Comments on: The First 100 Pages – Magnus Magnusson’s: Scotland The Story of a Nation http://www.2edinburgh.com/2010/06/the-first-100-pages-magnus-magnussons-scotland-the-story-of-a-nation/ Ideas for visitors to Craigwell Cottage - www.2edinburgh.co.uk Sat, 14 Jan 2012 12:35:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Diana R http://www.2edinburgh.com/2010/06/the-first-100-pages-magnus-magnussons-scotland-the-story-of-a-nation/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Diana R Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:22:46 +0000 http://www.2edinburgh.com/?p=125#comment-50 Thanks for writing this - it really puts some sense around something I think I was feeling as well. I will admit to a (guilty?) attachment to historical fiction - maybe for the very reason that it is more centered on the people. Really good historical fiction will often lead me into some heavy reading though because I then want to know the "real" details and the historical context more fully. All that being said, I am really enjoying the Magnusson book - I think I like the framework it is giving me as I research the Scottish side of my family history. I only seem to read it on the weekends though - it just sits there and stares at me throughout the week and watches with scorn as I read "lighter" things! Oh, btw - I just finished Remarkable Creatures a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it! (It was the first thing I read on my Kindle) Tracy Chevalier is a little on and off for me. There are some of her books that I've just loved and others that didn't do much for me, just so-so and I picked up RC with some trepidation. It didn't take long before I was absolutely absorbed in it. Thanks for writing this – it really puts some sense around something I think I was feeling as well. I will admit to a (guilty?) attachment to historical fiction – maybe for the very reason that it is more centered on the people. Really good historical fiction will often lead me into some heavy reading though because I then want to know the “real” details and the historical context more fully.

All that being said, I am really enjoying the Magnusson book – I think I like the framework it is giving me as I research the Scottish side of my family history. I only seem to read it on the weekends though – it just sits there and stares at me throughout the week and watches with scorn as I read “lighter” things!

Oh, btw – I just finished Remarkable Creatures a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it! (It was the first thing I read on my Kindle) Tracy Chevalier is a little on and off for me. There are some of her books that I’ve just loved and others that didn’t do much for me, just so-so and I picked up RC with some trepidation. It didn’t take long before I was absolutely absorbed in it.

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