Comments on: Books For The DART, Part 2

By: ljh

ljh — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 15:05:37 +0000

how about Kent Haruf? google him. his books are gentle, beautifully written, wise, and page-turners. great for a commute.

i just discovered your blog recently. i love your photography.

By: gingerpixel

gingerpixel — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 14:21:14 +0000

Thank you SinÃ©ad, I’m very tempted to go hear Jon Ronson, I enjoyed his other novel “Them” very much. It would mean missing my one hour a day with Eve though so I might have to miss out on Jon.

Hi Dermot, glad you found my blog! Good suggestions…I’ve not read any of them although I’ve always thought I’d probably like Ursula le Guin.

Angie…I can’t believe she’s jet-setting off already. I need to go and leave a few comments on her blog. Don’t worry about not having any suggestions, I loved the book you sent me and am still re-reading parts of it.

Ann, I think I will be making many trips to the book shop this year so suggest away. Actually I should probably try the library first for the sake of my bank account!

By: Ann

Ann — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:33:59 +0000

Oh no – I missed the Waterstone’s cut-off. I recommend Ian Rankin – very good crime fiction. His latest is “Naming the Dead.” (You don’t really have to read his stuff in order – the early stuff is okay but he doesn’t really hit his stride until the mid-years – “Black and Blue” would be the beginning of his more literary crime fiction.)

I’d also say “Distant Echo” by Van McDermid. More crime fiction. She also does the books the “Blood in the Wire” are based on but those are a bit gory and not for everyone.

I have a friend that puts together a list of her 10 best books of the year. I will have to forward that on to you.

Best of luck with the commute!

By: Angie

Angie — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 18:31:11 +0000

I’m so sad that I have no books to suggest… I am not a natural born reader, but one who is developing late in the course of my life, so I’m shy about my booklife! I’ve been more of a bookseller than a reader. And I tend to digest a book for months, so I don’t go through as many. Your lists would be quite a challenge for me! The way you take in life through books is one of the many reasons you are such an inspirational person to me!

Happy reading on your dart travels!

P.S. Can you believe our Sarah has already embarked on her journey? Insane travel adventures, for certain! Can’t wait to hear from her.

Love to you!

By: dermot casey

dermot casey — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:32:35 +0000

This started as one book then in stream of consciouness fashion a few more popped out

Shantaram – Gregory David Roberts. Big and beautiful and grabs you from the first page.

I Know this much it true – Wally Lamb

The Telling – Ursula le Guin

The Sparrow – Mary Doria Russell

The Songlines – Bruce Chatwin

by the way I loved “the Historian” and “The Curious Incident..” so the hopefully some of these are to your taste

Dermot

By: SinÃ©ad

If you want some mad fiction meets reality ramblings, you could read Jon Ronson - he's in Dublin next week too.