tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post8625270482048535399..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: Nonfiction November: Week 2Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-45355543016431370702018-11-07T19:19:59.799-08:002018-11-07T19:19:59.799-08:00Yeah, I'm really tempted to go full into Anglo...Yeah, I'm really tempted to go full into Anglophile mode and read nothing but Dickens and Ackroyd now!Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-86601336080824568432018-11-07T08:26:51.773-08:002018-11-07T08:26:51.773-08:00Fun pairings! I didn't know about Ackroyd on t...Fun pairings! I didn't know about Ackroyd on the Thames, but yes, Our Mutual Friend is a particularly Thames-y Dickens novel. That sounds particularly interesting.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-50340127228109156152018-11-06T23:11:22.905-08:002018-11-06T23:11:22.905-08:00Like Lory I'm getting a bit bogged down in the...Like Lory I'm getting a bit bogged down in the barricade section of Les Mis!! but I had forgotten that I have the perfect pairing for this book & this moment - <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31244256-the-novel-of-the-century?from_search=true" rel="nofollow">The Novel of the Century by David Bellos</a> because I was concerned about spoilers, I've been waiting for the last 6 weeks or so of the readalong to start it. <br /><br />The Black Count sounds intriguing too & will keep that in mind when I read Dumas.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-23592629162396475502018-11-06T17:56:40.407-08:002018-11-06T17:56:40.407-08:00Great post, Jean, and some wonderful pairings! It...Great post, Jean, and some wonderful pairings! It's making me think of my shelves ..... hmmm ...... I wish I could participate in Non-Ficton November but I have too many fiction books on the go. Oh well, perhaps next year!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-69493088617259932292018-11-06T17:56:22.198-08:002018-11-06T17:56:22.198-08:00These are great pairings! I'm almost done with...These are great pairings! I'm almost done with Les Mis (getting a bit bogged down in the barricade section) and When the World Spoke French sounds like a good follow-up. I'm also slowly reading The Three Musketeers (it's on my e-reader for when I can't sleep or don't have anything else) and am interested in The Black Count. And you know I want to read Danubia ...Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.com