Comments on: The books I bought in London https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/06/the-books-i-bought-in-london/ before I read the middle Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:19:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/06/the-books-i-bought-in-london/#comment-13353 Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:19:09 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=846#comment-13353 Oh, I know, it’s so wonderful! I was delighted when I first found it, and I can’t wait to see what my aunt thinks of it. I wanted to read it before I gave it to her, but I restrained myself.

]]> By: Matthew https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/06/the-books-i-bought-in-london/#comment-13352 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:55:26 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=846#comment-13352 I discover 84 Charing Cross Road after I finished The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, both the novel and the audio book. I don’t know how I have bypassed this wonder book.

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/06/the-books-i-bought-in-london/#comment-13351 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:48:33 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=846#comment-13351 Care – Heaps of trouble? You’re allowed to pronounce your name however you want! Huh. Though my mother (she’s from New England too!) was always a big stickler for making sure we pronounced the difference between “marry” and “Mary” and “merry”.

I’d say the Shoes books are geared to kids in the middle elementary grades… I read them when I was about eight, so second grade for me, and that was just about perfect.

Diane – Thanks! I have your blog on my blogroll and always enjoy your reviews. I’ll have to delurk and say hi more often. 🙂

]]> By: Diane https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/06/the-books-i-bought-in-london/#comment-13350 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:37:18 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=846#comment-13350 I just came across your blog and wanted to let you know I think it really great!

]]> By: Care https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/06/the-books-i-bought-in-london/#comment-13349 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:44:32 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=846#comment-13349 You’ve opened up THE can of worms with bringing up “carry” and “Mary” !!!

Since I’m from the plains/Midwest (boring accent if any at all) and now live in New England – I have always pronounced my name “Carrie” exactly like KERRY (or used to – I am starting to hear the difference but have trouble saying it) which gets me into HEAPS of trouble.

sorry – I got distracted. I’ll look for the SHOES books – they sound fun. What age are they geared to? I’m sure I have some N&Ns about ready for them.

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/06/the-books-i-bought-in-london/#comment-13348 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:28:11 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=846#comment-13348 moonrat – Yay! I feel like not enough people these days have read the Shoes books, and unless The Ordinary Princess were as popular as Harry Potter, I would never feel like enough people read that either. I’m always happy to find people who read the same books as a kid that I did!

Tara – I’m glad it’s good – it’s probably the one of my new books that I want to read the very most, so I’m delaying gratification. I think it’s such a cool premise, especially since it’s true!

]]> By: Tara https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/06/the-books-i-bought-in-london/#comment-13347 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:38:35 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=846#comment-13347 Funny! I am reading Can Any Mother Help Me? right now and it is teriffic. So glad you picked up a copy. Lucky girl, with your trip and all these wonderful books!

]]> By: moonrat https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/06/the-books-i-bought-in-london/#comment-13346 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:34:15 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=846#comment-13346 you totally just brought my entire childhood back to me.

i love the ordinary princess. and ALL the shoes books. <3

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/06/the-books-i-bought-in-london/#comment-13345 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:36:10 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=846#comment-13345 Hahaha, yeah, I was at uni in Essex, and the only posh girl living in our flat left in the middle of the term. I picked up some rhyming slang and the unposh pronunciation of scone…

]]> By: Jackie (Farm Lane Books) https://readingtheend.com/2009/06/06/the-books-i-bought-in-london/#comment-13344 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:28:52 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=846#comment-13344 Jenny – you must have been avoiding all the posh people! lol!!

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