tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post5591949028572415074..comments2024-03-28T18:25:54.816+00:00Comments on Corners of my Mind: The Year in Books - AprilRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-83997503113310005842014-05-03T09:25:11.225+01:002014-05-03T09:25:11.225+01:00Thanks, Laura:)Thanks, Laura:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-3031245680562705832014-05-02T22:44:42.487+01:002014-05-02T22:44:42.487+01:00Wow, impressive reading!Wow, impressive reading!Laura https://www.blogger.com/profile/10855197017641786608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-19154453693730527462014-04-12T20:24:06.158+01:002014-04-12T20:24:06.158+01:00Now I'm retired I have a lot more time to read...Now I'm retired I have a lot more time to read especially as I don't do any kind of craftwork and my creative writing has come to a standstill for the moment - as has my family history research. I've always been an avid reader ever since I was a child, always had my head in a book:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-35285634463121002052014-04-12T18:30:58.940+01:002014-04-12T18:30:58.940+01:00Gosh I just can't get through one book in a mo...Gosh I just can't get through one book in a month let alone three! Too many other things going on in my little head!<br />xxxLynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03548006686821838698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-787708419196833802014-04-09T14:34:18.629+01:002014-04-09T14:34:18.629+01:00I know what you mean! I have three books reserved...I know what you mean! I have three books reserved at the library - all the latest novels by my favourite authors, plus those I've bought recently plus others I want to follow up. As they say too many books, not enought time:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-22706593689876311302014-04-08T22:38:31.906+01:002014-04-08T22:38:31.906+01:00I love to see recommended reads from other blogger...I love to see recommended reads from other bloggers, but my Amazon wishlist is now as long as my arm, possibly longer! I need more time to read them! Thanks for reviews.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805509603176943176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-78191592264429770492014-04-08T12:41:37.739+01:002014-04-08T12:41:37.739+01:00I wasn't sure if I would like that book but I ...I wasn't sure if I would like that book but I couldn't put it down - the descriptions of war torn London are wonderful:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-67297560089582048302014-04-08T12:40:44.927+01:002014-04-08T12:40:44.927+01:00I feel as if I'm 'chasing my tail' thi...I feel as if I'm 'chasing my tail' this year for some reason! Phyllida Law's books are charming and funny even though about such serious subjects:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-9597262212257657402014-04-08T12:39:29.962+01:002014-04-08T12:39:29.962+01:00I can always zip through a detective novel quite q...I can always zip through a detective novel quite quickly too - I'm longer with other books. I have three reserved at the library and I'm sure they will all be avaialble at the same time!:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-14355160772192528002014-04-08T12:37:59.323+01:002014-04-08T12:37:59.323+01:00It was very witty and charming wasn't it? I&#...It was very witty and charming wasn't it? I'm sure the new one will be the same:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-13966014004698846172014-04-08T12:37:22.499+01:002014-04-08T12:37:22.499+01:00The first Phyllida Law book I read was very amusin...The first Phyllida Law book I read was very amusing even though about a serious subject - as is her new one - but she writes so well that it lifts you above the serious subject matter so well:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-80709666987103830272014-04-08T12:35:24.410+01:002014-04-08T12:35:24.410+01:00I've read a few scandi crime novels by Henning...I've read a few scandi crime novels by Henning Mankell and Stieg Larrson. I love the Crowther and Westerman series by Imogen Robertson and also her book The Paris Winter.Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-36422945137637018732014-04-08T12:33:55.288+01:002014-04-08T12:33:55.288+01:00I came to the Crowther and Westerman novels the wr...I came to the Crowther and Westerman novels the wrong way round after I'd read Imogen Robertson's The Paris Winter. I still have the first one to read but they are very intriguing and entertaining:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-43141389688437831252014-04-08T12:32:02.089+01:002014-04-08T12:32:02.089+01:00Glad you enjoyed the Elly Griffiths novels, Elaine...Glad you enjoyed the Elly Griffiths novels, Elaine - I think Ruth is a wonderful character and the settings atmospheric too:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-63990547726400432152014-04-08T12:31:05.340+01:002014-04-08T12:31:05.340+01:00Glad you enjoyed reading The Crossing Places, Debb...Glad you enjoyed reading The Crossing Places, Debbie - hope you read some more of the series as well:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-46212165004807839492014-04-08T12:30:12.909+01:002014-04-08T12:30:12.909+01:00You are very busy with all your lovely craft work,...You are very busy with all your lovely craft work, gardening and drawing, Simone I guess it is hard to find time to read as well:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-53498216655819251312014-04-08T12:29:10.794+01:002014-04-08T12:29:10.794+01:00I have far too many books to read at the moment! ...I have far too many books to read at the moment! I think I have more time to read because I don't knit or sew:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-36799564269423177472014-04-08T07:00:02.779+01:002014-04-08T07:00:02.779+01:00Thank you Rosie, A common Place Killing has been a...Thank you Rosie, A common Place Killing has been added to my wish list.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08492604634151691162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-82067669495504017502014-04-07T11:42:57.945+01:002014-04-07T11:42:57.945+01:00I know the feeling Rosie, I'm behind with my p...I know the feeling Rosie, I'm behind with my posts, commenting and reading. Where does the time go?!<br /><br />I've made a note of the Phyllida Law books, they sound like good reads. The Dinosaur Feather sounds intriguing too.<br /><br />Just Reading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-14827304310092945182014-04-06T14:21:22.226+01:002014-04-06T14:21:22.226+01:00You have been reading a good variety of books. I ...You have been reading a good variety of books. I like the sound of the Phyllida Law book. I've had so many reserved books from the library come at once I don't know which one to start and there's always my book group one to read, too. I'm a slow reader unless it's non fiction or a detective novel and then I get through a book quite quickly.Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-42282279308007416002014-04-06T10:23:01.117+01:002014-04-06T10:23:01.117+01:00I also enjoyed the Phyllida Law book so have order...I also enjoyed the Phyllida Law book so have ordered this, thank you for the recommendation.Edwinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03439221693794136665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-13593490969935366632014-04-06T00:03:39.985+01:002014-04-06T00:03:39.985+01:00Wow, you are such a fast and wide ranging reader! ...Wow, you are such a fast and wide ranging reader! I wish that I could read that fast, I am still on a book that I started in think in February! Must read more. The Phyllida Law books sound interesting, I look forward to hearing what you think of the new one. xxAmy at love made my homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17111180584250029433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-9725382998606624622014-04-05T23:20:40.460+01:002014-04-05T23:20:40.460+01:00I've made a note of the Circle of Shadows - th...I've made a note of the Circle of Shadows - thanks Rosie. A friend of mine is reading many of the Scandi crime novels, and having seen some of the TV dramas I imagine they are a great read for crime-novel fans.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792703802542843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-77133757573319444102014-04-05T22:25:00.358+01:002014-04-05T22:25:00.358+01:00If unputdownable isn't a word as I used it oft...If unputdownable isn't a word as I used it often and it's the perfect word for some books! <br /><br />CIrcle of Shadows sounds like a very interesting read. Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043065727770116407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-17744324952967898222014-04-05T19:22:35.038+01:002014-04-05T19:22:35.038+01:00I don't really read crime books although I hav...I don't really read crime books although I have read a couple of Elly Griffiths on your recommendation which I enjoyed mainly because of the main character and the east coast location.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.com