tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post5931522251152959109..comments2024-01-02T00:48:13.255+00:00Comments on Rosario's Reading Journal: Gather The Bones, by Alison StuartRosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-3238677554736115732013-02-02T09:00:25.708+00:002013-02-02T09:00:25.708+00:00Thanks, Darlynne! My library has In Pale Battalion...Thanks, Darlynne! My library has In Pale Battalions, will pick it up when I go later today. These all sound really good!Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-27145236804394587462013-02-01T15:03:23.370+00:002013-02-01T15:03:23.370+00:00It doesn't really matter which Goddard you sta...It doesn't really matter which Goddard you start with because his are non-series (although, selfishly, I do want you to like his books). I mentioned <i>Hand in Glove</i> because of its time frame, subject and because it's very good, but my favorite is <i>In Pale Battalions</i>, followed closely by <i>Past Caring</i> or <i>Painting the Darkness</i>. Oh, wait, <i>Into the Blue</i> was brilliant. *sigh*<br /><br />I don't believe you'll feel the same disconnect with his books as you did with Robinson's. Goddard's are meant to be evocative of the period in which they take place, which is different, I think, than feeling dated (if that makes any sense?). <br /><br />Also, I still strongly encourage you to read Rennie Airth's book, and while we're at it, I'll give a big thumbs up for Peter Dickinson's <i>Some Deaths Before Dying</i>. That book is post-WWII, but its "long-buried secret" might just fit what you're looking for.Darlynnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-22668964246823065892013-02-01T07:05:26.169+00:002013-02-01T07:05:26.169+00:00It seems there's more and more books coming ou...It seems there's more and more books coming out set in that period, maybe because as time passes, it becomes more appropriate as an historical setting. My favourite is still Sayers, though!<br /><br />Thanks for those recs, I'd never heard of either. The Goddard books sound especially good, exactly my sort of thing. My library seems to have quite a few. Should I start with Hand in Glove, then? I don't want to make the same mistake I made with Peter Robinson (I went straight to book 1, and it was so dated, and in such a horrible way, that it has put me off trying him again at all!)Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-68855451182070119592013-01-31T15:45:47.705+00:002013-01-31T15:45:47.705+00:00I love this period of time, too, and it isn't ...I love this period of time, too, and it isn't done enough. WWI was devastating in a way they didn't truly understand, with its horrific losses and brutality, right on the heels of recognizing that war isn't the glorious thing everyone expected and assumed it to be. I've often thought WWI is that generation's Vietnam. <br /><br />Have you read Rennie Airth's <i>River of Darkness</i>? It's a brilliant crime novel and glimpse into country life after the war. <br /><br />Also, I highly recommend <i>Hand in Glove</i> by Robert Goddard. The setting is after the Spanish Civil War and involves the works of a poet who died in the fighting. As I think about it (and apologies if we've discussed him before), you might be interested in several of his books because of how the past always affects the present. This link provides some great overviews of Goddard's books, as well as his own comments about each one: http://www.robertgoddardbooks.co.uk/Darlynnenoreply@blogger.com