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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Wonderful, Kim. Yeah, I buy almost all of my books used via Amazon. Very rarely buy a new book.
Were some of her novels grouped in with what's been called "magic realism"?
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?
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.
Great, Michael.
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.
Great focus. A student recommended her work to me years ago and I've really enjoyed diving in!
Fascinating! Only problem is, I can't decide where to start...maybe The House of the Spirits
Oh yes, definitely The House of the Spirits.
My reading list keeps getting longer and longer!