[/quote]They stuck with me, too -- intense, deep characterization, plus a view of cultures one does not see very often. I must look this up -- is it HF?
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What Are You Reading? June 2013
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MLE (Emily Cotton)
- Bibliomaniac
- Posts: 3565
- Joined: August 2008
- Interest in HF: started in childhood with the classics, which, IMHO are HF even if they were contemporary when written.
- Favourite HF book: Prince of Foxes, by Samuel Shellabarger
- Preferred HF: Currently prefer 1600 and earlier, but I'll read anything that keeps me turning the page.
- Location: California Bay Area
[quote=""princess""]Just about to start And the Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini. Really looking forward to it as I loved his previous books, the stories stayed in my mind for a good while after reading - it's quite rare to find books that have such a profound effect, I think [/quote]
They stuck with me, too -- intense, deep characterization, plus a view of cultures one does not see very often. I must look this up -- is it HF?
[/quote]They stuck with me, too -- intense, deep characterization, plus a view of cultures one does not see very often. I must look this up -- is it HF?
[quote=""Madeleine""]Just started Thornyhold by Mary Stewart.[/quote]
I love Mary Stewart. We recently read Thornyhold for a buddy read over at Goodreads. We're doing about one MS book a month, and it's so fun to get input from other readers - one person will pick up on something the rest of us missed. Plus we all get a kick out of the nylon nightdresses, smoking and insta-love
I love Mary Stewart. We recently read Thornyhold for a buddy read over at Goodreads. We're doing about one MS book a month, and it's so fun to get input from other readers - one person will pick up on something the rest of us missed. Plus we all get a kick out of the nylon nightdresses, smoking and insta-love
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
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MLE (Emily Cotton)
- Bibliomaniac
- Posts: 3565
- Joined: August 2008
- Interest in HF: started in childhood with the classics, which, IMHO are HF even if they were contemporary when written.
- Favourite HF book: Prince of Foxes, by Samuel Shellabarger
- Preferred HF: Currently prefer 1600 and earlier, but I'll read anything that keeps me turning the page.
- Location: California Bay Area
[quote=""MLE""]The Falcons of Montabard. I finally got something from my list on paperbackswap. It's been over a year. Admittedly, my list isn't very comprehensive.[/quote]
You are lucky to have received that from PBS. Rumor has it EC's books move very slowly there.
You are lucky to have received that from PBS. Rumor has it EC's books move very slowly there.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
Back to Dame Frevisse with The Bishop's Tale by Margaret Frazer
~Susan~
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Vanessa
- Bibliomaniac
- Posts: 4336
- Joined: August 2008
- Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
- Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
- Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
- Preferred HF: Any
- Location: North Yorkshire, UK
I've just started The Misbegotten by Katherine Webb.
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind
