tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post1334870748263868568..comments2024-03-28T04:49:39.570-07:00Comments on Bitter Tea and Mystery: The Official 2018 TBR Pile ChallengeTracyKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-4276153434517783772018-04-15T10:16:22.629-07:002018-04-15T10:16:22.629-07:00That is what I have heard also, Jean. I don't ...That is what I have heard also, Jean. I don't know why I have put off reading it for so long.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-89858204794213608022018-04-14T22:23:39.570-07:002018-04-14T22:23:39.570-07:00I was just telling my oldest the other day to read...I was just telling my oldest the other day to read The Demolished Man. It's pretty good!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57665764620268029922018-01-15T13:53:26.186-08:002018-01-15T13:53:26.186-08:00I hope I love A Study in Scarlet as much as you di...I hope I love A Study in Scarlet as much as you did, JJ. I do need to be reading the Sherlock Holmes books and stories, after all these years. I took a look at your list and it is very ambitious. I look forward to your reviews also.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-77410200256655787812018-01-15T12:39:12.879-08:002018-01-15T12:39:12.879-08:00I love A Study in Scarlet! I haven't heard of ...I love A Study in Scarlet! I haven't heard of many of your other titles; hopefully your reviews throughout the year will help me discover some new books :) Good luck with the challenge!JJ @ This Dark Materialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019012876462247038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-65957252819862988952017-12-23T15:23:56.994-08:002017-12-23T15:23:56.994-08:00I have re-read the Stout books several times since...I have re-read the Stout books several times since my teen age years, Kathy. I remember when I was in my forties, and Archie was talking about how a woman of that age was beyond his interest (and he was in his mid-thirties probably). I was mildly offended. Funny what you notice at different periods in your life.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-22829524038993739812017-12-22T22:03:45.624-08:002017-12-22T22:03:45.624-08:00I also read Nero Wolfe books while a teenager, and...I also read Nero Wolfe books while a teenager, and I enjoyed them. But when I read some within the last 5-7 years, I enjoyed them more. Laughed a lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-28886045251194985832017-12-21T22:21:42.034-08:002017-12-21T22:21:42.034-08:00I hope I enjoy the Sherlock Holmes books as much a...I hope I enjoy the Sherlock Holmes books as much as you did, Kathy. No one in my family read mysteries, so I don't even know how I got hooked on them. I take that back, my grandmother on my mother's side did, because once she gave me some of her Rex Stout mysteries. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-4917160518989899852017-12-21T02:29:17.838-08:002017-12-21T02:29:17.838-08:00Oh, gosh, my father started me out on Sherlock Hol...Oh, gosh, my father started me out on Sherlock Holmes when I was about 15. Not only did he do so as I would enjoy the books, but I think he thought it would help develop my rational, scientific thought.<br />OK, fine. It did that along with his ideas, education and reading, but I became like a bulldog if I suspected anything going on in my surroundings. Everything is a clue that I somehow pick up. I blame it on the Great Holmes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-66370703632272007062017-12-19T12:45:00.327-08:002017-12-19T12:45:00.327-08:00Hi, Roof Beam Reader. I love this challenge.
You...Hi, Roof Beam Reader. I love this challenge. <br /><br />You would think after all these years of reading mysteries that I would have read the Sherlock Holmes books, but I have only read one short story. So this will be a new adventure. I am also looking forward to reading Auntie Mame, and then watching the movie.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-57071878458288557412017-12-19T12:42:58.378-08:002017-12-19T12:42:58.378-08:00Kathy, I know what you mean about the small print....Kathy, I know what you mean about the small print. Drives me crazy, and I have to have LOTS of light on the page while reading. <br /><br />I am looking forward to all of these books from the TBR pile.<br /><br />Thanks for the suggestions about getting Shamini Flint's books. At my age, I can't afford to buy new copies always. And I don't usually keep them, I pass them along to the book sale.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-36400055271779738042017-12-19T11:23:16.605-08:002017-12-19T11:23:16.605-08:00I love A Study in Scarlet (and the whole Sherlock ...I love A Study in Scarlet (and the whole Sherlock Holmes series). I've got Hound of the Baskervilles on my list for 2018. And I had no idea Auntie Game was a book! I've seen the movie-musical, and I love Angela Lansbury's original music (though I never got to see the original). Roof Beam Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06792884580084363046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-74838382502952023112017-12-17T23:02:31.983-08:002017-12-17T23:02:31.983-08:00A good idea. I may cull some books from the TBR p...A good idea. I may cull some books from the TBR piles as I don't think I'll read them. Others have to wait until I have new glasses, as the print is too small.