tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post7673834683655682944..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: The Importance of Being Seven - Alexander McCall Smithlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-20931826664901202862011-09-24T14:05:06.752+10:002011-09-24T14:05:06.752+10:00Thanks Jane. When you listen to the latest instalm...Thanks Jane. When you listen to the latest instalment, Bertie Plays the Blues, you might even start feeling a little empathy for Irene. I was surprised that I did as she's a very annoying character.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-739165357929678882011-09-23T08:48:44.985+10:002011-09-23T08:48:44.985+10:00If I were a dog, I would've bit Irene too! I ...If I were a dog, I would've bit Irene too! I loved your review, and am continuing to wait for this book to come out on audio. I've listened to the other books on audio, and love the format for this series.<br /><br />Thanks for a taste of 44 Scotland Street...I can almost hear Bertie practicing his sax!JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-46264307515449305862011-02-05T15:09:50.808+11:002011-02-05T15:09:50.808+11:00cyril reminds me of my extremely slight,mostly bla...cyril reminds me of my extremely slight,mostly black vampire cat that thinks he is a dog. We are glad he not prissy or snotty but are trying to domesticate him a little bit. He's very rough around the edges.<br />I hope Angus Lordi and Domenica will get together. They compliment each other very nicely and their conversations add so much to the bookspunkonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-52769815196047575052011-02-05T14:59:55.777+11:002011-02-05T14:59:55.777+11:00OOH ! I love some of the number one ladies detecti...OOH ! I love some of the number one ladies detective agencies But I love the 44 Scotland street ones the best.I wasn't sure I would because I didn't like the isabel dalhousie series at all!!( Isabel's personality got on my nerves )<br /> There is something fresh and unique about them You can find yourself and people you know in these books. Listen to them on tape the narrator is perfect and does all the little voices in a scottish accent.I love the conversation where everyone was talking arguing about men wearing moisturizer....<br />I love tofu even if he is a liar. I like that he stands up for himself. I think he cares about bertie in his own way and I think their is a lot going on in his home life. I hope they will deal with this somehow in the next book.punkonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-57386279582010037592010-08-30T22:03:05.082+10:002010-08-30T22:03:05.082+10:00I've been reading this one very slowly: only a...I've been reading this one very slowly: only allowing myself a couple of chapters a day, rather like some people will only allow themselves one or two chocolates from the box. I've always had good self-control when it comes to confectionary, but it would have been incredibly easy to gorge myself on this latest utterly charming volume of tales from Scotland Street.<br /><br />Now that I've finished I have been able to come back here and see what you made of it. You highlight most, if not all, of what I love about these books, not least the gentleness and the humour. I'm an Elspeth fan too but I'd best not say too much about that since it might not be an entirely healthy thing for a grown up to admit to becoming besotted with a fictional character!<br /><br />Like you I'm a bigger devotee of the Edinburgh books, including Isobel, than I am of the Lady Detective series. I notice there is a new Sunday Philosophy Club book out in the UK, called "The Charming Quirks of Others", a title that rather nicely encapsulates the essence of McCall Smith's fiction.<br /><br />I've never liked dogs - a legacy I am told of one jumping on my pram when I was a baby - but I still quite like reading about Cyril and Freddie.David Nolan (David73277)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16898875181095358216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-10718480468748579792010-07-18T22:14:45.277+10:002010-07-18T22:14:45.277+10:00This sounds wonderful! I enjoyed The No. 1 Ladies ...This sounds wonderful! I enjoyed The No. 1 Ladies (especially on audio - the reader is outstanding), but have not tried his other series. Scotland sounds very appealing...JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-65504182579633903112010-07-18T17:40:57.972+10:002010-07-18T17:40:57.972+10:00Merenia, thanks for commenting (and lurking). I di...Merenia, thanks for commenting (and lurking). I did read Corduroy Mansions online. I think I only survived the suspense because I only had to wait a day for the next instalment. I enjoyed both books but not as much as Scotland St. Edinburgh is the attraction for me, I think, which is why I also love the Isabel Dalhousie series but have never been able to get on with Mma Ramotswe. Isabel does take herself seriously, probably the philosophical slant of the stories, but I love the picture of Edinburgh. Although I'm not a dog person (Abby wouldn't approve) I loved Freddie De La Haye in the CM books & I love Cyril as well. AMS gives his dogs such personality. I'm glad you enjoy the blog, I'm having a lot of fun writing it & hearing from anyone who drops by.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-86124855647895841232010-07-18T15:38:32.215+10:002010-07-18T15:38:32.215+10:00Dear Lyn,
Thanks for a great review - it puts in...Dear Lyn, <br />Thanks for a great review - it puts into words all the delights of AMS's Scotland St so well. Bertie and Stuart dreaming of Glasgow - sheer genius!<br /><br />Did you follow Corduroy Mansions second volume online with it's daily installments? That was quite fun and rather Dickensian in that there was no possible way to read ahead and we were left to 'dangle' for 24hrs...<br /><br />I do so enjoy this series and the No.1 Ladies series. Isabel of the Sunday Philosophy Club doesn't do it for me at all, however I still compulsively read every new book in each series as I love the gentle domesticity that AMS depicts. I think the Isabel series lacks the humour and occasional absurdity of the other series.<br /><br />I have put a hold on a library copy of The Importance of Being Seven...<br /><br />Thanks for a great blog. I usually only lurk, small children keep me busy...<br /><br />Regards, Merenia (Adelaide)Mereniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597354144052341218noreply@blogger.com