Hope you’re enjoying your stay in Scotland, Ian. There are so many excellent Scottish writers & books! My top ten include:
- Kidnapped!
- The 39 Steps
- Sunset Song
- Ivanhoe
- Knots & Crosses
- The Game of Kings
- Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
- Daughter of Time
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Hi, all #DevonBookHour I absolutely loved A Scots Quair, Ian. Not hard to understand why it was voted Scotland’s most favorite novel. Although it takes place in the long ago and is told in the old Scots vernacular English, the story feels timeless. Def one of my fave reads from last year.📚🏴
Coming to the end of this week's #devonbookhour. So sorry for the technical hitch but please do keep posting or catch up over the next day or two. Lots of interesting posts as always - thank you for your friendship and company . Have a great week everyone
I made it to about page 350 but it beat me. I keep thinkking that one day I might give it another go but can't summon the energy when there are so many other great books to read. #devonbookhour
Sounds so good. Thank you so much. #devonbookhour
#devonbookhour I'll let you know.
Facinating. I had no idea #devonbookhour
he does sound interesting - I'll certainly have a look #devonbookhour
I tried but gave up - would love to know how you get on #devonbookhour
#devonbookhour No this is the first time. Always been put off by the size and stream of conscience writing, but I am enjoying it.
I didn't know that they did that. Do they send the book or just a list of one's they've resurfaced? #devonbookhour
The first Dublin book that came to mind. I think you are re-reading it. How's that going? #devonbookhour
#devonbookhour Yep.
Ulysses? #devonbookhour
Lost in what sense? And how was it found? And what does a BL subscription give you access to? Sorry for all the questions but so interesting. #devonbookhour
Hi. Confess I've not read either. This is what I love about this community - finding out about new writers. Seegert sounds interesting - what kind of poetry does James Fenton write (if that's not an oversimplistic question #devonbookhour
Didn't know it was on TV - shall have to check that out #devonbookhour
It does - and ancient abyssinia/modern day Iraq. Such a good book. One of her best I think. I just got a load of posts through all at once so sorry for the delay in responding everyone #devonbookhour
Evening. Currently reading a lost 1920s supernatural novel from this month's British Library subscription #devonbookhour
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OK - solidly back now. Sorry about that folks. How's the reading been over the last week? I'm enjoying Leonard and Hungry Paul - a very moving story of male friendship between two very introverted men #devonbookhour
OK - a reboot seems to have sorted the problem and I'm here. Sorry to be late. Is anyone with me? What are you reading this week and thoughts on books with a strong sense of place? I was thinking of A Scots Quair, but also e.g. Shipping News (Newfoundland), Rebecca (Cornwall) #devonbookhour
As ever we will be live from 8PM this evening for #devonbookhour. Join us with your writing and bookish news and views. I'm in Scotland this week and am thinking about books with a strong location - an example for Scotland might be the Scots Qair trilogy. See you from 8PM
Yes, me too. Totally wasted on us in high school! Tho’ I have to say it stuck with me, not so much the story as the symbolism Hesse used.🙏🏻🤷♀️ #devonbookhour
Sounds like one I shoudl get to sooner rather than later then. Thanks for the recommendation #devonbookhour
Showing my ignorance - who is he? #devonbookhour
As we head to 9PM there's just time for me, as always, to thank you for your friendship and company. Next week I'll be hosting from Scotland so there may be a Scottish theme - see you then #devonbookhour
Loved The Interpreter of Maladies. Not every short-story collection holds together as well as this one. I marveled at her ability to make these stories come alive on the page. Well deserving of all the accolades.🙏🏻📚 #devonbookhour
I read it many years ago - maybe it's time for a re-read #devonbookhour
I recently reread Siddhartha & enjoyed his search for meaning in all the wrong places—his well-to-do parents’ house, at a courtesan’s pleasure grove, in a mansion he acquires, in gaming halls where he blows a fortune, and finally by a river where he finds enlightenment as a ferryman.🙏🏻 #devonbookhour
