pipread Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I take it you found your reading mojo then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 Hehe - I did, thank goodness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 Finished my 40th (and final) book of 2008 today - 1066 And All That by W C Stellar and R J Yeatman. That's 10 more than 2007 and 20 more than 2006! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 What did you think of 1066 and All That, Janet? I have it on my TBR pile. Being non-English, am I likely to get the humour of it, do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 I was trying to write a review yesterday but it wasn't coming out very well! I don't want to put you off (and it's quite a thin book so hopefully I won't) but I think I might have enjoyed it more if I'd read it when I was 16. I say this for two reasons - 1. the humour is rather 'schoolboy' in style and also a bit dated now (the book was first published in 1930) and 2. my memory for school history is not sufficient for me to have enjoyed some of the references - and history was my favourite subject at school! I have to say I was pretty disappointed with it. It had some gems but for me, they were few and far between and I'd probably only rate it 5/10. (Sorry!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Don't apologise! I appreciate the honest review. I think I'll definitely have problems with it then, but I'll have a crack anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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