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Two bargain books from B&N ($5.98 for HCs)
The Apple by Michel Faber
Short stories set in the same time and place as The Crimson Petal and the White. It seems to be a prequel, looking at the minor characters from the novel.
The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrezvani
About a girl and ... The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber. Read in February 2006 ... to get washed ashore several times as long as I get to take:
1 Middlemarch
2 Captain Corelli's Mandolin
3 The Crimson Petal and the White
4 The Grapes of Wrath (my Steinbeck choice changes every time I write one of these lists; Cannery Row or Tortilla Flat would do ... I read Under the Skin by Faber before I read The Crimson Petal and the White. I liked Under the Skin a lot more than The Crimson Petal, which I also liked a lot. Under the Skin is quite a bit shorter, and very different than The Crimson Petal. Without giving too much away, I ... I was wondering if any of his other books were as good. I saw he has a book of short stories about the same characters in The Crimson Petal and the White, but from the reviews I've read they do not seem worth it. Are any of his others worth spending the time to read them? #127: I have read a couple of Faber's books and The Crimson Petal and the White is his best, IMHO. #54 The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber
This is a long book so it took a while to read. I found it very vivid and detailed. It was easy to imagine the time period and the circumstances. I really liked it. Very well done. I recommend it to all historical fiction fans. Just wanted to mention that I am currently reading The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber. I really like it so far. Faber really grabbed my attension right from the beginning. If you like historical fiction and have not read this one yet; I think you would really enjoy it. It is ... ... Art of Death by Ariana Franklin*
2: The Winter Vault by Anne Michaels*
3: A City of Bells by Elizabeth Goudge*
4: The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber*
5: Life, a user's manual by Georges Perec*
6: Cities of Salt by Abdelrahman Munif
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10: Hi sorry for late reply, just got back from holiday. I am glad you not put off reading The Crimson Petal and the White. I think the majority did like it, also in retrospect I don't think it helped that I had just read a history book set in that time period it just seemed so familiar! Anyway hope ... Okay - 3 most read books:
Middlemarch
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
The Crimson Petal and the White
3 Most over-used words:
Obviously . . .
Bugger
Amazing #28 The Crimson Petal and the White
#29 Olive Kitteridge
#30 The Power Of One
#31 Little Women I also liked The Crimson Petal and the White, and thought Year of Wonders was an exceptional stand-out. ddelmoni - I LOVED The Crimson Petal and the White when I read it 4 years ago..... might be time for a re-read.
Right now I am in 1666 England in an isolated mountain village that has been struck by the plague in Geraldine Brooks' Year of Wonders. I'll be the opposing voice, clfisha. I loved The Crimson Petal and the White, for its complex rendering of Victorian society. I especially loved that the characters were all truly Victorian, and not modern people dressed in uncomfortable clothing--the beliefs and values they held were not ours--an ... I'm in Victorian England (1875), at the beginning of The Crimson Petal and the White and enjoying it. From the page count -- I'll be here awhile! #162
I absolutely adored the first two thirds of The Crimson Petal and the White and got very bored of the last third. It required a much better editor. I was deeply disappointed by The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber. After a truly wonderful beginning it just went down hill with few interesting characters, a thin plot and an abrupt ending. Far too long at 800 pages, even with wonderful writing it just wasn't worth the effort. However ... 89. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
Disappointing Victoriana
(2 out of 5)
After a truly sublime start my hope was very high that this lengthy tome could last the distance. Ah but then the modern witty voice faded and it all fell apart. The reasons? Well the ... ... never read one. I could be wrong on this point, but, in general I think it's pretty safe to say. (I have read books such as The Crimson and the White).
Think about it. Fantasy is another area I have not sought out.
I'm game to try one of yours.
I have many other biographies in my ... The Crimson Petal and the White made it into my memorable reads for the year...but be warned Richard....it's long. I think just shy of 900 pages. I'd go check for you, but, well I have this silly paper that I'm supposed to be writing and my mother was visiting a few days ago and she would drop ... It's 489 pages....ONLY 489 pages. I got sucked into The Crimson Petal and the White because of someone in this group, and that was just about 900. Please don't complain about a mere 489.
Although perhaps the touchstones could begin to show in different colors so that we are aware of book ... ... A Felix Castor Novel by Mike Carey
D The Ghost of Alcatraz by John Dekker
E The Pilo Family Circus by Will Elliot
F The Crimson Petal and the White By Michel Faber
G The Lobster Chronicles by Linda Greenlaw
H House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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N Secre ... #259 Hi beeg. That one sounds intriguing. I am enjoying his The Crimson Petal and the White at the moment, I am enjoying his style. ... about 100 pages in, and have had no desire to return to them.
As for the others you mention, the only one I've read is The Crimson Petal and the White, which I found fascinating. Most of the historical fiction I read is set much earlier, and I totally agree that modern views are all too ... ... me think about my strongly stated opinions. I do love LT.
I had a little think and the titles I've come up with are The Crimson Petal and the White, Corelli's Mandolin (which is nothing like the abysmal movie), The 19th Wife, The Dress Lodger and books by Sebastian Faulks. Proba ... ... you agree with him or not, the book makes for very interesting reading.
#67Some Rain Must Fall- I greatly enjoyed both The Crimson Petal and the White and The Apple Michel Faber so I decided to try this books of short stories by the author. Some of the stories were a little odd but I ... ... agree with him or not, the book makes for very interesting reading.
#126Some Rain Must Fall- I greatly enjoyed both The Crimson Petal and the White and The Apple Michel Faber so I decided to try this books of short stories by the author. Some of the stories were a little odd but I ... Hi Ivy!!!
Well I finished The Crimson Petal and the White on Friday, and aside from the rather abrupt ending I really enjoyed it - it did have some slower parts but on the whole it was very good...
I had been avoiding it due to its size - it took longer to read as it rained for most of the 2 ... 40. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
Besides the rather abrupt ending I thoroughly enjoyed this book... another one to just sink into... I'm nuts about Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White and, much as I love Sugar, my other real heroine of the book has to be the marvellous Emmaline Fox. It's when a writer makes his/her secondary characters as important and enthralling as the main ones that you know you're onto a good thing. ... Vodka? by Chelsea Handler
18. Prayers for Rain by Dennis Lehane
19. Jane Boleyn by Julia Fox
20. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber ... here's my list, in no particular order - no bible, koran, etc, as you'll see:
1) Captain Corelli's Mandolin
2) The Crimson Petal and the White
3) Middlemarch
4) Life of Pi
5) The Assassin's Cloak
6 Cannery Row
7) A Prayer For Owen Meany
8) The Dept ... I'll be watching for your reaction to The Crimson Petal and the White. I read it several years ago, and while I found it fascinating, I never have decided whether or not I liked it. ...
Second book I've finished since going back to work on Monday - a colleague and I will be reading the same book this week - The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber - hope we both enjoy it!!! Captain Corelli's Mandolin, The Crimson Petal and the White and Middlemarch - and I won't want rescuing. ... Pie - Alan Bradley (384)
243. The Amber Spyglass - Philip Pullman (480)
244. Travel - Yuichi Yokoyama (202)
245. The Crimson Petal and the White - Michel Faber (944)
...and that's what I call a reading marathon. ... human, flawed women as their central characters. Absolutely fantastic! Also, the female characters in Michel Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White are women I know well and love dearly. >138 Stasia, if only all our reads could be as wonderful. I have read 100 pages of The Crimson Petal and the White and it is definately not a five star read! It is sordid and the author rubs our noses in all the filth and grime of Victoria London. Ok, it is about a prostitute and I am not exactly ... Middlemarch
The Grapes of Wrath
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
The Crimson Petal and the White
To Kill a Mocking Bird
A Prayer For Owen Meany
The Magus
The Go-Between
Jude the Obscure
Life of Pi
And keeping it to no more than 10 is one of the hardest things I've ever ... From Rach974923's library, I'll pick The Crimson Petal and the White. I've seen the cover at my bookstore and it always stands out at me! Plus, she rates it highly. :) ... bear to see slip out of the world? For me, I guess it would have to be a toss-up between Captain Corelli's Mandolin or The Crimson Petal and the White, neither of them an easy learning task but at least I don't think I could ever get bored with either one of them. I haven't read The Crimson Petal and the White, but I have read The Scarlet Pimpernel. I haven't read The Dragon Token but I have read The Crimson Petal and the White. #75: IMHO, The Crimson and the Petal is Faber's best. Glad you enjoyed it. 19. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
This is a story that I picked up after seeing that its form of storytelling debated on librarything.com . It is the story of Sugar the prostitute. A reasonably famous specimen, well known for never saying no. It is the story of how she ... ... visit Brittany.
#42
You will love Outlander. Jamie Fraser is a hunk. And Claire is a wonderful heroine. I too have Crimson Petal and the White on my shelves.
#65 Poisonwood Bible is beautifully written. Put that one on the top of your TBR list!
Friends of the Library sale today. I came home with:
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Farber
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather
Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood
The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
The Collected Stories of Wallace Stegner
A Passage ... I started The Crimson Petal and the White and so far it has been excellent. Very rarely do I find an author that can address the reader directly and not only make it work, but make it spectacular. I'm finding it hard to put down.
I did manage to put it down to read a member giveaway book ... ... that you were able to read a huge book lately - I haven't had time to read anything over the past few weeks :( The Crimson Petal and the White sounds excellent, and it has certainly sparked quite the discussion here! Hopefully I will have time to read it....maybe in a year or so? LO ... As an adult, my favourite books are:
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
The Child in Time by Ian McEwan
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safron Foer
and anything by Marian Keyes for a total comfort read.
As a child, two books that I've never ... I agree with Cameling. The Crimson Petal and the White is a fantastic book, full of richly drawn characters and vivid descriptions of Victorian London. The first Faber book I'd ever read and one of my favourites! ... couple of weeks - what fascinating discussions (and some very funny stories) I'm behind on!
Definitely intrigued by The Crimson Petal and the White, but it being as long as you say it is, I think I'll have to hold up while I do a bit more catching up on my TBR pile...
GUG, I'll be ... > 126: jmaloney17, I really enjoyed The Crimson and the White and I know you're in for a treat when you start reading this.
>127: AMQS : I look forward to your review of The Enchantress of Florence. I've been debating whether or not to get this book for quite a while now. ...
The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott
Candide by Voltaire
The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber
The Mother's Recompense by Edith Wharton
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Jennie Gerhardt by Theo ... ...
