Sorry what you wrote wont be posted, bebe. The topic of the month was Island which she fortunately spelt out for me, as I thought shed said Ireland. We also listened to Anne of Green Gables, that was absolutely wonderful; again, someone that I should read more of! She was definitely an influence, and as she was so fond of one of my other favorite humans, Bill Moyers, she is all the more a cherished American writer. How much a smile can mean to someone who sends and receives. init: function() { . googletag.enableServices(); 4 Great Fiction Books That Have Fictional Authors As Their Main Characters, 123 Ideas For Character Flaws A Writers Resource, 350 Character Traits A Fabulous Resource For Writers, 106 Ways To Describe Sounds A Resource For Writers, 75 Words That Describe Smells A Resource For Writers, The 17 Most Popular Genres In Fiction And Why They Matter, 204 Words That Describe Colours A Resource For Writers. We've said goodbye to some iconic faces over the past decade. But Adam Dalgliesh is certainly an excellent creation. A late '60s singer-songwriter and guitarist . Its like the Three Stooges meet the mob. Elyse Weinberg. @Dave, shout out to Ginas Bakery in Montclair for hooking me up with those bomb chocolate chip cookies. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("sid", "osid.2c3b515e1a0051376904441ddfdc8736"); Yes, Marquez is much missed and like most authors who reach their 80s, whether healthy or not had done his best work earlier in life. Please let me know here or via email if you get it! ; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0; additional terms may . ill add JJ McGs list of candidates to my need-to-read list. I know that some readers dont like the controversial/offensive and questionable language that Breslin used, but I can appreciate when an author steps outside his/her comfort zone. As Ive said before, you REALLY know music. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("signedin", "false"); Given how much of a Jane Austen fan/expert you are, Im glad James did a good job with that Pride and Prejudice sequel! Kat Lib, I havent forgotten that you recommended the excellent Mansfield Park to me back in The Huffington Post days (which I guess were long enough ago for Jane Austen not to be a member of the alt-right yet ). Ill do as you say which is to save all of my comments in a Word document and copy them over if need be. Ms. Lees death is indeed very sad, but Im glad she got to live until almost 90 on her own terms. I dont really want to have to delete my avatar from this site, but Im about ready to. Edmund Morris was a British-American writer best known for his biographies. Post tributes in the comments; I've been posting some obituary links on my own list. Yet I ultimately found the novel pretty compelling. }); And Happy Birthday to your mom! } But among James Fenimore Coopers five Leatherstocking novels, I found The Last of the Mohicans to be in the middle of the pack quality-wise. Movies better than the novels that inspired them are rare indeed. After a lifetime around the music business, I think his is an example of genius indeed. Nicely stated! I hadnt read anything by Emecheta (1944-2017) until I saw an obituary about her Jan. 25 death. She was an English Novelist died in 1817 in Winchester, United Kingdom. "ObfuscatedMarketplaceId": "A1PQBFHBHS6YH1" Improve Your Knowledge Here authors who died in the last 10 years. } Prince (1958-2016), When Doves Cry. Interesting fact: Umbertos family name was reportedly an acronym of ex caelis oblatus Latin for a gift from the heavens.. And I must agree that there are some excellent bakeries in and near Montclair. Thank you! His friendship with Fidel Castro and leftist sympathies have put some potential readers off the man, but should not, in fairness, given the quality and beauty of his writing, and given the vicious oligarchy that has maintained itself behind the various masks of Colombian politics through all the years Marquez lived, as well as before and after. And as you astutely allude to, its even weirder given how sexist/misogynist/patriarchal the far right is. James, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Terry Pratchett. Alas, I have not acquired a Hamill habit, as I have read very little of either Denis or Pete. . So sorry, Kat Lib Im not seeing it. Neither of those things happened in the book; the only thing was a mention of a question she asked her uncle about slaves in Antigua, where he had his plantation. Yes, of the six novels you mentioned that were assigned to your class, the other five are clearly superior to The Last of the Mohicans. As you say, its importance is partly its depiction of the vanishing wilderness and the native American way of life being altered permanently (themes indeed also present in the other four novels starring Natty Bumppo). //