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Post by johnnysauntie on May 16, 2011 23:29:36 GMT -5
Just finished reading the 2010 Man Booker Prize winner. Wow. If you're into literary fiction, this is a tremendous read. It's based on the backstretch of a low level track.
And while it has a few sad moments it doesn't trade wholly in misery, in fact, the author finds considerable grace in "pifyfull" circumstances. And I found the ending to be satisfying.
Highly, highly recommended. I will add that it's not a read for kids, there are some racy references (though nothing gratuitous.)
(AdCooper, you will want to read this one. I too read (and loved) Out Stealing Horses) and while the language is completely different the writing is similarly evocative.)
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Post by adcooper on May 20, 2011 7:15:51 GMT -5
Great! I'll look for it today. I just finished Laura Hillenbrand's Unbroken, and I'm not happy with the Jeffrey Archer short stories I've been reading since then. I need another good one!
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Post by HokieThea on May 20, 2011 9:25:55 GMT -5
How was Unbroken, Ann? I've been considering that one.
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Post by adcooper on May 20, 2011 11:12:00 GMT -5
Thea, I think you'll like it. She's SUCH a good storyteller. This one is based on a true story, as was Seabiscuit, and again she is a master of pacing, description and suspense. Even if you know the story and how it ends (which I did not) I bet you will be turning pages rapidly. Read it and tell me what you think.
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Post by niaru on May 21, 2011 7:22:19 GMT -5
Oh good, 2 more titles to add to my list. I am struggling to finish The Oldest Confederate Widow Tells All, I don't know why I'm having such a hard time with it. It's a good book, well written and funny, but it drags on and on and on...
I think I will read Horse Heaven again. lol
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Post by adcooper on Jun 6, 2011 19:49:38 GMT -5
I'm about halfway through Misrule, JA. I'm getting worried about Medicine Ed. I hope he doesn't get beat up too badly in this story!
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Post by johnnysauntie on Jun 24, 2011 10:51:49 GMT -5
So what did you think of it, Ann?
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Post by adcooper on Jun 24, 2011 13:06:25 GMT -5
I have to go back to it! I screeched to a halt and got distracted by another book, which I finished, in tears, last night. So...back to the barns, except you still haven't assured me that Ed comes through this thing in good shape. I'm worried about him shoeing horses while lying on the ground, for starters, and then there's that mean SOB who's playing games with the chestnuts and why would any woman put up with that creepiness.
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