[ebooktalk] Re: SOUTH RIDING UPDATES
- From: Ian Macrae <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx>
- To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 10:57:20 +0100
Clare, The Northern clemency was one of my best reads of last year along with
the other I mentioned earlier. I just got so taken up with everything that
happened to and between the two families, and the 70s atmosphere was perfectly
evoked. In a way it's a book a lot like South Riding though I found it more
the kind of thing I like to read.
On 14 Jul 2013, at 10:19, Clare Gailans wrote:
> I love South Riding too, re-read it last year after Pele sent it to us. I
> know it's long, but to me every word adds something. Very different from so
> many recent books which are very padded out. I imagine it was published
> posthumously because Holtby died very young, I think in 1937 in her late
> thirties. I like some thrillers, but needed a break while away last week from
> the Sophie Hannah I had been looking forward to. It's the Other Half Lives. I
> have enjoyed her others, Little Face not so much but the Point of Rescue was
> one of my favourite books this year. This one so far is really dull, with
> none of the characters of any interest at all, except up to a point Charlie
> and Simon, though you do want to bang their heads together sometimes. Can
> anyone tell me if it gets better? Meanwhile, I am reading the Northern
> Clemency by Philip Hensher. Not sure where it is going, but I'm enjoying the
> ride. Clare
>
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