Marie H

Hello Hollie, and to the BCF Nice to have another introvert here!

Well, if he does it again, shoo him off the telly, as per any pets in any house!

The Dance of the Serpents: The Brand New Frey & McGray Mystery (A Frey & McGray Mystery) UK Kindle Edition by Oscar de Muriel for 99p today. I think this one is the 6th of the series (well that’s Goodreads said).

Finished watching the final episode on iPlayer - that was peculiar putting all the episodes so soon, being usually a Sunday evening. Anyway, after seeing the end of the programme, I’m unsure if I remember it as quite the ending as before. I have really enjoyed the series, so I’ve just started re-reading the novel again.

Hi Goose, and to the forum I’ll by another member here to plug for Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London. They are brilliant books.

I have enjoyed the 1st and 2nd episodes. I think the characters are quite accurate to the book, and Lily James was well played as Linda - uneducated and vacuous (with increases as she grew as adult). The 2nd was less about the Bright Young Things (how I did loathed them!), who were in the centre in 1st episode. Most people became grown up, but Linda remained uneducated and ridiculously silly. But she is always rescued by a man……🤔.

I loved The Plague too. I read it around 10 years, but it is especially shows that Camus was close with the plot, with COVID circumstances now. Unfortunately true.

Congratulations Raven!

So far we’re had sunshine, rain, hailstones and thunder within this morning! 😁😳

Ah, that’s what I was mentioning it too🙂

Planted the 6 Gardener’s Delight Tomato plants in the greenhouse now. They have been difficult this year to harden off, so they are a bit leggy, with unusual late frosts in May.

The first episode was very good, both accurate with plot and acting. I’m not sure that some on the music (1980s New Order and possibly Marc Bolan) we’re slightly jarring. Why not music of the era would have been better? Anyway, I really did enjoy the 1st episode.

I can cope with a few french and Latin bonne mots, but my O Level are my limits! It is when the author puts a whole paragraph, then I haven’t a clue what they are talking about. I have Nancy Mitford is often of this; a snobbery mostly.

Yep, I’m now fluent in Google Translation too!. You just to be rather sceptical of some of the texts, every now and again

Both a wonderful, and House of Trelawney is improving well.

I wouldn’t dare….😁 Listening Audible House of Trelawney by Hannah Rothschild again. Started listening sometime last year, but the characters seemed unreal, so I only managed 20% then. Now I’ve got into it; though the characters are still too flighty, for me. The style of the book is very like Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love and Dodie Smith’s I Captured the Castle, with bohemian and impoverished families in crumbling castle/estate. But in the present time.

I have the 1st of the series, though not read yet. I think I bought it after Hayley’s review.

So, is anyone else excited about the BBC 1, Sunday evening watching the adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love? I am! The actors seem a decent bunch, BBC blurb Freedom, friendship, sex and love. Impatiently waiting for life to begin, two cousins are thrust into a decadent, whirlwind adventure. Starring Lily James and Andrew Scott. Role Contributor Linda Radlett Lily James Fanny Logan Emily Beecham Uncle Matthew Dominic West Lord Merlin Andrew Scott Tony Kroesig Freddie Fox The Bolter Emily Mortimer Aunt Emily Annabel Mullion Writer Emily Mortimer Director Emily Mortimer Adapted and directed by award-winning actor Emily Mortimer, The Pursuit Of Love is a romantic comedy-drama about love and friendship from the 1945 novel by Nancy Mitford. Emily Mortimer explains how the novel was brought to the screen and the challenges of adapting it from book to screenplay as well as directing, including directing herself in the role of The Bolter.

Thanks Brian & Hayley. I’m still feeling happy to delete the old book logs; as I never use them, they seem to be clogging up space, for me. I’ve had to downsize my paper & hardbacks to a very small amount, plus any that I’ve had read will be going to the charity shops soon *fingers crossed*. It’s that I like the idea of spring cleaning the old logs, that’s all. So I’ll keep use the Marie H’s Book Log - Ongoing, and the Members Thread please. Thanks

Hi Hayley, or Brian, I think that I never use any of my past book logs, and these are simply wasting space. Could you delete Marie H Reading List 2018 and any other previous logs. My ongoing reading log is sufficient for my use, as I don’t produce much in the way of reviews, and Goodreads is enough for my information/book rating etc. Thanks

Lies, Damned Lies and History was my favourite of the Chronicles. Jodi produced incredible plot lines, and whole of the crews at Mary’s have to be at least slightly bonkers to cope with “investigate major historical events in contemporary time” 😁

10 years ago I was in involved and engaged with book club and reviewing for the BCF, but I found that both of them were tiring and (as the book club at my local library especially) disheartening. Found that I’m not that into people, and their cliquey ways. I’m must happier just reading book that I want to read, plus reading over people’s reviews at the BCF, and occasionally mention book that I have recently read and particularly enjoyed. I am happy with that at this Forum, and the community within it.

Yeah, some of the footnotes in the novellas pre-Abigail we’re definitely for the US market. Though I think that RoL, as a whole, would be very difficult for US readers to follow all the very Britishness of the books.

Yes, I did make reviews, when I joined the Forum, but I realised that they were rather dull, compared to other members ☺️. It’s not my forte, and I was relieved not to try again 🙂

Gosh, I did read you review weeks ago, and I thought mentioning the spoiler alert, though obviously I didn’t. I loved WADTS, and the only irritation for me were the footnotes. They weren’t that helpful, for me. I have absolutely no idea how young people live, let alone how they chatter! But I hope the Aaronovitch writes more novels about Abigail as the main character. 🙂 I had missed the connects in the spoiler alert, though I should have! *facepalm*