tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post390733625240998004..comments2024-03-28T11:17:43.586+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: My American states challenge - post 2Cathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-52124237397709946252011-11-18T14:33:21.850+00:002011-11-18T14:33:21.850+00:00Thank you so much, Nulaanne! I've added those ...Thank you so much, Nulaanne! I've added those to my post, all but Moon Called are new to me.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-13588015130930322162011-11-15T08:59:08.509+00:002011-11-15T08:59:08.509+00:00I know I am a little late on this I need a break f...I know I am a little late on this I need a break from the world. So these are books that are about or take place in Washington State. <br /><br />Starvation Heights by Gregg Olsen (history)<br /><br />The Egg and I by Betty MacDonald (biography, this one was made into a movie)<br /><br />Moon Called by Patrica Briggs (fantasy)<br /><br />Greywalker by Kat Richardson (fantasy)<br /><br />The Highest Tide By Jim Lynch (fiction this one is set in the town I live in)<br /><br />Crimson Vengeance by Sheri Lewis Wohl (Vampire fiction, also takes place in two towns that I lived in)Nulaannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14287474178175200288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-80158222884821604072011-11-14T15:16:42.265+00:002011-11-14T15:16:42.265+00:00Lifeonthecutoff: I've just looked at that on A...Lifeonthecutoff: I've just looked at that on Amazon and like the sound of it so will add it to my list in a moment. While I was there I also checked out the author's In the Garden of Beasts about Nazi Germany and *of course* added that to my general 'look out for' list. The perils of wandering around Amazon. LOL.<br /><br />Pat: Yeah, you do seem to have a taste for seedy Victorian London. LOL. Not that I blame you as it is fascinating. The Flavia de Luce books you're reading are actually a good flavour of English village life in the 50s though. <br /><br />Jo: Hope you find something new to tempt you as I go along. :-)Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-2721134173009002442011-11-13T20:15:39.489+00:002011-11-13T20:15:39.489+00:00I am going to popping in to see how you get on wit...I am going to popping in to see how you get on with this and Margaret's as well. <br /><br />No doubt I will pick up some more books for my TBR pile.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17356433191383783293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-15529438750638723542011-11-13T11:07:48.427+00:002011-11-13T11:07:48.427+00:00oh my... don't forget to come up for air now a...oh my... don't forget to come up for air now and then! lol <br /><br />I think the most I ever get on England is "underground" in London.. with the exception of that one Laurie King book,Touchstone, which was at least partly in Cornwall. but I have to admit I love the time period of Dickens and Wilke and WildeDesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-7092113440424832802011-11-11T17:45:21.485+00:002011-11-11T17:45:21.485+00:00What a wonderful list of books you, and now we, ha...What a wonderful list of books you, and now we, have, Cath, and a great way to start. <br /><br />If you don't have anything Illiniois, or Chicago, which is almost a different state anyways, you might want to try The Devil and The White City. It's a bit long and non-fiction, but, much of it reads like a mystery and is one of the best reads there is about Chicago and the Columbian Exposition. <br /><br />Onward.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-38529347690952593542011-11-11T09:57:54.403+00:002011-11-11T09:57:54.403+00:00Thanks to everyone for your suggestions, I'll ...Thanks to everyone for your suggestions, I'll be updating the list as soon as I have a moment.<br /><br />Pat: Yeah, that Bill Bryson was on my radar and also possibly his autobiography which I imagine to be excellent - him being such a witty writer.<br /><br />Carol: Thank you! I'd not heard of those.<br /><br />Kay: Brilliant list!!! Thank you so much. I'll go through those when I have a quiet moment and add them to my list.<br /><br />I started These is my Words yesterday. Oh my gosh....<br /><br />reviewsbylola: *Hopefully* I haven't bitten off more than I can chew. LOL. As I have no deadline I think it'll be fine. I can take two years or ten.<br /><br />Yvonne: Oh, deadly serious. Yes, I might just disappear completely under this huge pile of books. LOL. I can't think of better way to go though. ;-)<br /><br />When I first thought about it I was going to do just one book per state and then I wondered how I would choose between fiction, non-fiction, something historical, a crime series and so on. Then I realised I didn't *have* to choose, I could cover it all. So I suspect I'll be reading three or four from each state.<br /><br />Nan: Thanks for that suggestion. That one's new to me and I had nothing for Hawaii, so that's very welcome.<br /><br />Margaret: Many thanks for that recommendation. I think I may be developing a taste for these frontier type narratives and that one sounds particularly good.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-39448674125341917532011-11-11T07:23:46.066+00:002011-11-11T07:23:46.066+00:00I recommend Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner (ca...I recommend Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner (can't see that anyone else mentioned it). It's a novel based on the letters of Mary Hallock Foote about opening up America’s western frontier. I learnt so much about the period and place from this book.Margaret @ BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-14056738084129505852011-11-10T19:06:46.920+00:002011-11-10T19:06:46.920+00:00I can highly, highly recommend one set in Hawaii. ...I can highly, highly recommend one set in Hawaii. Murder Casts a Shadow by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl. The sequel has just come out. <br />Published in 2008, and very evocative of 1935 Hawaii.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-15095145888899088002011-11-10T18:06:14.366+00:002011-11-10T18:06:14.366+00:00Hi Cath,
I had no idea that you were quite THIS s...Hi Cath,<br /><br />I had no idea that you were quite THIS serious about the challenge, will we ever see you again once you get buried in that pile of books.<br /><br />I am sure that I have a few more suggestions, but can't think of anything right now.<br /><br />Are you planning on reading just the one book per state?<br /><br />Looking forward to the reviews.<br /><br />YvonneYvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-33448904783996965342011-11-10T15:09:59.232+00:002011-11-10T15:09:59.232+00:00This sounds like a fun challenge. Your sure have ...This sounds like a fun challenge. Your sure have a lot of choices!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-57458532599615884122011-11-10T14:32:30.610+00:002011-11-10T14:32:30.610+00:00Cath, I can recommend THESE IS MY WORDS and the Cr...Cath, I can recommend THESE IS MY WORDS and the Craig Johnson books especially from your pictures. Lovely books.<br /><br />Margaret Maron is a wonderful choice and her Deborah Knott series takes you all over North Carolina. Also, Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak mystery series does the same for Alaska. Oh, and Betty Webb's Lena Jones mysteries - wonderful! Especially DESERT WIVES about polygamy. Nevada Barr is a good choice for various locations. Donis Casey for historical Oklahoma - love those books. Cleo Coyle's coffee mysteries are in New York City - you get some sense of the city. Chris Grabenstein's Ceepak/Boyle series is set at the Jersey shore. Sara Paretsky's Warshawski books definitely have Chicago down. Sandra Dallas writes a lot of books set in Colorado. Not a mystery, but I can recommend TALLGRASS, which involves a Japanese internment camp in the WWII time period. That's all I can think of off the top of my head. Good luck!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-24465161755408095552011-11-10T13:39:59.312+00:002011-11-10T13:39:59.312+00:00Margaret Maron writes a nice mystery series set in...Margaret Maron writes a nice mystery series set in eastern North Carolina.Carolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-45770195688971739452011-11-10T12:26:14.000+00:002011-11-10T12:26:14.000+00:00Not that you need another suggestion but I found a...Not that you need another suggestion but I found another Bryson book (I even sent for a used copy myself!) The Lost Continent: Travels in Small Town America by Bill Bryson.. check it out in amazon ..in this one he's searching for "small town America"... :o) I knew you wanted yet another book suggestion LOL LOLDesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.com