At Last by Edward st Aubyn, 2012. Great book, it's the final of a series about the same bunch of ghastly people from old money, he is such a good writer, sentences you want to read twice. And his main character Patrick, seems to have survived his dreadful childhood and addicted adulthood. There is hope for this survivor.
John le Carre, 2013, his latest book, a delicate truth is good. Thoughtful and believable and interesting. His final radio interview with Eleanor Wachtel is very good too.
Nick Harkaway Angelmaker, 2012. An entertaining tale, good but not great. Too long. Good car listening.
The Accidental Captives The Story of Seven Women Alone in Nazi Germany By Gossage, Carolyn. Very interesting story about a group of Canadian women stuck in Germany during 1941 -1942 after their boat was sunk en route to Africa.
The Chosen Dead By Hall, M. R. (Book - 2013), another great Jenny Cooper mystery. Like this author with his flawed coroner and interesting plots.
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Sunday, May 5, 2013
books, some good
Listened to the 3rd Alan Bradley book, A Red Herring Without Mustard 2011, and grew tired of it, think I have had enough of Favia. It's pretty good, but I've lost interest in her, the village, and the dead bodies. I stopped listening with 10 minutes to go, such was my lack of interest.
But, Kate Atkinson's new book, Life after Life, 2013 is good. Quite different from her other books, repeatedly jumping back in time to re-write the main character's story, but it's good and I will listen to every minute of it.
just about finished Michael Frayn's book of 2011, My Father's Fortune and like it very much.
and Phillipa Gregory's The Women of the Cousins' War, 2011, is very interesting. Women never written about in history, as if they did not even exist. "PHILIPPA GREGORY and her fellow historians describe the extraordinary lives of the heroines of the Cousins’ War books: Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford; Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV; and Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII. "
But, Kate Atkinson's new book, Life after Life, 2013 is good. Quite different from her other books, repeatedly jumping back in time to re-write the main character's story, but it's good and I will listen to every minute of it.
just about finished Michael Frayn's book of 2011, My Father's Fortune and like it very much.
and Phillipa Gregory's The Women of the Cousins' War, 2011, is very interesting. Women never written about in history, as if they did not even exist. "PHILIPPA GREGORY and her fellow historians describe the extraordinary lives of the heroines of the Cousins’ War books: Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford; Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV; and Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII. "
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
some good books
Whew, after complaining, it's good to like several books in a row.
First up, the latest M R Hall book feature the very-flawed coroner, Jenny Cooper, The Chosen Dead, 2013. He's a good mystery writer, interesting plot, characters you want to find out about. I hope he writes more.
Brain on Fire, My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan, 2012 is a good book. She tells of her experience of entering the land of illness and the slow climb out of it. Undiagnosed and misdiagnosed for some time, it's a scary tale. Well writtern.
In the middle of My Father's Fortune: A Life, 2010 by Michael Frayn and I like it. It's the story of his father's life. Lots of deafness in the family which they all completely ignored; sounds like a true British way of dealing with it. Never read any of his books but this one is interesting.
First up, the latest M R Hall book feature the very-flawed coroner, Jenny Cooper, The Chosen Dead, 2013. He's a good mystery writer, interesting plot, characters you want to find out about. I hope he writes more.
Brain on Fire, My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan, 2012 is a good book. She tells of her experience of entering the land of illness and the slow climb out of it. Undiagnosed and misdiagnosed for some time, it's a scary tale. Well writtern.
In the middle of My Father's Fortune: A Life, 2010 by Michael Frayn and I like it. It's the story of his father's life. Lots of deafness in the family which they all completely ignored; sounds like a true British way of dealing with it. Never read any of his books but this one is interesting.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Books
Finished NW by Zadie Smith, 2012 as well as 419, 2012 by Will Smith. Both pretty good but same complaint about both books; story as a whole is disjointed as different parts are told and different characters developed and they are not very well connected together. One character's story would just get interesting and then dropped. Both books ended with things being connected together but not well. Grump, grump.
And then Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall, 2011, groan. Another Booker winner I do not like. Started reading it a couple of years ago and gave up so thought I'd try listening to it. Got further but gave up just past half way. I could not attend to the story, it seemed to be going nowhere with characters talking to each other about nothing in particular. More grumping.
And then Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall, 2011, groan. Another Booker winner I do not like. Started reading it a couple of years ago and gave up so thought I'd try listening to it. Got further but gave up just past half way. I could not attend to the story, it seemed to be going nowhere with characters talking to each other about nothing in particular. More grumping.
beautiful fibre
From Huckleberry Knits in Bellingham WA
Single
and spun
Merino, cashmere, nylon 80 10 10
and a wool sweater found at VV, on seniors day. Thrifty shopping for life on a pension.....
Single
and spunMerino, cashmere, nylon 80 10 10
and a wool sweater found at VV, on seniors day. Thrifty shopping for life on a pension.....
Monday, March 4, 2013
Books
Sweet Tooth, 2012 by Ian McEwan was good. Main character is employed by MI5 but it is not really a spy novel at all. Very interesting ending.
The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film by Michael Ondaatje, 2004. Very interesting book, a documentation of several coversations that Michael had with Walter Murch about sound, editing, movies, books, film, directing. Very readable and interesting to read about how movies and novels are put together.
In the middle of 419: A Novel by Will Feguson, 2012. It's good, a bit scattered as he jumps between story lines, but interesting.
The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film by Michael Ondaatje, 2004. Very interesting book, a documentation of several coversations that Michael had with Walter Murch about sound, editing, movies, books, film, directing. Very readable and interesting to read about how movies and novels are put together.
In the middle of 419: A Novel by Will Feguson, 2012. It's good, a bit scattered as he jumps between story lines, but interesting.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Good books
Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver, 2012, is a very good book. Her first three books (Bean Trees, Pigs in Heaven, Animal Dreams) were so good and this one was up to snuff. Her other books have been o.k., but this one I really liked. Interesting plot, lots of biology, great characters handled deftly. Very likable main character.
Dominion by C J Sanson, 2012, was good too. Good storytelling, an alternate WW II story set in the UK.
Jeanette Winterston's autobiography, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal, 2012, is interesting too. She writes kind of bluntly, but her story is intriguing.
Finally getting back to Intolerable by Kamal Al-solaylee, 2012. It's very good. He writes well and his life is so interesting.
Dominion by C J Sanson, 2012, was good too. Good storytelling, an alternate WW II story set in the UK.
Jeanette Winterston's autobiography, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal, 2012, is interesting too. She writes kind of bluntly, but her story is intriguing.
Finally getting back to Intolerable by Kamal Al-solaylee, 2012. It's very good. He writes well and his life is so interesting.
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