The Jewel in the Crown by Paul Scott
Candide by Voltaire
The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber
The Mother's Recompense by Edith Wharton
The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins
Jennie Gerhardt by Theo ... can't wait to see if you like The Crimson Petal as much as I did... ... tomorrow. I have The Message of the Sphinx just about finished and will be picking up Mistress of the Art of Death and The Crimson Petal and the White to start reading during my two weeks of relaxation before we move into a new house and start summer classes. My list of books to look at/buy is now in my library under, appropriately enough, Wish List. The Crimson Petal and the White? I, like aruba, was moved to get Under the Skin once I read The Crimson Petal and the White. It was unsettling and intriguing all at the same time and the book made it very clear to me that Faber is an extremely interesting, talented writer. I look forward to his next novel - very impatiently. ... Darn! I went to the bookstore today, but couldn't remember the exact title, so didn't get a chance to take a peek at The Crimson Petal.... Don't worry, GUG, I didn't feel slighted and I wasn't uncomfortable about anything you said. Remember, I said I was going to read it based on your review. A ... Congratulations, GUG, your review of The Crimson Petal has made the hot review list! Liza--Let me add my voice as one who loved Crimson Petal. While I read it several years ago and have forgotten most of the details, I don't remember it as being titillating, prurient, or even particularly focused on sexuality. (And I'm an "old lady"). I viewed it as a "Neo-Victorian" novel--a ... Thanks for the great review of The Crimson Petal and the White. It's on my wishlist now! I'll pick up The Crimson Petal and the White as well, great review! BTW, how big IS it? I couldn't find the page amount on the work page. I'm putting The Crimson Petal and the White & Whose body? on my tbr list after reading your reviews. I really enjoy following your thread - lots of lively debate. What a great review on The Crimson Petal and the White. It makes me want to go and reread it again. And I'm also intrigued by the conversation that has emerged from the book.
28. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
Tags: 2000s, fiction, The Netherlands, Australia
Rating: ★★★★1/2
The Crimson Petal and the White is a book that knows ... ... this year's Pulitzer another good book club read.
Then I'd still vote for Confederates in the Attic,
but Crimson Petal and the White at between 830 and 910 pages (guess it depends on your edition) is a bit too chunky for me right now.
There's also Mistress of the Art of Dea ... The Crimson Petal and White is very good, IMO, Eliza! I'm glad you are enjoying it. When I read The Crimson Petal and White a couple of years ago, after it had sat on my shelf for a few years, I liked it so much, I wanted to kick myself for not reading it sooner! #232
The Crimson Petal and the White is good, but is indeed a monster of a book and I found my attention wavering by the end. Be prepared to be in it for the long haul so to speak! The Crimson Petal and the White has been on my TBR for ages. Maybe this is the push it needs to move to my Table... ... Children - still reading this. The reason it's going so slow is because I'm so immersed in my other book, which is...
→ The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber: I'm almost halfway through this delightful monster of a book that revolves around Sugar, a prostitute in Victorian London. A ... ... and wanted a big old book with good characters, one that would draw me in quickly and keep me busy for a while. I picked up The Crimson Petal and the White, which looked just right what with its impressive 835 pages and all the flattering blurbs adorning its back cover and first four (4!) pages. ... I'm sure this is totally wrong, but no harm in throwing it out there: The first thing I thought of was The Crimson Petal and the White. I can't seem to find my copy, though, so I can't say what the first paragraph is like. The Crimson Petal and the White, Revenge of the Rose by Nicole Galland and The Day of the Jackal if I can find it. It is misplaced uuuughh! I was having a good day till now... have to leave and get in a nervous tizzy looking for book. ...
I'm laughing because I own but have yet to read many of the books you folks have mentioned, including A Suitable Boy, The Crimson Petal and the White and The Lions of Al-Rassan.
I guess the best remedy is to dive right back into something else! I always go through withdrawal after a great read, but it especially happened after The Crimson Petal and the White, Pillars of the Earth and Les Miserables.
What usually happens is I that I can't get into another book for ages. I'll keep starting lots of different ones. Then I give up on ... ... it's unfair. If it had been any other writer, I would have given these books 4 stars, but it's just that after having read The Crimson Petal and the White, his mega-epos set in Victorian London, you know he can do so much more.... I have never read The Crimson Petal and the White but I have read A Rose by Any Other Name: a Flower's Entanglement in love, war, politics, show business, poetry, folklore, fashion, sports and other matters, sacred and profane Aha!
I have never read I am America (and So Can You!) but I have read The Crimson Petal and the White. ... The Epic True Story That Inspired "Moby Dick" by Nathaniel Philbrick
90. Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck
89. The Crimson Petal and the White By Michel Faber
88. Elephantina by Andrew Drummond
87. Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
86. Queen Margot: The Bloody Wedding by ... ... George is the best - unless I'm allowed to vote on the basis on just one book, in that case it would be Michel Faber for The Crimson Petal and the White (unless we count The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps as well - do two books constitute a historical writer?) ... Row and Tortilla Flat) - Diana Gabaldon's 'Outlander' books, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Sophie's World, The Crimson Petal and the White, The Secret History and any short stories by Saki.
What are yours?
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Bitter is the New Black, by Jen Lancaster
White Teeth, by Zadie Smith
The Black Pearl, by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles
The Crimson Petal and the White, by Michel Faber ... with reading My Cousin Rachel but I did not know about these other books. I think you are also going to really like The Crimson Petal and the White ... Fiction 6/9
1. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
2. As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann
3. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
4. The Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones
5. The Book of Splendor by Frances Sherwood
6. ...
7. The Sunne in Splendor by Sharon Kay Penman5/5!!!
8. Jaws by Peter Benchley
9. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber4/5
10. The Firemaster's Mistress by Christie Dickason
11. The Memory Keeper's Daughter by ... ... Pratchett
* A Confederacy Of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
Men At Arms - Terry Pratchett
The Crimson Petal And The White - Michael Faber
Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscan ... I don't think that reading The Crimson Petal and the White before reading The Apple is essential, but it will certainly enhance the experience of understanding the characters and how they are tied together. The stories are good enough by themselves, so I think it should be ok to read one and ... ...
I mooched The Apple for someone else (Angel Network stuff). Is it the type of book that I could read without having read The Crimson Petal and the White first? Or is that book essential for understanding this one.
