[bookshare-discuss] Re: The Far Pavilions
- From: "lana" <lana5@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:21:54 -0600
I agree about trade winds.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Claire O'Brian"
<claireo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 4:06 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: The Far Pavilions
> Another glitch--First, the title is misspelled, though
> I spelled it both ways when I search last night. Also,
> I couldn't find it under author, using her initials.
> This time, after reading your post, I put in *only*
> the last name and found both The Far Pavilions (speled
> with two els) and Death in Zanzibar. Trade Winds is
> better than the latter book.
>
> I'll forward this to Claire. Apparently the engineers
> have it on their list to fix some of these things that
> cause books to be hidden. smile
>
> Cindy
>
> --- Rose Combs <rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > The Far Pavilions was on Bookshare, I read it in
> > about 2003 in the BRF
> > format on the Braille note.
> >
> >
> >
> > Rose Combs
> > rosecombs@xxxxxxxxx
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kerri Kosten
> > [mailto:wvusuperfan22@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 9:27 PM
> > To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: The Far Pavilions
> >
> > Where did you find it in braille? I guess it's not
> > in the collection and on
> > NLS it's only on cassette. Is it on gutenberg or
> > something?
> >
> > Kerri
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 5:02 PM
> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] The Far Pavilions
> >
> >
> > > That is one of my all-time favorite books. I
> > thought
> > > we had a copy in the collection, but I just looked
> > and
> > > I don't see it. IT starts out a bit slowly, but
> > then
> > > it becomes engrossing. In addition to what you
> > > mentionm Kellie, i.e., the history of and
> > expressions
> > > against imperialism; the Indian traditions; and
> > the
> > > war and conflicts with Russia re Afghanistan, the
> > love
> > > story and rescue of the Indian princess were
> > exciting.
> > > I was sorry when the book ended.
> > >
> > > I have another book of the author's, M.M. Kaue, to
> > > read, also long, that I'm sort of saving, and I
> > read a
> > > shorter book called Trade Wind ("The niece of the
> > > American Consul in Zanzibar falls in love
> > unwillingly
> > > with a renegade English slave trader.). In
> > addition to
> > > enjoying the story I learned a lot about the
> > history
> > > of Zanzibar. Apparently this was written as a
> > prequel
> > > to Death in Zanzibar but is a much better book.
> > >
> > > Cindy
> > > --- Kellie Hartmann <hart0421@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi Amber,
> > >> I just read a book called the Far Pavilions by M.
> > M.
> > >> K. It's about a British guy who was raised in
> > India
> > >> by former servants of his deceased parents. The
> > book
> > >> is over 2100 pages in braille, and I found the
> > >> history of British imperialism, Indian
> > traditions,
> > >> and Afghanistan interesting. I didn't care for
> > the
> > >> ending of the book because it made me think the
> > >> author just got tired of writing, but there was
> > >> enough interesting and informative in the book to
> > >> make it worth reading anyway.
> > >> Kellie
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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