10-12-2013, 12:36 PM | #17896 |
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So I just completed Lawrence in Arabia: War, Deceit, Imperial Folly and the Making of the Modern Middle East by Scott Anderson. It was a long, but informative and carefully researched book about the title subject, but so much more. It would interest anyone who has ever seen the film Lawrence of Arabia. And if you haven't you really should. I would highly recommend the book to anyone interested in a comprehensive history of how the political and religious boundaries that exist in the Middle East came to be, as well as the seemingly never ending conflicts that are the result.
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10-12-2013, 02:08 PM | #17897 | |
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10-12-2013, 03:06 PM | #17898 |
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Just started 'Swept Away by a Kiss' - Katherine Ashe - well tell me who doesn't need a good dose of escapism with all the grim news around at the moment?
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10-12-2013, 10:13 PM | #17899 |
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I am currently reading The Hunt for Red October on my Kindle in memory of Tom Clancy.
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10-12-2013, 10:25 PM | #17900 | |
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10-12-2013, 10:50 PM | #17901 |
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I find that it's become harder and harder for authors to accomplish this.
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10-13-2013, 12:07 AM | #17902 | ||
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And the small tie-in with Cloud Atlas was a bit of fun as well because the whole notion of that particular novel becomes stronger by an echo of it being injected into a completely different story. So now, I'm freed up to start The Secret River for the literary book club. I bought this a while ago and had planned to read it, so I was delighted when it was chosen as this month's book club read. It gives me all the excuse I need to move it up the TBR list. I'm looking forward to reading it. |
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10-13-2013, 11:10 AM | #17903 |
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I've just finished "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie. Her 20th book, originally published in 1934. What more needs to be said about this one, other than that it's one of the all-time classics of crime fiction? A wonderful read.
A side-note: at the very start of the book, Poirot is returning to England by train after clearing up an affair in Syria; that affair is revealed in the book "Murder in Mesopotamia", published a couple of years after this one. |
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Recently discovered John Banville. Reading 'The Sea' for which he won the Man Booker Prize. Simply stunning writing.
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10-13-2013, 08:15 PM | #17905 |
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10-13-2013, 09:16 PM | #17906 |
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Before starting any new work of fiction, I need to know the artist and what makes him/her tick. This is a great introduction: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJAw4Pdq9CE ~Enjoy!
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10-14-2013, 06:31 AM | #17907 | |
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10-14-2013, 07:15 AM | #17908 |
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Proof that the weather has turned colder, I've been on a reading frenzy this weekend.
Eternal Beauty by Linda Prather Bed of Bones - Cheryl Bradshaw Out from Under - Selene Chardou and I'm halfway through Hat Dance by Carmen Amato, excellent thriller. |
10-14-2013, 01:16 PM | #17909 |
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I'm reading Dust, the final installment of the Wool series (or Silo series, I think they are called) by Hugh Howey. Excellent, I am dying to see how this turns out.
And to show how totally eclectic my reading tastes are, after months of having this as a library hold, I finally made the top of the long list and downloaded "Safe Haven" by Nicholas Sparks. But I have to finish Dust first. Sometimes I can read multiple books at the same time, but not this time. Last edited by 49Kat; 10-15-2013 at 10:26 AM. |
10-14-2013, 09:36 PM | #17910 | |
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