tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post5193133641318115156..comments2023-06-19T12:33:50.985+01:00Comments on Things I've Found In Pockets: Grownup Book ReviewNan Sheppardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02526627128978409559noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-91176879087396284632010-05-11T14:13:09.744+01:002010-05-11T14:13:09.744+01:00Would you believe I am into Rob Roy? The version b...Would you believe I am into Rob Roy? The version by Sir Walter Scott. It's a kinda tough read, but very interesting. All this started when my mother, who's doing the whole family genealogy thing, found we descend from the MacGregor clan.HalfAsstic.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082110012779351659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-54795696641349050782010-05-10T15:41:35.362+01:002010-05-10T15:41:35.362+01:00THe Hakawati. I'm about 1/5th of the way throu...THe Hakawati. I'm about 1/5th of the way through. It's not bad, but it's mostly retellings of Arab tales interspersed with modern-day Beirut and a son who's just returned from LA after the civil war. It's for Book Group this month. I might end up liking it a lot but I might not. Time will tell!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-63418958527765733042010-05-10T15:09:02.706+01:002010-05-10T15:09:02.706+01:00Thanks for these recommendations, Nan. I'm in ...Thanks for these recommendations, Nan. I'm in the middle of a jim- dandy read right now: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson. It got "Crime Thriller of the Year in 2009" and deserved it! It has a quirky heroine and presumes a smart reader. I like that in a book. <br />Just finished re-reading an old, wonderful book: "I Heard the Owl Call My Name" by Margaret Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-40185272289261152192010-05-10T15:08:06.520+01:002010-05-10T15:08:06.520+01:00I've not read the first, but the second two we...I've not read the first, but the second two were sooooo good. And funny! I have Lewycka's second book, but haven't read it yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-91971227285926842962010-05-10T14:15:52.601+01:002010-05-10T14:15:52.601+01:00Mother Tongue sounds like Spellbound (Essinger) wh...Mother Tongue sounds like Spellbound (Essinger) which the boys and I really enjoyed a few years back.<br /><br />Just got my copy of Damp Squid (Jeremy Butterfield), also about the English Language. I'll keep you posted.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.com