tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post2521638382747014947..comments2024-03-27T06:22:50.868+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Read in 2011 - 27: As the Pig TurnsLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-68681395666361161022011-12-04T09:19:00.251+01:002011-12-04T09:19:00.251+01:00Hello Anonymous, glad you like them, too! Are the ...Hello Anonymous, glad you like them, too! Are the audio versions read by one person, or made into a play like the BBC Radio4 version (which, sadly, I never managed to catch while it was still on their website to listen to) ?<br />Regarding Agatha's age - well, most of the books span about a year in time, and if we were picky, we'd say she should be in her 70s now, but that does not take away any of the fun :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-60995633524729536992011-12-04T02:56:32.767+01:002011-12-04T02:56:32.767+01:00I love the Agatha Raisin series! Since I commute ...I love the Agatha Raisin series! Since I commute a long distance to work, I listen to the audio version. I've read some too, and enjoy reading as well. I wish there were more books like this, with imperfect, but interesting women. I also like that Agather is in her 50s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-74744026084723629162011-12-03T08:48:10.163+01:002011-12-03T08:48:10.163+01:00Hello Peggy, thank you for stopping by and comment...Hello Peggy, thank you for stopping by and commenting here! I think so far I have read only 3 or 4 Hamish MacBeth books; so there is still quite a lot for me to discover :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-56960730603323299662011-12-02T13:45:13.486+01:002011-12-02T13:45:13.486+01:00M.C. Beaton is one of my favorite cosy writers! I ...M.C. Beaton is one of my favorite cosy writers! I have read all the Agatha Raisin and the Hamish MacBeth series by her and look forward to the new ones each year!Peggy@Peggy Ann's Posthttp://peggyannspost.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-47407978185670802862011-11-27T19:47:17.753+01:002011-11-27T19:47:17.753+01:00Hello Simon, thank you for stopping by! It is actu...Hello Simon, thank you for stopping by! It is actually 22 books to the series now, plus "The Agatha Raisin Companion" which I do not have (I only know about it from the official website). I almost envy you because you are not even halfway through yet!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-50703376705916445192011-11-27T17:22:28.959+01:002011-11-27T17:22:28.959+01:00This is an utterly wonderful series isn't it? ...This is an utterly wonderful series isn't it? I am definitely not the intended audience for this book, yet I love them and don't make a secret of it. I am reading them in order (well I read two Christmas specials in the wrong order actually, but it was Christmas) and am only on the ninth of what is now sixteen or something. Glad you have found them and love them.Simon (Savidge Reads)http://savidgereads.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-52674907911983826572011-11-23T08:26:09.978+01:002011-11-23T08:26:09.978+01:00Thank you, Pierre - greetings back to you! By the ...Thank you, Pierre - greetings back to you! By the way, I did find some Stuttgart pictures on your blog, thank you for pointing them out to me :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-49636044389494608172011-11-23T06:00:07.893+01:002011-11-23T06:00:07.893+01:00Greetings from France,
PierreGreetings from France,<br /><br />PierrePierre BOYERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04165681226483890508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-59625279101336266092011-11-21T12:15:45.240+01:002011-11-21T12:15:45.240+01:00I wish I could watch Hamish Macbeth on telly - I h...I wish I could watch Hamish Macbeth on telly - I have some of those books, too (my mother-in-law never forgets to send parcels for Christmas and my birthday...), and although I do not follow them quite as much as the Agatha Raisin series, I like that series well enough.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-61684249616876991772011-11-21T11:33:56.030+01:002011-11-21T11:33:56.030+01:00Not only does MC Beaton write the excellent Agatha...Not only does MC Beaton write the excellent Agatha Raison series but (as those who follow the link you gave will doubtless discover) she also wrote (amongst others) the Hamish Macbeth novels which were also made into a TV series in the UK. I love them because they are dry, witty, curious and, above all, very 'cosy' books.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-1846208619378996432011-11-21T07:23:11.471+01:002011-11-21T07:23:11.471+01:00Macy, you are welcome; I hope you'll enjoy the...Macy, you are welcome; I hope you'll enjoy the books!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-14035326549473736912011-11-20T21:53:21.100+01:002011-11-20T21:53:21.100+01:00I've never heard of Agatha Raisin!
Now on my &...I've never heard of Agatha Raisin!<br />Now on my "to read" list...thanks for the tip!Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16117141586263456823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-19085410492132367682011-11-20T17:14:49.037+01:002011-11-20T17:14:49.037+01:00Scriptor, yay, another Agatha lover :-) Welcome to...Scriptor, yay, another Agatha lover :-) Welcome to the club (current members are my mother-in-law, my mum and myself)!<br />I'll let Beth know what you said about Liverpool next time we speak. I know she and her mother went there for a long weekend to have a look round, and she liked it so much she can now hardly wait to get back there next year and start studying.<br /><br />Sonia, let me know what you think when you've had the chance to read "Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death" (that's the 1st book in the series).<br /><br />Julie, always good to see you here! Thank you!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-38277247131570147172011-11-20T16:40:28.003+01:002011-11-20T16:40:28.003+01:00All I had to see was Cozy Cotswold village and I a...All I had to see was Cozy Cotswold village and I am intrigued~<br />Yay Beth!<br />xx<br />julieJulie Whitmore Potteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283540996942265818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-79511274501720021732011-11-20T16:33:04.358+01:002011-11-20T16:33:04.358+01:00I can't wait to try these!I can't wait to try these!soniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699796086402523726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-39975377040342699312011-11-20T12:27:45.697+01:002011-11-20T12:27:45.697+01:00I love Agatha as well - she's got enough fault...I love Agatha as well - she's got enough faults to be a lot more realistic than a lot of cosy crime heroines. As you say, real fun reads. <br /><br />I know Beth will enjoy herself at Liverpool - we are very friendly and welcoming folk and the student scene has aspects that suit every type of character. (Egyptologfy sounds a great subject!)Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-5435336031967132032011-11-20T11:45:03.395+01:002011-11-20T11:45:03.395+01:00Jenny, Agatha Raisin couldn't be further remov...Jenny, Agatha Raisin couldn't be further removed from Miss Marple - as opposed to the always prim and proper Miss Marple, who seems to have a listening ear and a kind word of advice even for the most reckless of criminals, Agatha is very NOT politically correct; she smokes, she swears, she can be childish (in a negative sense) and petty, is not much loved by the people around her - but those friends she does have are eternally loyal to her, even though they sometimes have to tell her some unpleasant truths.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-77059906210799848312011-11-20T09:36:13.149+01:002011-11-20T09:36:13.149+01:00I hadn't heard of these books, they sound like...I hadn't heard of these books, they sound like they combine Miss Marple with "Aga Sagas" like Joanna trollope. Next time I spot one I will check it out.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.com