Dave, all, as usual I'm, reading a variety of books. My multiplicity is not
helped by the fact that I have two TB machines. Here's the list with
comments.
PTX1 - Dead Simple - read downstairs while cooking, eating or just chilling.
The writing is not the best, the plot rather predictable, the reader is a
bit tiggerish for my taste, but I'm carrying on with it in order to get to
the end and see what happens.
PTP1 - The Naked And The Dead - Norman Maylor's book which I'm amazed I've
not read before. On my pocket player it mainly occupies my journey to and
from work but I'm enjoying it immensely despite it's pretentiousness.
PTR1 - The Fellowship Of The Ring - yes, loud tuts from certain quarters are
clearly audible, but the player is next to where I sleep and I'm embarking
on yet another reading of the Tolkien classic.
Book courier - Hitler, 1936-45. The second volume of Ian Kershaw's stunning
autobiography.
Braillenote PK - Agincourt, the factual account of the battle on which
Bernard Cornwell freely admits to having modeled his novel. Very
interesting.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "freelists electrobooks books" <electrobooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 10:03 AM
Subject: [electrobooks] What we are reading
Hi
I have just started reading "City of fire" by Robert ellis. I think you
all
have the book already.
I am not very far into it as yet, but it looks promising. On my scanner
is
a book called "Unlucky for some" by Jill McGown. I first came across her
books when I had one from NLB some years ago and really liked it. I was
reminded of her when the author Sophie hannah chose this book to discuss
on
the Radio 4 "A good read" programme. Jill McGown died of cancer in 2007
but
wrote a dozen or so books, most of them about the same two policemen, who
happen to be man and wife.
I will send it to you all probably later today.
I am not sure whether we can send attachments on this list. If so, we
could
use that for books, but it might be better to send individually.
My next scan is to be a book called "Oscar Season" about a murder of a
film
star at the Hollywood Oscars.
More of that in due course.
David
