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#91 avatiakh: My thoughts exactly! I've just finished Burning Bright, and although I enjoyed it - or was able to get through it quickly, which usually equates to the same thing - I also found the language rather simple. I haven't read any of Tracy Chevalier's books, though, so I don't know if ... Started the audiobook of Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier today -- was so pleased to find this at the library. I love her books! The narrator is doing an excellent job so far. > 110 I agree, Burning Bright was not my favorite either. It had moments, but they seemed to slip away without being fully realized. IMHO. Book #84
Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier
Not my favourite by Chevalier but I did enjoy it more than I would have due to Jill Tanner's excellent reading. ... Gee, the others are new to me. I do toy occasionally with the idea of subscribing to NZ Books Abroad...
I hadn't read Burning Bright, ironically, as I love Blake so it could actually have been one of hers I would have enjoyed. Girl With a Pearl Earring came hard on the heels of my having ... ... and this latest one does sound interesting. Her books aren't too long which is another point in their favour. I liked Burning Bright but (from memory) it could easily have been a YA novel.
... It has a little bit of everything about the medieval period in it. I have been trashing Tracy Chevalier lately becuase Burning Bright was such a mess, but her book Lady and the Unicorn and lots of information in it about medieval life in general. benitastrnad - I have no idea what Burning Bright was about. The whole juxtoposition of the circus in London with the life of William Blake was just baffling to me. That was her worst book for sure. ... Cheese and liked it so want to read this one as well. But I am down on early industrial England. I just finished reading Burning Bright by Chevalier and found it boring and unfocused. Who was that story about? If it was about William Blake I wouldn't have guessed so by reading the book. ... Just finished listening to a Serpent's Tale and am starting on Burning Bright. It too is a recorded book. I liked the Ariana Franklin books. I listened to both of them and liked the reader on Mistress of the Art of Death better than the reader of Serpent's Tale. While both voices were ... I would like to recommend Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier. It is a fictionalized story about artist/poet William Blake. This story takes place in England during the late 1700s. In order to overcome a family tragedy, a small town family moves to the city where they become neighbors with Blake ... ... or about London in the time of William Blake," and then made the characters fit around the history.
I can't speak to Burning Bright, but that was exactly my impression of The Lady and the Unicorn. I really disliked the skipping between characters, all with the same voice -- and the ... I also read The Lady and the Unicorn and Falling Angels and had the same reaction I did to Burning Bright - fine, but nowhere near great. In my mind, the primary difference is GWAPE was driven by the characters (Griet and Vermeer), with the history and painting as a fascinating backdrop. The ... ... The Lady and the Unicorn came out -- I've always loved that tapestry -- and I hated it! I've been holding off on Burning Bright, hoping to see some positive comments... maybe her next book...
As for making readers of your children, I'm tending to the conclusion that people, by ... I'm also reading The Coffee Trader for the LT group read and listening to Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier in my car.
My last two books were The Heretic's Daughter and The Book Thief, so after this, I'm going to take a break from historical fiction. Here are my favorite fiction books for 2008 in the order I read them:
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier
... Falcon by Dashielle Hammett
The Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Burning Bright by Tracey Chevalier ... shelf this year:
The Book of Lost Things I grabbed this off the bargain table on a whim and I am so thankful I did!
Burning Bright My book club chose this, and now I will definitely read more books by Tracy Chevalier.
Prodigal Summer Barbara Kingsolver 4-Ever
And
I'm not done ... ... about Byron's biography (and poetry) as it retells Byron's life, with the assumption that he was a vampire, so...
Oh! Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier would benefit from knowing a bit about Blake's life and urban fantasy a la Holly Black would benefit greatly from knowing at least ... Others have mentioned Tracy Chevalier and I especially liked The Lady and the Unicorn -- her most recent book, Burning Bright was also great. Historian Alison Weir has recently turned to fiction; I liked her book about Lady Jane Grey very much, too -- couldn't get into the most recent ... ... sharing! You've convinced me to read a few books I was on the fence about. My 2 favorite books from this quarter are:
Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier
Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
I wished they wouldn't end. I am now going to read The House At Riverton by Kate Morton.
Burning Bright was a good book. I was gripped, it was a real page turner and not a let down :-) I would give it 8/10 I really enjoyed Burning Bright. I was gripped from the first page. I connected with the characters, the storyline was interesting and it was just a thoroughly good read. I did however, find the end quite abrupt. However, that does us open to let our imagination work.
I have just got Girl ... Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier deals with the poet William Blake, who also illustrated much of his poetry. ... my return flight, trying to find a store carrying books, and then a book that would work for airplane reading. I settled on Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier and it was perfect, I finished the main text as my second flight took off and I was able to doze off. I was also tempted by Three Cups of ... The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier 4. My first book to be posted is Burning Bright, by Tracy Chevalier. Supposed to be about William Blake, but the story centers on a little girl in his part of London, and her friendship with a boy who emigrates from Dorchester. Good story, good idea of London in the late 18th century, ... Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier.
IMO this book flickers more than it burns. It goes nowhere. Glosses over major events yet lingers on minor ones....and William Blakes character seems like a pointless after thought. #15 Burning Bright by Tracey Chevalier.
Definately not one of her best. Also, not a book that I would recommend. ... and I loved it. I had no idea there was a prequel or sequel. Have you read either of those before?
I'm also reading Burning Bright, which took me awhile to get into, but I enjoy historical fiction.
I'm also reading For Whom the Bell Tolls and A Confederacy of Dunces.
Also The Asp ... Other novels laid in London:
Tracy Chevalier: Burning Bright (about William Blake) and Falling Angels - supposedly Edwardian, but I didn't read it.
Dorothy l. Sayers: Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Whimsey detective story).
Jacqueline Winspear: Maisie Dobbs and Birds ... ... most beautiful books I've read in a long time.
I'm also reading Rebecca, which I am really enjoying. I've just started Burning Bright, so no judgment yet.
> 26 missmaddie I read The Phantom Tollbooth for the first time when I was in elementary school. I love that book!!!
... Dummies
Scorch by A D Nauman
The Flame Trees of Thika by Elspeth Huxley
Inferno by Dante Alighieri
Burning Bright by Tracey Chevalier
#92 Killeymoon Burning Bright was entertaining in its depiction of London life in 1792. Apart from that there wasn't much of a story and the inclusion of William Blake was just a gimmick - there was no real insight into his life and work. I did like Chevalier's first book Girl With a Pearl Ea ... ... (*shame*), so I didn't see that coming - though I'm not sure that I would have anyway!). I was also thinking about reading Burning Bright which I notice you didn't think was very good. I haven't read Tracy Chevalier before - and it looked like such a good premise for a book! Anything in ... I can't remember that last book I wrote about here. Finished Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe - very good. Also Burning Bright by Tracey Chevalier - not very good.
Currently reading Under the Skin by Michel Faber - strange and interesting so far. I'm in London, 1792, and living next door to William Blake! Burning Bright by Tracey Chevalier.
(I keep thinking this book is called Burnt Earrings - I am turning into my mother.) ... ded
MAY
21. Wise Children by Angela Carter (UK)**
22. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (Nigeria)**
23. Burning Bright by Tracey Chevalier (US)
24. Ask the Dust by John Fante (US)***
25. Under the Skin by Michel Faber*** Thanks for the recommendation. I have read reviews of "Burning Bright" that came to the same conclusion. I read Girl With the Pearl Earring, though, and enjoyed it.
Tracy Chevalier
Another one for the "to read" pile!
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