tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post3993117773437547530..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: So, I started making a list...StuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-70526813224947097492007-04-19T17:15:00.000+01:002007-04-19T17:15:00.000+01:00I got sidtracked half-way through Jonathan Strange...I got sidtracked half-way through Jonathan Strange - went to books and things more interesting. Never got back to it, but I think I might pick it up again soon<BR/><BR/>Quit The Time Travellers Wife at about the half point - not interested to continue<BR/><BR/>Ruth, if you like Ondaatje, you must try Skin of the Lion<BR/><BR/>So, Simon, my first choice on your list would be the secret option. Just off to the library now to pick up One Pair of HandsJanicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863609531256703440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-84382487578905358882007-04-19T14:57:00.000+01:002007-04-19T14:57:00.000+01:00Well obviously we all have different opinions but ...Well obviously we all have different opinions but here are mine. I disliked Jonathan Strange intensely -- could not finish it. Time Travellers Wife was OK, ditto Notes on a Scandal. Dusty Answer is a wonderful book as is anything by Lehmann. I'm not mad on Tomalin though I do like Mansfield so would rather read her writings than her biog. The secret option wil be great. I'm just off to my own blog to blog about Sense and Sensibility.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-62659248565546173412007-04-19T13:18:00.000+01:002007-04-19T13:18:00.000+01:00Oooh, I'm so jealous of your Whipple! Not having r...Oooh, I'm so jealous of your Whipple! <BR/><BR/>Not having read half of these myself, I can't constructively comment. Just a little thought - isn't Jonathan Strange huge? This would help to determine a stay-at-home/read at table/read in bed book. <BR/><BR/>As to Colin's comment re LORD OF THE RINGS - get an enthused friend to read it to you (helps to get over the bumpy bits). I read the entire thing to my husband before the movies came out!equianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13259340054005982291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-77783915720449741522007-04-19T13:05:00.000+01:002007-04-19T13:05:00.000+01:00Didn't you promise me you'd be reading Lord of the...Didn't you promise me you'd be reading Lord of the Rings when you'd finished Uni?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-74745727849782241102007-04-19T12:40:00.000+01:002007-04-19T12:40:00.000+01:00Start off with SaplingsMrs Miniver is practically ...Start off with Saplings<BR/>Mrs Miniver is practically a series of vignettes so you can read one a night before you go to sleep<BR/>So that it two down<BR/><BR/>The book about Kevin is brilliant but quite shattering so do not read on a sunny day if you want peace of mind<BR/><BR/>After this you will want a good giggle so go for the One Pair of Hands which is wonderful<BR/><BR/>Jonathan Strange - you need to check the weather forecast and save this up for a wet week so you can dive in and do not emerge until you have finished it<BR/><BR/>All the others as and when<BR/><BR/>There - problem solved!<BR/>ElaineElainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09848701699665839821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-12518407840308974322007-04-19T09:52:00.000+01:002007-04-19T09:52:00.000+01:00I'd love to read the Dorothy Whipple notebook - I ...I'd love to read the Dorothy Whipple notebook - I didn't know about it, so thanks for the tip. Mrs. Miniver is just wonderful!Cornflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779286635989616330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-24716777264129112932007-04-19T07:13:00.000+01:002007-04-19T07:13:00.000+01:00I picked up The Time Travellers Wife in our local ...I picked up The Time Travellers Wife in our local FARA Charity Shop yesterday (along with Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje, author of The English Patient and Accidental by Ali Smith) No where is my RC by Whipple, I must have another look at that.<BR/>Just arted Anil's Ghost before I stepped off the train last night.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-33558123877384090982007-04-19T01:39:00.000+01:002007-04-19T01:39:00.000+01:00Hello! Well, I'd love to get my hands on copies o...Hello! Well, I'd love to get my hands on copies of the Dickens, Lehmann, and Whipple. I'm jealous here! I really enjoyed The Time Traveler's Wife and I think you either buy into the story and love it, or don't.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.com