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What are you reading August 2011?
History of women's rights
Lake of Dreams turned out to be a nice, albeit a bit slow, novel centered around the Finger Lakes region of upstate NY, and had a nice slice of women's rights history added in. I'm putting it out there in case this is of interest to anyone.
Plague Child by Peter Ransley, first in a series set during the English Civil War (which seems to have become the HF setting du jour in British historical fiction). This one takes place during the build-up to the first engagement at Edgehill. The writing is vivid, but the story seems oddly disjointed, which made it less than a total success imo. Maybe it's just me, because it appears to have glowing reviews around the place.
I am having difficulty with Lady of the English and it has nothing to do with EC's writing - as usual it is splendid. It has to do with the fact that I have read SKP's book about the same topic about three times, and have certain images stuck in my head. Its hard to reconcile EC's vision with Sharon's, so its easier to skip some of the sections. It might be interesting at some point to have a discussion about both books together. In the meantime, I keep reading because she has me hooked on the characters. The parts I absolutely love are the beginnings with Matilda, and her relationship with Adelza. Its also been interesting seeing certain people in action, such as Bigod and Marshall, who I have read in earlier books.
Ash--"I am having difficulty with Lady of the English and it has nothing to do with EC's writing - as usual it is splendid. It has to do with the fact that I have read SKP's book about the same topic about three times, and have certain images stuck in my head....It might be interesting at some point to have a discussion about both books together."
I really enjoyed Lady of the English and it has been a while since I had read SKP's book. The book that stuck in my head was 'Pillars of the Earth' by Ken Follett. But I like your idea about reading EC & SKP at the same time. It would make for a very interesting discussion.
Bec
I really enjoyed Lady of the English and it has been a while since I had read SKP's book. The book that stuck in my head was 'Pillars of the Earth' by Ken Follett. But I like your idea about reading EC & SKP at the same time. It would make for a very interesting discussion.
Bec
Started Queen by Right...only 30 pages in and feeling meh. Might be because I'm mentally absorbed in finishing my current WIP in a totally different time period (one chapter to go) or maybe because I started it when I was tired. Will be giving it a couple more chapters...
Faith L. Justice, Author Website