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| 18.06.2001 William Dalrymple, "From the holy mountain" - a travel book, starting point is mount Athos in Greece. From there on to Turkey, then Syria, Lebanon, Israel and finally Egypt - following the history of chrisians in the area from about 300 A.D. Very good, I enjoy it quite a lot. I have not finished it yet, at the moment we are in Lebanon. I am always pretty slow, when reading non-fiction.... So this book will accompany me into the holidays, where I will presumably read loads..... so more in July! 04.06.2001 Ruri Pilgrim, "Fish of the Seto Inland Sea" - the story of 3 generations of a Japanese family from the end of the 19th century to the aftermath of WWII. Another one of those family sagas from exotic countries, but this one was a refreshing take, being set in Japan and not again in China! Barely 300 pages, it's not too deep and the story stays realtively superficial. But as I didn't know much at all about Japanese life of that period, pretty entertaining. And - after repeatedly hearing about the terrible things the Japanese did during the war, nice to know that they are only human, too. Cathy |
| Books, books and books......... |
| ...what do you mean, 3 links to the same provider aren't enough!!? :-) |
| My all-time favourites... Some dazzling scenery, adventure, heaving bossoms, surprising plot-twists, suspense, good-looking heroes, really mean bad guys, conspiracies and all that after 8 hours at work and low brainpower? Fear not, Wilbur Smith will keep you entertained for hours! Or perhaps some crime busting in ancient Rome? Try Lindsey Davis' hero Marcus Didius Falco, always good for a chuckle and you won't figure out who's dunnit until the very last page. More classic crime? Sorry, Agatha, but you are boring the pants off me! Try some Dorothy Sayers instead, "Gaudy Night" is one of my favourites..... A bit more up-tp-date version? Elizabeth George is American, but you would never guess, true British crime novels.... Stephen King - not only horror, but some genuinely good story telling, too! Not enough horror? Try Dean Koontz..... Oh, by the way, a neat mixture between Wilbur and the above two: Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child. With every single installment I was up all night, absolutely impossible to put down! Try "Riptide"! |
| My current Top Ten: |
| David Guterson - East of the Mountains Ruri Pilgrim - Fish of the Seto Inland Sea Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards! Terry Pratchett - Wyrd Sisters Terry Pratchett - Pyramids Wilbur Smith - Monsoon Val McDermid - A Place of Execution Lincoln Preston - Mount Dragon Lindsey Davis - Two for the Lions Wilbur Smith - Hungry as the Sea |
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| What I want to read, but have not gotten round to yet...... Harper Lee - To kill a mockingbird John Steinbeck - Grapes of wrath Brett Lott - Jewel David Scott Milton - The fat lady sings Richard Yates - Anything I can find..... What I have been reading in..... May 2001 April & March 2001 Back to my current bookpage |
| And, like everybody else, I occasionaly come accross a book that I do not like. Have a look at the books that I gave up on...... |
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| .........in June 2001 |