<br /><br />I only read a book by McGeachin, another one, very good.<br /><br />I have read all of Tursten's books except this one and the most recent one, her last Irene Huss book (groan). In the TV series, Night Rounds was awful, like a grade D movie. So I won't bother reading it. I tried to, but couldn't get into it.<br /><br />From your comments at RTR, want to mention that Abe Books has a lot of Shamini Flint's books for under $4, free shipping. Most are used. I think her books are good, but not classics. I wouldn't buy new copies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-71716535064746326252017-12-16T22:22:49.932-08:002017-12-16T22:22:49.932-08:00I sympathize, Bernadette. I still longingly look a...I sympathize, Bernadette. I still longingly look at some challenges that seem appealing but not going to do them this year. Even if I only read from the TBR pile I won't dent it, but I will make the effort anyway.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-47711427117472732432017-12-16T19:48:07.216-08:002017-12-16T19:48:07.216-08:00Good luck. I AM swearing off challenges for 2018 b...Good luck. I AM swearing off challenges for 2018 because I have been such a failure at them this year. But if I were to do any it would be something to do with my TBR which continues to be a nightmare.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-5195090847787141672017-12-14T09:52:16.821-08:002017-12-14T09:52:16.821-08:00Starting Out in the Evening and Auntie Mame came f...Starting Out in the Evening and Auntie Mame came from your blog, Moira. I have high hopes...TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-62139959562254412872017-12-14T09:50:48.059-08:002017-12-14T09:50:48.059-08:00Thanks, I did well the first two years I did this ...Thanks, I did well the first two years I did this one, but the third time I missed a few. I do hope for success this time.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-2103308096409005282017-12-14T07:28:55.598-08:002017-12-14T07:28:55.598-08:00Good luck with an intriguing list...Good luck with an intriguing list...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-6567428203971070312017-12-13T20:39:32.480-08:002017-12-13T20:39:32.480-08:00Good luck - I signed up for this about 4 years ago...Good luck - I signed up for this about 4 years ago and have still only read 3 of my books. Oh well. I've read the Adam Hall and have a few of the others on the pile.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-14443819590811863502017-12-12T09:57:58.013-08:002017-12-12T09:57:58.013-08:00Sergio, I am sure that it was you who told me abou...Sergio, I am sure that it was you who told me about the Alfred Bester book. This is the year I actually read The Demolished Man. And I had heard of Adam Hall's books, but you were the one who reminded me of them again.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-91881561576232975822017-12-12T04:44:45.163-08:002017-12-12T04:44:45.163-08:00Great list - I have only about 4 of them I think (...Great list - I have only about 4 of them I think (Hall, Bester, Doyle, Thornburg) - good luck Tracy :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-1922805691978799932017-12-11T14:46:39.315-08:002017-12-11T14:46:39.315-08:00Katrina, once I had finalized the list, I was surp...Katrina, once I had finalized the list, I was surprised that I have not read any books by 8 of these authors, and that goes up to 9 if I count Sir Arthur Conan Doyle because I have only read one short story of his previously.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-67145462931199618832017-12-11T11:34:07.806-08:002017-12-11T11:34:07.806-08:00I might have a go too as I have to concentrate on ...I might have a go too as I have to concentrate on my own books instead of library books. I haven't read any of the ones on your list.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-79668590379563368062017-12-11T11:06:12.184-08:002017-12-11T11:06:12.184-08:00Thanks, Christine. I look forward to reading each ...Thanks, Christine. I look forward to reading each of these books.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-17359559141420442102017-12-11T11:05:05.155-08:002017-12-11T11:05:05.155-08:00I think this challenge will be fun, Margot, but th...I think this challenge will be fun, Margot, but then I always think that at the beginning.<br /><br />Thanks for your concern, Margot, and I hope the fire near you is coming to an end. We are still safe but the Thomas fire is getting much closer than I could have imagined. The community college I work at was closed Thurs. and Friday and now will be closed until Monday, Dec. 18th. The air quality is very bad, as you can imagine, and I am unhappy that my husband still has to go to his work this week. But all in all we are very lucky and grateful.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4167054806459662988.post-3960104327980588832017-12-11T10:33:56.515-08:002017-12-11T10:33:56.515-08:00I have always enjoyed this challenge, Patti, but i...I have always enjoyed this challenge, Patti, but it does remind me that I buy books and let them sit for years.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.com