tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post179809068499344501..comments2024-03-28T11:17:43.586+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: January wrap-upCathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-36738982982320360682011-02-02T23:27:09.236+00:002011-02-02T23:27:09.236+00:00Nan: I have a feeling that there are around 16 to ...Nan: I have a feeling that there are around 16 to 18 Daisy books now. I have the first 8 so am contemplating what to do about the rest. Can I sneak another 10 books into the house...<br /><br />Sue: I'm so glad you're now able to read again and I'm sure you are too. Horrible not being able to! Good luck with February!<br /><br />Kelly: Funny how our slump months all vary. January is definitely mine though, sometimes I think it takes me until February to wake up after the Christmas hectic-ness.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-17541219446473584152011-01-31T22:50:13.050+00:002011-01-31T22:50:13.050+00:00My slump months are usually November and December....My slump months are usually November and December... Depends on what is going out, but that seems to be my norm. So, January I generally read a lot because I am so behind in everything!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-15451971977983234202011-01-31T18:45:53.330+00:002011-01-31T18:45:53.330+00:00I read three books in January which was fabulous a...I read three books in January which was fabulous after not being able to read for 9 months. The list is The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Thrush Green, Gossip from Thrush Green. I've just started Winter at Thrush Green and have a Star Trek book underway as well. We'll see how February goes.swlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709793586982270494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-44632695482537028462011-01-31T18:03:44.669+00:002011-01-31T18:03:44.669+00:00I think I've read three of the Daisy D. books,...I think I've read three of the Daisy D. books, and so enjoyed them. I was just going to say that Kay loves them when I saw her comment. :<) There are many more than six for you to read!!<br />http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/carola-dunn/<br /><br />I own Thrush Green and Winter at TG, and though I've read the library copies a few times, I look forward to reading mine.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-82414318561467649242011-01-31T11:35:02.991+00:002011-01-31T11:35:02.991+00:00Yvonne: *Groan* about the DD books because you don...Yvonne: *Groan* about the DD books because you don't see those around all that often. I think my library has the later ones but not the first few. <br /><br />You're right, there are certain books that are perfect for reading slumps. I would include Alexander McCall Smith's books in those too. <br /><br />I think the covers made me pick the Scott Lynch books up first of all. Then I realised what they were and in the basket they went... I'm hopeless. But Hubby bought two by Lee Childs as well so I didn't feel bad for too long. ;-)<br /><br />Verity: I'm not sure which is worse, starting well and losing momentum or starting badly and spending the whole year catching up! LOL.<br /><br />Sue: My pleasure re: the Miss Read books. Always nice to spread the fun around.<br /><br />I've started The Dark Tower and already I'm intrigued so will report back. Hoping to get a good spell of reading in this afternoon because tomorrow there will be no chance. We have young S, not just for the day, but overnight as well. All I'll be up to at bedtime will be Miss Read! zzzzzzzz<br /><br />Kay: I feel so sorry for you with your reading slump, mine is only mild in comparison. Hope you find something to suit you this week. I sometimes find that a change of genre will reawaken my thirst for books. <br /><br />I think I could easily overdose on Daisy... she is so readable.<br /><br />Pat: Truthfully, I'm just glad to be reading at all. For several months last summer all I read was two books so I'll settle for six that include four easy reading books. That's fine and, like you, I'm not in any mood to stress too much about it.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-28422804460711467132011-01-30T20:45:26.316+00:002011-01-30T20:45:26.316+00:00Geez, with one day to spare I finished my 3rd book...Geez, with one day to spare I finished my 3rd book LOL.. pathetic but ask me if I care lol..<br /><br />but you did sterling! I'm proud of you sis!!!DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-11486751829791323632011-01-30T20:32:23.708+00:002011-01-30T20:32:23.708+00:00Ah, Cath, I am in the worst reading slump ever. T...Ah, Cath, I am in the worst reading slump ever. Truly. I feel like my head has been cut off. LOL<br /><br />Maybe something will suit me this week. It's not that I need to feel productive or am under any deadlines, I just feel better when I read. <br /><br />Glad you enjoyed #2 Daisy. I love that series. Of course, my copies are packed away. LOLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-37274799497132799682011-01-30T17:00:11.945+00:002011-01-30T17:00:11.945+00:00Looking forward to your reviews of the Darkover bo...Looking forward to your reviews of the Darkover books. As I mentioned, Forbidden Tower is one of my all time favorite books. MZB's books are a lesson in world-building for the casual writer and totally captivating for the reader.swlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709793586982270494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-91749416035555356732011-01-30T16:57:48.914+00:002011-01-30T16:57:48.914+00:00I can't thank you enough for turning me on to ...I can't thank you enough for turning me on to the Thrush Green series. I am enjoying it immensely and now feel like the residents of Thrush Green are dear friends I want to visit over and over.swlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709793586982270494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-19168217435308519382011-01-30T14:41:36.949+00:002011-01-30T14:41:36.949+00:00Miss read is lovely! I have the opposite effect f...Miss read is lovely! I have the opposite effect for January - I start as I mean to go on and thne it drops off somewhat...verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-5121660222204660302011-01-30T14:24:44.455+00:002011-01-30T14:24:44.455+00:00Hi Cath,
I let a whole boxed new set of six'D...Hi Cath,<br /><br />I let a whole boxed new set of six'Daisy Dalrymple' mysteries go, without bothering to read them first. Now I have heard such good things about them, that I am rather 'kicking myself'.<br /><br />Like the 'Miss Read' and 'Agatha Christie' books, they are just the thing to keep to hand, for those times you need something light to read, or when you get the proverbial 'mental reading block'.<br /><br />I checked out the 'Scott Lynch' books and must say they sound great, what made you pick those up? The covers on their own are quite compelling and dramatic, aren't they?Yvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.com