1. The Apple Started and finished this today. It's a collection of short stories featuring characters from the Crimson Petal. I loved the Crimson Petal, and I like many others thought a sequel or prequel would be in order. Unless something changes, the author has emphatically stated that he ... ... Apple a very quick read of additional Crimson Petal Stories for my Short Story Category. I chose this book because I loved The Crimson Petal. i did??? well, blimey! ;-D
silliness aside...i second The Crimson Petal and The White
and am thinking of other titles/authors..so far they are pretty obscure...may be a problem..i will get back to you ... has expressed an interest to nominate books for the group read - thank you!
CutestLilBookworm has suggested The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber
jdthloue suggested UNDER THE BLACK FLAG by David Cordingley during our Pirate's Book Group Read ... isman
Lines of Fire: Women Writers of World War I by Margaret Randolph Higonnet
The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
Watson's Apology by Beryl Bainbridge
Mistress of the Sun by Sandra Gulland
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
... My favorite historical fiction for 2008 are (in no particular order):
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
The Dark Lantern by Gerri Brightwell
Outlander and Dragonfly in Amber. both by Diana Gabaldon
The French Executioner and Blood Ties, both by C.C. Humphreys
The Hi ... These were my favourites of 2008:-
The Crimson Petal and the White - Michel Faber
The Red Tent - Anita Diamant
The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
No Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy
The Sound of Butterflies - Rachael King ... fantastic books this year and picking only 10 is difficult. After much deliberation these are the ones I have picked:-
The Crimson Petal and the White - Michel Faber
The Red Tent - Anita Diamant
No Country for Old Men - Cormac McCarthy
The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson
The Sound of B ... ... them in order, so I've slogged through a couple that weren't quite the high standard I've come to expect.
Finished The Crimson Petal and the White, and added The Argumentative Indian to my Current Reading pile. *does happy dance*
Finished The Crimson Petal and the White, so have added The Argumentative Indian to my 'currently reading' pile for a bit of nonfiction (I'm trying to read more of it). Ignore the Philistines! ;-) The Crimson Petal and the White may well be one of the most perfect books ever written. When I got to the last page I turned back and started all over again. The only thing I look forward to about senility is the prospect of re-reading this book as if for the first ... #337 - ellevee, Crimson Petal and the White is one of my all time favourites. So glad you like it too.
GN: I'm feeling human again after one of the worst hangover days EVER yesterday. Seriously.
BN: None as yet, but it's early yet. ... things, including the holidays and my upcoming birthday, and am not fit for human interaction.
GN: I'm almost done with The Crimson Petal and the White and it's really very good. The Crimson Petal and the White
The Tales of Beedle The Bard
Men At Arms ... Amateur's last night, which I loved and made me hungry and want to run away to Italy and never come back. Almost done with The Crimson Petal and the White, and just started Men At Arms and The Tales of Beedle the Bard.
So much booky goodness! "The last photograph, in other words, of the old (the young) William Rackham."
- The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber
"There was a delivery of fava beans."
- Heat: An Amateur's Adventures As Kitchen Slave by Bill Buford The books I've completed for my 50-Books Challenge are listed first in the order read. The remaining books include: Books I've bought and haven't read yet, some books I want to finish, plus books recommended by other LT-ers. I was going to wait until Jan. 1st to begin, but I got snowed in, so m ... Just finished Collected Fictions, which I loved. Am currently taking another stab at The Crimson Petal And The White, which is one of those books I love but never get beyond the first few chapters, and also reading Heat: An Amateur's (insert rest of long title which the touchstones never pick ... Books I read this year that I had a hard time putting down are as follows:
The Crimson Petal and the White
A Lesson Before Dying
The Thirteenth Tale
Judgment in Stone
Mildred Pierce, Double Indemnity, and The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Big Sleep
Madame Bovary
The Friday ... ... From the futuristic world of the Scottish wilds in Under the Skin to the 19th century London world of prostitute Sugar in The Crimson Petal and the White via his novellas and short stories, the reader never knows what s/he is going to get.
In the case of The Fire Gospels, what s/he gets ... ... own but have been avoiding
1.Scarlett by Alexandra Ripley
2. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
3.The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
4.The Innocent Man by John Grisham
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I'll nudge The Crimson Petal and the White - I enjoyed it a lot. Definately a big nudge for The Crimson Petal and the White, in my opinion this book is a masterpiece. I would give a negative half nudge for The Crimson Petal and the White. As a disclaimer, I only got through about 2/3 of this book. But even after investing all that time in it I didn't care enough about the characters to finish it. I thought it was a terribly slow read, but I know quite a few ... I would have to give half a nudge to The Crimson Petal and the White. I read it and wasn't happy with the ending but then there have been a few books that didn't wrap up satisfactorily for me. ( Water for Elephants is one ) Hi Danielle!
I have only read The Crimson Petal and the White, which really did not impress me, and Caesar's Women, not as good as the previous books in the series. In fact, if you have not read the others, I suggest you start with The First Man in Rome, and follow the order, and wait ... ... books are
The Crimson Crown - Edith Layton
The Serpent Bride - Sara Douglass
Season of Storms - Susanna Kearsley
The Crimson Petal and the White - Michael Faber
Caesar's Women - Colleen McCullough
The Cosmic Clues - Manjiri Prabhu
The Golden Leopard - Lynn Kerstan
Seize the ... #68 TT: I have already read both The Crimson Petal and the White and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norris in years past. I have never heard of the third book you listed, however. Could you elucidate? ... I am planning to read three 1000 page books in 2009. alcottacre's assignment is to read them back-to-back!
Shantaram
The Crimson Petal and the White
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norris
Or is that too easy!
Edited to change year from 2008 to 2009!
- TT #21 The Crimson Petal and the White is a great book, which I just gave to my 78 year old mother to read because I kept telling her about it. I think she can handle it, lol.
