Bill's Reading List

Mar 13, 2004 08:51

Well, I seem to be falling farther behind, but so it goes:

9) An Experiment in Treason, Bruce Alexander (2002). This is a historical mystery in Alexander's Sir John Fielding series, set in late eighteenth century London and featuring Sir John Fielding, the blind magistrate of the Bow Street Court as detective. The story is told from the ( Read more... )

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evangelisa March 13 2004, 14:45:01 UTC
first let me say this is a very lazy post. i scanned your reading list and was curious to know if you've read any iris murdoch.

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billdo1 March 13 2004, 21:26:01 UTC
I have not read her. I've seen her and wondered if I'd be interested in her, but I'm not sure what she writes.

Also, I seem to always be aswim in other books I have to read. I made the mistake of going to the bookstore today, and despite my resolve not to buy anything, I saw two on the discount shelves that I came home with.

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evangelisa March 14 2004, 10:50:09 UTC
She writes a lot about good and evil and how different characters deal. Sounds boring, but it's not. She has great characters and intricate plotlines, so I get really sucked in and involved. She was born in Ireland, but lived most of her life in and outside London. Her characters are excentric and sometimes not even likeable.

The first book of hers I ever read was "The Sea, the Sea" and we've been reading it for bookclub. It's a favorite partly because I love her descriptions of food--not to mention a bizarre cast of characters and an even stranger plot. I think she won the Booker Prize for this one.

I know what you mean about books. I have a whole bunch and sometimes I can't even remember if I read them or not. I'd be happy to loan an Iris--I have most of the 26 novels she wrote. Instead of aquiring more books, I try to borrow and loan to keep the clutter down.

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billdo1 March 14 2004, 16:50:05 UTC
That sounds interesting -- what's better than food and bizarre characters. I'd love to try one of hers.

I know what you mean about borrowing and loaning. Most of the time I prefer that a book not be returned so that I can use the bookshelf space for something else.

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