[bksvol-discuss] Re: Dick Francis Passes Away at age 89
- From: "EVAN REESE" <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:21:41 -0500
I came to Dick Francis rather late, as in only a couple years ago, after Lissi
encouraged me to give him a try. We've read all four of the Sid Halley books
together, and we are planning others by him in the future.
As soon as I started reading him, I was struck by the clarity of his writing.
He had this natural ability to just bring his characters and surroundings to
life in a way that many writers, often those who write more intellectually,
didn't seem to be able to do. His writing seemed to have this vivid quality
that had a way of putting me right there in the setting with memorable
characters that made his books stick with me more than most of the other books
I've read in that genre.
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: Denise Thompson
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Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 1:58 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Dick Francis Passes Away at age 89
I know it seems like the end of an era. I really enjoyed his books.
At 09:37 PM 2/15/2010, you wrote:
For me, this is truly sad. I've always his books since Nerve. Now, I'm
going to have to get all of them along with the Parkers..
----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 3:46 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Dick Francis Passes Away at age 89
Dick Francis has always been one of my favorite authors, ever since I
got a set of his first three books as a gift from my father.
He and his son, Felix, had finished and were editing what will now be
his final novel, Crossfire.
Judy s.
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