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Natasha
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 Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 5:23 pm Post subject: J B Priestley |
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Anyone read his 'English Journey'? What did you think?
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Natasha
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OK. What about Jackie Collins then? Anyone think she writes like a 13 year old who has been allowed to use swear words? 
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JB Priestley or Jackie Collins? 
Jackie Collins- I have known more mature 12 year olds
I've read a couple by B Priestley- the Good Companions & Let The people Sing (I think)
Is English Journey what the title suggests- or is it fictional? |
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scorpio
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| Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:34 am Post subject: |
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I've read a few J B Priestley's...they are a bit thin othe ground now aren't they...! I loved Good Companions...
I love his plays too...more should be on the telly....!
Jackie Collins....not keen...ok for not very discerning teenagers...! 
My favourite book is Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier..
I also like thrillers...love to escape with a good A Christie....! |
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Natasha
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'English Journey' is non-fictional and is Priestley's account of his travels through England in 1933 - dealing with his increasing concerns about social problems in depression torn England.
To quote:
'Being a rambling but truthful account of what one man saw and heard and felt and thought during a journey through England during the Autumn of 1933'
It's an extremely powerful read.
PS: I Love 'Rebecca'
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scorpio
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I'm going to look out for this (I work in a library...!)
Trying to read some older classic stuff...rather than the current stuff all the time...!
Am reading 3 men in a boat at the mo...!  |
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| I'll check that one out. Sounds interesting. |
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marietta honeybun
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| scorpio wrote: | I'm going to look out for this (I work in a library...!)
Trying to read some older classic stuff...rather than the current stuff all the time...!
Am reading 3 men in a boat at the mo...! |
When I was at school we had to read Three Men in a Boat for an English exam - and as I have always been an avid reader it was no hardship! Loved it. The sequel Three Men on the Bummel is also good.
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I'll look out for that one Marietta...!
With 3 men in a boat...it surprised me how it still stands up today...humour can transcend time....! |
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read 'An Inspector Calls' at the beginning of secondary school - didn't like it much and the play we subsequently went to see of it was terrible 
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