[ebooktalk] Re: MY BOOKS OF MY LIFE TODAY
- From: "Shell" <shell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 19:47:58 +0100
Hi Steve,
Cannery Row is also one of my favorite Steinbecks. For me he writes some of
the funniest and saddest scenes I've ever read. I think I've read most of his,
but must go through them all to see if there are any I've missed.
I've only tried Peter Ackroyd's Fiction, which I didn't like very much. I must
try his non fiction titles.
Shell.
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From: "Steven Bingham" <steven.bingham1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 10:57 AM
To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ebooktalk] MY BOOKS OF MY LIFE TODAY
> Hi
>
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> It has been a difficult task to isolate five books and, I am afraid that
> most of them have already been selected by others.
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> 1. Peter Ackroyd - London: the Autobiography. This is about the
> history of London but not quite a history of London. It is a book that
> captures the spirit of the city.
>
> 2. Thomas Hardy - Far from the Madding Crowd. I wanted to include a
> Hardy and I think that this one contains some of his best writing on English
> rural life. I particularly like the section about Georgie's Son even though
> it is rather sad.
>
> 3. Len Deighton - Bomber. In my opinion one of the best books about
> the Second World War. I enjoy the way it tells the story from both the
> allies and the German points of view. I have been trying to get hold of the
> BBC's dramatization for some time but every time I think I've found it
> something goes wrong.
>
> 4. G and W Grossmith's - Diary of a Nobody. It exposes the triviality
> of life - the kind of issues that become important but don't really matter
> at all. It is also worth reading Keith Waterhouse's Mrs Pooter's Diary.
>
> 5. John Seinbeck - Cannery Row. I wanted to include a Steinbeck. Found
> it difficult to exclude several of his including Of Mice and Men and East of
> Eden. Cannery Row gets the feel and atmosphere of its time and place.
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> I know that they will be totally different tomorrow. There's not a good
> crime novel in their but I spend an awful lot of time reading crime fiction.
> I have gone for books that make an impression and that is something
> different from entertaining you. Nevertheless the book has to be enjoyable.
>
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> Steve
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>
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