Delilah Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 I've never done this before but here goes. I read these: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin- I was disappointed with this one. I don't usually read Young Adult novels but it sounded interesting and there were so many good reviews on Good Reads. I reread Anne Bronte's Agnes Grey. I liked it better this time around. I am a teacher so I can totally relate! I guess kids in all different time periods can be little brats! I read North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell. I saw the BBC miniseries and I loved it. The book was good although a tad to long for my liking. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. James. Rummaging through Amazon.com I found this one. Previously I hadn't been too keen on James but this one was OK. I have been forever trying to read Gothic fiction. But I couldn't get through "The Mysteries of Udolpho" by Anne Radcliffe. She just has way to much detail for me. Currently reading a YA novel called "Jane" by April Lindner. I can't say I like it because it follows Jane Eyre much too closely. But pretty much anything connected to that wonderful book I will read! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Hi Delilah The only one I have read is An Unsuitable Job for a Woman - it was years ago, so I can't remember anything about it except that I enjoyed it! I enjoyed the North and South miniseries too, and keep thinking of trying the book but haven't yet. I have a set of Anne Radcliffe books, but haven't read any of them; it sounds as though I will have to be in the mood to concentrate when I begin one! Hope you enjoy your reading in 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 Hi Delilah, I'm quite intrigued by 'Jane' by April Lindner. I too love Jane Eyre, so would be interested to read a book based on it (although I think any book would struggle to live up to Jane Eyre). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delilah Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 Thanks for your replies. "Jane" follows the original Jane Eyre much too closely but what can I say Nico Rathburn, rockstar as Mr. Rochester is almost every woman's fantasy. I would like to read earlier Gothic fiction. I enjoyed "The Castle of Otranto" very much. I would like to read "Melmoth the Wanderer" and others in a similar vein but sometimes the language of early novels can be tedious and off-putting. I did try to read Dickens' "Bleak House" but I just couldn't get into his slow-paced narrative. I love to read classics but I just never being able to get into a Dickens novel. I have also tried George Eliot but don't like her prose. I think sometimes the BBC dramas of certain novels are better than the book. I liked Gaskell's "North and South" and I downloaded "Mary Barton" to my Kindle but stopped reading it. Gaskell takes a long time to build up an interesting story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delilah Posted February 19, 2012 Author Share Posted February 19, 2012 I just read "The Doll and other stories" by Daphne du Maurier. I would recommend this one. Oddly, "The Doll" didn't impress me that much. I liked "Frustration" and "The Weekend" which talked about love gone awry. In fact many of them are about love gone wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delilah Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 I downloaded "The Secret Adversary" by Agatha Christie. I never heard of Tuppence and Tommy. I was only acquainted with Miss Jane Marple and Hercule Poirot. This was a light, humourous read.4/5. Next, I read "Candide" by Voltaire. Excellent book 5/5! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooshie Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I read Candide last year, and would give it 5/5 too. I hadn't expected to enjoy it so much, and was really surpsrised by just how good it was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bree Posted February 26, 2012 Share Posted February 26, 2012 I downloaded "The Secret Adversary" by Agatha Christie. I never heard of Tuppence and Tommy. I was only acquainted with Miss Jane Marple and Hercule Poirot. This was a light, humourous read.4/5. Tommy and Tuppence are delightful aren't they? If you're interested, they feature in a four more books, after The Secret Adversary: Partners in Crime N or M? By the Pricking of My Thumbs Postern of Fate and they age beautifully through them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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