tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post1261178619544933506..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: Lost Horizon - James Hiltonlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-67601869510968301742013-02-02T12:02:37.315+11:002013-02-02T12:02:37.315+11:00I agree. The story was inherently unbelievable but...I agree. The story was inherently unbelievable but was told so well that I was drawn in. I think that the story would have had an appeal to the original readers in the 1930s would have been attracted to a story about a place that was removed from the troubles of real life.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-43173918848881388942013-02-02T06:26:45.635+11:002013-02-02T06:26:45.635+11:00I don't usually like stories that are so fanta...I don't usually like stories that are so fantastic as to be unbelievable, but Hilton's writing is so good that I was drawn right into this story. hopeinbrazilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842290165385823751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-85525218125506154562013-02-01T11:19:48.085+11:002013-02-01T11:19:48.085+11:00I'm glad your new computer means that you can ...I'm glad your new computer means that you can drop by & comment again! I think LH is one of those books that we think we know well because we've all heard of Shangri-La but it was sadder & less adventurous than I expected.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-41771245158233611202013-02-01T07:57:43.071+11:002013-02-01T07:57:43.071+11:00I'm so pleased you liked that, because I picke...I'm so pleased you liked that, because I picked up a copy because the name was familiar and I though it might be useful for my century of the books and I wasn't quite sure. I recall that the year was 1933, because it was the year both of my parents were born, so it could have been a pre Penguin paperback, and maybe in a different style.<br /><br />Apologies for not commenting in a long time, but my old computer wouldn't load you blog. I've got a new one now, and am getting up to speed with Windows 8.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-47284448668231116752013-01-31T17:54:13.238+11:002013-01-31T17:54:13.238+11:00I think that may be the first US paperback, Rose. ...I think that may be the first US paperback, Rose. I thought the first paperbacks were Penguins in the UK but I could be wrong! It's a great adventure story anyway.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-85394176109369852572013-01-31T09:02:13.944+11:002013-01-31T09:02:13.944+11:00The first paperback ever published, I didn't k...The first paperback ever published, I didn't know, thanks Lyn.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14751315680374413649noreply@blogger.com