an unput downable book

[eleanor2]

how good when you find a good read.my last book was a struggle.this one i am reading now is the opposite.so i find i have to give myself a switching the light off time.i am begining to realise i like books that have a good imput of social history.i like viewing the different classes and how they lived.the book i am reading at the moment is showing that the rich often had it as bad as the poor but in a different way.especially women.i suppose the secret garden review portrayed this too.what makes a book unputdownable to you.

[Gentian]

What are you reading Eleanor, I like a book that grabs me.

[Crocus]

I also prefer books that have some history added, even better if it is readable non-fiction. I've read a most interesting and lovely book about a well known British writer who took a year off and went to live in France to get inspiration for while working on a new book. All the interesting stuff she encountered, her experiences, her garden, everything she described and I really enjoyed it. Her daughter also came for a visit. I just can't remember the name unfortunately - I think the name is somewhere on here, will have to search for it.


Found it ; "Deep France", by Celia Brayfield. I really enjoyed it.

[jazzactivist]

I like context in my reads too, eleanor, ideally the social history of the time. For me, the book as to work on lots of layers and not just be a story. It does have to have a good narrative, but also be well written and include lots of detail about what else was going on. I am currently onto another book by Annie Proulx called Close Range, and it is a book of short stories set in Wyoming. They are about modern times and history and some are really sad and some are funny. They give a great insight into the lives of ranchers and cowboys in any era. I love her writing style, as she chooses her language to carefully match the storyline. Next I will read a book that OH bought me as part of my birthday present - one by Garrison Keillor that is part of his Lake Woebegon series, set in the northern States.

Talk about being big readers, it is OH and my 20th wedding anniversary on 9 Feb and next weekend we are going to stay in Keswick to celebrate it, as we spent our first anniversary there. OH said to me last night "Which books are you taking to Keswick, because if you are only taking one then I'll put my extra ones in your bag". So it's going to be a weekend of love and promise then...

[souter girl]

Has anyone else read "THe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society"? It's a lovely read and really interesting in its references to the German occupation of the Channel Islands. I heartily recommend it for "feel good" and excellent historical background

[Cheryl]

SG

I LOVED the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. I love the style of letters being written back and forth. It was so much like 84 Charing Cross Road, another book that I adored. I too highly recommend, if anyone has the chance to pick it up.

[eleanor2]

this book is called the silver link by claire lorrimer.....its not adzactly a prominent book.but it has got me reading avidly. it is the happiness robbed of a young girl by the death of her father and the installation of a horrid stepfather.then the death of her mother robs her of all stability.next she takes matters in her own hands and has to survive the poverty of london.to come ...... she ends up getting to safety to her rich uncle in France just in time for the french revolution.i have moods of what sort of book i want to read .

[jazzactivist]

I loved the Guernsey Literary... too SG and Cheryl. The title was so appealing, which is what encouraged me to buy it and I love the style of letters too. That sounds a really absorbing book, eleanor, I really enjoy storylines that stretch across different world events too.

[Catriona]

I loved "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" too SG.

[cindy]

I really liked it as well SG

[Primrose]

Before I next go to the Library I must go through these posts and write down your recommendations.

Thanks for your time.

[eleanor2]

there are some very good books out there.its just finding one that suits you.it is good primrose isnt it to hear what others have to say about a book.

[Crocus]

It's a good idea Primrose - I've got a little notebook in my library bag and I write every title down which sounds interesting. xx

[dinger]

I have read so many books now and would have a job to keep up with which I have and have'nt read . sometimes when they are re-issued the covers change which makes it harder to remember as well.

[eleanor2]

well this book is too unput downable.i cant switch the light off.its one of those you just gotta keep reading the next page.i tell hubby i will read to the end of the chapter after he has turned his light out.but last night i had to keep reading.in the end i was too tired and had to stop before i found out what happened to titus.at least eugenie is safe and well.only about 2 chapters to go.

[SeaShore]

Hi everyone. I have just read Richard Bach's "Illusions" for the first time. It is such a simple, little book that it only took a day. But it said so much! And was so very beautiful. Every time I had five minutes I found myself picking it up and reading it. I much preferred it to Jonathan Livingstone Seagull. Has anyone read any other of Richard Bach's books?

[eleanor2]

no seashore i havnt heard of him.tell us a bit more about his books will you.

[SeaShore]

Well, I only know of two of his books - the ones mentioned above. But from what I gather, Richard Bach is supposed to be the great (x 10) grandson of the composer, JS Bach! Not sure if this is true or not though!

What I do know for sure is that, as a pilot, he was deeply inspired by his love of flying and drew many parallels between flying and his deeper spiritual beliefs. In his books Richard marries his two passions, weaving the most beautiful stories and sharing his philosophy with others at the same time.
Jonathan Livingstone Seagull is about a seagull who loves to fly and wants to perfect it as an art rather than using it as a means to an end (catching fish). His journey gives the reader all sorts of thought-provoking lessons along the way. Illusions is about a modern day messiah who quits. He's disillusioned with his role, because rather than wanting to truly LISTEN to his message about the world, his followers are only interested in watching him perform miracles. I won't say any more though, in case you decide to read it. I found that the message of the book struck a chord with me though and I'd recommend it for sure. XXX

[Catriona]

I've read Jonathan Livingstone Seagull and another of Richard Bach's books called 'There's No Such Place as Far Away' which I really enjoyed, but haven't read Illusions yet.

[eleanor2]

thanks seashore does sound a very different sort of book to any i have read.