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Great Books to recommend
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started by bluesofty (25 September 2008)
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1 February 2009
Buddenbrooks
thomas mann
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2 February 2009
Interesting book to read, one can debate about whether it is brilliant or not - A Long way down, by Hornby.
If you like Hornby’s black humor, you will LOVE it. If not - don’t bother.
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2 February 2009
I like Nick Hornby - is it Nick?
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2 February 2009
It’s Nick. I read it with my sixth graders, some laughed all the time, some cursed it, and the language, because we read it in English. Haha.
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2 February 2009
I have just discovered a new crime writer - well - new to me.
It’s an author called John Sandford and he writes range of books with Prey in the title - on Eyes of Prey at the moment. All based around a police detective called Lucas Davenport.
If you like American cop series this one is worth a try.
L
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2 February 2009
I want to read one of John Updike’s. He just died…
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2 February 2009
I tried to read his Rabbit books a while back and I really didn’t enjoy them at all. Found them very hard going - I thin I got half way through 2nd one and gave up.
Let me know if you try one and like it.
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2 February 2009
Theres one that’s a stream of consciousness, a bit like Ulysses by James Joyce
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3 February 2009
I have got an Updike on my bookshelves that I have yet to read…I forget which one, but it has been unread for ages, so I think I may have to give it a go now! I have been reading John Grisham’s this week…they are very good thrillers with out too much shooting and things blowing up!
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11 February 2009
A Prayer for Owen Meeny - I forget the author. An unusual story and quite compelling. It was Book of the week on Radio 4. I think it’s quite brilliant
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11 February 2009
irvin
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11 February 2009
jhon irving
one of his best is the cider house rules
the films good but not compared to the book
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11 February 2009
Hotel New Hampshire is my favourite, but they are all good….
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18 February 2009
the curious incident of the dog in the night_time . mark haddon
bleakly funny
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18 February 2009
A great book that one.
'My favorite wife’ Tony Parons. An absorbing read, love, pain, the human condition. Great as always
