For some reason I haven't been able to tolerate fiction for the last ten or so years. But I am now reading - and more than tolerating, really really enjoying, in fact - The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet by David Mitchell.
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Haven't read that one Michaela. He's an author I feel I should read more, what with his connection to these islands, but the only one I remember reading is Black Swan. Which was excellent by the way.
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Just bumping this one up so that I can keep it handy, I've got a lot of cross-referencing to do. Cheers Brian.
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If you're buying via Amazon, don't forget to do it though the PG link!
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What's the benefit of that Ros?Ros wrote:If you're buying via Amazon, don't forget to do it though the PG link!
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I think Nicola gets some (small) amount of money from Amazon for every purchase, which goes towards the cost of hosting this site (which has a monthly fee).
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Might look into it for AL. Thanks.Ros wrote:I think Nicola gets some (small) amount of money from Amazon for every purchase, which goes towards the cost of hosting this site (which has a monthly fee).
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David Mitchell is great, Cloud Atlas was astounding in its scope, similar to his debut Ghostwritten.I also read Black Swan Green, which was also very enjoyable on a different level.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet will be on my next list, thanks for alerting me to that one.
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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet will be on my next list, thanks for alerting me to that one.
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David, I found both Cloud Atlas and Ten Thousand Autmns uncommonly difficult to get into to begin with. But they really are worth perservering with - all of a sudden you find you've turned the page (I can't remember which number) that turns the corner and there's the view!David wrote:I couldn't get into Cloud Atlas at all. It must be me.
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Perhaps I should give it another go on my holiday, but I've already got Colm Toibin's Brooklyn and Keef's autobiography.Mic wrote:David, I found both Cloud Atlas and Ten Thousand Autmns uncommonly difficult to get into to begin with. But they really are worth perservering with - all of a sudden you find you've turned the page (I can't remember which number) that turns the corner and there's the view!David wrote:I couldn't get into Cloud Atlas at all. It must be me.
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