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Bloodbrothers - Richard Price 1970's Bronx ethnic Italian coming of age story. Great so far.

Wolf Hall - Hillary Mantel :star4: Different then I expected, Mantel's style is "gently addictive". Her depiction of Cromwell is all the more pleasing for what it doesn't tell us. Even after 672 pages his deepest motivations are still a mystery. I will be reading all of these. And then I will...

Very nice. How much?

^ that sounds really good DATo. I may have to pick that one up...

Yes I am interested. I am still finishing it up. It has taken me forever to get through it, not because I haven't enjoyed it but more just lack of time. Anyhow I think Bring Up The Bodies was the sequel to Wolf Hall. Maybe the one might help you enjoy the other? I am looking forward to the next...

Also if you or anyone is interested in a discussion for May I am finally wrapping up Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel, and it was pretty exceptional.... Let me know if you have read it or have a desire to. My schedule is crazy so I usually recommend books I have read or are in the process of reading...

I tend to agree with most of what you say. Here is a review I wrote of the book right after I read it when everything was fresh in my mind : Chronicles the life of Dorrigo Evans, an Australian Army Colonel and surgeon, captured during WWII and interred on the infamous death railway in Burma...

First off I have to say, that the writing is great throughout, and rises to breathtaking in many places. I think Flanagan is a rare talent in that department. The railway scenes and imagery were so descriptive and full of feeling that reading it was like watching a really tragic, but really...

Canuck if you are still there, I would enjoy a discussion of The Narrow Road! Sorry I had not been coming around as much and I missed yours and Peder's conversation. I really liked the book, with a couple of small reservations. Flannagan is a great writer and I plan to read some more from him.

@ trappa, so at about half way through, I've gotta say this is a good book and well worth a read. The author masterfully paints a picture of Henry's courtiers, the place, the time, everything. The writing is fluid and just sort of glides along. She doesn't bog the reader down with too much...

Started Wolf Hall over the weekend. At 7% through, it is hard to make a judgement, but I think it is going to be really good.

Humboldt's Gift - Saul Bellow :star4:

^ That's a coincidence. I ordered it yesterday after having read a ton of great stuff about it. I didn't know it was a TV series though. Anyhow, if you decide to start you won't be reading alone. I think it is pretty long though 600 + pages, so it might take me a while. I am planning to start...

Lol.

Cool. Let me know how you like them. Manchild is one of my all time favorite books so go easy on me if you don't care for it. Lol. True Grit is an under-appreciated masterpiece.

Sometimes I wonder what happened to this forum...

Manchild In The Promised Land by Claude Brown is excellent. If you liked that Ellison, you will probably like Brown. Charles Portis is another author you might go for based on some of the others that you seem to like. He is humorous and thought provoking.

Yeah, those prize lists are always hit or miss, and some years are way better than others. You might give the Narrow Road a shot. It is really brilliant in a lot of ways.

Cool! Thanks for sharing that. I like that list. I am glad to see Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk in there as well. And Gilead. I think I had read to much hype about the Corrections before I actually read the book. That can sometimes be detrimental to ones enjoyment. Lol.

Library : The Adventures of Augie Marsh - Saul Bellow The Moor's Last Tears - Salmon Rushdie Kindle : The Girl On The Train - Paula Hawkins