tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post3518347113299420065..comments2024-03-28T11:17:43.586+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: Weekend at ThrackleyCathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-51028420887356272752019-03-13T11:17:13.153+00:002019-03-13T11:17:13.153+00:00Margaret: I used to be in hysterics watching those...Margaret: I used to be in hysterics watching those farces but then I was only in my teens and more things are hilarious at that age than when you're older. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-18001698846645149632019-03-13T09:28:20.079+00:002019-03-13T09:28:20.079+00:00This sounds good - I haven't read any of Alan ...This sounds good - I haven't read any of Alan Melville's books, so I'll look out for them at the library.I remember those Brian Rix farces and enjoyed them at the time but not so sure I would now.Margaret @ BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-42152107423590311632019-03-08T22:58:03.746+00:002019-03-08T22:58:03.746+00:00Tracy: LOL... glad I'm not the only person for...Tracy: LOL... glad I'm not the only person forgetting which books are in the house. It is easier for me though as my husband never buys any. Which means I'm forgetting the books I myself have bought...Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-47011716872090066382019-03-06T23:40:18.642+00:002019-03-06T23:40:18.642+00:00Based on your review, this book sounds very good, ...Based on your review, this book sounds very good, and I have been wanting to read this author, so I will look for it. (Making sure first that we don't already have a copy. My husband sometimes buys the BLCC books and I forget he has them.)TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-12313350213981629342019-03-06T23:28:01.065+00:002019-03-06T23:28:01.065+00:00Judith, funny you should be stopping by to comment...Judith, funny you should be stopping by to comment just as I was answering Yvonne. The book really was quite unusual, especially the very humorous side to the writing, which had me giggling quite a bit. That's rare in a book but delightful when I find it. I'm currently reading a volume of Miss Marple short stories too and that has a similar vein of humour running through. AC doesn't get the credit she deserves for the humour in her writing... it was even on display in her wonderful autobiography, one of the best I've ever read.<br /><br />Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-47632793315395900282019-03-06T23:18:05.442+00:002019-03-06T23:18:05.442+00:00Hi Yvonne, yes these BLCC books are quite addictiv...Hi Yvonne, yes these BLCC books are quite addictive. Not only are most of the stories rather good but the covers are glorious. I have managed to resist buying them all but it's not easy when I'm in Smiths and they have a whole display of them. <br /><br />I think if you read a lot in this genre as we do we often pick the culprit out quite early on. In one modern murder book I read, for instance, a policeman was on the scene so quickly I immediately knew it was him. So as you say it resulted in a different way of reading as I tried to prove to myself that he had done it, and he had. It didn't spoil the book at all, it was just a different experience.<br /><br />Thank you for your kind words, I appreciate your popping in to comment and you always do so so intelligently. I seem to be getting less comments suddenly and thus treasure every one I do get so 'thank you'. <br />Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-52880623526468390052019-03-06T23:15:56.783+00:002019-03-06T23:15:56.783+00:00This does sound so entertaining, Cath! I'm so ...This does sound so entertaining, Cath! I'm so glad to know you consider it one of the best in the series--I'll be putting it on my list. Excellent review by the way!Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-72877507910550489962019-03-05T22:16:44.178+00:002019-03-05T22:16:44.178+00:00Hi Cath,
I keep meaning to sample one or two of t...Hi Cath,<br /><br />I keep meaning to sample one or two of the BLCC books, but I just know that this is a series I would much rather read as a 'real' book and once I began collecting those amazing covers, I just wouldn't be able to stop until I had the entire collection, when they would be confined to a shelf somewhere, with me not having the time to read them!<br /><br />I do quite like a good suspenseful thriller, but I am equally kept engaged by an intriguing murder/ mystery whodunnit. It was often the case that I had worked out the identity of an Agatha Christie villain quite early on in the story, when the thrill of reading then became the engaging way in which the storyline was constructed and how the culprit was unmasked, so I am quite used to this format from the more 'classical' authors in the genre.<br /><br />A good review which was thoughtful and constructive, it lets any potential reader know just what they are getting for their money :)<br /><br />Yvonne<br />xx<br />Yvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.com