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favourite books
Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2024 5:57 pm
by Candid
I'm rereading Richard Bach's Illusions for the umpteenth time.
I don't know how many copies I've bought and given away since I first read in in the early '80s.
Re: favourite books
Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2024 7:00 pm
by Candid
Another favourite that I've just reread is
The Heroes of Clone by Margaret Kennedy.
Reading's a bit tricky for me since my brain injury (TBI). I've bought two other Kennedy books and keep forgetting who the characters are. Far from having eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, I get anxiety attacks when I'm three pages into an unfamiliar book and have to look back to find out who people are or what's doing on.
Re: favourite books
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2025 9:53 am
by Candid
I like biographies, too. There are famous people of all kinds who write their own stories, or hire ghost-writers, and there are people who become famous through autobiography. Frank McCourt is a prime example, and Angela's Ashes was a great film.
His younger brother Malachy had a go as well. Very different personalities!
Re: favourite books
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2025 7:07 pm
by Candid
Today I was reading
About A Boy, having seen the film some time ago. My editor's pen came out a few times... I can't go past a split infinitive, a left-out comma, or ... anything that clunks in my mind, really.
Moved on to a book of my own that I hadn't looked at for a very long time. The indy publisher who took it on retired a long time ago, but I see it's still available POD all over the internet. Naturally I get no royalties...
Re: favourite books
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2025 4:40 pm
by Candid
Re-reading Angela's Ashes. What a writer Frank McCourt was!
Re: favourite books
Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2025 4:41 pm
by Candid
Candid wrote: ↑Sat Nov 02, 2024 7:00 pm
Another favourite that I've just reread is
The Heroes of Clone by Margaret Kennedy.
Reading's a bit tricky for me since my brain injury (TBI). I've bought two other Kennedy books and keep forgetting who the characters are. Far from having eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, I get anxiety attacks when I'm three pages into an unfamiliar book and have to look back to find out who people are or what's going on.