tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post4127478949506613449..comments2024-03-21T07:37:30.475-04:00Comments on Light reading: In the pipelineJenny Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-11368269704528437322010-03-14T18:53:57.505-04:002010-03-14T18:53:57.505-04:00Oh what a glorious mob of books! (Can we say "...Oh what a glorious mob of books! (Can we say "mob"? Or is it "herd" or in this case - more of a "murder" of books?)<br /><br />Have you read Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs series? The first is the slowest as there is so much backstory to get through and set-up, etc but all the mysteries are great and I love the history. I'm especially fond of that period in history (between the world wars) and Winspear captures it brilliantly.<br /><br />I also really enjoy the Martin Limon's Sueno & Bascom series set in Korea during the early 1970s. They are military police procedurals but so full of the time and place that to me they really go far outside the box. Plus I've sent them to my brother who is a former marine (not army as the series) but was stationed in Korea (in the 80s) and he says they nail the military/local culture mix there to a T. Just very different reading for me, but fast going and really quite interesting.Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380722344521975869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-50211448385049235232010-03-14T14:08:59.222-04:002010-03-14T14:08:59.222-04:00What a lovely post - and thank you so much for you...What a lovely post - and thank you so much for your generous comments! I am so pleased that you find my recommendations, er, readable - it's always a bit of a responsibility isn't it, in case everyone else simply hates a book one likes?<br />I am glad you enjoyed Total Eclipse, it is a book that has stuck in my mind. I've recently obtained her third which does not look that short ;-)<br /><br />By the way, if you have not read Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantell, that is not short either. Prof Petrona is currently reading it and says it is extremely good so far..... He usually reads non-fiction, and has just finished a new bio of Edward III which he said is excellent.<br /><br />Turning to the somewhat more lowbrow, I am eagerly awaiting your views on Deon Meyer, I think he's very Peter Temple-like so I anticipate you will like him. Hope so, anyway.<br /><br />Thanks again for your very kind comments in your post. Love your library trolley!!Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-62322769249500572982010-03-13T18:07:19.813-05:002010-03-13T18:07:19.813-05:00In Ohio, OhioLink made academic life possible. Ev...In Ohio, OhioLink made academic life possible. Even here, in the public library world, as opposed to the realm of university libraries, the Minuteman consortium of local libraries is the succor of my existence--especially since we have a library branch at the end of our street so I can just pop down and pick them up as soon as they arrive. Waiting on Patti Smith and a host of novels as we speak. Enjoy your books!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002802440403969922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-26326094853390573632010-03-13T14:18:17.399-05:002010-03-13T14:18:17.399-05:00I had Borrow Direct at Cornell and how I miss it.
...I had Borrow Direct at Cornell and how I miss it.<br /><br />The Fallada is amazing, the Indridason and the Meyer terrific. <br /><br />Edwardsson and Eriksson I could never quite get into.<br /><br />Looking forward to hearing your thoughts as you make your way through these glorious piles.Dorian Stuberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502464360299604387noreply@blogger.com