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Posted by marty on 1/29/2006, 10:20 am, in reply to "Re: Books for Bri" --Previous Message--
Thanks, Dan! We are having some good times. Will check out some of these books as well. This is a nice place.
: Bri,
:
: Couldn't agree with Tim more. Courtenay is
: incredible. I'd go with "Power of
: One," then "Four Fires."
: You'll learn a lot by reading him,
: "Power" is set in South Africa,
: "Fires" in Australia. Expect to
: pay a little more than you're used to for
: books in Australia, but these are very much
: worth it.
:
: For beach reading, to stay on the Aussie
: theme, try a Sydney resident named Matthew
: Riley. Very exciting, slightly implausible,
: page-turning action stuff. Think $300
: million action movie. Try "Ice
: Station."
:
: I love recommending books, so I'll give you
: some more, in order of strength of
: recommendation:
: 1. East of Eden - John Steinbeck
: 2. Beach Music - Pat Conroy
: 3. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken
: Kesey
: 4. Nine Stories - JD Salinger
: 5. Boys Life - Robert McCammon
: 6. Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs - Chuck
: Klosterman
: 7. A Prayer For Owen Meany - John Irving
:
: So glad to hear that you have made it safely
: to Sydney, my favorite city in the world.
: Keep the updates coming so that I may
: continue to live vicariously through you and
: Marty.
:
: Best,
:
: Dan
:
: --Previous Message--
: Bri:
: One of my favorite authors is Bryce
: Courtenay, who is an Aussie. His first book
: was The Power Of One, and is still one of my
: favorites. He's written about 8 novels now,
: and they are next to impossible to get in
: the US, so I'd HIGHLY recommend you pick
: some up in Oz while you're there. I don't
: think you'll be disappointed.
:
: Enjoy...T
:
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