What Would Nicola Read?

[owl]

Has anyone ever read a book because Nicola (or Lawrie or Ginty) did first? For me it was Ramage and Brat Farrar.

It also happened the other way around in my case; I was thrilled to find that Nicola in Autumn Term was reading The Flight of the Heron, as the only other person I'd found who'd done so was my mother.

Comments

[mrs-redboots.livejournal.com]

I tried to read The Mask of Apollo because of Nicola, but hated it!

But I loved Lord Peter long before I loved Nicola! And I don't share her taste for Hornblower, either.

[owl]

Poor Hornblower, he's getting no love!

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

I love Ioan Gruffudd, but I suspect that just makes me part of the problem. ;)

[rosathome.livejournal.com]

I read Hornblower as a result of the combination of Nicola and Ioan Gruffudd and I have to say I loved it. I've read them all, from his time as a Midshipman through to his retirement. I tried Ramage too, and thought it was okay, but not as good as Hornblower. Though I also liked that he had served with Hornblower once.

I tried Henry Esmond purely because of Nicola and found it tedious beyond belief. Well, I say purely Nicola but it was actually Crommie's comment about Dickens-haters invariably enjoying Thackeray. Not this one!

I'd read Peter Wimsey independently but I was equally thrilled when I first saw Balliol.

I'd forgotten about Brat Farrar. Is it any good?

Hornblower / Brat Farrar

[colne-dsr.livejournal.com]

I loved Hornblower too, Ramage rather less so. Definitely second division next to Hornblower. Two more Hornblowers to go, then I'm on to Alexander Kent.

Brat Farrar is excellent, one of those rare books which I read and immediately went back to the start and read again.

[owl]

Mmmm, Ioan.....