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    Cumbria - Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome

    in English Counties Challenge

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    Interesting comments - I haven't read this book, but did read a lot of Enid Blyton when I was a child, and loved the adventure side and sheer escapism, but with regard to the comments about women's expectations etc - that was the norm at the time the book was written, in fact when I was at primary school I can remember female teachers giving up their job if they got married!  Sounds very odd now, but at the time we didn't think anything of it, as it was how things were.  And people coming back to work after having a baby was virtually unknown!

    Madeleine's Book Log - ongoing

    in Book Blogs - Discuss your reading!

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    Cold Earth by Ann Cleeves - seventh book in the Shetland series, in which Jimmy Perez becomes obsessed after an unidentified woman is found dead in the ruin of a house after a landslide. At first it's assumed that she died in the incident, but the post mortem reveals that she was already dead when it happened, and then the police think they have found out who she is, only to discover she's using a false name, so they have a murder on their hands, and no way of finding the culprit until they find out who the woman was, and why she had suddenly come to Shetland. It seems that the locals have things to hide too, including the family who live near the ruined house, and other islanders also seem to have a connection with the stranger. I found this a solid read, very much a standard police procedural with a great setting and, finally, a bit of a romantic storyline for poor old Jimmy, who's been suffering lately! 7.5/10

    Are you a mood reader? Reading moods

    in General Book Discussions

    Posted · Edited by Madeleine

    I'm a mood reader as well, and pretty much agree with Athena - I usually have 2 books on the go, my bedtime book and a commuting book (which is usually an easier read, and also easier to carry, big books are saved for the bedside so I don't have to cart them around), but my choice does depend on my mood; sometimes I might fancy a particular genre, or if I've just read something a bit more serious then maybe a short, light read eg cosy crime or a favourite series, will be next.  And yes sometimes I'm spoilt for choice too and can't decide, in which case an old favourite is usually fished out.  I do have a tbr list on Library thing, but don't stick to it that much although I do try to read one from that list sometimes.  My new year reading resolution was to read one old, one new, and it's working a bit, but I'm also trying to read new books fairly quickly as well.  I don't like to have a set challenge as such, as reading is meant to be for pleasure so I don't want it to become something I'm worrying over, as there are more important things to fret over than what book I'm going to read next!

    What's the weather like?

    in General Chat

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    Oh that is hot, and quite a drop back to 17. We were up to about 20 yesterday which was quite nice, it's a bit lower today but very muggy which isn't nice.  I agree it seems to be either too hot, too cold or too wet, never a happy medium.  Think we'll be in the late teens for a while, but with more rain.

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