Comments on: Help Me Out

By: unblinkered

unblinkered — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:20:25 +0000

You’re more than welcome to plunder my section, and if you play your cards right Michael might even let you put in orders for stuff from the cottage….most of his books live there! Endless SF, Wodehouse, Lawrence Block, Patrick O’Brian, Brookmyre, etc….we have at least eight bookcases double shelved with a fairly eclectic mix between us.

By: Karie

Karie — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:40:13 +0000

@unblinkered: we have tonnes of Brookmyre in this house, but I might still want to have a lot at your bookshelves ;)

By: unblinkered

unblinkered — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:17:14 +0000

Brookmyre? Funny, smart, but not taxing by any means. Alexander McCall Smith? Also fun and non-taxing. Come around and peruse our bookshelves sometime, you’d be welcome to borrow whatever tickles you fancy!

By: Karie

Karie — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:04:32 +0000

@mooncalf: Oooh, but I’ve vowed to never read Twilight (plus I’ve been warned against sparkly vampires).

@Jen: YOU ARE A FRIGGING GENIUS. I should’ve thought of that myself.

@Katherine: I really should get around to watching Brief Encounters (which I have on DVD). Good call on C4 films too.

@Anne: I’m EAGERLY awaiting the second series of Flight of the Conchords to be aired here in the UK. Also? I should really watch Pegg/Frost in Spaced..

@Kirsty: Thanks, but it’s already on the shelf and in my TBR pile. Good call, in other words.

@xtiand: Yeah, those DVDs I’ve bought .. I really should watch them, shouldn’t I? Luckily I love 1940s and 1950s films..

@Elaine: Bill Bryson .. hmm, I think D. has a book or two..

@birgitte: Heh! I *love* Dorothy L. Sayers. Love, love, love her. And Other Half has a few Diana Wynne Jones .. hey, have you spied on our bookshelves?

@DK: Again, you come up trumps.

By: Darth Ken

Darth Ken — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 21:59:37 +0000

Hmm light trashy reading Karie might enjoy … maybe Frank Tallis (“Vienna Blood” and “Mortal Mischief”). It’s slightly pulpy Sherlock Holmesian fiction in turn of the century (as in 1900) Vienna. We have gaslight, strange psychologists, art exhibits, weird murders with a slightly occult undertone and for some reason a strange obsession with describing cakes in detail. A fun read!

By: birgitte

birgitte — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:13:04 +0000

Light reading: Diana Wynne Jones and for the early 20th century crime Dororhy L. Sayers. The latter is available in lovely audioversions on Audible.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 08:14:00 +0000

love the necklace :)

my fav ‘lazy’ books; bill bryson and stephen king.

E :)

By: xtiand

xtiand — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:14:45 +0000

Crime books…Ian Rankin, Henning Mankell . Light reading…have you read any of the Sally Magnusson books, the one about visiting Iceland with her father is great, her family books are amusing too. Travel books in the sense of people making a new life somewhere have always been my favourite non-taxing reads especially for medically necessary rest (six months bedrest in hospital prior to the birth of my son gave me plenty of time to think about possibles) an hour or two contemplating running a coffee farm or olive grove takes your mind of NHS accommodation and food for a wee while!
TV hmm, more difficult, can you get films eg BT Vision or Sky movies ? or get DVD’s … old black and white films or films set in specific places.
Hope you feel better soon

By: Kirsty

Kirsty — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:47:27 +0000

I’m just about to finish this, and could pass it on to you on Tues if you’re interested?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Glass-Books-Dream-Eaters/dp/0141027304/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238787775&sr=8-1

Kept me going while waiting around for nothing to happen on jury duty for a week!

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:00:26 +0000

Well, I don’t know what’s available in Glasgow, but I would suggest; Arrested Development, Flight of the Conchords, or anything from the Edgar Wright/Simon Pegg/Nick Frost collection. Unless of course you want to avoid bursting any stitches.