tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post1969478463032535111..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Snowballing...StuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-80620771840010986332010-09-21T12:01:01.266+01:002010-09-21T12:01:01.266+01:00Rachel - it happens so infrequently, I love that l...Rachel - it happens so infrequently, I love that leap my heart does when I see something I've been hankering for, completely unexpectedly. Did you fete show up anything?<br /><br />Kristen - thanks Kristen! I'm definitely going cold turkey for the nex month or so...<br /><br />Helen - thanks - confession was definitely needed!<br /><br />Peter - yes, you definitely have better self control than me :) It did give me something of a rush to buy a book... which is hilarious, if perhaps worrying.<br /><br />Mystica - I like your spin on this one! And I do love all little village activites - so much more spirit and community in a village than in a city. Especially when things are all done in an amateur, friendly sort of way - although I have to say Lower Slaughter's was more pro than amateur!<br /><br />Simon - haha, maybe maybe! But I doubt it...<br /><br />Sakura - Mel was making that pun ALL DAY so she was pleased that you have too ;)<br /><br />Darlene - oh yes, I suspect I won't find anything that catches my fancy... AHEM. I could easily buy 24 from my Amazon wishlist right now...<br /><br />Curzon - tempting, but I will stay true in spirit as well as letter! (For now...)<br /><br />Susan - book tokens it is indeed! My family and friends seem determined NOT to buy me any books for my birthday, as it is "good for me." With friends like that...<br /><br />Susan D - if only I could bring myself to part with the other Helen Thomas book - but THAT one has an intro and letters from Helen to Edward etc., so... I'm afraid they're all staying on the shelf!<br /><br />Daniel - come, come! In January I am going to go book CRAZY.<br /><br />Hayley - if only I had the strength to do that sort of thing...<br /><br />Brigitte - thank you SO very, very much for your lovely message. I wish you'd commented before March and I could have met you in Oxford - I am so impressed by the 61 books you brought back, I'd love to see the photo if you want to email it to me! And I am humbled by 111 ordered books in the last 18 months - very impressive by anyone's standards. I've been meaning to reply before, because your comment was so nice and made my day - sorry it's taken me this long to get back to you. And apologies for indirectly costing you so much on books!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-52931218401312493302010-09-05T08:31:57.428+01:002010-09-05T08:31:57.428+01:00Simon, Simon - if you don't mean to buy books ...Simon, Simon - if you don't mean to buy books you should NOT walk through to the back room in Arcadia - and DON'T blame my birthday card purchase for luring you in there! However, should you overbuy books in 2011 I can always remove the bed from your bedrom here - you could build a massive bookshelf unit in the middle of the room and doze on top of it like a cat - curled up amongst your reserve collection ;-)<br />OVWovwnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-15933820650664381402010-09-05T02:56:38.629+01:002010-09-05T02:56:38.629+01:00Dear Simon,
Just a few words to cheer you on, fro...Dear Simon,<br /><br />Just a few words to cheer you on, from a long-time lurker and one of your biggest fans. <br /><br />For many years I resisted anything to do with on-line books, sticking to actual bookstores and whatever UK editions I could find while traversing Frankfurt airport. (I live in the Washington, DC area.)<br /><br />But then in the spring of 2009 I fell, and I fell hard. I discovered the lovely, learned “Stuck in a Book” and through you the broader world of book blogs [especially Random Jottings..., A work in progress, and Life must be filled up]; an introduction to a whole new world of unknown books [Mrs Hargreaves, Dorothy Whipple, Mrs Tim, Persephone Books, et al]; and most importantly, the amazing possibilities of the Book Depository and free shipping to the US. So - 23 orders, 111 delivered books, and 7 open orders (pending publication) later, I am a much poorer, yet somehow richer, book lover - if you know what I mean. <br /><br />Not surprisingly, I have now hit my own road to Damascus on (over) book-buying and as of 1 September consider myself on quite a strict budget. Just waiting on those final 2 orders from Amazon (Dorothy Whipple autobiography) & Book Depository (Deb Devonshire autobiography--plus those other 6 pending books)!<br /><br />But what finally tempted me to comment here is Daniel from Halifax. Back in March I visited London & Oxford and consider it a personal best that I was able to make it back to the States with 61 books in my luggage (not including the Colin Dexter-ish types I read & left enroute), which included a copy of “As it Was/World Without End” (Faber Paperbacks from one of the few remaining Charing Cross stores).<br />[Sigh--I have a great photo of those 61 books, including my 2 “Silence Please” eggcups from the Bodleian, but sadly can’t post in a comment.] <br /><br />Anyway, the point of all this is: <br /><br />Courage mes freres - book lovers of the world unite!