tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post5690586930366762546..comments2024-03-28T11:17:43.586+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: Currently reading and just finishedCathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-53823256020702201652020-09-25T23:31:32.180+01:002020-09-25T23:31:32.180+01:00Pat: I really hope you enjoy The Achemist's Da...Pat: I really hope you enjoy The Achemist's Daughter. I think it will be your kind of thing.<br /><br />Susan: Sorry to hear you don't have fall, though I think I realised that. Wow, yes, I'm sure it must be 'really' different to Washington state! I do hope your family are ok, we've been seeing some truly awful images on TV. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-63040568203058790412020-09-23T18:44:33.013+01:002020-09-23T18:44:33.013+01:00I'm glad you're getting some nice crisp Fa...I'm glad you're getting some nice crisp Fall weather! We don't really have Fall here in Arizona (at least not in the part where I live), which is sad. I miss the real seasons I experienced in Washington State, where I grew up, and in Utah, where I went to college.<br /><br />A lot of my family lives in Washington and Oregon, so I've been concerned about what's happening up there. There weren't any fires really near my parents' house, but their air quality was really bad for awhile. I think it's clearing up now, thank goodness. My poor PNW! So sad :(<br /><br />Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-42062248123494769672020-09-22T12:10:21.639+01:002020-09-22T12:10:21.639+01:00Want to guess what book came in the mail today??? ...Want to guess what book came in the mail today??? I sent for it right after you posted this!!! lolDesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-32532546836915649662020-09-22T10:49:28.152+01:002020-09-22T10:49:28.152+01:00Yvonne: When I read several books at once they hav...Yvonne: When I read several books at once they have to be completely different, then I don't get confused. I couldn't, for instance, read two crime novels at the same time, that 'would' be confusing.<br /><br />Yes, I did enjoy The Alchemist's Daughter enough to read on and in fact have book 2 on my Kindle already. That said, I'm not sure it would be your kind of thing. <br /><br />The hot weather is not to my taste to be honest, but luckily it has not been over-warm so it's been fine. Happy now that it's due to get cooler though.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />Judith: Thank you, I took it four or five years ago when we had good autumn colours on the trees. <br /><br />Yes, I would love to go over to see the war sites, I think you can do orgainsed trips so I might suggest to Peter that we do that when all this covid business is behind us. 'When'. *Sigh*<br /><br />East Anglia is a lovely area to visit when you're able to come to England again. Goodness yes, if/when you make it back to England we must certainly get together. I don't think we would ever stop talking. <br />Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-91497469885384250882020-09-17T23:34:48.240+01:002020-09-17T23:34:48.240+01:00Cath,
I love your new header photo! How lovely for...Cath,<br />I love your new header photo! How lovely for this time of year.<br />I, too, have wanted to visit northern France and "the beaches" and sites related to the Second World War. My uncle was in the infantry and fought for at least two years in Europe, including the Battle of the Bulge. I've wanted to see that area, but maybe I should do so virtually.<br />If I travel anywhere overseas after Covid, it will be ENGLAND, and that will likely be that. I so want to visit East Anglia, where most of my mother's ancestors came from, emigrating 1623-1640. It seems most of them came from Suffolk and Norfolk, a few from Essex, and then a smattering from Kent, Somerset, London, etc. Despite three trips to England, I've never been to East Anglia. <br />BUT I must return to Cornwall and Devon, which I never had the chance to see enough of. Twice to Cornwall, but it was not long enough! Anyway, if I decide to make the venture, perhaps we can grab a coffee or lunch somewhere near you. Judithhttps://readerinthewilderness.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-53417535817681110942020-09-17T13:55:45.570+01:002020-09-17T13:55:45.570+01:00Hi Cath,
A nice selection of books, I'm still...Hi Cath,<br /><br />A nice selection of books, I'm still not sure how you manage to read more than one book at a time, I just loose too much concentration!<br /><br />The only one I know I would definitely enjoy is the Margery Allingham mystery, as I read several of her books many years ago. I'm not sure whether this was one of them or not, but I would probably be up for reading it a second time anyway.<br /><br />The Theodora Goss book is quite intriguing, although a little outside of my usual remit. However I'm still not certain that I want to give up valuable real estate to reading it right now. Did you enjoy it enough to want to read the other couple of books in the series? I really do like the cover art of the series, very rich and opulent looking.