tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post7540002791259892523..comments2024-03-29T08:14:16.520+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Read in 2013 - 6: My Lord DukeLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-28345739679737792482013-02-23T08:10:39.429+01:002013-02-23T08:10:39.429+01:00I know that your reading list is long and it will ...I know that your reading list is long and it will be a long time before you'll get round to "My Lord Duke", but I hope you'll let me know how you liked it.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-3084675399611119462013-02-23T06:14:08.333+01:002013-02-23T06:14:08.333+01:00Yet another of your posts which have led to me dow...Yet another of your posts which have led to me downloading a book onto my Kindle reading list. It sounds like a very good read.GBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10289400344300258872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-54433851569588120092013-02-19T06:25:57.035+01:002013-02-19T06:25:57.035+01:00Janice, I feel very flattered, thank you! Will che...Janice, I feel very flattered, thank you! Will check out what you wrote about the award on your blog.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-40823119348001356042013-02-17T18:18:08.011+01:002013-02-17T18:18:08.011+01:00Meike,I wanted you to know that I’ve nominated you...Meike,I wanted you to know that I’ve nominated you for a Liebster Award. I have posted about it on my blog today with questions for you if you want to participate. I know these things aren’t for everyone but I really love your blog and wanted to give you an award. Check it out if you would like.<br />~JanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-24411909147378074812013-02-16T14:06:45.272+01:002013-02-16T14:06:45.272+01:00That was my intention - to not tell everything, bu...That was my intention - to not tell everything, but enough to capture the interest of other potential readers :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-36999836696344590882013-02-16T01:22:03.604+01:002013-02-16T01:22:03.604+01:00It sounds very close in plot line to Frances Burne...It sounds very close in plot line to Frances Burnett's "A Little Prince". And you've left enough to the imagination in your descriptions that i want to get this one to see how it turns out.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-8410715509570804712013-02-15T15:09:55.279+01:002013-02-15T15:09:55.279+01:00I know what you mean; there's about 80 or 90 b...I know what you mean; there's about 80 or 90 books on my Kindle right now which I have not read yet, most of them were downloaded almost a year ago :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-78227960357168348132013-02-15T15:06:05.980+01:002013-02-15T15:06:05.980+01:00Of course you're right about the delving bit :...Of course you're right about the delving bit :) "The problem" is I have about a hundred downloaded unread books waiting (even not counting all the ones that I read some time in the past and would also like to re-read)... DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-15290469739468738932013-02-15T14:01:39.516+01:002013-02-15T14:01:39.516+01:00I remember your review, Kay, of the "Sailing&...I remember your review, Kay, of the "Sailing" book. It did sound fascinating!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-81025243652280367732013-02-15T14:00:54.427+01:002013-02-15T14:00:54.427+01:00Monica, as great as it would be to read so fast, I...Monica, as great as it would be to read so fast, I think I'd miss the "delving" bit about a good book when the reading experience was over so quickly :-)<br />I hope you'll let me know how you liked "My Lord Duke" once you've read it.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-83362141941824809082013-02-15T13:17:48.590+01:002013-02-15T13:17:48.590+01:00Oh, I should think I would like this book very muc...Oh, I should think I would like this book very much. One of my favorite books that I was able to read last year was written around the same time, "Sailing Alone Around The World", and I very much enjoyed the language of that time.<br />Thanks for another great review!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-30102643727077917452013-02-15T12:25:06.806+01:002013-02-15T12:25:06.806+01:00I think that some time in the past I've come a...I think that some time in the past I've come across the Raffles series, either as books or some film/TV adaption. I've downloaded one of those + this one + another one by the same author to my Kindle thanks to this review... I just wish I was able to read at the same rate as I keep downloading!!! ;)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-45421673096786164772013-02-15T11:36:07.890+01:002013-02-15T11:36:07.890+01:00So do I, which is why I almost always do a little ...So do I, which is why I almost always do a little research on the author before I post a review. Somehow it brings the entire book more to life when I know something about the background of author and/or story.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-91032457922967073112013-02-15T11:18:39.588+01:002013-02-15T11:18:39.588+01:00Hello Meike:
There is much to appeal from the plot...Hello Meike:<br />There is much to appeal from the plot you describe here. And, clearly, the book's success is in achieving a bond with the reader which makes one want to care for what happens to poor Jack. We may be tempted to read this for ourselves.<br /><br />How intriguing that Hornung and Conan Doyle were connected by family ties. We love these titbits!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com