tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post3513142045695400993..comments2024-03-28T11:17:43.586+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: Various titlesCathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-30367547078279956022017-08-28T10:49:25.456+01:002017-08-28T10:49:25.456+01:00Margaret: Thankyou so much for your good wishes fo...Margaret: Thankyou so much for your good wishes for Peter's knee operation. It's happening on the 15th. September. I must admit, I do like talkative old ladies... they always seem to want to tell me their life histories.<br /><br />Yvonne: I know the feeling, which is why, more often than not, I do posts with several short reviews rather than a long review of every book I read. <br /><br />To tell the truth neither am I big into short story collections, but this one was better than most.<br /><br />I think the reason we can read randomly of the Wexford novels is that they do stand alone, plus we've all seen the TV series and are familiar with the set-up.<br /><br />Thank you, the operation happens on the 15th. and is creeping ever closer.<br /> <br />Hope you're enjoying the Bank Holiday weekend.<br />Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-20213320406336319872017-08-21T22:23:17.879+01:002017-08-21T22:23:17.879+01:00Hi Cath,
I seem to spend my life reading but not ...Hi Cath,<br /><br />I seem to spend my life reading but not reviewing just lately. In fact reading would be something of a novelty as well sometimes!!<br /><br />I'm not really big into short story collections, however 'Continental Crimes' does sound quite appealing and I enjoy Martin Edwards writing.<br /><br />I too, have read randomly from the 'Wexford' novels, although I think that they work quite well as stand alone stories. I was also an avid fan of the television series and anything written by Ruth Rendell. A nice review and character assessment of 'Wexford'.<br /><br />Best Wishes to your husband when he has his operation and I hope for a very speedy recovery :)<br /><br />YvonneYvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-31966879719340407482017-08-20T12:41:21.737+01:002017-08-20T12:41:21.737+01:00Cath, best wishes for your husband's knee oper...Cath, best wishes for your husband's knee operation. And I hope you do get some reading time - I find hospitals can be good for reading as you wait, depending on how chatty the other people around me are. Last visit it was a very talkative old lady - but she was very entertaining.BooksPleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721650104596705715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-30018289210946827872017-08-19T10:43:41.810+01:002017-08-19T10:43:41.810+01:00Pat: LOL... to be honest I'm quite a slow read...Pat: LOL... to be honest I'm quite a slow reader. We worked out once that Peter read about three times as many books as me every year, my eldest daughter the same. I don't know how they do it. I think it's because I read every word and they say they don't. Plus I catch Peter quite often skipping 3 or 4 pages at a time. I don't know how he can do that.<br /><br />I definitely want to read more of the Lady Trent books, for a start they are really pretty books but that first one was excellent.<br /><br />Margaret: No, I'm not comfortable writing about short stories either. If you write about every one (and I have done in the past) it's an endless chore which you have to do as you go along or you forget what what you've read. I thought I'd try this way for a change and I'm glad to hear it worked. <br /><br />It's not easy trying to keep up with reviews and next month I won't be able to as my husband will be having his 2nd. knee operation. Probably won't even have time to read for several weeks...<br />Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-74412138497667157662017-08-18T18:19:28.724+01:002017-08-18T18:19:28.724+01:00I'm never comfortable writing about short stor...I'm never comfortable writing about short stories - you have done it so well! I'm glad you enjoyed your 'first' Wexford. I haven't read The Natural History of Dragons and going off your review think it's one I'd enjoy.<br /><br />I'm so far behind with reviews this year, so I think I should follow your example and write a catch up post.BooksPleasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721650104596705715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-79325086135003851932017-08-18T15:46:32.603+01:002017-08-18T15:46:32.603+01:00Did you take a speed reading coarse?! lol I read t...Did you take a speed reading coarse?! lol I read the Natural History of Dragons a few years back and remember I enjoyed it. And, I agree with the Victorian feel of the story! Glad you enjoyed it! I can't remember if I read book 2 or not lol.DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.com