tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post4369658961001595134..comments2023-05-27T14:03:02.968+01:00Comments on mitenska... a simple blog from the blustery North: The Year in Books: JuneSarahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08038836502384520598noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-34265827403345299612014-07-01T21:18:37.138+01:002014-07-01T21:18:37.138+01:00Oh, those all sound like lovely books. xOh, those all sound like lovely books. xLaura https://www.blogger.com/profile/10855197017641786608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-80707559203040930062014-06-08T13:07:53.723+01:002014-06-08T13:07:53.723+01:00I've always really enjoyed the Cazalet sagas o...I've always really enjoyed the Cazalet sagas on Radio 4 (largely for Penelope Wilton's wonderful voice and reading of the text - so measured, considered and full of meaning) and have been toying with the idea of buying and reading them for some time. I think it will be right up my street too! I remember reading The Darling Buds of May about twenty years ago and loving it - I must re-read it. xGillian Roehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080123177116154219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-79451072332616164182014-06-08T11:43:12.733+01:002014-06-08T11:43:12.733+01:00I tend to gravitate towards male authors and reall...I tend to gravitate towards male authors and really like Iain Banks. I really love the audio versions of his books, which are always read by bona fide Scots, adding to the delight. I know what you mean by comfort zone reading, every so often, I try to break out of my comfort zone and have discovered many authors I would not have previously chosen. The Light Years might just be a book I like. I am listening to The Luminous Life Of Lilly Aphrodite by Beatrice Colin. It is set in the early twentieth century and I thought that you might like it. Happy reading, and good luck with packing up the house. xChristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883091348839145603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-8678453287044241012014-06-07T15:10:57.011+01:002014-06-07T15:10:57.011+01:00I felt a bit panicky when I first saw that long li...I felt a bit panicky when I first saw that long list of who's who but she writes in such a way you're gradually introduced to each of them and it all makes sense (big relief).<br />I'm really enjoying it so far :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038836502384520598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-38853021454320791732014-06-07T15:09:33.975+01:002014-06-07T15:09:33.975+01:00Thanks for the recommendation! It's great when...Thanks for the recommendation! It's great when you discover a writer you get along with... especially one who's been quite prolific. Better get saving up!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038836502384520598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-27936500163897185472014-06-07T15:08:26.186+01:002014-06-07T15:08:26.186+01:00Give it a try! I recommend it - and am looking for...Give it a try! I recommend it - and am looking forward to reading my way through the rest of the series.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038836502384520598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-83850178360393263472014-06-07T15:07:47.201+01:002014-06-07T15:07:47.201+01:00I'd quite like a Kindle, but only for travelli...I'd quite like a Kindle, but only for travelling or something. Like you, I do love 'real' books. And they add such character to a home too - not to mention telling you quite a lot about who lives there!<br />S xSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038836502384520598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-79741281372717907572014-06-07T15:06:22.468+01:002014-06-07T15:06:22.468+01:00I'm the same. Sometimes I buy books just becau...I'm the same. Sometimes I buy books just because I like the covers, but the content is pretty awful so I have to let them go.<br />I'm also a bit of a one for having lots of books by the same poet (Tennyson's one where I seem to have gone a bit mad)...<br />The Light Years is proving to be a really good read - I'm surprised I haven't discovered Elizabeth Jane Howard's writing before to be honest.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038836502384520598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-19515605925226506572014-06-07T15:03:49.741+01:002014-06-07T15:03:49.741+01:00It is a beautiful book... I'll have to be care...It is a beautiful book... I'll have to be careful in old bookshops though - the last thing we need prior to moving house is even more books to pack into boxes!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038836502384520598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-505303672186215902014-06-06T08:41:15.868+01:002014-06-06T08:41:15.868+01:00Your poetry book sounds wonderful. Hope you enjoy...Your poetry book sounds wonderful. Hope you enjoy the Cazalet's saga, I too remember the hundreds of characters :)sustainablemumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099701194160334671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-84783961453116855052014-06-05T14:15:35.586+01:002014-06-05T14:15:35.586+01:00I'm glad you managed the Crow Road. I really e...I'm glad you managed the Crow Road. I really enjoyed it. I love Elizabeth Jane Howard too and have a couple of hers lined up on my kindle. I read "Odd Girl Out" a while ago and was hooked!! Hope you enjoy it. The Creative Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02438707871350549392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-42459950972339816052014-06-04T22:59:34.824+01:002014-06-04T22:59:34.824+01:00'The Crow Road' is one of my favourite boo...'The Crow Road' is one of my favourite books by Iain Banks. I quite the idea of the Elizabeth Jane Howard's Cazelet books as I love family sagas. Perhaps a summer read.Eleanor Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992824265499784461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-55299832934874088072014-06-04T21:21:30.530+01:002014-06-04T21:21:30.530+01:00I have fallen behind completely with my reading .....I have fallen behind completely with my reading ... May was so busy but I hope to make up for it this month ... I love your description of your poetry book ... it sounds like it is a joy to own ... I think this is the very reason ebooks won't replace paper ... Bee xxthe linen cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09972816445651003593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-88801977188194857382014-06-04T16:27:20.445+01:002014-06-04T16:27:20.445+01:00I think I would enjoy this book (The Light Years) ...I think I would enjoy this book (The Light Years) very much. That's the same general subject I like in fiction too. I also pick up books of poetry, and short stories, when I'm traveling, or just in thrift stores. I used to do it a lot and had quite a huge collection but various moves forced me to pare down after awhile. :(Jennifer Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04685253944514672324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435067378873425197.post-43996783337494633362014-06-03T16:29:35.358+01:002014-06-03T16:29:35.358+01:00Hello Sarah:
Well, there is plenty of food [and i...Hello Sarah:<br /><br />Well, there is plenty of food [and in some instances not necessarily metaphoric] in this post. We both delight in the sound of your 'A Countryman's Anthology' both for its content and for its appearance. It certainly sounds to be a lovely addition to anyone's bookshelves.Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com