tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post7417573010166336236..comments2024-03-22T07:29:41.391+00:00Comments on Jayne Ferst: Book worm reviews: June 2010Jaynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-59346239786136392582010-08-09T09:30:20.649+01:002010-08-09T09:30:20.649+01:00Millie - thank you for popping back over here, and...Millie - thank you for popping back over here, and I am glad you like book reviews - have made it my mission this year to record each book I read to see exactly what I get through - it seems to be a varied list so far! Hope to see you back again. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-21573065088680196152010-08-09T05:49:04.309+01:002010-08-09T05:49:04.309+01:00Jayne thanks for your lovely comment over @ The La...Jayne thanks for your lovely comment over @ The Laurel Hedge. I do love book reviews & recommendations - its gets me out of my comfort zone & complacency with new reads. I've never read Stephen King, but your thoughts have piqued my interest. <br />Millie ^_^Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15408461724832141163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-42134099363184685652010-07-27T16:14:15.287+01:002010-07-27T16:14:15.287+01:00Linda –Hm... if you have a phobia about birds perh...Linda –Hm... if you have a phobia about birds perhaps The Birds isn’t the one for you! In a horrible way it is very believable... be warned! Wolf Hall definitely worked for me on audio, and I think you will like it if you like Tudor history already. It wasn’t as hard going as I thought, so do try!<br /><br />Palindrome – *pounces on recommendation* Ah-ha! Thank you. I haven’t read any Louisa May Alcott (although I have the feeling she was the lady who wrote Little Women – runs to google – returns smug).<br /><br />Rachna – Be interested to hear what you think of Wolf Hall!<br /><br />KarenG – I am not on Goodreads, I probably should be! My computer is a very tricky beast – I sort of am wary at trying to do too much in case it explodes. But will remember that tip – thanks!<br /><br />Bossy Betty – Aw – glad you are here as well!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-5821108583061911592010-07-27T16:14:04.297+01:002010-07-27T16:14:04.297+01:00Christina – Always love a bit of variety!
Ariel –...Christina – Always love a bit of variety!<br /><br />Ariel – Glad you liked them! There is a new Stephen King out as well that I am itching to get my hands on – Under the Dome, I think it is called. I think that will be on the list to buy at some point. And yes, it was the lovely Piedmont Writer!<br /><br />Clara – ‘E’ is a brilliant read, very funny as well. And amen to Stephen King!<br /><br />Erica – I know what you mean by disastrous reads putting you off. Reading a book is a big commitment of someone’s time, and when it doesn’t pay off it is such a disappointment. Luckily this hasn’t happened to me for a long time now – must be choosing wisely!<br /><br />Aubrie – Thanks! And yes, I think it does.<br /><br />Talli – How big is your TBR pile?!<br /><br />WritingNut – It’s more psychological than horror... go on, try it!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-13143629542848495092010-07-27T16:13:46.911+01:002010-07-27T16:13:46.911+01:00Old Kitty – You should listen to the audio voice g...Old Kitty – You should listen to the audio voice given to Thomas More – a hissing, sneering old man – definitely a less than flattering light! And Wolf Hall was the book that was an ‘ongoing process since April’ – and that was just listening to it!<br /><br />Clarissa – The Birds is a great collection. You won’t be disappointed!<br /><br />Vatche – Wow, you read The Birds for school?! I am so impressed. We did Conrad’s The Secret Agent. The Birds would have been much better! And me too with Stephen King.<br /><br />Mystica – I love variety. I don’t think I could consistently read just one genre – I love books too much to limit myself!<br /><br />Helen – Glad you liked!<br /><br />Rose – I saw both your comments, not sure why the first one seemed to disappear for you, but I am glad you saw this review as I remembered you had mentioned Wolf Hall and I was interested to hear what you thought. That is so true – we don’t know any character from history, even though we think we might. It was clever (and quite brave) to challenge our preconceptions.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-79689865270288795932010-07-15T02:33:49.575+01:002010-07-15T02:33:49.575+01:00Thanks so much for these reviews!
