tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536324873226838821.post3897463811276403806..comments2015-06-13T13:34:39.094-07:00Comments on Roses & Violets, Books & Tea: My April ReadsEllenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040479602649174403noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536324873226838821.post-37585250076678173902013-05-16T13:00:49.764-07:002013-05-16T13:00:49.764-07:00Yes, a definite disappointment!Yes, a definite disappointment!Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040479602649174403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536324873226838821.post-29317718317108386232013-05-16T13:00:20.484-07:002013-05-16T13:00:20.484-07:00I liked the television adaptations of those books,...I liked the television adaptations of those books, must read them some time, not my usual thing!Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040479602649174403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536324873226838821.post-22518271434054170332013-05-11T00:58:26.458-07:002013-05-11T00:58:26.458-07:00I love Esther Freud's books and I have to say ...I love Esther Freud's books and I have to say I absolutely agree......apart from getting an insight into what it might be like being married to David Morrissey.......this one was definately a disappointment......and her last one, Love Falls was so good!!Young at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585882466695145340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536324873226838821.post-4515598346101967752013-05-07T12:08:49.919-07:002013-05-07T12:08:49.919-07:00Not read any of those Ellen. This month I have to ...Not read any of those Ellen. This month I have to read Pillars Of The Earth for one of my bookclubs so need to get cracking and before I add any more to the tbr pile.Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782125673448880397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536324873226838821.post-49484574065385600312013-05-06T13:43:08.068-07:002013-05-06T13:43:08.068-07:00I know what you mean, a fifty-page test is a good ...I know what you mean, a fifty-page test is a good idea! However, I always plough on with book club reads so I can fully argue my corner! If a book isn't to my liking, I think it's bound to improve sooner or later, ever the optimist!Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040479602649174403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5536324873226838821.post-43345222339304631822013-05-05T14:31:17.502-07:002013-05-05T14:31:17.502-07:00I now give up on books if they don't pass my f...I now give up on books if they don't pass my fifty-page test. If I'm not enjoying it by page 50 it's the author's fault not mine! I read Sex and Stravinsky on a hot beach in Cornwall a couple of years ago. Enjoyed it.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.com