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Comment on Write Down the Title and Read This Book by boneislandbooks

boneislandbooks — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:06:20 +0000

You are correct, now that I’ve bothered to look it up — I had a feeling it was something like ermine. It’s a wonderful title, rhythm-wise, just almost impossible for me to remember.

Comment on Write Down the Title and Read This Book by Kirsty Mills

Kirsty Mills — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:35:06 +0000

Miniver is a white fur, from stoats, if I remember rightly. If you ever watch Brit pageantry, you’ll see it lining the peers’ robes, just as it’s lining (or edging) the robes of the two right-hand figures on the book cover. The black dabs are the colored fur from the tips of the stoats’ tails.

Comment on Old and new favorites by Citizen Reader

Citizen Reader — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 02:27:34 +0000

I hardly ever read historical fiction, but I’ve got to get that “Accidents of Providence” one for the beautiful cover alone. Thanks for the reviews! (And I know just what you mean about working at the library and finding more than you can read–every time I emptied the book drop I found about five books I wanted to take home immediately.)

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Comment on Hype, lived up to by S. Orchard

S. Orchard — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:11:15 +0000

I had to giggle at your description of yourself approaching the dreaded “middle age” part of life. You perfectly articulated what I’ve been feeling! I also shy away from what “everyone” is reading, preferring to stumble across the next great read I can’t wait tell others about. I, too, am so glad I gave in to the hype and read Gone Girl! The funny thing about this book is that I can’t tell anyone what it’s about without giving something away. All I can tell people is, trust me, you won’t be disappointed! It really is such an engaging read.

Comment on Hype, lived up to by Kirsty Mills

Kirsty Mills — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 22:10:16 +0000

I was lent this by a neighbour so while I’d not have chosen it myself, I felt I should give it a go. I thought it was well written, but my stumbling block was that I disliked just about every character in the book. In what is essentially a mystery novel, there has to be someone to root for, no?

Comment on Between the covers, without pain by Kirsty Mills

Kirsty Mills — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 22:05:40 +0000

My absolute favourite Heyer novel is The Grand Sophy. It’s pitch perfect. And after 40 years of reading them as a somewhat guilty pleasure, I’m coming to realize that it’s a guilty pleasure that’s shared by far more people than one would think – A.S. Byatt among them!

Comment on Stuck in the middle again by Kirsty Mills

Kirsty Mills — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 22:01:35 +0000

On the subject of the Princes in the Tower, Josephine Tey’s 1951 The Daughter of Time is superb.

Comment on Time to get reading some Writers on Writers by Martha Marshall

Martha Marshall — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:51:45 +0000

I saw Calvin Trillin on The Daily Show last night; Jon Stewart reports that his new book is a scream. No surprise there.

Comment on Hype, lived up to by boneislandbooks

boneislandbooks — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:19:55 +0000

C.R., I am SO GLAD to hear from you — missed you over the summer but then I wound up taking my own little blogging hiatus so I know how that goes. Sometimes you just need a break. Definitely get to Gone Girl when you can (if your library is like mine, there’s STILL a long list for it). It’s a quick read, and an absorbing one.