tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post5724949945065839342..comments2024-03-28T18:25:54.816+00:00Comments on Corners of my Mind: Books and ReadingRosiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-73419013928185638282014-01-30T09:13:47.682+00:002014-01-30T09:13:47.682+00:00The book sounds intriguing! I too want to visit B...The book sounds intriguing! I too want to visit Belvoir - i was taken many years ago by a boyfriend at the time (I'm talking late 1960s) and I know I visited but all I can remember about it is seeing loads of military stuff so I feel I need to revisit:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-59908857636801482572014-01-29T20:00:01.350+00:002014-01-29T20:00:01.350+00:00I wish I could get more reading done - one day. T...I wish I could get more reading done - one day. They all look really great books Rosie. I've never been to Belvoir Castle, but it is on my list. I'll have to read the book before I go. I'm currently reading one I picked up in a charity shop that is written by a relative of the Kray Twins. Its more about the social history of the East End and i'm hooked.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-8516597941449499512014-01-29T14:12:57.911+00:002014-01-29T14:12:57.911+00:00I think I may try Longbourn later this year as one...I think I may try Longbourn later this year as one or two people have said they enjoyed it! Not sure about The Goldfinch - I read Donna Tartt's Secret History many years ago but haven't read her later books:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-75385182587188500502014-01-29T13:39:28.289+00:002014-01-29T13:39:28.289+00:00Thank you for your reviews. I've much enjoyed...Thank you for your reviews. I've much enjoyed your reading selections in the side bar. I've read Longbourn and enjoyed it. I'm in line at the library for The Goldfinch.SAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590163035103536134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-55710996322723836872014-01-29T11:04:35.022+00:002014-01-29T11:04:35.022+00:00I like to support local libraries as much as possi...I like to support local libraries as much as possible and they have been my main source of reading material since I was a child and the mobile library used to come to the village. Like you I enjoy being able to reserve books on-line too. Hope you enjoy The Secret Rooms:) Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-42498651795245446632014-01-29T10:34:01.072+00:002014-01-29T10:34:01.072+00:00I'm sure you will enjoy The Secret Rooms, Eliz...I'm sure you will enjoy The Secret Rooms, Elizabeth it is very intriguing. I'm just getting into Armstrong House and quite enjoying it although sometimes the way it is written jars with me slightly - let me know what you think when you've read it. Harbour Street isn't at all frightening just an ordinary detective mystery set in present day Newcastle in and around the street in Mardle just before Christmas:) Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-32074740282641543452014-01-29T10:30:21.980+00:002014-01-29T10:30:21.980+00:00I enjoy my reading and the library is my main sour...I enjoy my reading and the library is my main source for books especially when it's possible to reserve the latest publications on line. There's usually a long wait for some of the popular ones such as Harbour Street, but I don't mind. I'm never short of reading material! Thank you for the reminder of The Secret Rooms as I'd forgotten that I wanted to read that one. I shall be reserving that as well.Linda Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634839688042592781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-92160994901497679682014-01-29T10:29:11.575+00:002014-01-29T10:29:11.575+00:00Hope you join in Elaine - it will be interesting t...Hope you join in Elaine - it will be interesting to see what people chose to read and to try out something different sometimes:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-27431002782847713522014-01-29T10:28:11.584+00:002014-01-29T10:28:11.584+00:00Can you listen to them as you work out? What a go...Can you listen to them as you work out? What a good idea! :)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-72450452635176346122014-01-29T10:27:03.870+00:002014-01-29T10:27:03.870+00:00I haven't read any of those beejay but I did p...I haven't read any of those beejay but I did pick up Longbourn in a shop the other day and wondered about trying it:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-83585674725392164332014-01-29T10:25:58.839+00:002014-01-29T10:25:58.839+00:00Thanks, Laura - I'm looking forward to it:)Thanks, Laura - I'm looking forward to it:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-64557313238332475152014-01-29T10:25:33.794+00:002014-01-29T10:25:33.794+00:00Thanks, Wendy I hope you enjoy following my readin...Thanks, Wendy I hope you enjoy following my reading which can, I confess, be a bit 'samey' at times but I'm comfortable with what I know I'll like - I may use this challenge to look at different books:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-16897201969812365662014-01-29T10:23:56.627+00:002014-01-29T10:23:56.627+00:00Thanks, Louise - I know I get a bit stuck in a rui...Thanks, Louise - I know I get a bit stuck in a ruit with my reading so I'm going to use this as a way of sometimes reading something a bit different:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-80728456926574671862014-01-29T09:40:56.539+00:002014-01-29T09:40:56.539+00:00Thanks for an interesting post. I have now added T...Thanks for an interesting post. I have now added The Secret Rooms to my Amazon shopping cart along with The Secrets of Armstrong House. Harbour Street sounds too scary for me to read at night, that's when I read most so I don't want a restless night. Just wish I had more time to read during the day and then I might give it ago.