I am going to read The Apple, Michel Faber as part of my 999 because the short stories supposedly tie up some of the "lo ... ... "chunksters" will be a fun category, two of my favorite books (admittedly, a long, long list) are A Suitable Boy and The Crimson Petal and the White, both of which qualify. Historical Fiction
1. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
2. The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
3. Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
4. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
5. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier ***Finished 2/7/09***
6. Lov ... You've hit on a genre I just can't get enough of! Probably my favourite of all is The Crimson Petal, and if you do try that one you could follow it up with The Apple, but I have loads more in my library and I'm going to try and compile a list here of the best of them.
As the thread ... ... even The Mists of Avalon - all terrific books but, if that's the sort of thing you like I'm sure you'd absolutely love The Crimson Petal! Onf of the best books in the world by one of the best writers - absolute perfection! It hasn't got nearly as many nudges here yet as it deserves. Can I ... I quite liked crimson petal, though I must admit I picked it up to begin with because of Tennyson, I agree with others that Sarah Waters is better, and Possession is one of my favourite books. I thought I'd find more on my shelves to recommend, but now that I look, there are more of an 18th ... There is absolutely only 1 choice for me to nudge, and that is The Crimson Petal and the White. Don't let the size put you off, this book is a masterpiece. ... of Avalon
Jane Eyre
Year of Wonders
Daughter of the Shining Isles
Life Mask
Rebecca
The Game of Kings
The Crimson Petal and the White
The Morning River
I, Claudius
Mother Earth Father Sky
Grand Sophy
Aztec
The Last Picture Show
Isolde, Queen of the Wester ... If I may add one more to the list... I thoroughly enjoyed The Observations, by Jane Harris. Like The Crimson Petal and the White the heroine (if you can call her that) tries to escape the sordid underbelly of Victorian society by taking a brave and irreverent journey.
Not a great book, ... The Crimson Petal and the White is definitely a book I enjoyed, but not my most favorite. It was just the first book that I thought of.
Here's another book I found that takes place in the Victorian period: The Minutes of the Lazarus Club, by Tony Pollard. It's only out in the UK (for right ... ... dropping by....
Nice selection of book. I think I've just discovered a gold mine. I note with interest, Kasthu, that The Crimson Petal and the White is listed first. Is that a fave? ... Bowl
The Godfather's Revenge
Marked Man
Invisible Prey
Sense and Sensibility
Oh, and I half way finished The Crimson Petal also. ... Christianity rather than actually say anything particularly insightful - I was hoping for so much more from this.
I have The Crimson Petal and the White on my shelf as yet unread - The Fire Gospel hasn't put me off picking that up, as Faber does write really well at the level of the sentence.
... ... sounds very good. I hate when an author does not deliver on what started out as promising. I only know Faber's work from The Crimson Petal and the White, but I would have thought based on the writing in that book that he would be able to get Prometheus across. ... the Morning by Shannon Drake
56. The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
57. Middlemarch by George Eliot
58. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber
59. Daughter of Troy by Sarah B. Franklin
60. My Friend Leonard by James Frey
61. The Man of Property by Joh ... Making my way through The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber, and loving it. This is a very enjoyable read. 33 & 46--I also loved The Crimson Petal and the White, especially for the use of 2nd person narration in the first section. Simply awesome!
Yesterday I got a copy of For Keeps edited by Victoria Zackheim, who graciously sent me a review copy and The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner ... > 33: sydamy, I loved The Crimson and the White... it took me the first few chapters to get into it, but once I did, I couldn't put it down. Kept me enthralled the rest of the way.
Has anyone read Nora Roberts' Sign of Seven Trilogy books? I saw some at the bookstore and it sounded interesting, ... Two more books today, The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber and Shake Hands with the Devil by General Romeo Dallaire, which I have wanted to read for a long time but also don't want to read, if you know what I mean. ... next 3 books that I will be reading are:-
Birds Without Wings by Louis De Bernieres
Kingdom Come by J.G. Ballard
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber ... doesn't really count as mine.... :-(
Favorite Book (so far): Perfume: The Story of a murderer, THe Book Thief, The Crimson Petal and the White.
Favorite Movie (so far): Hmmmmm..... Three COlours Trilogy, Cinema Paradiso, Dodgeball, Truly Madly Deeply, and pretty much anything Ma ... I'm always looking for more fiction set in Victorian England, so feel free to add to the list below.
The Crimson Petal and the White
A Dangerous Fortune
The Dark Lantern
The Forgotten Garden (with a little bit of tthe present day as well)
Falling Angels
Girl in a Blue Dress
Th ... richarddear: I loved The Courage Consort and found it to be very different from The Crimson Petal and the White, though I loved that one, also.
No new books for this book lady today. ... by Michel Faber--heard good things about this book but wouldn't have risked it if it hadn't been $5...I didn't like The Crimson Petal and the White
Poplollies and Bellibones by Susan Kelz Sperling...another book about words, can I resist them, no I cannot.
So. ... auls
A Perfect Red by Greenfield, Amy
In the Moon of Red Ponies by Burke, James Lee
Red Queen by Drabble, Margaret
Crimson Petal and the White by Faber, Michel ... but no better than lots of other good historical novels I've read in the past - certainly nowhere near as good as Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White (although anyone who knows how I feel about that book would expect me to say that) or any of Margaret George's historical fiction (more ... ... my next one has to be The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps by the unique and sublime Michel Faber. Since the almost perfect The Crimson Petal and the White, this incredible author probably requires no plugs from me and yet it seems so few people have read his other books. If anyone was put off ... And now I've raised the subject of one of my joint all-time-favourite-books I'd better just mention the other - The Crimson Petal and the White - by saying thanks to Faber for filling in so many gaps with The Apple but I could stand to hear a lot more about Emmeline Fox and whatever early ... Faeries (25th Anniversary Edition)
Jenna Starborn
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
The Crimson Petal and the White
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
And here I was telling myself not to buy more books until last month's batch was read... ... (25th Anniversary Edition)
Jenna Starborn
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
Mr. Midshipman Hornblower
The Crimson Petal the the White
Plus, two jazz cds. ... country: they do things differently there" - The Go-between, L P Hartley (and, oh, so true).
