[stylist] Authors: Sue Grafton book series

Wed Dec 7 01:51:10 UTC 2011

Sue Grafton is a private detective.
Brenda

On 12/6/2011 2:38 PM, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
> So what does Sue Grafton write about?
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Jacqueline Williams
> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 1:43 PM
> To: bjnite at windstream.net ; 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [stylist] More on a book discussion/review
>
> Yes,
> Sue Grafton is great. I read all of them through U which I think was the
> last one. I am waiting for her to finish the series of the alphabets, and
> fear that she just might have worn out.
> Jackie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Brenda
> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 10:02 PM
> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [stylist] More on a book discussion/review
>
> I normally don't read horror except Dean Kunzt.  I only read Seize the
> Night and the sequel because my boss loaned me the books years ago.  I
> like how the hero had a disability that he overcame.  I did find a
> little too much explaining and not just showing by his actions, but it
> was good that a person with a disability was shown in a positive light.
>
> I have read some Sue Grafton books.  A is for Alibi, B is for Burglary,
> etc because they were sent by NLS when i was receiving books from them.
> They are light reading and I like the descriptions.
>
> I read the short story "A Country Doctor" by Franz Kafka in college.  I
> never understood it, so I read it again while I was at the hotel after
> my fire.  I still don't understand Kafka.  That short story was in a
> collection of his works so I read a few more.  They were really weird,
> and despite the explanatory notes, I still don't understand him.  I
> don't consider them horror, just surreal and really weird.
>
> I have enjoyed James Michener.  You can really get a history lesson
> reading his books.  Thing is, he covers a lot of minorities - historical
> accounts of what happened to the Native Americans and the African
> Americans and how they were treated but I have never found a character
> in his books who had a disability.  This stood out after I began reading
> "Why I burned my book and other stories" (can't remember the author, but
> it was on BARD) |where it was pointed out that people with disabilities
> were often kept from immigrating to the united States
>
> Well, it is late and there are lots of things I could fix in the above,
> but if I didn't post now I never would.
>
> I am looking forward to reading books I never would have tried to read
> on my own.
> Brenda
>
>
> On 12/5/2011 5:44 PM, Ashley Bramlett wrote:
>> Barbara, I won't read horror either; I prefer nonfiction; or stories
>> that could be true but are not. Historic fiction, biographies,
>> history, classics, and some drama is my thing
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Hammel
>> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 4:01 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [stylist] More on a book discussion/review
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>> I don't like the mystery or detective genre either but I enjoyed Two
>> Little
>> Girls in Blue by Mary higgins Clark.
>> I don't like James Grisham books but I did enjoy A Time To Kill.
>>
>> There is only one kind of book that I for sure and certain would never
>> read
>> and that is vampire books or anything else that's really horror.
>> I don't do Stephen King or his ilk.
>>
>> But, yes, if you don't step out of your comfort zone now and then you
>> get in
>> a rut and you forget why it is you read what you do.
>> Barbara
>>
>>
>>
>> Let every nation know whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall 
>> pay
>> any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, 
>> oppose
>> any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of
>> liberty.--John
>> F. Kennedy
>> -----Original Message----- From: Bridgit Pollpeter
>> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 1:48 PM
>> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [stylist] More on a book discussion/review
>>
>> Ashley,
>>
>> I think both formats would be a nice addition: book reviews and formal
>> book discussions. No one has to participate; it's all up to whomever
>> wants to participate in either format.
>>
>> And true, not all genres and books in general will be liked by everyone,
>> but it's important as a writer to explore outside ones comfort zone and
>> concepts of what constitutes a good book.
>>
>> While in school, I had to read a ton of books I might not naturally
>> gravitate towards, but a lot of the time, I ended up enjoying the book,
>> or after discussing it, I recognized certain aspects and qualities, and
>> always, I learned and grew. I've opened my reading experiences
>> considerably and have been given a lot of jewels in return.
>>
>> The entire point of most book discussions is to expose readers to new
>> and different authors/topics/genres in order to appreciate, learn and
>> grow. I rarely come across book discussion groups that are specific to a
>> single genre or topic, and I've never heard of (though this doesn't mean
>> it does not exist) discussion groups only reading one author.
>>
>> This is not to say everyone will enjoy certain subjects or genres or
>> authors, but we can learn to appreciate form, voice, style, etc.
>>
>> I never, ever read detective fiction, or mystery fiction, of any kind
>> (strictly within this genre, I mean) but I took a detective fiction
>> class for a lit. elective, and surprisingly, I loved it, and I really
>> enjoyed most the novels we read. Before this class, I wouldn't have
>> considered most these books, but now I check out a true
>> mystery/detective story every now-and-then.
>>
>> Some of the detective books I really enjoyed are:
>> Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
>> Glitz by Elmer Leonard
>> Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosely
>>
>> Before my mid-twenties, I thought most nonfiction was lame and boring,
>> which is funny considering I'm currently a nonfiction writer for most of
>> my work. I'm actually reading a biography right now that's really
>> engaging, and it struck me how odd it was that I once thought nonfiction
>> boring. Now in my thirties, I love, love nonfiction and search for
>> nonfiction (tends to be creative nonfiction but not always) with a wide
>> range of topics and styles.
>>
>> A couple of creative nonfiction books I love are:
>> Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston
>> Naked by David Sedaris
>> Man Killed by Pheasant by John T. Price
>> In Pharos's Army by Tobias Wolf
>>
>> Not every book we pick up, even if a genre or topic we usually like,
>> will be enjoyable, but you don't know what you're missing if you
>> automatically exclude certain books. Literature does a lot- it inspires;
>> it can challenge; it can inform as well as entertain; it stimulates
>> creativity and thinking.
>>
>> Whether we develop any of the ideas discussed for Stylist or not, I urge
>> all of us to pick up a book (a relative phrase of course, smile) that we
>> might not usually consider. You may just be surprised.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
>> Read my blog at:
>> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>>
>> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
>> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
>>
>> Message: 9
>> Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 18:27:08 -0500
>> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
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>> I don't see us having discussions about the same book. I do like the
>> idea of
>> a book review. But not all of us like the same books genre.
>> Yep people could comment on the book if they read it though.
>>
>>
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