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Kim Van Bruggen's avatar

I love generational and historical novels. I'll be putting these on the reading list. I'm going to have to start going to the library or very least the second hand bookstore. My book buying bills are starting to get a bit too big! Thanks for this Mike.

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Mike Goodenow Weber's avatar

Wonderful, Kim. Yeah, I buy almost all of my books used via Amazon. Very rarely buy a new book.

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Russell C. Smith's avatar

Were some of her novels grouped in with what's been called "magic realism"?

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Mike Goodenow Weber's avatar

Oh, there's probably some magical realism in most of them, sure. Not something of keen interest to me, although it adds some spark to a lot of Latin American novels, eh?

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Michael Edward's avatar

I enjoy your appreciations of other novelist - I also sort of take them as recommendations, because I have not heard of Isabel either, but I look forward to checking her stuff out.

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Mike Goodenow Weber's avatar

Great, Michael.

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Felix Purat's avatar

Based on the descriptions here, it seems that she has a deeper understanding of California life than I thought. She has definitely ascended a few degrees higher on my reading list.

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Kathleen Clare Waller's avatar

Great focus. A student recommended her work to me years ago and I've really enjoyed diving in!

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Lee Kasmar's avatar

Fascinating! Only problem is, I can't decide where to start...maybe The House of the Spirits

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Mike Goodenow Weber's avatar

Oh yes, definitely The House of the Spirits.

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Joaquin Roibal's avatar

My reading list keeps getting longer and longer!

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