"Watch your step." - The Crimson Petal and the White
"My father had a face that could stop a clock." - The Eyre Affair
and the next one's a bit of a cheat because I'm ignoring the ... The Red Pony, Steinbeck
Big Red, Jim Kjelgaard,
Red River, Lolita Tademy
The Crimson Petal and the White, Michel Faber
Tomato Red, Daniel Woodrell ... in calamity physics
the prince of tides
soul mountain
the group
anil's ghost
charms for the easy life
the crimson petal and the white
don't let's go to the dogs tonight
waiting
and i'd still like to read the ones i listed above in message four as well! ... of the Book and have started The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.
I must be on a Pulitzer kick.
I've got The Crimson Petal and the White in the wings though. Anna Karenina, I Know This Much Is True, and The Crimson Petal and the White are all rather lengthy and quite delightful. Hehehe... Then (besides "The city...") I also liked lately The Crimson Petal and the White, besides that also 2 short novels Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran & Oscar and the Lady in Pink. But those are for sure not similar to books of Kurt or Douglas ;) III. 500+
Over 500 pages per book.
1. Michel Faber - Lelieblank, scharlakenrood (The Crimson Petal and the White) - feb08
2. Giorgio Faletti - Ik dood (Io Uccido) - jun08
3. Henning Mankell - De Chinees - jul08
4. Tim Weiner - Een spoor van vernieling - aug08
5. José Rod ... I second the motion for Anna Karenina and would also like to recommend The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber...it's about 900 pages, and I thought it was quite wonderful. ... I joined today I'm somehow sure I'll manage to reach this number ;) So, I remember that I read until now these books:
1. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
2. Past Lifes by Ken McClure
3. Golden Buddha by Clive Cussler
4. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
5. ... 41F.) The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
I really enjoyed most of this book. I was sucked in and thrilled by the first 90% of it, but I felt like the last 100 pages were hurriedly tossed together. I didn't like the abrupt way it finished or all the loose ends that hurried ... ... (had to reread it for the release of the film)
Pledged, by Alexandra Robbins
Loyal In Love, by Jean Plaidy
The Crimson Petal and the White, by Michel Faber
The Virgin Suicides, by Jeffery Eugenides
Cotillion, by Georgette Heyer
Pathetic, I know. But in my ... ... Bernieres; This Thing of Darkness by Harry Thompson, Joseph O'Connor, especially Star of the Sea, Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White, Umbertos Eco and Charles Palliser just for starters? I am in the 1870's of Victorian England. I'm reading Michel Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White. So far, so good! I was hoping someone could help me. I read Michel Faber's the crimson petal and the white recently. I just didn't really like it. I know a lot of other people do. I was wondering could you tell me what you liked so much about it? I went to Borders on my lunch hour and picked up Such a Pretty Fat by Jen Lancaster and The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber. ... a Jean Plaidy book about Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I. Absolutely love it. And then next up is Michel Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White, which I am really excited about reading. So May is already looking up! ... a Jean Plaidy about Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I. LOVE it so far. After that, I plan on tackling Michel Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White. ... is as good as I've got yet (in no particular order):
Middlemarch
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
The Grapes of Wrath
The Crimson Petal and the White
The Remains of the Day
A Prayer for Owen Meany
The Deptford Trilogy
The Magus
Jude the Obscure
Life of Pi
To Kill a Mocki ... ... and Culinaria France, these books are absolutely beautiful. I also got City of Falling Angels, All She Was Worth, Crimson Petal and the White, Samaritan, and My Name is Red. Three of these are to replace library books I know I won't have time to finish. I also got five of the Poet ... Finished The Crimson Petal and The White, which I absolutely loved. The best book I've read this year by far. I'm now reading Daphne by Justine Picardie. I read The Crimson Petal and the White over xmas - loved it too!
Currently reading Mister Pip I'm reading The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber. I'm only a few chapters in, but so far I'm loving it. It's beautifully written. ... just 10?? Well, here goes:
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
The Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis ... The End of Mr Y is on my TBR pile. Think I'm feeling a bit put off now though. Please don't hate The Crimson Petal - I love it soooooo much it hurts when other people don't like it - though if you found it hard to get through, Under the Skin is much, much easier. ... I predict that you will absolutely love The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. And I think you might like The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber.
This thread is so addictive!
Thank you fyrefly98 and Arctic for the recs. Both of those Night Watch books look ... ...
Similarly, although he's on there for Under The Skin, another Michel Faber masterpiece well worthy of inclusion is The Crimson Petal and the White. This, and Charles Palliser's The Quincunx, are responsible for a wave of fake Victorian novels hitting the shelves in the 21st century ... ... Through my canny powers of mind-reading (read: looking at your library and some brief googling), I can confidently say it's The Crimson Petal and the White. :) I'm one of the 1879 people, but it's on my TBR list... first sentence down, only 700-odd pages to go. You still get a cookie for ... ... Tyler I read. I was so disappointed that I haven't bothered to pick up her more recent work.
#9 kiwiflowa, I enjoyed The Crimson Petal and the White overall, although it really dragged at times, and I agree that Slammerkin was better! ... Sadly it was a real bore.
The Secret Life of Bees Sue Monk Kidd
This book was too slow and needed some 'oomph'
The Crimson Petal and the White Michael Faber
I felt like the story was supposed to be amazing but wasn't? Slammerkin was much better!
