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FROM: Vicki Nesting <[removed]@bellsouth.net>
REC'D: 1/4/02, 2:31 PM

I have a patron from Central America who told me she likes to read "descriptive fiction," rather than stories with alot of dialogue. Off the top of my head the only book that I can think of is November Grass by Judy Van Der Veer. Any other suggestions?

TIA,
Vicki

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Vicki Nesting
Regional Branch Librarian
St. Charles Parish
East Regional Library
Destrehan, LA
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FROM: Viccy Kemp <[removed]@cityofcarrollton.com>
REC'D: 1/4/02, 3:35 PM

P.D. James' newest book "Death in Holy Orders" is descriptive to the max
about the moors of Western England and life in a monastery.
HTH
Viccy Kemp
The opinions are my own; the library wouldn't want 'em!

-----Original Message-----
From: Vicki Nesting [[removed]@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 2:25 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Descriptive Fiction


I have a patron from Central America who told me she likes to read
"descriptive fiction," rather than stories with alot of dialogue. Off the
top of my head the only book that I can think of is November Grass by Judy
Van Der Veer. Any other suggestions?

TIA,
Vicki

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Vicki Nesting
Regional Branch Librarian
St. Charles Parish
East Regional Library
Destrehan, LA
[removed]@bellsouth.net
[removed]@stcharles.lib.la.us
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FROM: "BookBitch" <[removed]@yahoo.com>
REC'D: 1/4/02, 9:07 PM

Lying Awake by Mark Salzman
Plainsong by Kent Haruf
Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
In the Fall by Jeffrey Lent
Corelli's Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres
Underworld by Don Delillo
La Cucina by Lily Prior
Lydia Cassatt Reading the Morning Paper by Harriet Scott Chessman
Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien (actually, anything by Tim O'Brien)

I am the BookBitch
www.bookbitch.com


-----Original Message-----
From: [removed]@maillist.webrary.org
[[removed]@maillist.webrary.org]On Behalf Of Vicki Nesting
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 3:25 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Descriptive Fiction


I have a patron from Central America who told me she likes to read
"descriptive fiction," rather than stories with alot of dialogue. Off the
top of my head the only book that I can think of is November Grass by Judy
Van Der Veer. Any other suggestions?

TIA,
Vicki

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Vicki Nesting
Regional Branch Librarian
St. Charles Parish
East Regional Library
Destrehan, LA
[removed]@bellsouth.net
[removed]@stcharles.lib.la.us
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


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FROM: Arlene Wright <[removed]@cbpl.lib.ia.us>
REC'D: 1/5/02, 10:18 AM

Recently, our book discussion group read _My Antonia_ by Willa Cather
and enjoyed the vivid descriptions.

Arlene Wright
Adult Services Manager
CBPL
400 Willow Ave
Council Bluffs IA 51503
712-323-7553
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FROM: Bradley A Scott <[removed]@juno.com>
REC'D: 1/15/02, 1:50 AM

If description of imaginary places is acceptable, Mervyn Peake's
"Gormenghast" novels might work. Very weird, evocative, descriptive
writing, and the plot moves slowly enough that you have time to enjoy the
scenery. <grin>

Bradley A. Scott
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