I Read Therefore I Am discussion

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Started this properly last night and was still reading at 3 this morning. Consequently, I feel pretty awful today! A good old fashioned story in the best meaning of the words. When I was younger I regularly used to stay up all night reading, if my husband let me get away with it, but I don't have the stamina now to do that and cope with he following day. Shame, I'd get through the TBR list a bit quicker.

Glad you're enjoying it - sorry about the late night though :0) Even though I've read it loads of times before (not for a couple of years though) -I'm finding it hard to put down too. I'm on p285 now - and have paused for a while just because I don't want it to end too soon.

I've been too busy the last few days to read more than a couple of chapters a day - only on chapter 7

Finished Mist over Pendle and thoroughly enjoyed it. It wasn't' intellectually challenging nor did it require each page to be read at least twice to try to discover what the author was trying to say. It told an interesting and old fashioned story of good versus evil and it did it very well.

I loved all the characters. They were very straightforward and easily identified as a goody or a baddy and I have to say I loved the baddies almost as much as the goodies.

It did make me want to refresh my memory about the Pendle witches to check the known facts against the novel. There was one part almost at the end that did intrigue me and I thought something very unexpected was going to happen. (view spoiler)[ Roger is questioning Alice at Rough Lee and she says to him"Should you not beware sir, lest that be asked of you? I'm not a Demdike" For a moment I thought there was going to be some revelation that Demdike blood flowed through Roger and Margery and that accounted for their strong characters! It didn't and I did have a slight feeling of disappointment that there was not to be a twist at the end but (hide spoiler)] The ending was as expected (view spoiler)[ the baddies went off to be hanged and the goodies settled down to get married (hide spoiler)] and that felt as it should be.

I have sadly come to the end of Mist Over Pendle - I wish it was longer. As Hilary says it's a wonderfully old fashioned page turner, with oodles of atmosphere, great characters and a thrilling (sometimes chilling) plot.
I fell for Margery as soon as I met her and was equally smitten with Roger on his introduction. At that point I was immediately swept away by the excitement of the story. I've read this book many times and there are scenes I look forward to all the way through - I'm definitely biased but I can't find anything not to like about it.

I've just read the first half dozen chapters and I'm enjoying it so far

Yay! I hope it doesn't make you stay up all night like Hilary:0)

Went to the library to get it but someone got there first :(
So will catch up as soon as I can!

These libraries !!

I know! Would buy a copy but I haven't been paid yet

@Laurel. I'm down in Sunderland most weekends, I don't know where you are in Durham but I'd be happy to meet up somewhere to lend my copy to you if you're within travelling distance.

I was just thinking that it would be great if we could form our own intergroup lending library - if only there was a way to lend kindle books.

Hilary wrote: "@Laurel. I'm down in Sunderland most weekends, I don't know where you are in Durham but I'd be happy to meet up somewhere to lend my copy to you if you're within travelling distance."

Aww thank you for your kind offer Hilary - I did actually put a request in for it when I realised someone else had got there before me so it should be coming soon, although if it doesn't I will certainly be in touch - thanks :)

Lee wrote: "I was just thinking that it would be great if we could form our own intergroup lending library - if only there was a way to lend kindle books."

There is a new app (or something) coming out I think which will enable sharing of ebooks between members - I can't remember where I read about it but if I find it again I will post the link.

excellent - marvellous idea

I can't find it I'm afraid (Amazon's team of digital flying monkeys has probably removed all trace of it) but if I come across it accidentally again will post it straightaway!

I've finished it now. I enjoyed it without it being a book that thrilled me. I thought it was a little one-paced and would have been better if (view spoiler)[ one of the main characters, ideally Margery, had been accused of witchery. I also felt she got away with hiding the catholic priest rather too easily. (hide spoiler)] I agree with Hilary's comments above.

As an aside, I ordered my copy from the library and inside on the date stamp sheet it says 'return to county store'. Why on earth not put it on a shelf?

I agree that you do need to suspend disbelief a little. I'm not sure how far Mr Neil was constrained in his plotting by the actual events in Pendle-google time :0)

Got my copy of this yay!! Am starting it tonight :)

Hooray!

Well it's a dark and miserable night (I want to say stormy but that would be stretching the truth a little) and I'm curled up with a mug of tea, a handful of chocolate digestives and my copy of Mist Over Pendle. These dark nights are perfect for stuff like this! Enjoying it so far, it's a good story.

You're making me very jealous - I'm just off to clean the bathroom!

Sorry! Lol

I finished this yesterday, enjoyed it although not what I was expecting (thought it could have done with been scarier as it was more of a historical mystery). That said, it was good fun if you didn't take it seriously.