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08492604634151691162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-10999649481577896782014-01-29T07:57:20.514+00:002014-01-29T07:57:20.514+00:00I think I may join in with the challenge too - I h...I think I may join in with the challenge too - I haven't read any of the books you list so it will be fun looking them up.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-79144215441827313942014-01-28T23:09:30.985+00:002014-01-28T23:09:30.985+00:00I need to get back into my reading. My hubby never...I need to get back into my reading. My hubby never used to read but now reads constantly! He does not like fiction though. I'll have to look into using the library for downloading the books as I could read them at the gym on my playbook, that would work.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023925707643985411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-40135428263036844322014-01-28T22:25:40.004+00:002014-01-28T22:25:40.004+00:00Thanks for that Rosie. Simple when you know how! x...Thanks for that Rosie. Simple when you know how! xPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116574112768767203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-53914460261996806382014-01-28T19:58:45.857+00:002014-01-28T19:58:45.857+00:00I am going to pop over and have a look at this.So ...I am going to pop over and have a look at this.So far this month I have read Guernica by Dave Boling,Mongol by Uuganaa Ramsay,Longbourn by Jo Baker and The Ruby Slippers by Keir Alexander.This last one isn't out yet.I was doing a review for Newbooks mag.on it.busybusybeejayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570020362062932692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-10268842756954175912014-01-28T19:39:17.159+00:002014-01-28T19:39:17.159+00:00Thanks for joining in! Laura Thanks for joining in! Laura Laura https://www.blogger.com/profile/10855197017641786608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-18058338952206185752014-01-28T19:24:03.503+00:002014-01-28T19:24:03.503+00:00I'm always looking for new books and authors t...I'm always looking for new books and authors to read so I shall follow your reading with interest!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792703802542843791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-58888420769883264342014-01-28T19:12:10.719+00:002014-01-28T19:12:10.719+00:00I'm glad your joining in. I do look at your si...I'm glad your joining in. I do look at your sidebar books every so often but it is nice to find out a little more about the books in this way.Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16043065727770116407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-73015467178375767932014-01-28T19:08:19.500+00:002014-01-28T19:08:19.500+00:00The challenge is for any book, fiction, non-fictio...The challenge is for any book, fiction, non-fiction, short story or poetry so you wouldn't have to read a long book and you can chose. Know what you mean though I'm lucky to be retired now and have the time to read:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-33604484125505096862014-01-28T19:06:33.399+00:002014-01-28T19:06:33.399+00:00I think you'd enjoy the Secret Rooms, Janet. ...I think you'd enjoy the Secret Rooms, Janet. There are 3 authors of whom I can't wait for their next books - Elly Griffiths (Ruth Galloway), Stephen Booth (Cooper and Fry) and Susan Hill's Serrailer novels. You will probably read it before me - I think it is mostly set in Norwich this time:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-80181194536481814312014-01-28T19:03:30.578+00:002014-01-28T19:03:30.578+00:00Nor mine, Rowan - fascinating non the less mainly ...Nor mine, Rowan - fascinating non the less mainly because Catherine Bailey is such a good writer. The David Hey book sounds interesting, I must look out for that:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11621908.post-45807746566908247192014-01-28T19:01:01.061+00:002014-01-28T19:01:01.061+00:00Glad you are joining in Patricia - I like this one...Glad you are joining in Patricia - I like this one as there is no pressure and no specific book you have to read. To grab the button to put on my sidebar I copied the html code in the box under the image on Laura's blog, then I went onto layout on my blog dashboard, chose html/java on 'add a gaget' and pasted it in giving it the heading and moved it to where I wanted it on the sidebar - hope this makes sense:)Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733563829902335223noreply@blogger.com