Comments on: Book Festival Loot 2012

By: Iris

Iris — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:45:48 +0000

Boekenfestijn! Such lovely books! I bought the Maggie O’Farrell as well, but have yet to read it. (I think I bought another one of her titles at another boekenfestijn).

I do hope that you enjoy the series! If I had seen them and would’ve known about them I’m sure I wouldn’t have been able to resist the temptation either.

By: Ti

Ti — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 13:49:31 +0000

What a lovely photo. You did well!

By: Chinoiseries

Chinoiseries — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:31:21 +0000

Great haul! And no, if they’re cheap then there’s not need to feel guilty At least, that’s how I feel about books

I can’t wait for the Boekenfestijn to return to Rotterdam beginning of 2013. I probably will have to save up for it though (so I can buy a new book case to fit any books that are going to enter this house from now on ).

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:42:00 +0000

Wow, that’s a lot of books. I echo Judith, you’ve put a lot of trust into that, though I can’t blame you, I recently bought an entire Dickens collection without having read any of his work, on sale also. A book about olives sounds brilliant!

By: Leeswammes

Leeswammes — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:02:16 +0000

You put a lot of faith in Mrs Harrod-Eagles! I think I read some books by her years ago, a little fluffy if I remember well. I’m sure you’ll enjoy them on a rainy day/beachy day.

I love the Boekenfestijn myself, and bought some books there this year, but not that many! I love it that they have both Dutch and English books (and for you that was really handy, too, of course).

By: Teresa

Teresa — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:16:30 +0000

Oh hooray! The Morlands! I just finished the series last year, and while they don’t rival Dunnett in any way, they’re still lots of fun. A little bit soapy and sometimes sliding further into romance territory than I’d usually like, but I found them pretty consistently entertaining, and I learned a lot of social history with relatively little effort. And C H-E writes some of the very best battle scenes I’ve ever read. I’ll be interested in what you think of them.

By: farmlanebooks

farmlanebooks — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:59:30 +0000

I love the fact you’ve bought 21 books without trying the 1st one in the series! That is exactly the sort of mad thing I’d do! I really hope they are good reads.

By: Sam (Tiny Library)

Sam (Tiny Library) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 16:47:34 +0000

That’s a lot of books! I hope you love the first one
I like to have full sets too, so I can’t judge!

By: sakura

sakura — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 13:18:47 +0000

There’s nothing like getting a full set of books! How could you possibly resist. I know lots of people who love that series although I haven’t tried it myself.

By: Patty

Patty — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:44:18 +0000

weren’t you supposed to start reading ebooks to prepare for times ahead???