tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post9011134098313262125..comments2024-03-17T23:13:54.701-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Read Scotland 2017 ChallengeNanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-75483925501557480122017-01-16T13:41:10.676-05:002017-01-16T13:41:10.676-05:00Yes, he is. I've read some of his work, but no...Yes, he is. I've read some of his work, but not all. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-72707055296031177002017-01-16T13:40:54.262-05:002017-01-16T13:40:54.262-05:00I'd love to know those titles, the ones you re...I'd love to know those titles, the ones you read and the others yet to read. Fiction or nonfiction. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-32559968522364462392017-01-16T13:40:12.587-05:002017-01-16T13:40:12.587-05:00I was thinking of the Lewis series by May. I have ...I was thinking of the Lewis series by May. I have the first book in the Lewis series in my amazon queue. I'll buy it! Other than Ann C. I haven't heard of the other books/authors you mentioned. Must go look them up. Thanks!!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-70500906647657181862017-01-15T22:15:08.717-05:002017-01-15T22:15:08.717-05:00John McPhee is quite a good storyteller, so I know...John McPhee is quite a good storyteller, so I know you'll like that one (at least)! Enjoy!J.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02806805528636359436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-24742308487213695722017-01-14T14:38:41.642-05:002017-01-14T14:38:41.642-05:00These for sure: Laidlaw by William McIlvanney, Fie...These for sure: Laidlaw by William McIlvanney, Field of Blood by Denise Mina, The Winter Ground by Catriona McPherson, The Blackhouse by Peter May, Red Bones by Ann Cleeves. Several others I hope to get too also. <br />TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-79640024146548537892017-01-14T14:34:01.162-05:002017-01-14T14:34:01.162-05:00I'm always issuing personal challenges to myse...I'm always issuing personal challenges to myself that involve books I already own. At the end of last year, it was to read the books I already owned on the Middle East. I read several but have quite a few to go.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06666609213171939599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-60098585293976372612017-01-13T20:32:43.069-05:002017-01-13T20:32:43.069-05:00I'd love to know what books you are going to r...I'd love to know what books you are going to read!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-56838167075255089602017-01-13T20:32:20.940-05:002017-01-13T20:32:20.940-05:00I adore both those writers, but for this challenge...I adore both those writers, but for this challenge I really did want to challenge myself to read the books in the pile. Years, I've owned them and it is about time that I read them! I'll tell Tom about HP. He's the whisky guy. I'm a cosmo girl. ;<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-25722712900416729212017-01-13T18:33:55.540-05:002017-01-13T18:33:55.540-05:00I joined this challenge too because I have a lot o...I joined this challenge too because I have a lot of books by Scottish authors that have been sitting unread too long. I have already read one by Ian Rankin. I hope to read at least 10 books by Scottish authors.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-5103206777830300902017-01-13T12:21:15.807-05:002017-01-13T12:21:15.807-05:00What a delightful undertaking! May I suggest you a...What a delightful undertaking! May I suggest you add a novel or two by O Douglas (John Buchan's sister) and D E Stevenson? Oh, and some Highland Park to sip while reading!Mary Ronan Drewhttp://maryslibrary.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-68410724151011510882017-01-12T19:10:41.081-05:002017-01-12T19:10:41.081-05:00That's so true.That's so true.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-51561802218777340652017-01-12T19:10:28.197-05:002017-01-12T19:10:28.197-05:00Yes, two, but they are both ones I want to do and ...Yes, two, but they are both ones I want to do and that aren't complicated. Those Scottish books have been waiting for me a long while! I'm a very slow reader these days of being a grandmother!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-33761636677987744452017-01-12T19:09:16.494-05:002017-01-12T19:09:16.494-05:00Thanks. I think it will be fun.Thanks. I think it will be fun.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-44110001370378684752017-01-12T19:09:00.585-05:002017-01-12T19:09:00.585-05:00I've meant to read his blog and his brother...I've meant to read his blog and his brother's (?). Thanks for the reminder.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-85003418071755837682017-01-12T13:15:42.895-05:002017-01-12T13:15:42.895-05:00I would love to read the bottom of the pile book. ...I would love to read the bottom of the pile book. 'A year in' books are fascinating to me. I buy them where ever we travel. You find out the most interesting things about a place reading them.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-76888977991773964922017-01-12T09:26:18.931-05:002017-01-12T09:26:18.931-05:00Are you doing more than one challenge? I read you...Are you doing more than one challenge? I read your post on the Birth Year challenge the other day. Wish I had more time to read, but most of my reading is done aloud to the students I tutor... then I keep one going at home by myself (though it takes me a while these days to finish one.) Love hearing about what you are reading!Marciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582731584317660272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-54536620889657691692017-01-12T02:10:45.330-05:002017-01-12T02:10:45.330-05:00I love the idea of having a reading challenge base...I love the idea of having a reading challenge based around a particular area or country. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on these books! xxxMiranda | Miranda's Notebookhttp://mirandasnotebook.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-72666770722466306722017-01-12T01:26:47.071-05:002017-01-12T01:26:47.071-05:00All these - especially the non-fiction ones - appe...All these - especially the non-fiction ones - appeal to me very much, especially seen as there is Graham, blogging friend who lives right there on the Hebrides.<br />Scotland is a region of the UK I would really love to see for myself; maybe one day! So far, I'm always on Yorkshire (which isn't all that far away, if you look at it on the map), but time is always limited when we're there, with so much to do and so many people to meet.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-65832769392256145642017-01-11T22:06:37.868-05:002017-01-11T22:06:37.868-05:00Have you seen Shetland or Vera? Almost hard for me...Have you seen Shetland or Vera? Almost hard for me to believe a book could be better!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-45691387760383190122017-01-11T21:36:49.641-05:002017-01-11T21:36:49.641-05:00Very good! This is going to be my year to at leas...Very good! This is going to be my year to at least start reading Ann Cleeves' books. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495669354860191042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-87155376018096671202017-01-11T21:00:43.092-05:002017-01-11T21:00:43.092-05:00Thank you! I'm psyched.Thank you! I'm psyched.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-45192438475509811402017-01-11T19:37:10.952-05:002017-01-11T19:37:10.952-05:00So glad your Reading Scotland with us Nan! Nice pi...So glad your Reading Scotland with us Nan! Nice pile of books.Peggy Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00426356514707257708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-35450473908225269562017-01-11T18:38:36.531-05:002017-01-11T18:38:36.531-05:00We will probably read the exact same amount. ;<...We will probably read the exact same amount. ;<)Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-45864505896606852492017-01-11T18:35:24.723-05:002017-01-11T18:35:24.723-05:00Good way to get those books read in my opinion. I ...Good way to get those books read in my opinion. I have a similar bunch of Scottish books so I'm doing the same thing. Good luck to us both!Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.com