tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post2358159509363732391..comments2024-03-12T09:44:18.874-07:00Comments on Howling Frog Books: CC Spin: Stories of Walter de la MareJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-24939272454661455802019-06-12T17:32:31.090-07:002019-06-12T17:32:31.090-07:00I hope so, Beth! Spins are my favorite. :)I hope so, Beth! Spins are my favorite. :)Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-57030691342454494432019-06-07T15:06:01.982-07:002019-06-07T15:06:01.982-07:00There are a few short story collections that I hav...There are a few short story collections that I have read all at once, but they were all fairly short. Definitely not 500 pages!<br /><br />I have not done a CC Spin yet since joining the club last year. Maybe I will do the next one. Beth https://www.blogger.com/profile/00181538167994145152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-62232826030144200662019-06-05T09:22:14.165-07:002019-06-05T09:22:14.165-07:00Good effort! They were originally published in way...Good effort! They were originally published in ways that were meant to be read once a month or week or so. Perhaps that's how they work best.Joy Weese Mollhttp://www.joyweesemoll.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-73186997533038156652019-06-01T22:29:39.981-07:002019-06-01T22:29:39.981-07:00That's what I should do, Brona! And congrats ...That's what I should do, Brona! And congrats to you too ;)Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-74360813092733868842019-06-01T21:53:01.120-07:002019-06-01T21:53:01.120-07:00I know what you mean about short story collections...I know what you mean about short story collections. I've been reading a collection of Guy du Maupassant's stories for Paris in July for 3 yrs now. I read 3-5 each year and will hopefully finish the book this year. <br />I once tried to read William Trevor's complete short story collection as a regular book, by about the twentieth story I was feeling numb!! Took me years to pick it up again.<br /><br />Congrats on completing your (our) 20th ccspin :-)Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-2949301037226739962019-05-31T09:47:25.135-07:002019-05-31T09:47:25.135-07:00Good job reading so many! I'm trying to think ...Good job reading so many! I'm trying to think what I know La Mare from. I think maybe children's poetry.Kayhttp://whatmeread.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-69708846551590419222019-05-31T06:35:27.021-07:002019-05-31T06:35:27.021-07:00Karen, I should have said who de la Mare was! He ...Karen, I should have said who de la Mare was! He was an English writer and did a lot of stories and poetry for children, including collections of poetry in general. That's what he's most known for today.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1817835476996956670.post-58189255954909807512019-05-31T06:32:48.820-07:002019-05-31T06:32:48.820-07:00I love short stories but never seem to make time t...I love short stories but never seem to make time to read them. And I find them difficult to blog about -- do you write about individual stories? As a whole? And I agree, it's hard to read a lot of them at once. I hadn't heard of de la Mare but I am intrigued, especially the reference to John Bellairs who was one of my favorite writers as a child, I loved The House with a Clock in Its Walls. Delightfully creepy! Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.com