Ellen’s Comments (group member since Jun 01, 2015)

Ellen’s comments from the Retro Reads group.

I do participate in the challenge. According to Goodreads I'm 12 books ahead of schedule. My reading has slowed down over the years. I seem to spend a lot of time researching the books I want to read as oppose to actually reading them. I'm really ahead this year because of the YA and picture books I have read.

My daughter's favorite and mine was The Jolly Christmas Postman. Wasn't written till 1991 but loved the pop-ups.

I'm half way through and enjoying it. I don't think there is a single character that I don't like but everyone of them has annoyed me at some point or other. I guess that makes it realistic.

I would be happy to participate in these reads.

I plan on starting it soon,

I would also be interested in reading any of these titles.

Office has built in bookshelves with non fiction organized by subject.
Living room four large bookshelves with fiction alphabetical by author.
Dining room with with large bookshelf that contains my almost complete selection of hardback Georgette Heyer and paperbacks.
Spare bedroom two medium bookshelves with my books from my childhood and other young people books I loved and bought from my years as a middle school library aide.
Master bedroom has bookshelve with my nonfiction books about books and movies.
I have an end table piled up with unread books in no particular order and there is usually a few on the kitchen table.

I have read it before but it has probably been over 30 years. Anyway long before Goodreads. I am reading a large print hardback copy Death in Kashmir.

I'll be starting it on April 5th.

Most of my favorites have already been named. I could add Molly Clavering and Henry Wade. A favorite children's author is Hilda Van Stockum.

I am a big fan of M.M. Kaye and have a number of old hardback copies of her books including all the Death In... books. I would like to do a group/buddy read in April.

I reread this not too long ago so I am looking forward to the discussion. Lucy Worsley did a documentary called Blitz Spirit where she used memoirs to illustrate what went on during this time. It is excellent and Chelsea Concerto is one of the memoirs she uses.

I started this Saturday morning and couldn't put it down. I would turn my Kindle off for a minute knowing I should go accomplish something around the house but then just turn it right back on. Every time I would sort of think to myself "Why can't I stop reading this nothing much is happening?" It didn't matter I just really cared about the lives of these characters.

I have read most of MM Kayes books including her mysteries which I really like. Looking forward to a reread of Shadow of the Moon. I actually have a personal copy of many of her titles including this one.