
both the Hilary Mantel books which were Man Booker winners but the only
other one I've read is Life of Pye which was gien to me by my sister when I
was in hospital. I'm not sure I'd have read it if I hadb't been so bored but
I did enjoy it in a funny way. I have just bought the DVD for Chris as he
quite liked the look of the film trailer.
Alison
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On Behalf Of Shell
Sent: 03 June 2013 18:35
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Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Alison's books.
Hi Alison,
Garden of Evening Mist was the only one I read from last year's list that I
actually enjoyed. I think my favorite booker book of the last few years was
The Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWitt. It's a western, but not like any
I've read before. I'm not a fan of westerns but this one was so funny and
strangely written I loved it.
Shell.
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From: "CJ & AA MAY" <chrisalis.may@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 4:00 PM
To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Alison's books.
> Hello Shell
>
> I too like to read the short list and in fact read this year's winner,
> Garden of Evening Mist, which I did thoroughly enjoy.
>
> Alison
>
>
>
> From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Shell
> Sent: 03 June 2013 10:09
> To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ebooktalk] Alison's books.
>
>
>
> Hi Alison,
>
> I didn't enjoy Swimming Home by Deborah Levy either, but I finished it
> because I had bought it. I find with the Man Booker books that some years
I
> like most of them and other years I can't get along with hardly any. It
must
> be to do with the different judges. I still look forward to the short
list
> every year though.
>
> Hope you have some more inspirational books next month, sometimes reading
> goes like that.
>
> Shell.
>
>
>
>
>
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> From: "CJ & AA MAY" <chrisalis.may@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2013 9:07 AM
> To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Books I read in May.
>
>> The books I read in May were:
>>
>>
>>
>> Cat and Mouse by James Patterson;
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>>
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>> The Cashmere Shawl by Rosie Thomas;
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>>
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>> The Lighthouse by Alison Moore; (Man Booker Runner-up)
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>> The killing hour by Lisa Gardner;
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>> Swimming Home by Deborah Levy; (Man Booker Runner-up)
>>
>>
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>> Resurrection men by Ian Rankin;
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>> The Husband by Dean Kootz;
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>> A Question of Guilt by Frances Biffield;
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>> The Warriors Princess by Barbara Erskine;
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>>
>>
>> For me none of these books were particularly outstanding and I gave up on
>> the two Man Booker Runner-ups. The Cashmere Shawl proved much better than
>> its synopsis suggested, however, and gave an insight into life in
Cashmere
>> with some good descriptive narrative.
>>
>> Alison
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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