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    Barry Lyndon

    in The Classics

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    Thank you for these insights - I have Vanity Fair on the TBR shelf, but have never heard of Barry Lyndon. Another to add to my long list, you had me at Flashman.

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    Your Book Activity - March 2022

    in Past Book Logs

    Posted · Edited by Bel-ami

    Having read a few thrillers already this year, I thought I'd move onto some classic literature starting with Jane Austen - I've only read Pride & Prejudice and Emma previously - so I'm now mid-way through Sense & Sensibility.

     

    Thankfully I'm really enjoying it, like I did Pride & Prejudice. (Emma I just found a bit irritating).

    Contact with Authors

    in General Book Discussions

    Posted

    Has anyone ever had direct contact with any authors - aside from book signings, events etc? I'm sure most best selling authors are far too busy to reply to the numerous emails, letters etc. that they receive, but perhaps some lesser known ones take time out to correspond?

     

    Several years ago, I sent an email via her website to Suzette A. Hill, a British writer of cosy and amusing mysteries, I forget exactly why now, but I think it was a question about the future of her 'Bones' series and letting her know how much my mum had enjoyed her books. She took the time to send a lovely reply, personalised and detailed. She came across as a very nice lady and appreciative of her audience. 

    something to lift your spirits

    in Book Search and Reading Recommendations

    Posted

    How about H.E. Bates' Larkins family series - a light-hearted look at rural English life in by-gone days. The Darling Buds of May, Oh To Be in England, When The Green Woods Laugh, A Breath of French Air and A Little of What You Fancy. Uplifting and fun.

     

    Or maybe try the Mapp & Lucia books by E.F. Benson? Again maybe old-fashioned, but a comedic look at the world, away from the modern pressures of life today.

     

    Good luck.

    US classics

    in The Classics

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    Thanks Hayley - have to admit I had forgotten Last of The Mohicans (which I have indeed read before) - I'll check out the House of Mirth for sure.

     

    and thanks Cechak - good call on Huck Finn and I will investigate the others also - that will all keep me very busy.

    US classics

    in The Classics

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    I've realised that my reading of US 'classics' is almost nil, so this year I'm going to try and get through some of the major omissions which focus on the development of US society or moments in history - maybe then I'll understand Americans a bit more!

     

    As it stands, I'm going to read / re-read* the following - please feel free to recommend any that you think I should add.

     

    The Adventures of Tom Sawyer*

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Little Women

    The Red Badge of Courage*

    The Scarlet Letter

    The Age of Innocence

    The Grapes of Wrath

    Of Mice and Men

    The Great Gatsby*

    To Kill A Mockingbird

    The Catcher In The Rye

    Catch 22*

     

     

     

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