tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post9029943985680038068..comments2023-10-24T04:48:50.907+13:00Comments on Tell Me a Story: January ReadingCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-10977183136571549982015-01-06T06:03:32.066+13:002015-01-06T06:03:32.066+13:00I am hoping to read more from my shelves this year...I am hoping to read more from my shelves this year overall. I usually cheat a bit and allow myself to read some of the books on my shelves via audiobook,which helps, but seriously - at least 2 books a month this year, I hope, are ones that I already own!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-46758487699118038962015-01-04T09:06:55.583+13:002015-01-04T09:06:55.583+13:00Glad you love Shirley as there don't seem to b...Glad you love Shirley as there don't seem to be many mentions of it. I plan to start it this week.<br /><br />Loved the Zola but need the breath of comedy from Pop Larkin to balance out the awfulness of those Rougons.<br /><br />The Brontes takes some reading but I thought it was excellent - which is why I was delighted when I saw this secondhand copy and now I can dip into it when ever I want.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-70906164155676675122015-01-04T09:02:54.382+13:002015-01-04T09:02:54.382+13:00Thanks Claire - am looking forward to joining the ...Thanks Claire - am looking forward to joining the many fans of AT.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-16350778874382424602015-01-04T09:01:42.080+13:002015-01-04T09:01:42.080+13:00I finished Zola yesterday - I loved it but what gh...I finished Zola yesterday - I loved it but what ghastly people! Making myself have a breather before moving on to Book 2.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-8698578023986686712015-01-03T23:16:03.105+13:002015-01-03T23:16:03.105+13:00I love Shirley! And I love Fortune of the Rougons ...I love Shirley! And I love Fortune of the Rougons as well :) I hope you do too. Oh, and A Breath of French Air - that's awesome as well!<br /><br />How did you get on with the Bronte biography? I've got it, planning on reading it soon.ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245931629228090133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-62742517479406829902015-01-03T18:33:47.397+13:002015-01-03T18:33:47.397+13:00What fun you have ahead of you. Enjoy (especially...What fun you have ahead of you. Enjoy (especially the Thirkell)!Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-41161117385727932372015-01-03T14:08:58.039+13:002015-01-03T14:08:58.039+13:00The Forsyte Saga read is tempting. I need to clea...The Forsyte Saga read is tempting. I need to clean up January first and see where I am. I have lots of reads going on but pretty easy schedules for all, so it may not be as overwhelming as it seems. <br /><br />Zola's Rougon-Macquart series is amazing. I'm on book four and can't wait to get back to it!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-5165411528535266712015-01-03T08:31:21.198+13:002015-01-03T08:31:21.198+13:00Books are very expensive here so I rely heavily on...Books are very expensive here so I rely heavily on the library but my purchases from secondhand stores and book fairs is growing and I need to actually read some of them.<br />Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-2756987739004398362015-01-03T08:28:02.961+13:002015-01-03T08:28:02.961+13:00I have so many lovely books sitting on my shelf wh...I have so many lovely books sitting on my shelf which are constantly left pining in favour of library books so hopefully will make a few gaps this month.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-54671470531057909192015-01-03T08:26:37.904+13:002015-01-03T08:26:37.904+13:00No, I haven't read AT before - until the recen...No, I haven't read AT before - until the recent new editions impossible to find her books here but after reading so many glowing reviews from other bloggers I had to buy myself a copy and really looking forward to it.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-17505605931493780162015-01-03T07:05:35.923+13:002015-01-03T07:05:35.923+13:00I hope you had a wonderful New Year! I am particip...I hope you had a wonderful New Year! I am participating in this challenge as well and I'm super excited about it. I work at my library so I always have books from there that I keep piling up and that makes me ignore my own books sometimes. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03788568691345783808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-43043156618819100022015-01-02T23:03:44.380+13:002015-01-02T23:03:44.380+13:00Wonderful books you have there. I want to re-read ...Wonderful books you have there. I want to re-read Shirley as well...maybe I will get to that this month.Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095179960585908463.post-18381638299900200222015-01-02T17:01:57.727+13:002015-01-02T17:01:57.727+13:00A very Happy New Year to you too, and happy readin...A very Happy New Year to you too, and happy reading! I can't remember have you read Angela Thirkell before? I love your omnibus edition of Monica Dickens.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.com