Wild Lavender Belinda A ... Cabegley, I have to say that I did not really like The crimson petal and the white. I was disappointed, I guess I was expecting something more.
After reading The Egyptologist by Arthur Phillips, I decided never to read anything written by him again. However, avaland, since you say Angeli ... ... enjoyed Fingersmith, as well as Waters' earlier Tipping the Velvet.
Three others I liked enough to mention are:
The Crimson Petal and the White, by Michel Faber, about a prostitute in Victorian London. Like Fingersmith, this book is structured like a Victorian novel, although ... ... like an ass.
I'm reading Gonzo: The Life Of Hunter S. Thompson, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (again), The Crimson Petal and the White, John Constantine Hellblazer: Fear and Loathing, and Food: A Culinary History.
Too many books! ... my promise that
there will be fucking in the very near future, not to mention madness, abduction, and violent death.'
- The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber ... guys!! Sorry I've been away so long!
Great thread by the way.... Hmmmm, let me think....
In no particular order:
The Crimson Petal and the White
Memoirs of a Geisha
Of Mice and Men
Bella Mafia
Winnie the Pooh
The Liar
The Cider House Rules
The Book Thief
Atonemen ... Currently reading:
Harry Potter and the Order Of The Phoenix
The Crimson Petal and the White (still!)
Food: A Culinary History (still!) ... The Colour Of Magic, which was very funny. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and kind of love Rincewind.
Am still working on The Crimson Petal and the White, which is great but slow going, as well as Food: A Culinary History, of which I only read about one article a day, as it otherwise crushes ... ... books... apparently working at a bookstore kills your reading time...
the colour of magic
food: a culinary history
the crimson petal and the white
They're all really good books, it's just I have literally no time to freaking read. It's actually really depressing me. Food: A Culinary History
The Crimson Petal and the White
The Colour Of Magic
Good Omens was quite funny, incidentally. Finished Life With Jeeves, which was amazing.
Am partially through The Crimson Petal and the White, which is obscene and funny and beautiful, getting hungry from Food: A Culinary History, and laughing my ass off at Good Omens. Finally finished the brilliant Life With Jeeves.
Am currently reading:
Food: A Culinary History
Good Omens
The Crimson Petal and the White Still working through Life With Jeeves.
Also reading The Crimson Petal and the White. Hmm, no one has mentioned The Crimson Petal and the White yet?
Here are a few more--some of which move to other locations as well.
Minaret by Leila Abulela
Imposture by Bernard Markovitz
The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox
The Linnet Bird by Linda Holeman
Lit Lif ... ... Hood
Kambili Achike in Purple Hibiscus
the girls in The Poisonwood Bible
Isserley in Under the Skin and Sugar in The Crimson Petal and the White
the unnamed female protagonist in Die Wand/The Wall, by Marlen Haushofer
Astrid Smart in The Accidental
both characters in Fair Play ... Sounds pretty intense, like a combination of The Diary of Anne Frank and Sophie's Choice and The Crimson Petal and the White.
Re #76: I have read JE and am very much enjoying The Eyre Affair so far. I don't know why I didn't get into the first time I tried to read it. Different space, I ... ... or have read many books set in London, of course. One that I have read which is of quite some interest for the visitor is The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber, which has a lot of description of Victorian London, besides being an excellent read.
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber
The Camomile Lawn by Mary Wesley
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Daffodils - William Wordsworth (maybe not allowed?)
Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden
No Orchids for Miss Blandish by James Hadley Chase ... Gregory 4/5
11.Tipping the Velvet Sara Waters 2/5
12.The Future Homemakers of America Laurie Graham 3.5/5
13.The Crimson Petal and the White Michael Faber 2/5
14.Lady of Hay Barbara Erskine 4/5
15.Hiding from the Light Barbara Erskine 5/5
16.Sheer Abandon Penny Vincenzi 4/ ...
The best historical novel I've read set in London is The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber.Normally, I read tome upon tome of factual London history but that novel captured some aspects of Victorian life brilliantly. Loved loved loved The Crimson Petal and the White.
#5 - Faber has said there will be no sequel, I believe. He has however written a collection of short stories called The Apple, about charaters who have a connection in some way (though not necessarily obvious) to the original novel. In the ... I also didn't like The Shipping News.
Other books that I can't believe I wasted my time on were The Crimson Petal and the White. To me it was 900 pages that never went anywhere. I only finished it because it was lent to me by a friend and I felt obligated to see it through to the end. It ... ... the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber ... Wurtzel
5. My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
6. Loverboy by Victoria Redel
7. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
8. The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber
9. Dress Codes: of Three Girlhoods by Noelle Howey
10. Icy Sparks by Gwyn Hyman Rubio
11. She Flew the Coop: A Novel ... I love the opening to The Crimson Petal and the White. I felt so personally drawn into the narrative.
I'll not say any more as I know it's on Kell_Smurthwaite's list, and I don't want to ruin the nice surpises in store! ... and Strongholds - Elizabeth Chadwick (568 pages)
The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas (894 pages)
The Crimson Petal and the White - Michel Faber (835 pages)
A Respectable Trade - Philipa Gregory (501 pages)
Emperor: The Gates of Rome - Conn Iggulden (62 ... BLACK: The black arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson
WHITE: The crimson petal and the white by Michel Faber
RED: The crimson circle by Edgar Wallace
BLUE: Bluegate Fields by Anne Perry
GREEN: Green Tea and other ghost stories by J.Sheridan LeFanu
YELLOW: The yellow ... ... this.
Blue Dog
Green Iguana
The Lilac Bus
The Black Rifle
The Color Purple
Indigo Slam
Raptor Red
The Crimson Petal and the White = two for one
Coral Seas ok, so this is a stretch, but I have no Pink
Chocolate The Consuming Passion chocolate's a color, right??
