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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
You have good taste in reading.
Edna Ferber has been on my to-read list for a long while. I think I have Showboat and Giant, purchased shortly after I saw the film for the first time. I just haven't read her yet.
I read and enjoyed Peyton Place and picked up the sequel, though I've heard mixed things about it. Have you ever read it?
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I did read "Return to Peyton Place" and as I recall from so long ago, it was excellent, although I don't think it was nearly as good as the first book. That's usually true of sequels. I read "Peyton Place" again about every 4 or 5 years. I've never reread the sequel, although now that you have me thinking about it maybe I should.
I read "Giant" when it first appeared in paperback. I read it again when I heard the movie was coming so I'd be ready for the movie. In between I read "Ice Palace" and one other, which I can't recall now.
I just read "Showboat" for the first time a few months ago. I've watched both versions of that movie over and over. It's one of my favorites. Both are. I knew it was from one of her books but till Bookbub notified me it was on sale I don't think I realized I hadn't read it. It was also very good. Very different from the movie. Not at all what I expected.
She was a good writer. But "So Big" was something else. It was as if a really good writer walked through some magic dust. Maybe Tinker Bell got to her. I'm sorry I waited so long to read it but maybe I was saving it for desert.
Barry