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing and hope you are both enjoying this last blast of summery weather :)<br /><br />Yvonne xxYvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-23266317799338890972020-09-15T23:21:15.482+01:002020-09-15T23:21:15.482+01:00Kay: So pleased it's a little cooler over ther...Kay: So pleased it's a little cooler over there in Texas. I hope it stays that way. It might have been Lark who read The Alchemist's Daughter and you saw her review. It is definitely a good one for fall! Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-64113898059552410082020-09-15T15:51:53.231+01:002020-09-15T15:51:53.231+01:00Cath, nice to hear what you've been reading. ...Cath, nice to hear what you've been reading. And I'm glad you are getting to the fall season. We've had cooler weather (cool for us anyway) and I'm delighted with it. I think I actually own The Alchemist's Daughter. Someone read it a while back and reported on it - can't remember which blogger. Anyway, I picked it up and I think it sounds like a good one for fall. Yes, most imaginative. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-9795589304616089382020-09-14T22:40:39.676+01:002020-09-14T22:40:39.676+01:00Pat, I think you would love The Alchemist's Da...Pat, I think you would love The Alchemist's Daughter... and the 'gottens' wouldn't bother you. LOL! Sorry to hear you're still not well.<br /><br />Mystica: Yes, I really do like to ring the changes with books.<br /><br />Constance: Once I've read more of the Campion books I'll be able to judge better how they compare with others of the era. <br /><br />As to exercise, my husband's still recovering from his pneumonia so hasn't a lot of stamina. Planning to get out for some walks soon though.<br /><br />Tracy: Some of the later Campion books do sound pretty good. It's often the way with series, that they hit their stride four or five books in. The French travel books was indeed very good.<br /><br />Margaret: I got most annoyed with Sherlock Holmes saying 'gotten' all the time. Imagine! I'm happy to recommend Sandi Toksvig's book very highly.<br /><br />Lark: The idea behind The Alchemist's Daughter is one of the most imaginative I've come across. I'll be buying book two to read as well. I wasn't familiar with the Rappicini story at all and had to look it up to see what it was about... then they told us in the book. LOL It took me a while to realise what the interjections were but once I did I was mostly ok with them, although I'm not sure I really see the point. <br />Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-14387803430394672022020-09-14T20:44:08.269+01:002020-09-14T20:44:08.269+01:00I liked The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Da...I liked The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughters. I thought it was fun to put all those classic monster novels together. And I liked Mary Jekyll and Beatrice Rappicini. I did get a little tired of all the other character's interjections into the narrative after awhile, but that's a small thing. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-12012490907642580792020-09-14T19:22:30.590+01:002020-09-14T19:22:30.590+01:00Well they all look good, although I think I'd ...Well they all look good, although I think I'd find the 'gotten' and 'awesome' in the Alchemist's Daughter book irritating. Sandi Toksvig's books appeal the most.Margaret @ BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-35162113740616452652020-09-14T18:22:58.331+01:002020-09-14T18:22:58.331+01:00I have reread a lot of the Allingham books, but I ...I have reread a lot of the Allingham books, but I haven't gone back to the earlier ones so I haven't reread The Crime at Black Dudley. I still have 5 books at the end to reread, the first four, and one in the middle (The Case of the Late Pig). I also want to read some of her non-Campion books. The travel book sounds good also.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-44049751053698922282020-09-14T15:03:32.469+01:002020-09-14T15:03:32.469+01:00I do love house parties but have only read one boo...I do love house parties but have only read one book by Allingham - it didn't seem to me to have the sparkle of other books of that era. <br /><br />We have finally had some autumn weather too. I have been trying to walk 2-3 miles per day because of not going to the gym and I was thinking last night it won't be much fun when it gets freezing again. When my brother lends me his dog, I get the exercise without having to think about it as she is very energetic.CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-58084784025763743892020-09-14T13:45:38.698+01:002020-09-14T13:45:38.698+01:00Nice mix of reads. Nice mix of reads. Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-31057182152830465352020-09-14T12:54:16.567+01:002020-09-14T12:54:16.567+01:00The Alchemist Daughter sounds good.. I will have t...The Alchemist Daughter sounds good.. I will have to check that one out on Amazon! I've not felt well so I am not even 1/2 way thru the first book of the month..It will be a bad reading month.. sigh. Glad you are reading away as normal! lolDesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.com