Now that's interesting that you grew up near him. Just finished *Shepherd's
Hut *which I almost regretted
. That's a test of a good book...when you wish it wouldn't end. I've read *Dirt
Music*...definitely want to read more
On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 12:55:52 PM UTC-5 Nick Payne wrote:
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Tim Winton - yes, I've certainly heard of him, I've read most of his books;
we grew up in the same place (Perth, Western Australia), and he writes
about the places I know. In *Cloudstreet*, the very street I used to live
in gets a mention. Of his books, *Dirt Music* is probably my favourite.
On
+ 4 for O'Brien...reading Tim Winton *The Shepherd's Hut * right now...have
read others...terrific writer...Nick, maybe you've heard of him?
On Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 2:32:19 PM UTC-5 Nick Payne wrote:
> +3 for Patrick O'Brien's Aubrey-Maturin series. I have them as physical
> books,
+3 for Patrick O'Brien's Aubrey-Maturin series. I have them as physical
books, bought over many years as the series was published, as eBooks on my
eReader, and quite a number of them also as audiobooks from Audible, read
by Ric Jerrom - I listen to those in the car.
Nick
--
You received
Oh, very much +1 for O'Brien. His works (like John Le Carre's) really
amount to minor literature, so well does he depict character and the way it
drives action and reaction, for his technical knowledge of fully-rigged
sailing (he has been praised for accuracy by sailors, apparently), and his
light
Most of what's mentioned here so far are not novels but non-fiction. If
you're loking for "novel" ideas, several years ago I read through all 20.5
of Patrick O'Brien's Aubrey-Maturin series (the movie Master and Commander
is based on 2 or 3 of the early books). It's the best historical fiction
