tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827319125841221004.post7552683613849493258..comments2020-08-29T10:29:32.023+01:00Comments on EAGLETON BOOK NOTES: The Charming Quirks of OthersGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827319125841221004.post-72187384027104861572013-11-02T15:02:33.440+00:002013-11-02T15:02:33.440+00:00Andrea I'm afraid that I don't post on thi...Andrea I'm afraid that I don't post on this blog anywhere near as often as I should. I tend to post the AMS books 'cos they are easy. I've not heard of Dorothy Ross McIver: I'll look her up on Kindle.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827319125841221004.post-46758937727022344872013-11-02T14:06:12.874+00:002013-11-02T14:06:12.874+00:00Glad I found your book blog. I have one or two but...Glad I found your book blog. I have one or two but Mr McCallSmith is not a fav of mine. Have you read our Tolsta author Dorothy Ross McIver. Her kindle book Two all - all for one, is bonkers but very enjoyableAndrea Ingramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05183929067812339897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827319125841221004.post-52765871493898603622013-09-05T16:56:08.391+01:002013-09-05T16:56:08.391+01:00I just read the first in the Isabel Dalhousie seri...I just read the first in the Isabel Dalhousie series and enjoyed it, and will read the next one. I adore the Mma Ramotswe series (Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency) and my hubby and I have read all in that series published thus far. Smith creates memorable characters.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827319125841221004.post-75149645902457710222013-08-24T15:53:49.196+01:002013-08-24T15:53:49.196+01:00Hahahaha! Indeed! From me! *hangs head in shame*.....Hahahaha! Indeed! From me! *hangs head in shame*...<br />I am an idol with clay feet... :-$ xsansserifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445280597626572292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827319125841221004.post-52476500609638343802013-08-16T08:55:38.884+01:002013-08-16T08:55:38.884+01:00Oh dear Yvonne. I agree with every word you said ...Oh dear Yvonne. I agree with every word you said about AMS even though I sometimes find him irritating (the same as with everyone we love I suppose). Anyway I got to the very last word of your comment and then you used one of my pet dislikes - pre-ordered. How, pray please please explain to me, how you can pre-order something. Surely it is either ordered or it is not ordered. Arghhhhhhh. OK so I don't sweat the small stuff and that's very small stuff but.....from you Y. One of my idols?<br />Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827319125841221004.post-36044525714628372862013-08-15T20:13:34.524+01:002013-08-15T20:13:34.524+01:00Great job. Interesting post.
We send hugs. Greetin...Great job. Interesting post.<br />We send hugs. Greetings.<br />Patricia and Daniel. :)jarzabekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03512655857355913286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827319125841221004.post-76544348310886451622013-08-09T12:46:10.171+01:002013-08-09T12:46:10.171+01:00I've often mused, that if god were real and a ...I've often mused, that if god were real and a person, he/she'd be Alexander McCall Smith.<br /><br />Ok, ok, he couldn't write a working class character if his life depended upon it (Lard, anyone?) - and all of his fiction really is a reiteration of the same type of themes and characters (Isabel could be Precious etc) - and characters are used as ciphers denoting ideas or symbolising classes of people or jobs or... <br /><br />But I'd trust AMS every time. He has such a gentle honest humanity; a sensitive eye; a forgiving way with him. And I have never got to the end of one of his books without feeling better - as if I had learned something valuable and realised something new about myself or human nature.<br /><br />Like you I've read them all. I have his 'soon to be released ones' pre-ordered.sansserifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16445280597626572292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827319125841221004.post-78198751211229136172013-07-24T09:22:29.073+01:002013-07-24T09:22:29.073+01:00I've read them all Meike. I actually did a pos...I've read them all Meike. I actually did a post <a href="http://galenote2.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/frances-garrood-novelist.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> pointing to your reviews.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2827319125841221004.post-4751719693722112942013-07-24T06:17:25.464+01:002013-07-24T06:17:25.464+01:00I like books that can be enjoyed on more than one ...I like books that can be enjoyed on more than one level, either just as a good, well-told story (which is by no means an easy feat for the author) or on a "deeper" level, such as you have described.<br />Have you read any of Frances Garrood's books? They have that multi-layered quality.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.com