Janet Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Thanks, Gaia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 You can't be blamed if someone else buys you books .. be very rude to refuse .. mum's especially. Mine is at her happiest when giving me a book/pie Anyway .. book bargains must always be taken advantage of. I loved The Dark is Rising also so think you and your mum made a very wise choice there .. it's bound to be good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weave Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Here's to more books Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 The Dark is Rising has been recommended to me before - time to check it out, I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 You can't be blamed if someone else buys you books .. be very rude to refuse .. mum's especially. Mine is at her happiest when giving me a book/pie Anyway .. book bargains must always be taken advantage of. I loved The Dark is Rising also so think you and your mum made a very wise choice there .. it's bound to be good You're right. And anyway, I said "oh, I mustn't buy any more books" (trying to be good) and so she insisted on buying it for me. I think she rather missed the point but I couldn't refuse! Here's to more books Janet Thanks, Paula. The Dark is Rising has been recommended to me before - time to check it out, I think... I think it's the sort of book you'll enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 According to Amazon, I bought it last year! I need to investigate my book piles later! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devi Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 According to Amazon, I bought it last year! I need to investigate my book piles later! I did that last week! Went to buy a book I saw on here, but when I went onto Amazon I had already bought it in Feb last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 According to Amazon, I bought it last year! I need to investigate my book piles later! I did that last week! Went to buy a book I saw on here, but when I went onto Amazon I had already bought it in Feb last year. I've done it too - it's one of the perils of being a bookworm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I've done the hardcopy version of that - picked up (I think a Tracy Chevalier) book secondhand in a charity shop, and a few months later picked up the same book again. Still haven't read either copy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pixie Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I loved The Shadow of the Wind . Happy reading in 2015 ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 10, 2015 Author Share Posted January 10, 2015 I don't think I've heard a bad review of it so I have high hopes for it. Thanks, LP - and to you too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 11, 2015 Author Share Posted January 11, 2015 I finished the last of the Larkin books by H E Bates today - A Little of What You Fancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 12, 2015 Share Posted January 12, 2015 I've done it too - it's one of the perils of being a bookworm! Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 This morning I started How Steeple Sinderby Won the F.A. Cup by J L Carr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 I received a book swap book from Brian today. It looks brand new. He'd also put in some origami bookmarks which are really sweet. Thanks again, Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melodious Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I have a copy of The Bell Jar on my bedside table. One to get through this year maybe when my mood is better. Looking forward to your thoughts on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thanks. I hope you enjoy it when you eventually read it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppyshake Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Lovely book swap Janet .. I loved The Bell Jar .. hope you do too It's very sad though .. make sure you're feeling top of the shop when you read it .. or sandwich it between two light hearted ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thanks - will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I hope you enjoy The Bell Jar, Janet ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thanks, Gaia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond The ‘blurb’ Paddington Bear had travelled all the way from Darkest Peru when the Brown family first met him on Paddington station. Since then their lives have never been quite the same… for ordinary things become quite extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is involved. 2015 started the way 2014 ended – with another childhood favourite! I read this countless times, but unlike Winnie-the-Pooh I haven’t revisited it as an adult. I’d been thinking of re-reading it (in fact, I’m sure I have it – or one of the other Paddington books – somewhere in the house but I can’t find it) since I read about the Paddington Trail in London, which sadly I couldn’t make it to. I also wanted to read it before seeing the film at the cinema. With regards to the film – that was good fun, and I loved the actors who played the Browns and Mrs Bird – but it wasn’t very true to the book and therefore whilst I enjoyed it it wasn't... truly satisfying! However, rereading it was a different matter - it was like slipping on an old favourite jumper found in the back of the wardrobe ( ) – the characters were just how I remembered them to be. Paddington is endearing from the start and, despite always seeming to get into a scrape he always comes out on top – and he does things with the best of intentions. The Browns are great too – he definitely fell on his paws when he went to live at Windsor Gardens! Top stuff. The paperback edition is 153 pages long and is published by Harper Collins. It was first published in 1958. The ISBN is 9780007174164. 5/5 (Another childhood favourite) (Finished 1 January 2014) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtrpath27 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I just learned my something new for today. I never realized that Paddington Bear was a children's novel just like Peter Pan or Mary Poppins. I always thought he was a picture book character more like Curious George. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I just learned my something new for today. I never realized that Paddington Bear was a children's novel just like Peter Pan or Mary Poppins. I always thought he was a picture book character more like Curious George. I thought that too! Particularly because here in the Netherlands I've seen him on things like mugs and socks, but I've never seen the book. I'll have to assume it would have been translated if it's famous enough to make mugs off, but I don't think I've seen it anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 I've heard of Curious George, but I'm not familiar with him at all. I shall have to Google. Paddington.com do not show Dutch on their list of translations, although they clearly don't have the full list as Wikipedia says the books have been translated into 70 languages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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