tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post2387612108088681514..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: Mary Stewart Reading Week - This Rough Magiclynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-63407322272032255952014-09-20T13:35:19.659+10:002014-09-20T13:35:19.659+10:00Yes, even though I hate hot weather & don'...Yes, even though I hate hot weather & don't enjoy summer at all, reading about Corfu made me want to be there. The dolphin theme definitely had a mystical element but manages to keep just this side of the supernatural. I'm reading Touch Not The Cat at the moment which definitely has a supernatural element to it but it's a later novel from the 70s.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-40677670320175617922014-09-19T23:44:50.970+10:002014-09-19T23:44:50.970+10:00This was the first Mary Stewart I read, so I have ...This was the first Mary Stewart I read, so I have very fond memories of it, although I was a bit worried it might go all weirdly supernatural at one point. But the settings she evokes are just gorgeous, aren't they? One wants immediately to pack a bag and go. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-25265426778008979712014-09-19T13:09:10.590+10:002014-09-19T13:09:10.590+10:00I'm sure you'll enjoy it when you get to i...I'm sure you'll enjoy it when you get to it. I'm looking forward to reading The Moonspinners again soon as well.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-5836500669810734052014-09-18T15:12:48.123+10:002014-09-18T15:12:48.123+10:00This is the only of her Greek novels that I haven&...This is the only of her Greek novels that I haven't read. It sounds just as good as the other two!Anbolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080054175904900094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-27182395091207078952014-09-18T14:50:49.732+10:002014-09-18T14:50:49.732+10:00Thank you! L&P is a great blog, lots of fascin...Thank you! L&P is a great blog, lots of fascinating reviews to explore.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-63899658648532818762014-09-18T04:06:04.147+10:002014-09-18T04:06:04.147+10:00This is one of my favorite Mary Stewart books. Gr...This is one of my favorite Mary Stewart books. Great review, and thanks for the link to Leaves and Pages as well. :)Erin @ Quixotic Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528275471104279266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-18391048692854003912014-09-17T10:53:32.384+10:002014-09-17T10:53:32.384+10:00Yes, I agree. The beautifully described settings a...Yes, I agree. The beautifully described settings are such a big part of MS's appeal & her heroines play a big part in their own destiny, they're not just swept along by events or by men although the romance is always important as well.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-50584781883853756102014-09-17T10:52:01.675+10:002014-09-17T10:52:01.675+10:00Thank goodness the supply of books never runs out....Thank goodness the supply of books never runs out.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-16475412725572751972014-09-17T10:51:33.364+10:002014-09-17T10:51:33.364+10:00Yes, I read MBM a couple of years ago, it was grea...Yes, I read MBM a couple of years ago, it was great. I enjoy the Greek books very much.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-82497746928485753192014-09-17T09:37:26.537+10:002014-09-17T09:37:26.537+10:00That is so true ...Stewart, MM Kaye then onto to J...That is so true ...Stewart, MM Kaye then onto to Josephine Tey .. 'Bratt Farrar' and then Ellis Peters ... it's lovely like a continually flowing literary river of pleasure :0)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-47566892745006720662014-09-17T03:24:22.770+10:002014-09-17T03:24:22.770+10:00I posted about this one for MSRW too (along with t...I posted about this one for MSRW too (along with three others I read this summer). What I love about them is they are great "escape" reading but not in a tawdry way. You can tell great intelligence and care went into creating these entertainments, they are not throwaway fluff.Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08519976394732029323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-65778592858334031172014-09-16T19:12:18.204+10:002014-09-16T19:12:18.204+10:00Love Mary Stewart - have you read My Brother Micha...Love Mary Stewart - have you read My Brother Michael?, one of her very best books.Bookhoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101346534682901240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-59217326329099889152014-09-16T16:41:46.236+10:002014-09-16T16:41:46.236+10:00Snap! I've just downloaded Death in Berlin fro...Snap! I've just downloaded Death in Berlin from Open Library. I remember reading them all when they were first published but I want to read them again & several seem to be available at OL. One book leads to another...lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-79471078668933191792014-09-16T16:40:31.478+10:002014-09-16T16:40:31.478+10:00It is & I needed something purely escapist las...It is & I needed something purely escapist last week . I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed her books.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-40020041267778314222014-09-16T12:21:42.071+10:002014-09-16T12:21:42.071+10:00Oh and I forgot to ask do you enjoy MM Kayes ..Dea...Oh and I forgot to ask do you enjoy MM Kayes ..Death in ... series? (Death in Berlin, Death in Kenya, etc)Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-81424507659773871232014-09-16T12:20:18.634+10:002014-09-16T12:20:18.634+10:00Gosh I haven't read this one for a while...it&...Gosh I haven't read this one for a while...it's lovely isn't it!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03003915263556622215noreply@blogger.com