tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post3117521251128517378..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: My Life in Books: Series Three: Day ThreeStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-68465183904642514352012-11-03T15:19:33.968+00:002012-11-03T15:19:33.968+00:00Tanya, if you like Deakin and Macfarlane's nat...Tanya, if you like Deakin and Macfarlane's nature writing, then I think you might enjoy "Needwood" by Miles Richardson. I've not read it yet, but the previews available via his website (needwood.net) and, moreover, his beautifully crafted tweets (@richardsonmiles) suggest it is of a similar theme and quality.David Nolan (David73277)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16898875181095358216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-20147652922505408132012-11-03T14:22:24.185+00:002012-11-03T14:22:24.185+00:00
What a lovely and interesting selection of books....<br />What a lovely and interesting selection of books. I too loved an Enid Blyton book when I was younger, though in my case in was The Faraway Tree. Abigail@The Story Factory Reading Zonehttp://abigailannreading.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-44726863238265117602012-11-01T21:12:27.674+00:002012-11-01T21:12:27.674+00:00some great choices ,some books I ve read some I ve...some great choices ,some books I ve read some I ve not ,all the best stustujallenhttp://winstonsdad.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-46991945710414374052012-10-31T21:18:17.188+00:002012-10-31T21:18:17.188+00:00Margaret and Tanya, you mention so many wonderful ...Margaret and Tanya, you mention so many wonderful books between the two of you! Some are old favourites of mine - Enid Blyton, Agatha Christie, Tolkien - and I've added both <i>Waterlog</i> and <i>The Spiral Staircase</i> to my TBR list. As always in "My Life in Books", it was lovely to hear the stories behind your choices and I especially enjoyed Tanya's mention of how her mom used to hide away reading Georgette Heyer when she said she was tidying up. That is exactly the kind of thing I could see myself doing!Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-38239352731850699342012-10-31T19:40:04.980+00:002012-10-31T19:40:04.980+00:00Thanks for including me in this series - it is gre...Thanks for including me in this series - it is great to find out who my other half was and read Margaret's reasons for choosing her books. Margaret, I am a keen swimmer, and swam a lot in rivers and lakes when I was a child, which is partly why Waterlog spoke to me, but it has a lot to offer the non-swimmer too - although it might reinforce a dislike of cold water.<br /><br />It's also lovely to meet, at least virtually, another admirer of Karen Armstrong, who is such a remarkable writer.Tanyanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-68574212349696982222012-10-31T13:29:21.577+00:002012-10-31T13:29:21.577+00:00I've only read a few of the titles you mention...I've only read a few of the titles you mentioned, but what lovely memories you have of how these books have been in your lives.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171389134207433317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-59238929865906369682012-10-31T09:59:42.455+00:002012-10-31T09:59:42.455+00:00Simon, thanks for including me in your series. I h...Simon, thanks for including me in your series. I had no idea my 'other half' was Tanya! I think she summed up my reading tastes so well. The Spiral Staircase isn't a guilty pleasure choice, I picked it as a surprising choice because normally I avoid writing about religion - which is something that greatly interests me.Margaret @ BooksPleasehttp://www.booksplease.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-21063355383101057312012-10-31T09:27:24.656+00:002012-10-31T09:27:24.656+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15944565510049727932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-60536733246842279872012-10-31T08:13:58.339+00:002012-10-31T08:13:58.339+00:00Oh what lovely selections you have both made, espe...Oh what lovely selections you have both made, especially Margaret. I read the same books at similar ages to you, my responses were much the same, and I still read and re-read them. Haven't read this particular Karen Armstrong though, but I will hunt it out. Tanya, I liked your Barbara Trapido choice and reasons for picking it - it really is a wonderful book, even for people well past the young adult stage! And you've made me want to read Waterlog - thanks to other bloggers I'm discovering MacFarlane and Kathleen Jamie, so I'll add this one to the Wish List.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.com