Mainly books, but also other pleasing things
Posted in Musing Mondays, Personal, Reading, Weekly Events on Jul 12th, 2010
from Should Be Reading by MizB This week’s musing asks… Can you read amidst distractions? (tv, others talking, sporting events, etc) I used to be able to read through most things. When I was at school I had to do my homework downstairs in the winter – my bedroom was too cold (no central heating) [...]
Posted in Books, Crime Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Musing Mondays, Weekly Events on Jul 5th, 2010
Monday Musings is hosted by Should Be Reading. This week’s question is: What are you currently reading? Would you recommend it to others? Is it part of a series (if so, which one)? What are you thinking about it? What book(s) would you compare it to, if any? Currently I’m reading A Dark Adapted Eye by [...]
Posted in Books, Musing Mondays, Weekly Events on Jun 28th, 2010
This week’s musing from MizB asks… What do you think of books that receive a lot of hype? (think of the “Twilight” saga, or “Harry Potter”, or “The Da Vinci Code”). Do you read them? Why, or why not? I suppose I’m a bit contrary, because I tend to shy away from over-hyped books. I [...]
Posted in Musing Mondays on Jan 25th, 2010
Today’s question from Just One More Page is Where do you keep any books borrowed from friends or the library? Do they live with your own collection, or do you keep them separate? Do you monitor them in anyway. I don’t borrow many books from friends, those I have borrowed I keep together and try to [...]
Posted in Books, Musing Mondays on Jan 11th, 2010
Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about tidy bookshelves. Are your bookshelves strictly books only? Or have knick-knacks invaded? Do your shelves also shelve DVDs? Photos? Why not snap a photo – I’m sure we all like to spy on other’s shelves! My bookshelves are not tidy. Since we’ve moved house I’ve only unpacked a few [...]
Posted in Books, Fiction, Musing Mondays, Non-fiction on Oct 5th, 2009
Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post from Just One More Page is about books on your wishlist… Last week we talked about keeping a wishlist. Why not pull out that list and show us some of the books you’ve been eyeing off? I have a wishlist on Amazon, just adding books every now and then. Actually I [...]
Posted in Musing Mondays on Sep 14th, 2009
Do you find yourself forming trends in your reading? Is this a conscience act, influenced by either your own interests or current publishing fads? I like variety in my reading, so I don’t tend to follow trends, although recently I’ve noticed I’m reading quite a lot of crime fiction. This hasn’t been a conscious decision [...]
Posted in Musing Mondays on Jul 20th, 2009
Do you feel disappointed when the covers don’t match the story? Have you ever been completely misled by a book cover? As I wrote in last week’s Monday Musings the book cover doesn’t have much effect on me when I’m deciding whether to buy a book. It has even less effect once I’ve started to [...]
Posted in Books, Musing Mondays on Jul 13th, 2009
Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about book covers… We all know the old adage about not judging a book by it’s cover, but just how much sway does a book cover have when it comes to your choice of book – whether buying or borrowing? Are there any books you’ve bought based on the cover [...]
Posted in Libraries, Musing Mondays on Jul 6th, 2009
Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about library company… Who, if anyone usually accompanies you to the library? Is it somewhere you go alone? Or is it a regular outing with family or friends? Which do you prefer? My library visits are either with family or alone. As a child I went with my mother and [...]
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