[electrobooks] Re: What we are reading
- From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <electrobooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 21:38:32 +0100
The Peter James books are rather entertaining. he may not be Shakespeare,
but he is good fun, and there is a huge cliff-hanger at the end of the
latest one. I have recently read one of the old Peter James books, i.e.
before the Inspector Grace series, and that was more of a horror story. Not
as good, in my view.
I am about to start "the shadow Walker" but I will be too late for the book
group discussion.
As for Tolkien, I make no comment.
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[mailto:electrobooks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Shell
Sent: 04 April 2009 20:56
To: electrobooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [electrobooks] Re: What we are reading
Hi Ian,
I like the Peter James books, IMO they get better as the series goes on. I
do like the
reader though, I bet he will grow on you by the end.
I haven't read any Tolkien for years, but then after reading it twice in
print, then
twice on talking book, listening to the radio 4 dramatisation and then the
films, I think
I'm just about all hobbited out these days.
i usually have 4 books on the go too, but only 3 at the moment as my
Braille Lite is
being mended. I have Malla Nunn on the scanner, have just finished The
Shadow Walker by
Michael Walters on the book port, which was an excellent crime book set in
Mongolia, and a
Humphrey Lyttelton on daisy, which I'm reading with him indoors. Excelent
again, as his
books always are.
Not sure what to start on the port next, but for one of the book groups, we
are trying to
read titles with a colour in this month, so I'll have to have a hunt through
my virtual
bookshelf.
Shell.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <electrobooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 8:30 PM
Subject: [electrobooks] Re: What we are reading
> 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
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>
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