I feel like I'm the only person who was underwhelmed by A Swim in a Pond in the Rain 😅😅 (But I'm also underwhelmed by Stephen King's On Writing so I guess I'm just weird)
I think I was expecting Saunders to be so highbrow, given his Booker Prize credentials, but he was just so down to earth. I loved what he had to say especially about escalating the narrative. But maybe it was a case of right book, right time!
I didn't like the Russian short stories 🤣 I thought Saunders' lessons were useful, but were being based off short stories that didn't illustrate his points very well 😅
(My preferred craft read, although I haven't finished it yet, is Philip Pullman's Daemon Voices)
I too loved Carrie Soto. It was my first Jenkins Reid story and I thought it was marvellous. I've got Barbara's book to read but I think I'm a bit intimidated by its size. But everyone says such great things about it.
Enjoy Sevilla. We were there a few years back when the Feria was on in April. Gosh, the city came alive. It was a wonderful time to visit.
Definitely don’t be intimidated by the size of Demon Copperhead. Part of its brilliance is actually its size - that she has made an epic out of a life that at first glance seems anything but epic. Let me know if you do give it a try!
I feel like I'm the only person who was underwhelmed by A Swim in a Pond in the Rain 😅😅 (But I'm also underwhelmed by Stephen King's On Writing so I guess I'm just weird)
I think I was expecting Saunders to be so highbrow, given his Booker Prize credentials, but he was just so down to earth. I loved what he had to say especially about escalating the narrative. But maybe it was a case of right book, right time!
I didn't like the Russian short stories 🤣 I thought Saunders' lessons were useful, but were being based off short stories that didn't illustrate his points very well 😅
(My preferred craft read, although I haven't finished it yet, is Philip Pullman's Daemon Voices)
Last year I felt I was the only person in the world who didn't love Lessons in Chemistry!
I am just finishing Ariel’s book today and it is brilliant.
She’s such an amazing writer. I want to read her backlist now.
I have read her books on the Hindenberg and Nancy Wake and highly recommend them.
A great list, Natasha. Thanks for sharing.
I too loved Carrie Soto. It was my first Jenkins Reid story and I thought it was marvellous. I've got Barbara's book to read but I think I'm a bit intimidated by its size. But everyone says such great things about it.
Enjoy Sevilla. We were there a few years back when the Feria was on in April. Gosh, the city came alive. It was a wonderful time to visit.
Warmest ...x
Definitely don’t be intimidated by the size of Demon Copperhead. Part of its brilliance is actually its size - that she has made an epic out of a life that at first glance seems anything but epic. Let me know if you do give it a try!