tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post7657601548090505862..comments2024-03-28T11:17:43.586+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: Books read in MarchCathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-76604360844529216802019-08-02T14:46:21.960+01:002019-08-02T14:46:21.960+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.銀行汽車貸款0800772999https://www.blogger.com/profile/12702970590612965768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-49813052221427296752019-04-02T10:54:50.647+01:002019-04-02T10:54:50.647+01:00Judith: That's right, I'm heading off to A...Judith: That's right, I'm heading off to Austria, France and Ireland this month... sadly not in reality but via books is absolutely fine. <br /><br />I imagine you're still in the grip of winter? While we're well and truly into spring. Last week was sunny and warm so we got a lot done in the garden. This week is much more a normal April, showers, cool, and actually quite nice. <br /><br />I hope you enjoy Weekend at Thrackley when you get to it. Do you own it?<br /><br />Diane: I hope you enjoy Weekend at Thrackley when you get to it. Be ready to giggle.<br /><br />Nan: My pleasure re the poem.<br /><br />I suspect like Judith you're still in the grip of winter, you both being in the same region of the USA. I like winter very much but I fancy by April I would be ready for something else. <br /><br />I've had a conversion in regards to the Maisie Dobbs books, not for the first time I should add. Same thing happened with Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak books. I've learnt not to say 'never' and that's a good thing, right?<br /><br />Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-79735042617690231802019-04-02T10:41:33.358+01:002019-04-02T10:41:33.358+01:00Pat: I suppose some people do only have 2 or 3 boo...Pat: I suppose some people do only have 2 or 3 books to choose from but I can't imagine it, no. But that's me, if I have a hobby I always go a bit crazy buying things for it... books, jigsaws, dvds if it's a new TV series I love, and so on. I'm an 'all or nothing' sort of person. LOL<br /><br />Kay: yes, that poem really resonated with me and I suspected it would with other bookish folk too.<br /><br />Margaret: I had that poem stashed away in my 'Book bits' folder. Where it came from I have no idea so it must've been sitting there a while.<br /><br />I find it quite hard keeping up with reviews. I'm already one behind and it's only the start of April. <br /><br />Mother's Day was Saturday for me, for one reason or another, and yes thanks it was really nice. <br /><br />Yvonne: I always say it's about how much you enjoy the books you read rather than numbers. I know plenty of people who read 200 books a year (my husband is one) but I simply cannot read that fast, so I know how you feel. It is what it is and I'm OK with that.<br /><br />You're right about Alan Melville's books, I looked into them as well and a few really didn't appeal... the stagey ones for instance. <br /><br />Generally when I read 2 books at a time they're fiction and non-fiction so I don't mix them up. I thought I was reading two fictions but when I checked it turns out that The Tattooist of Auschwitz is actually non-fiction. So now that's finished I'm again reading two and this time they really are both fiction and both about WW1 and its aftermath. Confusing? Yes.<br /><br />I've started the 2nd. Maisie Dobbs and it really is very good. <br /><br />Have a good week!<br />Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-38802396720305044952019-04-01T03:19:53.197+01:002019-04-01T03:19:53.197+01:00First of all, thank you for that poem. I've sa...First of all, thank you for that poem. I've saved it. Great words.<br />Gardening. Amazing. I follow some British people on Instagram, and see their gardens and just sigh. But today we saw robins on the lawn, and last night heard a woodcock. They almost always come at the end of March. <br />I do love the Maisie Dobbs books. <br />I've read three this month. Various reasons. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-6837718944651820542019-04-01T00:24:14.377+01:002019-04-01T00:24:14.377+01:00Glad u enjoyed Weekend at Thackerly (I have a copy...Glad u enjoyed Weekend at Thackerly (I have a copy). Have a good week!(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-6263425543817911842019-04-01T00:01:40.648+01:002019-04-01T00:01:40.648+01:00Hi Cath,
Your April reading looks wonderfully adve...Hi Cath,<br />Your April reading looks wonderfully adventurous, as in armchair travelling.<br />I'll look forward to hearing your thoughts about them.<br />I'm so glad you've had a good month for puttering in the garden. Oh, I do so long for flowers. We have six weeks to go for even the early ones, unless, of course we have a sudden warming event, as we had in 2012.<br /><br />And, Cath, Weekend at Thrackley, that is on my list, for this year, for sure!! Thank you.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-21538571447620321772019-03-31T22:51:00.657+01:002019-03-31T22:51:00.657+01:00Hi Cath,
You are another dark horse when it comes...Hi Cath,<br /><br />You are another dark horse when it comes to declaring exactly how many books you manage to read in a month (I was earlier berating Kelly for exactly the same thing). I can't see myself even contemplating a monthly wrap-up post anytime soon, so sparse would it be, although I enjoy the books I do manage to get through!<br /><br />The poem is lovely and I also agree with your book of the month choice, although I have to say that I would need to be very selective with Alan Melville's titles I chose to read, as some simply didn't appeal to me at all!<br /><br />I'm not really into the realms of fantasy stories, so although I find the premise of 'The Toy Makers' quite intriguing, as I do some of the author's other titles, I shall probably wait to see what you think of it, seeing as you are reading it right now.<br /><br />I also admire that you can read more than one book at a time. I have to give my full attention to one story at a time, without distraction, although I will generally have the next book on my list lined up and ready to go just as soon as the previous one is finished with.<br /><br />I still also really yearn to at least try the 'Maisie Dobbs' series, so I was immediately drawn to that one from your next group of 'To Reads'.<br /><br />Have a great April and I hope that the garden can be enjoyed some time during the month :)<br /><br />Yvonne<br />xx<br />Yvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-62532118402855409092019-03-31T18:47:23.548+01:002019-03-31T18:47:23.548+01:00I love that poem too - I've never come across ...I love that poem too - I've never come across it before! I've been doing just a little gardening, mainly mowing and tidying, lots of reading, not much writing about what I've read, but as you say that's the way it goes sometimes. Hope you had a great Mother's Day - we spent it with the family and had a lovely time with our grandchildren.BooksPleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721650104596705715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-20555712339122982842019-03-31T13:25:34.461+01:002019-03-31T13:25:34.461+01:00Love the poem, Cath! My feelings exactly - happy ...Love the poem, Cath! My feelings exactly - happy April - tomorrow!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-73955824811600743272019-03-31T11:48:34.058+01:002019-03-31T11:48:34.058+01:00You sure are moving along! Could you even imagine...You sure are moving along! Could you even imagine only having 2 or 3 books to choose from? lolDesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.com