[ebooktalk] Re: FOLLOW UP ON BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
- From: Ian Macrae <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx>
- To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 10:58:40 +0100
Some time ago we discussed Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers and I wondered whether
anyone had given it a try? If so, what did you think?
On 19 Oct 2013, at 02:24, Elaine Harris (Rivendell) wrote:
> Ian, I have read heaps either prompted, recommended and/or supplied by this
> wonderful list but have always followed up book recommendations from
> friends; some work for me, some do not - as with us all. globe.
>
> Books supplied by Trish, Clare, Shell and others, with many, many more
> waiting in the wings.
>
> Among them are two by L. M. Montgomery; many Rumer Godden and Noel
> Streatfield after being discussed soon after I joined. "Tiny Sunbirds, Far
> away", "The Cuckoo's Calling", Some of the Cousins War series by Philippa
> Gregory, "To Serve Them All My Days", "Land Girls", to name but some. Other
> such as "We Need to Talk About Kevin", "Wolf Hall", works by Peter Robinson,
> Peter James and Mark Billingham, and "Year of Wonders" I had read before I
> joined the list.
>
> My book diary lists "Forever" by Pete Hamill from last year; could that be
> the same book? I loved it.
>
> So yes, many books listed and some read and, like others, notes often made
> for future reading.
>
> What a gift to a bookworm.
>
> Elaine
>
>
>
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>
> This message is also by way of a test as I've been getting sporadic service
> from this list both in terms of receiving and being able to send messages.
> But here's what kicked off my train of thought. Before going on holiday I
> asked for recommendations for a good long book to read. shell not only
> recommended one, she sent it to me. It's Mary, a novelised account of the
> wife of Abraham Lincoln. Because just after that the David Peace book
> became available to me, I didn't take the book with me. But I'm about to
> start it now. This lead me to wonder whether anyone had acted on
> recommendations from the list and had either good or bad experiences. Did
> anyone ever read Evermore by Peter Hamil? I wonder whether Clare or anyone
> else picked up Delores clayborne? And are there any other examples of
> recommendations? I'll report back on the book I'm about to start.
> Provided, that is, the list will allow me to do so.
>
>
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