tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post761216302389923196..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Holiday BooksStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-18526578337178333142010-10-26T12:45:54.391+01:002010-10-26T12:45:54.391+01:00Melwyk - thanks, I'm even more keen to read it...Melwyk - thanks, I'm even more keen to read it after all the positive reviews here. Soon, soon...<br /><br />Yvette - yes, I really enjoyed Parnassus on Wheels, and have been saving this one up as a treat...<br /><br />Sara - I'm sure I will! My housemate read it the other day and loved it. So many books to read! <br /><br />Henrietta - my friend Sherry recently raved about this one, and it's another one I'm sure I'll like<br /><br />Mum - I did end up reading thin ones...<br /><br />Verity - palm trees and illuminated shrubs! Just went on holiday, actually... freezing but fun.<br /><br />Peter - how self-consciously controversial of you ;) I'd rather leave my clothes behind than take no books.<br /><br />Anon - The Night Watch is a definite must-read-soon, but I think I might save it for nights around Christmas. Oh, and I doubt The Haunted Bookshop is scary, if it's anything like Parnassus on Wheels - but I am intrigued to find out what is haunting the bookshop...<br /><br />Ruth - short but sweet! Soon, soon...<br /><br />Susan - another recommendation! I didn't know Morley was so well known in the US - he's impossible to find, except in Print On Demand copies, over here.<br /><br />Kristen - thanks for another Morley recommendation, and oh dear about Gilead! What was it you didn't like?<br /><br />Bibliophile - I did really enjoy Parnassus on Wheels, so will read soon... I'd forgotten how many people commented and loved that Morley, so must dig it out.<br /><br />Darlene - haha, yes, you should have said it was broken, or something, and nabbed it for yourself...<br /><br />Elizabeth - isn't it moving? So many Mansfield gems out there. (Although I think you wanted to comment on an earlier post! Never mind :-) )StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-13634663995469532062010-10-16T17:21:44.109+01:002010-10-16T17:21:44.109+01:00Miss Brill is one of the most poignant and amazing...Miss Brill is one of the most poignant and amazing stories ever.<br />I think it is almost on the top of my list of tear-jerkers...<br /><br />glad to find a Mansfield afficionadoElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03964291132366262298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-66109320702191707262010-10-15T14:14:00.220+01:002010-10-15T14:14:00.220+01:00A woman visiting the library yesterday checked out...A woman visiting the library yesterday checked out Night Watch. I wanted to grab it and head for the staff room so that would be my choice.<br /><br />Enjoy your time away!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-22106946527658703652010-10-15T12:08:06.405+01:002010-10-15T12:08:06.405+01:00I'd take The Haunted Bookshop, but it's th...I'd take <i>The Haunted Bookshop</i>, but it's the only one I have read, so maybe I'm not the best judge. However, if you haven't read <i>Parnassus on Wheels</i>, I recommend taking a different book. Although it isn't necessary to read Parnassus first, it does help to be familiar with the characters from that book before reading the other.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960676264710788969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-50932244665042432212010-10-15T07:14:17.216+01:002010-10-15T07:14:17.216+01:00I'll be recommending this one to my friends......I'll be recommending this one to my friends...lenzyhttp://bookcreak.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-19395936761179139312010-10-15T07:09:04.998+01:002010-10-15T07:09:04.998+01:00I would love reading this creepy book!!! awwwuuuuh...I would love reading this creepy book!!! awwwuuuuhhhh...keehttp://bookcreak.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-40165749202141357202010-10-14T04:28:01.193+01:002010-10-14T04:28:01.193+01:00Love, love, love The Haunted Bookshop. And recent...Love, love, love The Haunted Bookshop. And recently read Molly Fox's Birthday and thought it was a good read too. I'll contradict everyone else though and say that I loathed Gilead and would only open it again if a wonky table needed slightly less than its full width to steady a leg.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651401312450990123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-29726030903789101232010-10-13T21:45:34.062+01:002010-10-13T21:45:34.062+01:00The Haunted Bookshop - no question! Have a great ...The Haunted Bookshop - no question! Have a great trip.Susan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-51649293580426779472010-10-13T21:42:48.348+01:002010-10-13T21:42:48.348+01:00GileadGileadRuthhttp://www.craftypeople,wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-53055219006251839492010-10-13T18:49:34.659+01:002010-10-13T18:49:34.659+01:00Gilead is ace! And The Night Watch is one of my fa...Gilead is ace! And The Night Watch is one of my favourites. LgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-62562213884687744752010-10-13T12:58:16.894+01:002010-10-13T12:58:16.894+01:00Thank you for your approval Dark Puss - I did actu...Thank you for your approval Dark Puss - I did actually email Simon to remind him the Dr Alice (from 'Coast') had proved that Torquay sand is the best in Bitain for the construction of sandcastles - in the hope that he would lay down his books for an hour or so!ovwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-25761162938214409652010-10-13T12:09:41.885+01:002010-10-13T12:09:41.885+01:00Definitely Night Watch. It is good easy reading an...Definitely Night Watch. It is good easy reading and I can't help but get absorbed in Sarah Waters' characters. the haunted bookshop sounds interesting. Is it scary ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-58495038522671647022010-10-13T09:13:46.675+01:002010-10-13T09:13:46.675+01:00Well I'd consider
a) None (just entertain you...Well I'd consider<br /><br />a) None (just entertain yourself in other ways for a change)<br /><br />b) The Sarah Waters if you <i>must</i> take a book!<br /><br />c) OVW advice is good<br /><br />Enjoy Torquay!Dark Pusshttp://morganas-cat.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-71786123879522982072010-10-13T08:49:06.135+01:002010-10-13T08:49:06.135+01:00Torquay - lucky you! Palm Trees!! What are you u...Torquay - lucky you! Palm Trees!! What are you up to down there?? Molly Fox's birthday is good, definitely the best Deidre Maddenverityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-29356689057048080602010-10-13T08:17:02.746+01:002010-10-13T08:17:02.746+01:00Thin ones!Thin ones!ovwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-7193508396223687612010-10-13T07:47:46.688+01:002010-10-13T07:47:46.688+01:00I would choose "Molly Fox's Birthday"...I would choose "Molly Fox's Birthday". I enjoyed her writing voice, and wonderful characters.Henriettanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-69495235067182005972010-10-13T02:49:25.350+01:002010-10-13T02:49:25.350+01:00I read Gilead this summer and could not stop gushi...I read Gilead this summer and could not stop gushing over it. I think you will really love it!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758927721152378470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-9463341768058865572010-10-13T01:39:43.636+01:002010-10-13T01:39:43.636+01:00I second THE HAUNTED BOOKSHOP by Christopher Morle...I second THE HAUNTED BOOKSHOP by Christopher Morley. A good duo would be THB and PARNASSUS ON WHEELS, a sort of companion volume for THB, also by Morley. A great duo.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-23162061740632703562010-10-13T01:30:21.459+01:002010-10-13T01:30:21.459+01:00I can definitely recommend The Haunted Bookshop. T...I can definitely recommend The Haunted Bookshop. Thoroughly enjoyable! I have Illustrado on my tbr, but haven't got to it yet, so all I can say is that it <i>looks</i> very tempting. Enjoy your holiday!Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.com