Anna Faversham

Hello Mumford and hello Hamilton and welcome to The Book Forum.

Same here, Shirley - I need more time to read. I'm reading a thriller at the moment but I have a nice Christmas short story next in line.

I only found out, OB, because I was alerted to one of my books (I'm a writer) being on their tbr list. I took a look at the list and nearly fell off my chair! The chance of them ever reading my book is pretty slim, or even none at all! It's nobody on here, of course. We're all far too sane.

On another forum I saw someone with over 9,000 books on their TBR. I find it hard to comment on that! I have about 40 in the queue on my Kindle.

I love reading and have so little time to read! However, this site has alerted me to a couple of good books that I got stuck into and enjoyed, so I hope it will do the same for you.

Good to have you with us.

I agree about the number of characters, and their different stories. I think it is the sort of book you could read more than once. I have certainly listened to it more than once. I also get too busy to do much reading all in one go and that certainly doesn't help with hanging on to who's who.

hhh. I am fairly new too and I think it's a good sign to have so many newcomers to our forum. I am fascinated by what you say about the forum being part of your computer course. Please do tell us more. What computer course?

Dual nationality - British/NZ

Amber. Good to have you around here.

That's a timely reminder for me, Madeleine. I' m a writer and the prevailing wisdom today is to write a series whereas I prefer to write something completely different each time (there's only been twice so far!). Thank you so much. I loved her Jamaica Inn. I read it what seems like hundreds of years ago but it is one of the few books that sticks in my mind. Amber - I've just seen that you're reading 'A Week in December'. I listened to a download of that. Loved it.

Apparently, arctic swans have been arriving here in the UK earlier than usual causing some to think that a long, cold winter is ahead of us. Sigh.

It's my favourite too du Maurier too and I agree that with the real inn being on a main road does diminish the spooky atmosphere so expertly crafted in her novel. I'm still glad I had the chance to visit though.

I've bought some great reference books from a charity shop which is well organized and has two floors. I could spend all day in there. I also buy some wonderful books from an RNLI shop. I donate paperbacks to a shelf in a railway station - books for commuters/passengers - which raises money for charity. I've turned out loads of clothes recently and given them to The Salvation Army. Just yesterday I took a bunch of warm wool scarves (donated by my son) to the Sallies for their homeless people. I think it's a wonderful way of circulating 'stuff'. But sometimes my 'stuff' reaches the stage where it is fit for nothing more than the dustbin!

Hello Madeleine, I've only recently joined and I look forward to seeing you around the forum. I like your choice of genres.

There are so many books available to us now that it is difficult to know what to choose. I see you have some time travel books in your list, so sometimes it can be good to stick to what you know works for you. If you use Amazon (or similar) you can just search a particular genre and narrow down the field until the blurbs start to grab you. Happy searching.

I see you like libraries. I used to spend hours in ours but it moved to an out-of-centre-of-town location and is now a pain to get to I used to get books, audio books and generally enjoy the feel of being surrounded by books. I miss it. My son bought me a Kindle and that helps!

A good community of book lovers here, I'm sure you'll like it.

A perfect day here in Kent, Blue sky, warm - just beautiful, makes me feel glad to be alive. I sat reading a good book in the sunshine. So sorry to hear of the flood warnings in South Carolina, Virginia.

Happy Anniversary, Ian! I think much the same as you do, and I have the same happening with TV programmes. Second time around I can often 'get it' much better!

Do you think the fact that messages are missed is mostly the fault of the writer? Should there be some sort of flag waving at the end or in the blurb? Or is it because readers are not looking for a message? Or keen to skim through to tick another book off their tbr list? Or just enjoying the story and not needing to find more than that in a book? Or what?

I have found my own books on illegal sites but that is not the worst that can happen. Apparently the sites sometimes carry viruses and unsuspecting readers can download a virus with their free books or find their pc is being used as a (forgotten the correct IT word) donkey to send out spam unknown to the owner. So Michelle is great to warn us all.

Hello Booknutt Your calls have not gone unheard! I've just finished my first Barbara Erskine - Midnight is a Lonely Place. I love the title and the book is very well crafted. I found myself trying to find odd moments to snatch some more reading time - so that was a very good sign. I found it a little repetitive with an abrupt ending but I'd still give it four stars out of five. I chose the book because of this thread, so you're not talking to yourself Booknutt, you're doing a good promotional job for B.E. and I, for one, thank you!

Sunny here today in the south east and I read yesterday that we can expect a bit of an Indian summer any day soon. Hmm... let's hope!

Hi Brida and welcome back. I'm newish and I've already picked up a couple of books recommended via here, so it's worked for me. I've even managed to finish one! I love reading but I get too busy.