Love having you...Thanks so much for these reviews!<br /><br />Love having you as a follower! Thank you so much!Bossy Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568355839499622409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-13315469852099762382010-07-13T23:54:42.149+01:002010-07-13T23:54:42.149+01:00Thanks for your reviews! Are you on Goodreads? Tha...Thanks for your reviews! Are you on Goodreads? That's where I post most of mine. I have GOT to go read some Daphne Du Maurier, it's been much too long!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-53245064268610211802010-07-13T17:18:28.583+01:002010-07-13T17:18:28.583+01:00Hi Jayne...thanks for the lovely reviews. I have ...Hi Jayne...thanks for the lovely reviews. I have started Wolf Hall, and will try to read 'The Birds.Rachna Chhabriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900999965919504282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-48857217495700482082010-07-13T16:33:19.095+01:002010-07-13T16:33:19.095+01:00Great reviews!! I love Daphne du Maurier's sho...Great reviews!! I love Daphne du Maurier's short stories. Fabulous they are. If you like that, you'll probably love Louisa May Alcott's collections...if you haven't already picked them up, of course. :)Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915603693944523761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-1504279992365000902010-07-13T09:53:14.980+01:002010-07-13T09:53:14.980+01:00I am very confused- comment I made yesterday isn&#...I am very confused- comment I made yesterday isn't here! Anyway I listed to Wolf Hall first and agree the actor reading is marvellous. I think listening is a good way in because the book is just so big (the hardback anyway) you can't travel with it and it's very dense. <br /><br />I was really in awe of her writing and her grasp of the history with fiction (I did history at University). The most important about this book is showing us that history tends to remember events in the eyes of the victors- this story may well be fiction but the different character of Cromwell to the one we knew is very intersting- it should makes us remember history doesn't always remember accuratelyRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-62670350077625754912010-07-13T09:35:10.392+01:002010-07-13T09:35:10.392+01:00I haven't read any of Daphne's stories alt...I haven't read any of Daphne's stories although I am a big fan. The Birds always put me off because I have a bit of a phobia about them and I don't want to have nightmares - having enough trouble sleeping as it is. Might give this one a go now. <br /><br />Wolf Hall has been languishing on my tbr pile for a while now. I love Tudor history but thought this might be a bit hard going. Now you have inspired me again!<br /><br />Thanks Jayne.Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-16265800134900303002010-07-13T00:09:59.398+01:002010-07-13T00:09:59.398+01:00Great reviews! I'm not much of a horror fan, ...Great reviews! I'm not much of a horror fan, but I've been seriously thinking about reading that Stephen King book.WritingNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756274887055685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-66057702811495945742010-07-12T20:27:39.167+01:002010-07-12T20:27:39.167+01:00Happy Sunday!
Great reviews! I haven't read a...Happy Sunday!<br /><br />Great reviews! I haven't read any of these, so I was interested in your thoughts on them and if I should add them to my TBR pile. <br /><br />I think I shall indeed be adding a few!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-6352250482530751382010-07-12T18:39:24.008+01:002010-07-12T18:39:24.008+01:00I think it's great how you have such varied re...I think it's great how you have such varied reading tastes. They will all help your own writing.Aubriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884036126491922530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-40281815302853873712010-07-12T16:16:56.023+01:002010-07-12T16:16:56.023+01:00I'm so thankful you post reviews of books I wo...I'm so thankful you post reviews of books I would never pick up on my own. I'm such a YA hound that when it comes to Adult lit I never really know what I'm going to like and after a few big disasterous ones I stick to my preferences. So I love getting these reviews and I am all over the Stephen King book! Hope you had a great weekend!Erica Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047782756627025143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-27914972418139049252010-07-12T15:59:57.480+01:002010-07-12T15:59:57.480+01:00I WORSHIP Stephen King, so I'm definetly order...I WORSHIP Stephen King, so I'm definetly ordering that book right now.<br /><br />Also, E seems very interesting, so thanks for the tips Jayne!!Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062728322162370588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-18219043711160937292010-07-12T15:33:10.344+01:002010-07-12T15:33:10.344+01:00I just read your comment and thanks to Piedmont Wr...I just read your comment and thanks to Piedmont Writer for sending you over. Should have done that first.