heather

Linda, Zuleika Dobson was written by Max Beerbohm & was chose in the Top 100 Modern English Novels (tho' I'm not a big fan of the Top # lists).

Just finished From Here to Eternity and loved it. I'm on a WWII book binge (fiction). Does anyone have favorites to suggest?

eclectic

a few that come to mind:

Alan Paton - Cry the Beloved Country

Louise Erdrich- Love Medicine, Beet Queen, etc

Ignazio Silone - Fontamar

Maxine Hong Kinston - Woman Warrior, China Men

Howar Norman - Northern Lights

Tim O'Brien - Going After Cacciato

Bernard MacLaverty- Cal

David Guterson - Snow Falling on Cedars

AnnTyler- Dinner at Homesick Restaurant, Searching for Caleb

Doris Lessing - the books in the Martha Quest series

Frank McCourt- Angela's Ashes

Currently reading Corelli's mandolin and On Persephone's Island, Master and Commander (switch off as mood changes)

nancy

Topping this;
it is much more fun to read,
and much better for the digestion than reading the Ed/June, and toilet threads.
nancy

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For Mark.

Miane

Little known but exquisitely written: "tempo di Roma" by Alexis Curvers--set in post WWII Rome, a refugee becomes a tour guide and describes the little people of Rome ... and the hords of tourist huns in search of sun and culture--exhilarating!

Judy

Love to read all type of books! Here are a few of my favorites(and I Will read Corellis). The Magic Circle, by Katherine Neville( love the Ephesus thread) Judas Child by Carol O'Connell and of course YA-YAS. Loved Thomas Harris when he first came out with Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs. Duchess of Milan by Michael Ennis--about Renaissance Italy...and Robert Ludlum. I used to like Stephen King and horror books...but life has enough scary situations, who needs horror books,,,have quite a few Eliabeth Berg books in my "to read" pile will have to read them now! Thanks!

Hilary

Couldn't resist offering my dissenting voice about Corelli's Mandolin -- while some of the characterizations were priceless, I thought it was the most offensive piece of stereotyping I've read in a long time. If I were German, English or Italian I would hate it even more!