tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417039531582653695.post3350441225423881666..comments2023-11-18T04:25:12.867-05:00Comments on Amanda Atkins in a Canary Forest: Niche Reading (on WWII and "odd shelves")Amanda Laurel Atkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09931287254961173956noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5417039531582653695.post-43142175648377638922010-04-19T06:10:35.288-05:002010-04-19T06:10:35.288-05:00I kept meaning to comment on this post, but my bra...I kept meaning to comment on this post, but my brain is like a sieve at the moment! What I wanted to say was that it's so good to know that I'm not the only person who fixates on certain types of books - although I go through phases. I went through a massive Henry VII, yes, VII, not VIII. I'm too cool for Henry 8th (I joke. I've read a tonne on that too). I think part of the reason WW2 is so fascinating to you, and me and everyone else is because it's such a monumentally horrific event, and literature - fact & fiction - is one of the ways to get our heads around it, understand it and work from it. I recently read Charlotte Gray by Sebastian Faulks, which is about a Scottish girl who ends up in Vichy France, and I totally loved it (even though I didn't like Engleby by Faulks). I was surprised by how well he wrote Charlotte, she had insecurities and a non perfect attitude and body. So if thats not on your shelf, I'd recommend it. I've just started Defiance, and it's completely mindbogglingsurreal and gives such hope for the human race.<br /><br />Another rambling comment - I'm feeling less insecure about them! Have a wonderful week :)<br />xoMadeleinemadeleinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15172618533208346218noreply@blogger.com