[bookshare-discuss] Re: about favorite books of 2008
- From: "Nancy Feldman" <nancy_feldman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:07:05 -0700
Hi, Courtney,
Sorry for my long silence. Work starts to distract me, and I forget about
Email and other things like that.
I'm trying to decide if I want to join Audible. It seems a bit expensive.
But it does seem to be the best way to get the Rachel Morgan books, and I'd
love to read them. I'd start with the first one, and just read through them
all, in a bout of mystic freaky indulgence.
I'll keep your recommendations in mind, and read the first five in audio,
and then the next one on Bookshare.
Any advice on how to get the most out of Audible?
-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Stover [mailto:liamskitten@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 12:24 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: about favorite books of 2008
Nancy,
Yes, the Hollows series is the Rachel Morgan series. I didn't read them on
bookshare; I got them from audible.com, so I can't comment on the scans. I
can say, however, that if you enjoy audiobooks in the slightest, this is
definitely a series worth picking up because the narrator is fantastic, at
least the narrator for the first five. She didn't narrate the sixth, but
will be back for the seventh, which comes out in February. I'd definitely
recommend that if you do decide to pick up the series on audio, you forgo
the sixth and read it on bookshare, since the scan for this one is
especially good because it's one of the New York Times bestsellers.
And absolutely agreed about the Morrigan's Cross series by Roberts.
I, too, avoided her books like the plague, still do actually, but found
these to be a pleasant surprise.
Courtney
On 12/28/08, Elaine Alger <elaine.alger@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> First I want to thank all for suggestions and will let you know of my
> progress.
> Now as to authors, I don't much pay attention to the fact of
> whether the author is male or female. If I enjoy an author I will
> look for him or her again. Being a member of bookshare has introduced
> me to many authors I would never have read before. If a volunteer
> recommends it or I think the synopsis is interesting, then I will read
> it. I also get books from the NLS and it is very strange, often upon
> hearing a certain reader read the book, I no longer associate it with the
author but the reader.
> Also, where the cover or pictures used to influence me in picking a
> book, with my vision loss, that is no longer a facter.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <talmage@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 12:18 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: about favorite books of 2008
>
>
>> Now that's a good topic for discussion, male verses female authors
>> and their appeal to male and female readers!
>> I would have to admit to a bias towards male authors. That is not to
>> say I don't read and enjoy works done by women, it is just I probably
>> have more male authors I'm fond of, and I have found I'm a bit
>> hesitant when it
>>
>> comes to female writers.
>> In my case, this certainly only applies to fiction, and even than
>> probably
>>
>> to the subject. For instance, 2 of my favorite authors are ann Rice
>> and Ellis Peters, but those are specific genres, and in counterpoint,
>> I would be unlikely these days to pick up a western written by a female
author.
>>
>> Ok, so how about some of the women on the list, do you find you
>> prefer one
>>
>> or the other, don't care, or ...
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> At 11:50 AM 12/28/2008, you wrote:
>>>Oh, I'd definitely agree with Andre Norton. I loved her Witchworld
>>>books when I was young. She wrote strong female characters.
>>>
>>>Mercedes Lackey is also someone whose books I've enjoyed. Her
>>>Valdemar books are particular favorites. A couple of comments about
them, though:
>>>
>>>In Arrow's Fall, the third book in the first Valdemar trilogy I read,
>>>there are some surprisingly graphic and disturbing scenes. I know
>>>people who have not read the remaining books in the series because
>>>of these scenes.
>>>Don't
>>>get me wrong, the books are well worth reading, and I enjoyed them
>>>all, but you should be warned.
>>>
>>>And in the Winds books, we see a lot of a character named Elspeth. I
>>>found her rampant feminism a bit tiresome at points, but once again,
>>>the series is well worth reading.
>>>
>>>And once again I feel I need to offer a caveat: I'm not opposed to
>>>feminism in the least, but any belief, even one I agree with, can be
>>>taken to extremes. I felt Lackey's writing of Elspeth did exactly
>>>that in places.
>>>Several male readers of the series were put off by this.
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: lana [mailto:lana5@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>>>Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2008 9:34 AM
>>>To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: about favorite books of 2008
>>>
>>>Mercedes Lackey is also a good starting place. A lot of her books
>>>are in series, but can be read alone, or in groups of three. There's
>>>always the one where, I expect, we most got our start, Andre Norten.
>>>Some are a lot better than others, but she was doing this sort of
>>>thing when many of the current fantasy writers were kids. Many of
>>>them got their start from reading her.
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: Ann Parsons <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>Date: 2008/12/27 21:10:54
>>>Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: about favorite books of 2008
>>>
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Hi all,
>>> >
>>> > Hmmm, what to recommend, there's so much. It's like saying what
>>> > mystery would you recommend.
>>> >
>>> > If you want short, The Hobbit comes to mind, also the Lloyd
>>> > Alexander books. Yes, they're labeled for young people, but
>>> > they're good juveniles, and a good starting point. I wouldn't
>>> > start with one of the huge series like the Goodkind or Wheel Of
>>> > Time, that would just
>>>overwhelm you.
>>> >
>>> > Ann P.
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Ann K. Parsons
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>>> >
>>> > "All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are
>>> > lost."
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