[ebooktalk] ELIZABETH GEORGE was Re: Re: FOLLOW UP ON BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
- From: Ian Macrae <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx>
- To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 11:04:51 +0100
The first of hers I read was the one about the violinist which I found well
written with a plot which kept you guessing. Others I've read have been less
rewarding. By and large they are too long by about a third. there was one
which featured the woman sergeant as the main investigator about a murder on
the Essex coast which I eventually gave up on for a number of reasons. Length
was certainly one: it seemed to be going on for centuries. but also there is
something about her as an american writing about supposedly English types which
grates. And often there are those annoying American idioms which crop up in
the mouths of supposedly very British characters. So I've really given up on
her.
On 19 Oct 2013, at 08:42, Pele West wrote:
> Hi Everyone
>
> I make a note of recommendations and often follow them up.
>
> Following on from David's comment about the new Elizabeth George book, I
> have rather given up on them as I got so fed up of the personal problems
> of all the main characters.
>
> Pele
>
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