... #17 lutee: what a contrast to a book group I belong to - we all loved Michael Faber's The Crimson Petal and the White besides evoking Victorian London so well, he turned a lot of the stereotypes upside down.
#559: agree - The People's Act of Love was one of my favourite reads of the last ... Fans of The Crimson Petal and The White: previously discussed on this thread.
The Apple: New Crimson Petal Stories is disappointing. If you want to know what happened to the characters in the first book, you won't find them. Good writing though. I am swearing right now not to buy anymore books for 2006 :p
Here are the 2 I bought today:
The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn ... I needed after that time of holiday-related stress. Once I'm finished with the third book I'm planning on finally reading The Crimson and the Petal White. #12 xicanti: you wrote -
'I felt completely let down by The Crimson Petal and the White's ending. I loved the book right up until the very end... when suddenly it seemed as though he just got tired of writing'.
**SPOILER***
I thought that he had the most trouble with Agnes near the end. Get ... I felt completely let down by The Crimson Petal and the White's ending. I loved the book right up until the very end... when suddenly it seemed as though he just got tired of writing. The characters were all left hanging. Grr! Apparently there's a book of short stories that follows some of ... As The Crimson Petal and the White is 800+ pages long I'm still reading it. But what a good read. It's by Michael Faber. In this 21st c. novel set in Victorian times in London, prostitution figures more predominantly than in the works of Dickens & Thackeray. You never know perhaps Queen Victor ... ... I didn't like the writing and I felt that the "good" story could have been told in 10 pages.
Also wanted to chime in on The Crimson Petal and the White - I loved it, too. I read on another forum that the short stories were weak, though. I am taking the recommendation on Under The Skin - T ... re: message 17 >> I'll have to look for that. I enjoyed The Crimson Petal and the White right up until the very end, when the loose ends ruined it for me. It's good to know that such a book exists.
I'm about 75 pages into Watership Down by Richard Adams. I really want to like it, but ...
I've just started The Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber. It's been recommended to me and so far has not disappointed. Fans of The Crimson Petal and the White:
I recently bought The Apple. New Crimson Petal Stories by Michel Faber. Some of the stories pick up where the book left off, some were written previously. Faber had so many lettters asking what had happened to the characters he wrote these stories. I enjoyed The Crimson Petal and the White, but I strongly recommend Fingersmith, by Sarah Waters, for a great contemporary book with a Victorian setting and flavor.
I finished The Spy Who Came in from the Cold this afternoon, and really enjoyed it. I was concerned, because my two previous ... hazelk, I enjoyed The Crimson Petal... quite a bit, but Faber's 2000 novel Under the Skin is even more of a stunner, a great book.
I'm 3/4 way through Arthur and George by Julian Barnes and have tasted the first few pages ofThe Crimson Petal and the White by Michael Faber. Have enjoyed the former and looking forward to the latter as the Victorian setting of the St Giles area of London interests me and the author has ... I also didn't enjoy the narrative at the beginning of Crimson Petal and the White. For me- it *did* fail miserably! LOL. And seemed totally in contrast with the rest of the book. I think I just thought all the characters in the book were thoroughly annoying, and so I didn't care much about ... Of course, some books are just very poorly made. I got through the whole of The Crimson Petal and the White without cracking the spine, even though it's a fat book, but the last few pages fell out anyway. That made me incredibly angry. aarti - Im glad Im not the only one who disliked The Crimson Petal and the White. So many people liked it, I was beginning to think I was the only one! I was disappointed that it wasnt better, the premise of the book was interesting. I loved The Crimson Petal and the White. I absolutely couldn't put it down, which just goes to show the way readers and novels interact -- I suppose even readers who love the same book (or hate it) may have very different reasons for loving (or hating) it.
Faber did an interesting thing ... MFB, I just finished The Crimson Petal and the White! I really liked it.
I'm new to LibraryThing, so I'm not sure how to send private messages . . . do you know how? I have a question about TCPATW.
Also I forgot to mention the David Liss works, and Iain Pears' An Instance of the Fingerp ... ... much all Georgette Heyer's novels, most of which are set in Georgian or Regency England.
I must take exception with Crimson Petal and the White, avaland ;-) I couldn't finish that book! I think it's one of those love 'em or hate 'em types. Off the top of my head...
French Lieutenant's Woman Victorian London and the recent past (if I remember correctly)
Crimson Petal and the White Victorian London
Dress Lodger also Victorian London
Spell of Winter a modern gothic...and Orange Prize winner
Secret River fabulous ... ... book. I recently finished Enemy Women, which was quite similar.
I'm also surprised that no one has yet mentioned The Crimson Petal and the White, which was a fantasic, sweeping novel of the late 19th century. Wow! I just found it - Under the Skin by Michael Faber. The author of The Crimson Petal and the White! I'll say they are completely different. What about The Crimson Petal and the White, by Michel Faber? Contemporary fiction, but written in the style of what it sounds like he's used to. I'm reading three books at the moment, which is unsual for me. I've started The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber, Someone Like You by Cathy Kelly and Misty by V. C. Andrews. To hue hue 97 : I had the same feeling as you about The Crimson Petal and the White but was glad that I read the whole thing.
I'm currently reading Fateless by Imre Kertesz, a fictionalised account of his experiences in a concentration camp. What is interesting is the main character's ... I'm reading The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber at home. Nice fluff but I'm not sure if it's worth the time it will take to finish it.
Since it's too bulky for my purse, I take All the Names by Jose Saramago along with me for reading elsewhere. I'm not very far into it -- I ... I'm reading The Crimson Petal and the White by Michel Faber at home. But it's too bulky for my purse, so I take All the Names by Jose Saramago along with me for reading elsewhere.
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