I'm on page 468 of that just now. Nearly half way through vol 1 out of three... It's a bit, well, long even though I understand what he's trying to do. In fact I put it down a fortnight ago to read...
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I'm on page 468 of that just now. Nearly half way through vol 1 out of three... It's a bit, well, long even though I understand what he's trying to do. In fact I put it down a fortnight ago to read...
Just finished Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanne Clarke - very long but very good.
I wasn't entirely convinced by it about half way through but its definitely worth persevering.
This is a perfect example of what I run into when trying to read the book. If you look up "snow"on wikipedia, here's the definition:
Just to understand this definition I now have to look up...
I just saw this post today, Bob. I'm not sure if you were joking with this but it truly is exactly what I need! I think I'm a relatively patient sometimes stubborn reader. If I start a book I will...
Hornblower is okay. So are the ones by Alexander Kent. But the O'Brien books are the best by far. :twisted:
Best wishes,
Bob[/quote]
Like I said, I'm apparently in the minority. Just...