[ebooktalk] Re: Treasure Island.
- From: Ian Macrae <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxx>
- To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:50:47 +0100
There's now been a follow-up to it. silver by andrew Motion. although I have
a memory of a book called Back to treasure Island when I was a boy. Some years
ago I read it aloud to Scott while we were camping on the Isle of Wight. He
loved it.
On 30 Apr 2013, at 18:22, Shell wrote:
> I only read Treasure Island for the first time a couple of years ago. It was
> one of those classics that passed me by as a youngster. It was a very good
> story and quite gripping.
> Shell.
>
>
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> From: "Steven Bingham" <steven.bingham1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2013 5:10 PM
> To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: was War Horse now family reading.
>
> > I too have recently re-read Treasure Island and found it quite enjoyable.
> > Much better than Coral Island which I have also recently read for a reading
> > group. Coral Island did not really stand up as a story. Treasure Island on
> > the other hand ais a good believable tale.
> >
> > One of the books I have in my Audible library is Silver which is a recently
> > written sequel to Treasure Island. I am looking forward to getting to that
> > one.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of CJ & AA MAY
> > Sent: 30 April 2013 14:59
> > To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: was War Horse now family reading.
> >
> > I think I mentioned, Trish, that lat year I re-read Treasure Island and did
> > wonder if I was being foolish. It was one of the last books I remember
> > reading in print and I can still recall the brightly coloured illustrations.
> > I was almost relieved to find that I still enjoyed the book and amazed at
> > just how much I had forgotten about the book.
> > Alison
> >
> > P.s. I enjoyed it so much that I have had a sequal to Treasure Island
> > written by another author and added to the library last year, although I
> > cannot remember the title or the author at this very moment.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Trish Talbot
> > Sent: 30 April 2013 13:01
> > To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: was War Horse now family reading.
> >
> > Alison, "Goodnight, Mr. Tom" and another Michelle Macgorian book, "Coming
> > Home" are cases in point. Recently, though, I heard part of a radio
> > dramatisation of "Little Women", a book I loved as a child. It may have
> > been the dramatisation, but I found the story quite nauseating and syrrupy,
> > which made me feel sad as it tarnished my memory of the book a little.
> > Elaine is reading the L M Montgomery "Anne" books, which I also loved when I
> > was young, and I'm tempted to do the same, but a bit scared in case they
> > don't come up to my memory of them.
> > Trish.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of CJ & AA MAY
> > Sent: 30 April 2013 10:51
> > To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: was War Horse now family reading.
> >
> >
> > We were talking about War Horse, which was written with children in mind,
> > and I was thinking about how many books which were written for children, are
> > actually enjoyed by adults. I've recently re-read Treasure Island and have
> > Black Beauty on my waiting list. I also recall a family holiday when my
> > sister and I, both in or late teens, would love nothing better than when my
> > mother read 101 dalmatians to my 4-year-old brother.
> > Some books, and I guess this would include the Harry Potter series, appeal
> > to all ages.
> > Alison
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > On Behalf Of Elaine Harris (Rivendell)
> > Sent: 30 April 2013 01:01
> > To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ebooktalk] War Horse.
> >
> > As mentioned a few days ago, I still haven't read War Horse though am
> > desperate to do so.
> >
> > A very different, gentle Michael Morpurgo I have read - a children's book
> > and very short - is Butterfly Lion. Almost a ghost story but a wonderful
> > book.
> >
> > Elaine
> >
> >
> >
> >
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