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16104430835416581184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-22542442277229776102010-07-12T15:30:31.472+01:002010-07-12T15:30:31.472+01:00I love when people do book reviews. I am an avid r...I love when people do book reviews. I am an avid reader and always looking for recommended titles. I will have to checkout The Birds and the Stephen King - I am a big fan too and haven't read any of his new stuff (not since he retired ;)<br /> <br />I am looking forward to a review of the Agatha Christie pen name story - can't remember the title from here. She is one of my favorites as well. I am a big Miss Marple fan actually. <br /><br />Thanks for checking out my blog. I am curious how you found it - if you have a chance drop a comment and let me know. <br /><br />p.s. I always wanted to be a cat too - in fact I used to sit with my feline siblings as a child pretending to be one of them for hours.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16104430835416581184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-40880354491060100142010-07-12T12:55:04.760+01:002010-07-12T12:55:04.760+01:00What a variety! Thx for sharing!What a variety! Thx for sharing!Christina Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01799776834213400246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-10457841849698759372010-07-12T11:16:21.461+01:002010-07-12T11:16:21.461+01:00I listened to Wolf Hall first as a way in- it'...I listened to Wolf Hall first as a way in- it's just too big to travel with, or it was before paperback. I agree the narrator is wonderful, he brings so much life to the book. <br /><br />I did a history degree and although I'm hardly a specialist I did do some Tudors which I do think helped me to not find this less overwhelming information wise. <br /><br />Her writing is quite wonderful, so skilful, so well researched- and I liked that this book challenged our established perceptions of well known characters from history. The victors in any kind of altercation are also normally the victors in the way history is written- and normally make it favour their case- so this is an interesting idea- to me it wasn't just interesting to think of Cromwll and More differently but to remember we don't really know any character from history the way we think we do.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-32051733205806526752010-07-12T02:36:57.855+01:002010-07-12T02:36:57.855+01:00I haven't read any of those. Thanks for the re...I haven't read any of those. Thanks for the reviews of them. It's been ages since I read a King book, so I may look for his.<br /><br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Straight From Hel</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-37789612480030923342010-07-12T02:20:53.154+01:002010-07-12T02:20:53.154+01:00I love the variety. I found Wolf Hall very very sl...I love the variety. I found Wolf Hall very very slow going though I eventually finished it. Du Maurier is always for me good.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-19515400860112940572010-07-11T23:16:55.300+01:002010-07-11T23:16:55.300+01:00Awesome reviews, Jayne!
I remember reading "...Awesome reviews, Jayne! <br /><br />I remember reading "The Birds" in a big textbook back in seventh grade. I remember how enthralled I was with the story and how it captivated me with suspense. I just added a collection of short stories by Daphne DuMaurier to my TBR list; I hope to find that same suspense that I found several years ago. <br /><br />As for Stephen King, he is the master of storytelling and my idol. I read several of his books every year! <br /><br />Write on and read on, Jayne!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-46772412138856533522010-07-11T18:53:28.146+01:002010-07-11T18:53:28.146+01:00I really like Daphne's books but have never re...I really like Daphne's books but have never read 'The Birds'. now I really want to. Thanks for the review.<br /><br />CDAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160669603997465454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3507901142971459084.post-20599439854865247642010-07-11T16:53:58.352+01:002010-07-11T16:53:58.352+01:00The Birds - a classic - I love this collection of ...The Birds - a classic - I love this collection of short stories and could read it again and again! I so agree with what you say - you do leave the table hungry for more! War of the Worlds is another fave of mine! Yes, again I agree - perfect!<br /><br />I'm in the middle of reading Wolf Hall - but was most interested in your review of the audio version! I too am finding it hard to not think of Thomas More a man for all seasons film as I read the Thomas More version in the book! He really is seen in a less than flattering light isn't he?<br /><br />Thanks for these eclectic reviews!! I envy your reading prowess - I'm two months into reading Wolf Hall and am nowhere near finished! LOL!<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.com