tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post3628464843782992351..comments2023-11-01T02:35:48.057+00:00Comments on Geranium Cat's Bookshelf: Postal Challenge 2014GeraniumCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-61583463827092229552013-12-28T15:53:24.306+00:002013-12-28T15:53:24.306+00:00I should think you are very probably right, Simon!...I should think you are very probably right, Simon!GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-37718853570390155672013-12-28T15:52:47.577+00:002013-12-28T15:52:47.577+00:00I have dipped into the beginning, and I don't ...I have dipped into the beginning, and I don't think there's any doubt that I'm going to love it.GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-47202302060581551892013-12-28T15:52:06.490+00:002013-12-28T15:52:06.490+00:00I'm trying not to over-challenge myself, Cath,...I'm trying not to over-challenge myself, Cath, but this one is bliss. I like playing "spot the letter" in the Hazel Holt book!GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-46619634766240500042013-12-28T15:50:20.596+00:002013-12-28T15:50:20.596+00:00LOL, we are so bad for each other! My Dear Cassand...LOL, we are so bad for each other! My Dear Cassandra is one to have a "real" copy of though.GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-47861540947408867532013-12-28T15:49:30.984+00:002013-12-28T15:49:30.984+00:00I'm looking forward to it very much, Susan - I...I'm looking forward to it very much, Susan - I like the immediacy of books-in-letters.GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-53793418635014820462013-12-28T15:48:41.950+00:002013-12-28T15:48:41.950+00:00I don't write many letters now, Kailana, but I...I don't write many letters now, Kailana, but I do prefer them to emails. Good luck to us both!GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-9605301890527652572013-12-28T15:47:32.429+00:002013-12-28T15:47:32.429+00:00I always look forward to Christmas cards, even if ...I always look forward to Christmas cards, even if it's the only contact we exchange during the year it's good to hear from people.GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-71149510255129977672013-12-28T15:46:48.968+00:002013-12-28T15:46:48.968+00:00Hope you'll enjoy Dear Charlotte - I love Haze...Hope you'll enjoy Dear Charlotte - I love Hazel Holt!GeraniumCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010199887691558717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-73555907002332626772013-12-24T12:17:31.020+00:002013-12-24T12:17:31.020+00:00I suspect I qualified for this challenge this year...I suspect I qualified for this challenge this year without noticing, so I should definitely make an active attempt to participate in 2014!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-7298634653499670182013-12-22T08:03:02.800+00:002013-12-22T08:03:02.800+00:00You haven't read Henrietta's War? One of m...You haven't read <i>Henrietta's War</i>? One of my great comfort books and I hope you love it as much as I do.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-89623308672927543632013-12-21T23:10:38.232+00:002013-12-21T23:10:38.232+00:00Thrilled that you're doing this one too! (Thin...Thrilled that you're doing this one too! (Think I might be in challenge heaven next year. LOL!) I liked both Daddy Long-Legs books though Kelly is right that book one was slightly better. The Guernsey Literary book is sheer delight, I may have to reread that myself. I'm very keen to read some Jane Austen letters this year and ordered a book of them from Amazon today. I am now going to go and have a look at My Dear Charlotte as that's a new one on me, though I've heard of Hazel Holt of course...Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-38200643682614684402013-12-21T22:47:34.438+00:002013-12-21T22:47:34.438+00:00I am very bad. I just bought Hazel Holt's boo...I am very bad. I just bought Hazel Holt's book for Kindle, My Dear Charlotte, from Amazon. It's so simple, isn't it? I am so glad Amazon has created kindle for the computer!!! (I don't own a tablet yet). I have bookmarked My Dear Cassandra the book (not kindle) on Amazon, and hoping for some Christmas money so I can get it!!! :-) Those illustrations - I must have this book. <br /><br />That didn't take long for me, did it??? :-D Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-29761080085710235322013-12-21T22:22:18.860+00:002013-12-21T22:22:18.860+00:00I've read #1, 3, and 5, thankfully! Cause oth...I've read #1, 3, and 5, thankfully! Cause otherwise, I want to read all the books on your list! lol Hazel Holt's book sounds interesting, I've read all the Stevermer/Wrede books (the first one is the most fun, but they are all good), and I've been hearing about the Nina Stibbe book this year. Sounds very good, and I will think about this challenge. I've been wanting to read Jane Austen's letters, too. I hope you have fun with this one!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095246748581382752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-60334534898753082312013-12-21T17:50:43.492+00:002013-12-21T17:50:43.492+00:00Dear Enemy wasn't quite as good as Daddy-Long-...Dear Enemy wasn't quite as good as Daddy-Long-Legs, but still enjoyable! I write letters throughout the year, so hopefully I will have no problem making it to 12. I was just kidding about the Christmas cards. :) I am going to go check out some of the titles on your list I hadn't heard of before. :)Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-80566838637153869952013-12-21T17:10:05.065+00:002013-12-21T17:10:05.065+00:00Sounds like a really challenging challenge :-)
Fro...Sounds like a really challenging challenge :-)<br />From your list, I have only read # 1 and 3, and # 1 is so long ago I can't remember much about it. But I do remember another "letter"-themed book from my teens, it was called "Zwei Briefe für Britta" (Two letters for Britta), and was about a girl whose entire life was changed by two letters she received.<br />As for writing letters, I do that a few times every year, since most of my Yorkshire relatives do not use email, and it is - apart from the phone - the only way to keep in touch with them between one yearly visit and the next.<br />And of course, there are the nurmerous Christmas cards and letters I send and receive, a true highlight for me every year.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182642520216901583.post-60224745500043420112013-12-21T16:55:36.592+00:002013-12-21T16:55:36.592+00:00How wonderful to have you join in! I love your lis...How wonderful to have you join in! I love your list, and have read a few of your choices. But your last 2 are going straight on to my own list -- I've also never read Dear Enemy, while Hazel Holt has been a very recent discovery although this book has escaped my notice until now! Looking forward to your reading & reviews.Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.com