tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post4078359652967251446..comments2023-10-15T11:23:35.339+01:00Comments on Hawkins Bizarre: Time to think about...Alishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-91198522755857005852009-04-08T23:52:00.000+01:002009-04-08T23:52:00.000+01:00Hi Juxtabook - Granny Weatherwax - Yes!! My heroin...Hi Juxtabook - Granny Weatherwax - Yes!! My heroine - though she'd probably prefer hero.<BR/>One of my favourite GW quotes is 'sin is treating people like things' - oh yes, I do believe it is...!<BR/>Thanks for kind comments, btw...Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-57334901958311446102009-04-08T23:50:00.000+01:002009-04-08T23:50:00.000+01:00Hi Karen - yes, Atonement made me realise that I h...Hi Karen - yes, Atonement made me realise that I have read startlingly little fiction based around the second world war - any recommendations to get me going in that era?Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-48289252126349295092009-04-08T20:54:00.000+01:002009-04-08T20:54:00.000+01:00A lovely list - quite different to others I that h...A lovely list - quite different to others I that have read answering this meme. I totally agree about lunch needing to be a one handed affair. I love reading and eating by myself at lunch time. I also agree that Terry Pratchett's works are far more than their image might suggest. I have been modelling myself on Granny Weatherwax for years.Juxtabookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102279698993288454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-66114187075554968072009-04-08T19:02:00.000+01:002009-04-08T19:02:00.000+01:00I loved Sue Gee's novel too, and you've just remin...I loved Sue Gee's novel too, and you've just reminded me about Geraldine Brooks! Great answers. <BR/><BR/>I think my favourite periods to read about are WW2 and Victorian times.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-35395086514807719942009-04-07T08:31:00.000+01:002009-04-07T08:31:00.000+01:00Hi David - yes I did mean the thin sheets of mica,...Hi David - yes I did mean the thin sheets of mica, though I'm not sure I knew that's what it was! How amazing that you actually had some of the stuff in your life! <BR/><BR/>The Bassist has been checking out Amsterdam on Amazon and says it seems to be universally hated - what was that I was saying about Amazon reviews a couple of weeks ago....?!Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-14130548941345482212009-04-06T21:34:00.000+01:002009-04-06T21:34:00.000+01:00"Amsterdam" is my favorite McEwan book: short, cle..."Amsterdam" is my favorite McEwan book: short, clean, and cheerfully mean-spirited.<BR/><BR/>We used to use an antique wood stove for heat when we lived Way Up North. It had isinglass windows, one of which was broken. You can't replacements nowadays. (That is, assuming you mean the isinglass that is thin sheets of mica. I guess there's some kind of edible stuff called by the same name.)David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.com