tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post5357008415462338097..comments2024-03-16T01:29:01.905+00:00Comments on Read-warbler: Six Degrees of SeparationCathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-35334007631107773462020-06-12T22:12:53.043+01:002020-06-12T22:12:53.043+01:00CLM: LOL... the best laid plans and all that. Our ...CLM: LOL... the best laid plans and all that. Our libraries are still not open so I'm ploughing on with my own books and am pretty pleased with my progress. 49? Wow. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-28730417236983452162020-06-12T03:48:32.746+01:002020-06-12T03:48:32.746+01:00My plan might have worked but the libraries are st...My plan might have worked but the libraries are starting to open again, at least for curbside delivery although I could not get an appointment this week. I have 49 books on hold but a few are for my nephews.CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-74500297924051644632020-06-09T23:03:23.968+01:002020-06-09T23:03:23.968+01:00CLM: Spending a whole summer reading Angela Thirke...CLM: Spending a whole summer reading Angela Thirkell sounds idyllic to me! I'm working my way through them slowly, I own a few and have a couple on my Kindle. Eventually I want to read them all. <br /><br />Yes, that's what I'm trying to do... spend the summer reading books I do not want to keep thus lowering the tbr mountain. Good to have a plan but whether it will work is another matter.<br /><br />Marg: Miss Pym is a superb standalone, well worth a look. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-39234890992760770192020-06-09T11:42:12.265+01:002020-06-09T11:42:12.265+01:00I have read a couple of Josephine Tey books but no...I have read a couple of Josephine Tey books but not this one!Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-22692367390382456762020-06-09T01:13:18.888+01:002020-06-09T01:13:18.888+01:00Well, I have read four of these - all authors I en...Well, I have read four of these - all authors I enjoy. I spent one summer reading every Thirkell there was and about ten years later collected all of them. It would be nice to reread them but my goal this summer (besides work and the one class I am taking) is to work on the piles of books I own that could possibly be given away after I read them!CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-47011690282994218072020-06-08T23:16:06.421+01:002020-06-08T23:16:06.421+01:00Tracy: Thanks! I find it quite interesting constru...Tracy: Thanks! I find it quite interesting constructing these chains. Gives my brain a bit of exercise. Angela Thirkell will remind you a little bit of E.M. Delafield, not as funny but written with a wry wit and very observant and of the same time period of course.<br /><br />Val: Thank you. How funny that you've read three of these and that they're old favourites. Evening Class really took me surprise, was not expecting to like it as much as I did. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-60619794904300790042020-06-08T17:57:10.392+01:002020-06-08T17:57:10.392+01:00What a delightful post. Especially enjoyable to me...What a delightful post. Especially enjoyable to me as A Murder is... is my favourite Christie and the Tey and Thirkell are old favourites as well ...which means the temptation of Evening class seems quite reasonable and onto my list it goes! lovely Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-80961278002714086762020-06-08T05:17:50.689+01:002020-06-08T05:17:50.689+01:00Cath, this is a great chain. The last book in your...Cath, this is a great chain. The last book in your chain is one of my favorite Miss Marple mysteries. I have not read anything by Thirkell and I am thinking about trying her books. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-66862038436327492352020-06-07T22:52:06.542+01:002020-06-07T22:52:06.542+01:00Diane: Normal People is the only one I 'haven&...Diane: Normal People is the only one I 'haven't' read. And, to be honest, I'm not sure it's for me.<br /><br />Rosemary: Yes, it's very simple. You just start with the book the meme host tells you to use and go off in your own direction linking it to whatever you like. I agree about What I Loved, I haven't read it (I don't think I've read any of the start-off books yet) but I think it's set in New York so I'll probably link to another book set there. Possibly A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.<br /><br />I'm new to Maeve Binchy and Erica James but definitely plan to read more by them. I do think Agatha Christie was a better writer than she was given credit for. And her autobiography is one of the best I've ever read.<br /><br />You're not alone, I shan't be reading (or watching) Normal People either. <br /><br />Sam: Thank you. Yes, I'm always surprised where I end up, the journey is quite bizarre sometimes. <br />Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-90842116248937472952020-06-07T21:32:06.397+01:002020-06-07T21:32:06.397+01:00Nicely done, Cath. I still haven't tried one o...Nicely done, Cath. I still haven't tried one of those but it looks like something that would be fun to do because of its unpredictability. The end result probably surprises you as much as it surprises the rest of us. Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-15086332059917123262020-06-07T13:35:33.619+01:002020-06-07T13:35:33.619+01:00Very interesting links Cath - I've never taken...Very interesting links Cath - I've never taken part in this before as I don't think I really understood how it works, nut now that you've enlightened me I might give it a go next time - though 'What I Loved' might be a bit of a challenge.<br /><br />Great to see another Maeve Binchy, Erica James and (of course!) Angela Thirkell fan too. I haven't read an Agatha Christie for a while and not sure I've ever read this one - but that brilliant quote has whetted my appetite, I wonder if I have that one on my shelves? <br /><br />The one author I've not read on your list is Sally Rooney - I know she is currently very popular, but I don't feel that keen to read Normal People. (Neither have I seen it.)<br /><br />Thanks for this.Rosemaryhttps://sconesandchaiseslongues.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3958492963483272678.post-15870075422338149092020-06-07T12:51:59.668+01:002020-06-07T12:51:59.668+01:00This looks like a fun meme - I've only read No...This looks like a fun meme - I've only read Normal People from your list.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.com