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To: Neocon who wrote (39289)	11/28/2001 10:12:12 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

This novel stuck with me a long time after I finished it. Its very touching and life affirming. amazon.com

To: Neocon who wrote (39289)	11/28/2001 10:23:02 AM
From: Mac Con Ulaidh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

I'm not given to reading novels anymore. I never really was. Unless you count mysteries as novels, and some rise to that level. That is my light reading. I adore Anne George and would recommend her to anyone. Sadly, she passed away during surgery last year. She didn't start writing until she was retired. She was very funny and captures the South wonderfully in a way that is unique to her. She explored different facets of the area in her books, which was fun. In one, there are snake-handlers and a spooky mountain of backwoods folks. But it is all done with affection for the varied world here. I look forward to books by Tony Hillerman, Sue Grafton, the woman who writes the Warshowsky books. Michael O'Connell. Lots of them. And I'm always on the hunt for new writers. Oh, Sharyn McCrumb is terrific. She writes haunting mysteries set in the mountains of the south. A poet writing novels. Then there are the toss-away bed-and-breakfast mysteries. Those are great for just passing a couple of hours with enjoyable characters and little thought beyond amusement. "The Magician's Tale" by David Hunt is a beautiful tale set in a mystery. If there were more Herman Hesse's, I might read more novels. You mentioned one by him the other day that I have read and now have it on "the list" to get. I wasn't able to read for several years, and mysteries were the first thing I became able to process again. Maybe that's why I'm hooked on them. I did go thru a western period. Zane Grey was my fave. I would drive to the Castro, buy a book, then go to a cafe and sit and drink coffee until I finished it. Every Sunday morning for a few months. That was fun. Right now I'm reading "The Professor and the Madman". Which is sort of a novel. I think you might like it, if you haven't read it already. Are you familiar with it?