Yet another noob...

4436time · 12-28-2008, 03:39 PM

Hi. First time poster, long time (relatively) lurker.

Elsi · 12-28-2008, 03:52 PM

Since you've been lurking for a while, it may be superfluous to say "Welcome". Maybe it's more appropriate to say, "Oh! there you are!"

It's a good thing to come out of lurkdom. You know a lot more about us than we do about you, so don't be a stranger. At the very least, share with us what books you've been reading on your Sony reader.

4436time · 12-28-2008, 06:11 PM

Hi Elsi, thanks for the welcome! I just completed The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough, and just started The Great Bridge by him as well. I believe both are, or could be, classified as historical novels? I finished 1776 earlier this year and enjoyed it so much that I ordered the rest of his books, which I'm hoping will keep me busy (relaxing) through the winter months.

Thanks!

MickeyC · 12-29-2008, 08:03 AM

Hi 4436time and welcome to the Forum

ShortNCuddlyAm · 12-29-2008, 09:34 AM

Welcome to the forum

Elsi · 12-29-2008, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4436time

Hi Elsi, thanks for the welcome! I just completed The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough, and just started The Great Bridge by him as well. I believe both are, or could be, classified as historical novels? I finished 1776 earlier this year and enjoyed it so much that I ordered the rest of his books, which I'm hoping will keep me busy (relaxing) through the winter months.

I've seen 1776 around, but have not read it yet. I guess you'd recommend it. I just recently started reading historical fiction. Some of the books I've enjoyed (though I don't know if they're available in electronic editions) Labyrinth by Kate Mosse, The Ruby Ring by Diane Haeger, The Changeling by Kate Horsley, The Right Hand of Amon by Lauren Haney, The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, Daughter of the Sun by Barbara Wood, The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant, The Princes of Ireland by Edward Rutherford, and Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth by by Naguib Mahfouz.

OK -- I'm off to research David McCullough.

lilac_jive · 12-29-2008, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elsi

I've seen 1776 around, but have not read it yet. I guess you'd recommend it. I just recently started reading historical fiction. Some of the books I've enjoyed (though I don't know if they're available in electronic editions) Labyrinth by Kate Mosse, The Ruby Ring by Diane Haeger, The Changeling by Kate Horsley, The Right Hand of Amon by Lauren Haney, The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett, Daughter of the Sun by Barbara Wood, The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant, The Princes of Ireland by Edward Rutherford, and Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth by by Naguib Mahfouz.

OK -- I'm off to research David McCullough.

Two more historical:
Devil in the White City by Erik Larssen (sp? - about the Chicago World's Fair and one nasty serial killer)
The Professor and the Madman by SImon Winchester (about the making of the Oxford English dictionary and, well, a madman. I don't know a single person who read this and didn't completely love it)

4436time · 12-30-2008, 08:40 AM

Thanks, all, for the suggestions (and welcomes), I will check them out. Anyone familiar with Preston & Child (Riptide, Thunderhead, The Ice Limit, and Mount Dragon) or Vincent Bugliosi (And the Sea Will Tell - not sure if this is in eformat) or Caleb Carr (The Alienist)? Not too bad.

On another note, I just picked up a new 505. Very nice!

12-28-2008, 03:39 PM	#1
4436time Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Sony PRS-500/505	Yet another noob... Hi. First time poster, long time (relatively) lurker.

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12-28-2008, 03:52 PM	#2
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	Since you've been lurking for a while, it may be superfluous to say "Welcome". Maybe it's more appropriate to say, "Oh! there you are!" It's a good thing to come out of lurkdom. You know a lot more about us than we do about you, so don't be a stranger. At the very least, share with us what books you've been reading on your Sony reader.

12-28-2008, 06:11 PM	#3
4436time Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Sony PRS-500/505	Hi Elsi, thanks for the welcome! I just completed The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough, and just started The Great Bridge by him as well. I believe both are, or could be, classified as historical novels? I finished 1776 earlier this year and enjoyed it so much that I ordered the rest of his books, which I'm hoping will keep me busy (relaxing) through the winter months. Thanks!

12-29-2008, 08:03 AM	#4
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Hi 4436time and welcome to the Forum

12-29-2008, 09:34 AM	#5
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Welcome to the forum

12-30-2008, 08:40 AM	#8
4436time Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2008 Device: Sony PRS-500/505	Thanks, all, for the suggestions (and welcomes), I will check them out. Anyone familiar with Preston & Child (Riptide, Thunderhead, The Ice Limit, and Mount Dragon) or Vincent Bugliosi (And the Sea Will Tell - not sure if this is in eformat) or Caleb Carr (The Alienist)? Not too bad. On another note, I just picked up a new 505. Very nice!