tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post3377510419303271318..comments2023-12-19T12:06:51.676+00:00Comments on Agenthood and Submissionville: Don't Spill your Soup.Jackie Buxtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-81292992496220300152013-04-16T00:34:10.843+01:002013-04-16T00:34:10.843+01:00Thanks for that Clarkey, I did go straight out and...Thanks for that Clarkey, I did go straight out and buy The Girl You Left Behind but have to admit to it being a bit lost in the To Be Read pile. I shall seek it out now you've reminded me. So nice to see you here at my blog, thank you!Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-45736368461574141362013-04-15T21:00:59.423+01:002013-04-15T21:00:59.423+01:00Even with the spoiler Me before you is worth readi...Even with the spoiler Me before you is worth reading and if you enjoy her writing I would recommend The Girl you Left Behind. Cried all the way through! clarkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429268062977806034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-52695219417041665642013-04-07T23:56:55.933+01:002013-04-07T23:56:55.933+01:00Thanks Pauline :) Sounds like you had a fun, and w...Thanks Pauline :) Sounds like you had a fun, and warm, trip! And with a title like, Hundred-Year-Old Man who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared, you've just got to have a look, haven't you?? Thanks for reading and hope you enjoy Me Before You. Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-90185743310102876872013-04-05T17:40:57.812+01:002013-04-05T17:40:57.812+01:00Me Before You is one of Ceri's favourite's...Me Before You is one of Ceri's favourite's so I will have to get it now.<br />Read Rook while I was away - thanks for that.<br /><br />Also the Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (Jonas Jonasson). This is a title, not a spoiler! Not sure to begin with, but then really got into it. Definite shades of Forrest Gump in there, but great fun.<br />Currently on volume 1 of Game of Thrones. Good holiday read, and not too demanding.<br /><br />Ate chocolate bunnies on the beach at Easter, then home to the frost, although we had to open the conservatory door today the sun was so hot:)<br /><br />Hope the egg hunt went well. Love to all chocolate lovers in the house. XXPaulinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-45369187532109651702013-04-02T23:40:13.993+01:002013-04-02T23:40:13.993+01:00Noooo! Skyblue, I'll feel dreadful if I've...Noooo! Skyblue, I'll feel dreadful if I've directed you to the spoiler, that was not the intention at all! I tell you what, read the book and then read the spoiler and you and I can have a discussion in private about whether the furore was justified - how's that?? Thanks for reading!Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-60205506738227644992013-04-02T23:38:24.644+01:002013-04-02T23:38:24.644+01:00I'm doing a wonderful self-editing course, Lex...I'm doing a wonderful self-editing course, Lexa, absolutely inspirational. It's forced me to dig deep though, really examine whether how I see Etta in my mind is how she jumps off the page - and yes, there's the authenticity versus appeal conundrum, too! Lovely Easter, thank you, how about you?Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-26544626228190169862013-04-01T12:10:34.390+01:002013-04-01T12:10:34.390+01:00I'm having to steal myself not to look up the ...I'm having to steal myself not to look up the spoiler furore, wanting to read all the indignant comments without reading the spoiler! I'm reading The Shunning at the moment. It's not the world's greatest book but excommunication and exclusion is a theme I'm looking at for another book and I'm interested to see how different communities deal with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-667924540501427152013-04-01T02:50:27.195+01:002013-04-01T02:50:27.195+01:00I sympathize with your "Etta problem." C...I sympathize with your "Etta problem." Capturing the essence of an authentic character while making her appealing is like walking a tightrope. Good luck on that, and I hope your family had a great Easter! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-49909801600713618092013-03-31T10:56:49.511+01:002013-03-31T10:56:49.511+01:00Thanks Karen! Shame you read the spoiler too :( Ah...Thanks Karen! Shame you read the spoiler too :( Ahhh Maggie O'Farrell, have been such a fan since After You'd Gone and was so excited when my beautiful pre-ordered 'Heatwave' arrived. Glad you're enjoying it, might have to move it up my TBR pile now :) I'll check out When Nights Were Cold too - like the title! Jackie Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186723392553752533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233719410107288850.post-1494549278771547312013-03-31T10:21:21.258+01:002013-03-31T10:21:21.258+01:00The reason I haven't yet read Me Before You is...The reason I haven't yet read Me Before You is because of that spoiler on Amazon, which I read by mistake, but I'm going to because it sounds amazing - and I partly want to see what all the fuss is about :o) I've recently read Sue Townsend's book too, I've been a HUGE fan since Adrian Mole, but for me - though I enjoyed parts of it - it wasn't her strongest.<br /><br />I've just finished an intriguing and unusual novel by Susanne Jones, called When Nights were Cold, which I couldn't put down, and am currently reading Instructions for a Heatwave, by Maggie O'Farrell, which is totally brilliant so far.<br /><br />Have a lovely Easter egg hunt!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.com