tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post7178432399534869976..comments2022-07-19T07:48:28.683-04:00Comments on Belle, Book, and Candle: Two Books: Sixpence House and The BooksellerBellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-34581678520185689992016-09-05T11:56:29.124-04:002016-09-05T11:56:29.124-04:00Kat, I too would love to visit Hay-on-Wye! I suspe...Kat, I too would love to visit Hay-on-Wye! I suspect that now that it is famous, it wouldn't be as much fun. Too crowded. I think Bill Bryson might have mentioned it in one of his books but of course I can't think of which one.<br /><br />I am always in a mystery mood. That seems to be all I read anymore! Middlebrow mysteries...Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-8969412377497931692016-09-02T21:07:11.225-04:002016-09-02T21:07:11.225-04:00I did enjoy Paul Collins' book. It made me wa...I did enjoy Paul Collins' book. It made me want to go to Hay-on-Rye? Wye! I love the way you connect this with the bookseller mystery. Have never heard of Marston but am in a mystery mood. Kathttp://mirabiledictu.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-61482276525121462362016-08-29T12:13:17.731-04:002016-08-29T12:13:17.731-04:00Well, I did stay with it and finished it, Kathy. L...Well, I did stay with it and finished it, Kathy. Like you say, some of the parts were entertaining but as a whole, the book was too disjointed for me. Actually, the final story in the adventure was pretty humorous. Perhaps I have been spoiled by Bill Bryson's tales of small British villages.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-78017473384937290272016-08-29T12:10:10.894-04:002016-08-29T12:10:10.894-04:00Penny, it wasn't all bad! It was just a bit di...Penny, it wasn't all bad! It was just a bit disjointed for my taste although I do appreciate that he actually wrote a book and had it published!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-1455085771771027992016-08-29T12:07:18.736-04:002016-08-29T12:07:18.736-04:00I am glad I wasn't too far off base in my thou...I am glad I wasn't too far off base in my thoughts, Joan. Some of his stories were entertaining but the whole book was too disjointed for me. Perhaps I have read too many of Bill Bryson's books about small British villages!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-540426692844512652016-08-28T11:21:57.330-04:002016-08-28T11:21:57.330-04:00I've had similar disappointing experiences wit...I've had similar disappointing experiences with books, where the parts don't quite make an interesting whole. Hopefully you didn't lose too much time finding this out about Sixpence House. If we don't explore, we never find the new discoveries that make reading life exciting!Kathy A. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01499969787028085716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-26353728778484111772016-08-28T11:19:13.175-04:002016-08-28T11:19:13.175-04:00Sorry that "Sixpence House" didn't w...Sorry that "Sixpence House" didn't work for you, Belle. <br />"The Bookseller" has been on my radar and based on your review, I'm sure to read it sometime in the near future. Penny O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665025558373015362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9148557807474310110.post-43635124636969957902016-08-28T08:13:51.049-04:002016-08-28T08:13:51.049-04:00I read Sixpence House back in 2003 and wasn't ...I read Sixpence House back in 2003 and wasn't impressed by it either. I like books about books, but not that one.joan.kylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015342608992682333noreply@blogger.com