tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post7760272112242950247..comments2024-03-16T07:27:27.752+00:00Comments on Novel Points of View: READING HABITS? by Gill StewartRae Cowiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213969901991611348noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-27643187918245957292015-01-17T15:00:27.261+00:002015-01-17T15:00:27.261+00:00I'm coming very late to this post - life and a...I'm coming very late to this post - life and a book launch sort of got in the way - and I can only admire your reading strategy.....all very organised and it means, of course, that the breadth of your learning is widened in the doing of it. Great post.Linda Mitchelmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948518126405880012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-80108470775996688392015-01-17T09:10:08.388+00:002015-01-17T09:10:08.388+00:00Very interesting to hear, Rosemary. I've alway...Very interesting to hear, Rosemary. I've always loved the idea of camomile tea but unfortunately don't like the taste! Thanks for dropping by.Gill Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139563775181908912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-59867848898018629582015-01-13T10:38:37.102+00:002015-01-13T10:38:37.102+00:00Great post, Gill. My reading is a bit varied, like...Great post, Gill. My reading is a bit varied, like yours. I have at least two books going at once. A literary, or thought-provoking novel which must be in print and a lighter romance, historical or crime novel that I read on my kindle. I only ever read the kindle in bed as I find a print book too heavy to hold now, so it's whatever I'm currently reading on kindle that I read at night. The print book I dip into whenever I get the chance but always for half an hour before going to bed - that's become a sort of ritual, along with my chamomile tea.Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-43019004084471308162015-01-12T09:27:20.984+00:002015-01-12T09:27:20.984+00:00I keep meaning to try listening to books but still...I keep meaning to try listening to books but still haven't managed it. Maybe that can be added to my list of NY resolutions (it's getting rather long...)Gill Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139563775181908912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-17643038042563756922015-01-12T09:26:11.562+00:002015-01-12T09:26:11.562+00:00Thanks Kate. Will look out for the Damerosehay tri...Thanks Kate. Will look out for the Damerosehay trilogy - I especially love series so it should suit me.Gill Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139563775181908912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-89313992015268075102015-01-12T09:25:17.149+00:002015-01-12T09:25:17.149+00:00Sounds like some heavy reading there! I've onl...Sounds like some heavy reading there! I've only read 2 E Goudge - HH and The Little White Horse. They're oddly captivating. Of the 2 I preferred HH. What others would you recommend?Gill Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139563775181908912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-74572128437723366022015-01-12T09:23:03.783+00:002015-01-12T09:23:03.783+00:00Yes, I think I didn't used to mind staying awa...Yes, I think I didn't used to mind staying awake all night to read, but those days are long past.Gill Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139563775181908912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-23126058624748305772015-01-12T09:21:58.151+00:002015-01-12T09:21:58.151+00:00Interesting. I don't think I set out to be org...Interesting. I don't think I set out to be organised - it has just kind of worked out like this.Gill Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139563775181908912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-4438578937463699682015-01-12T09:21:00.993+00:002015-01-12T09:21:00.993+00:00Thanks for popping by. I think 2 books is a minimu...Thanks for popping by. I think 2 books is a minimum. If you have only one book on the go how can you possibly know you're always going to feel like reading it :)Gill Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03139563775181908912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-84726820106400755572015-01-12T00:21:33.889+00:002015-01-12T00:21:33.889+00:00I'm afraid my reading has become very haphazar...I'm afraid my reading has become very haphazard, Gill. I prefer to be writing! But of course, I do read, and reading other authors' work helps my writing too. I can't get into anything too heavy these days though. I enjoy well-written books in any genre, and have my favourites. I like Maggie o'Farrell, Elizabeth Buchan and JoJo Moyes. I'm listening to Middlemarch, and loving it. As you know. I listen to lots of books – more than I read these days! If I really love something I've heard, I'll buy the paperback too. (Likewise if I've read something great on Kindle). I'm off on holiday soon, so hopefully I'll get a chance to do a bit more reading. On the other hand, I'd like to start a novella while I'm away...!Jenny Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721428313351462045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-9380538019036919852015-01-11T19:37:41.328+00:002015-01-11T19:37:41.328+00:00Love EG's Damerosehay trilogy, Gill. What a go...Love EG's Damerosehay trilogy, Gill. What a good idea to read something soothing last thing – the other night I was reading a crime novel (In the Shadow of the Hill by Helen Forbes) after everyone else was asleep; the house suddenly felt very dark and scary!Kate Blackadderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16723595319758455771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-80036896791360595592015-01-11T17:35:07.344+00:002015-01-11T17:35:07.344+00:00I always have several books, but usually only one ...I always have several books, but usually only one is a novel. At the moment it's a constant stream of YA novels, accompanied by On Writing by AL Kennedy, The Seven Basic Plots by Christopher Booker (which I'll be reading for YEARS cos it's so big) and Alphabetical by Michael Rosen. Probably more of the novels than the others at the moment, but that's mostly due to them being strewn in various places around my house while the novels are all on my Ipad and I'm not at home!<br /><br />What Elizabeth Gouge are you reading? I have several if you want to borrow. Henrietta's House is my absolute favourite, though I love them all (apart from when they get too religiousy, but that's more the adult ones).never enough bookshelveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354046623533487978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-47913640438746573552015-01-11T16:35:30.865+00:002015-01-11T16:35:30.865+00:00I used to not mind staying awake most of the night...I used to not mind staying awake most of the night reading a gripping novel but nowadays I need my sleep so I tend to save those books for during the day. I usually have one or two books on the go but I don't have them in specific categories.Mary Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688996930245857265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-16086792033424394882015-01-11T16:31:36.664+00:002015-01-11T16:31:36.664+00:00I wrote a long comment and it's disappeared!
I...I wrote a long comment and it's disappeared!<br />I also have several books on the go at once, but I'm not as organised. I read a lot of romance; but I also like cosy crime and biographies of interesting (though not always admirable) people. But I don't like big and heavy biogs.Jo Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976757854217324838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3855283511538601375.post-10313740296412003302015-01-11T16:16:05.223+00:002015-01-11T16:16:05.223+00:00I agree about the bedtime reading - it should be s...I agree about the bedtime reading - it should be something that doesn't make me want to keep turning the pages and usually I read non-fiction (mostly historical stuff). Unfortunately I sometimes break my own rule and if I start on a good novel I'll be up until 3am to finish it ... :-) But to answer your question, I guess that means I'm often reading two books at a time as the non-fiction one will be an ongoing project.Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.com