<br /><br />With kind regards from the US,<br />Brigittedcmurraybhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743543040581526238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-44180874902646935902010-09-03T22:04:09.302+01:002010-09-03T22:04:09.302+01:00Hmmm, could you ofset books bought by disposing of...Hmmm, could you ofset books bought by disposing of some of your duplicate copies of other titles... (please don't throw anything at me for suggesting it)Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-35979096231303329082010-09-03T21:15:25.338+01:002010-09-03T21:15:25.338+01:00I want to come to England, with an empty suitcase ...I want to come to England, with an empty suitcase and go CRAZY at all the wonderful secondhand book stores you have. After this year ends of course so you can join me!DMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15435206223622005832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-33841305521324801042010-09-03T20:08:12.587+01:002010-09-03T20:08:12.587+01:00Simon, Simon, Simon.... It is CLEAR that 2 of tho...Simon, Simon, Simon.... It is CLEAR that 2 of those books don't count. You bought the 2 Helen Thomases to replace something already on your shelves, which of course you will now pass on to some lucky friend.<br /><br />I can't find a way to discount the others, though. <br /><br />The chapter titles alone of Personal Pleasures sound wonderful, so I guess I'll need to track it down.Susan Dhttp://www.destevenson.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-66618320119174441372010-09-03T14:14:22.711+01:002010-09-03T14:14:22.711+01:00Hmmm, only 3 left. You can surely hold out until ...Hmmm, only 3 left. You can surely hold out until October for 1. November should have birthday books coming in to "steel you up," then you are nearly to Christmas...I say you can make it until the week after Christmas and maybe bag the last two with a gift card! (except ya'll don't call them that...what do you call them? Ah, over at Peresphone it says "book tokens." So I guess token is the word I'm looking for.)<br />Hang in there, Simon! You've done well this long and the end is in sight. :)Susan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-35590888028383512532010-09-03T12:59:02.558+01:002010-09-03T12:59:02.558+01:00"I can resist anything except temptation"..."I can resist anything except temptation".<br />Why don't you "sell" these books at cost to anyone who might otherwise not know what to give you for Christmas? That would free up 4 spaces in Project 24.ctussaudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980750998737123223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-91957770640066508252010-09-03T12:37:33.404+01:002010-09-03T12:37:33.404+01:00To find a much sought after book at a fete you jus...To find a much sought after book at a fete you just happened to stumble upon is called Fate. You HAD to buy that one! As for the others...why not, after all, you may not find anything that strikes your fancy for the rest of the year *stifles laughter*.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-81265846316005644392010-09-03T12:19:42.334+01:002010-09-03T12:19:42.334+01:00It's wonderful when you come across a book you...It's wonderful when you come across a book you've been looking for, isn't it? It's fate, you had to get it. And at a fete too! (I know, it's lame, but I couldnt' help it.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-75753365880104192010-09-03T10:40:31.454+01:002010-09-03T10:40:31.454+01:00Hahaha this had me giggling out loud. I think hone...Hahaha this had me giggling out loud. I think honestly your doing really well. Plus the weather will get darker soon and fetes and the like will stop so temptation will lessen, wont it? Maybe...?Simon (Savidge Reads)http://savidgereads.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-54133775562848566462010-09-03T10:27:13.606+01:002010-09-03T10:27:13.606+01:00These books were "finds" and "gems&...These books were "finds" and "gems". You would be foolish to pass them by. I think you've done a good job here by picking them up. I didnt know that names like Little Slaughter existed even. Sounds so nice. A fete sounds so nostalgic. Like going back into a book.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-53106392924726417912010-09-03T07:47:16.079+01:002010-09-03T07:47:16.079+01:00I think my will power is stronger than yours Simon...I think my will power is stronger than yours Simon! I nearly bought a book the other day, but decided that with access to a number of libraries full of literature that I have never read I really didn't need to deviate from the goal of <i>Project Zero</i>.Dark Pusshttp://morganas-cat.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-89385860070184152102010-09-03T01:05:48.148+01:002010-09-03T01:05:48.148+01:00I love your confession and honesty in purchasing t...I love your confession and honesty in purchasing these great finds.<br /><br />A great blog, thanks<br /><br />Helen Tilstonhelen tilstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02791882664528962799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-4498476369690641672010-09-03T00:21:44.571+01:002010-09-03T00:21:44.571+01:00Oh, it was bound to happen at some point! I'm...Oh, it was bound to happen at some point! I'm sure you can still make it. And you found some lovely books.Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-83701504644850112352010-09-02T23:11:51.849+01:002010-09-02T23:11:51.849+01:00You lucky thing! I never find anything at book sta...You lucky thing! I never find anything at book stalls at fetes. BUT I am going to one on Saturday - my last slice of Englishness before I leave. Maybe I'll get lucky. I dreamt I found Greenbanks for 10p at a fete the other night - it's a bit sad when you start dreaming about discovering Dorothy Whipples in unusual places, isn't it?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com