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What would the Marlows be reading now?

Sep 14, 2016 09:24

I found myself pondering this in between my summer holiday reading. One of the favourite features of the AF books is the references to books the characters are reading / have read; and many people, like myself, seem to have tried new authors simply because Nicola was reading them ( Read more... )

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Never mind watching make-up videos jinty September 14 2016, 11:00:24 UTC

I suspect Lawrie would have become an early YouTube star, a Zoella in the AF universe! Much to the disgust of the rest of her family of course.

Re: Never mind watching make-up videos jackmerlin September 14 2016, 12:21:30 UTC

Yes, she so would! I wonder how long Trennels and Kingscote would resist getting wi-fi.
Presumably, she might also read a lot of actor's autobiographies.

What would the Marlows be reading now ext_3613839 September 14 2016, 22:51:54 UTC

I'm certain that both Rowan and Nicola would be reading Elizabeth George's novels about Sir Thomas Lynley and his star crossed friends. These are nominally detective stories but address class and racial tensions while giving an accurate picture of contemporary England. "Tommy" Lynley, while not as sporting, evokes Lord Peter Wimsey in a highly satisfactory fashion.

Re: What would the Marlows be reading now jackmerlin September 15 2016, 07:45:12 UTC

I haven't come across them, so I'll add them to my reading list!
I think Nicola might like Bernard Cornwell - Sharpe for an army based perspective on Hornblower's period, and the Uhtred stories which do have a certain amount of Viking sea-going, and I think she'd have liked Uhtred.
I can't decide if she would have liked Flashman as she got older. She'd have appreciated the history, but would she ever get over being repelled by his character?

Re: What would the Marlows be reading now ext_3613839 October 7 2016, 01:31:22 UTC

sorry forgot my username:

Everyone's got to love Flash Harry! Didn't the young Queen Victoria rather fancy him? (Although I enthused about "Flashman's Lady" when my cousin bought a copy at an Op Shop, I don't think she touched it after that - although she doesn't like history as a subject).

Seriously, though, I think George MacDonald Fraser gives the Flashman character enough self awareness that he actually stops being repellant and becomes likeable - yes, he's a cad and a bounder, but he knows it. There are also enough redeeming moments when serious comments are made, that you see a graver and more mature Flashman.

And, the books are rather well written.

Re: What would the Marlows be reading now jackmerlin October 7 2016, 16:04:30 UTC

Agree with all of that, and also he's very good at pointing out other peoples' hypocrisy.
I'm not sure if Nicola at fourteen is ready for an anti-hero. I can imagine Tim enjoying them very much indeed though. And possibly Nicola reads one on Tim's recommendation and ends up even more puzzled by Tim's world-view than she already was.....

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