"Bellefleur" is a personal favorite of mine.
tanya
Selon Ruth Pickering <dragonroots@sympatico.ca>:
> Katie,
> You might enjoy "Marya: a Life" and "Blonde". Both are books that for
> me, deepened my appreciation and identification with, many of the
> struggles of identity of young women growing up (prior to "Women's
> Liberation") in our culture, and in Blonde, the revelation of the deep
> personal struggles and oppression experienced by someone like Marilyn
> Monroe.
>
> Sometime I'd love to have a discussion about these books on this site
> .... perhaps there have already been such discussions, but I haven't
> been on this list for very long.
>
> I'm going to re-read Black Water, one of JCO's most powerful
> novels/novellas to my way of thinking.
>
> ruth
>
>
> On 20-Jan-06, at 4:51 PM, BoArDiNgcHiCk421@aol.com wrote:
>
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestion. I do do sort of that type of thing. At the
> > end of every year we get a reading list which 4-5 books we are
> > required to read based on our class. There is also a suggested reading
> > list that is attached. This past summer, I was not required to read
> > any of the books on the suggested reading list so I did it by myself.
> > I was happy with my decision because i ended up reading excellent
> > books like The Color Purple and One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest. For
> > now, I am reading JCOs books to study her in my class. Are they any
> > books that anybody recommends that they feel were especailly good? I
> > have the book What I Lived For as my next book to read, but i would
> > like to read more. Thanks!!!!
> >
> > Katie
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