Jackie’s Comments (group member since Apr 09, 2018)

Jackie’s comments from the Retro Reads group.

Susan, I'm glad you posted about George Bellairs since that sounds perfect for me. I suspect you have talked about the Inspector Littlejohn series more than once, and it's finally sinking into my brain!

I checked both my libraries (and Abe where they are not affordable) and about 10 are available to me so I will try them out. First one will be Death of a Busybody although I don't know when I will get to it.

thank you so much!

No, I never vote.

I know I read The Pigman decades ago (I think high school so that would be the 1970s) but don't remember it.

As for what I liked best in 2025 that will be tricky, mostly because my memory is mush. I'll scroll back and see what sticks out.

I gave 5 stars to more than one D.E. Stevenson, including Mrs. Lorimer's Quiet Summer so I'll go with that. Nothing beats a good D.E. Stevenson, for me.

ETA: a lot of books from this year are re-reads, and I think instead of feeling bad about that I should just accept it. And put The Pigman on the list of what I'd like to read again.

I am in a (IRL) book club that frequently "forces" me to read something I wouldn't ordinarily read, so that's good. Got to keep exercising the mind!

thank you, Carol! I will read the links and watch the Youtube soon, if not today this week.

did I list any books? I don't think I did!

Hope these will work:

1. Agent in Place by Helen MacInnes

2. The Listening Eye by Patricia Wentworth

3. High Wages. Illustrated by Sara Poyzer

4. Our Man in Havana by Graham Green

5. Touch Not the Nettle by Molly Clavering

6. The Man in the Dark by Susan Scarlett


I saw the post in the 2025 book pool thread and it got me making a list, so that's for the reminder!

oh! boy, I was in the wrong thread/ year.

sorry!

Have a good trip, Carol!

congratulations, Carol, that's wonderful!

Susan in NC wrote: "Probably too late for us to get a copy, and it’s really more of a collection of short stories, only two definitely Christmas themed, but I reread Christmas at High Rising by [author..."

it sounded good enough to look for, but I ultimately decided not to get it as it was almost $10 with shipping on Abe.

has anyone read the whole thing and feel it's as good as the first one?

I missed this one (so far) because of being on vacation. I see I can read it online free at either internet archive or faded page (or perhaps more places) so I will start soon IF I decide to read it.

Carol, I hear you. Life is short and our time is precious.

I'm in for the Grinch, have only seen the cartoon TV shows never the actual book.

Hi Sarah, and welcome to the group. I love horses but never had a lot of interactions with them, mostly because of the expensive of it but as a child and early teen I wanted to learn all about them and I started learning to ride once in my 30s.

I am in my 60s and only learned I have ADHD recently, but it's been a relief to know I was wrong when I spent all these decades thinking I was just lazy and stupid when I struggle to get things done.

I have found many, many authors/books I love through this group.

wow, Barb, I'm surprised to find Betty Neels comes in a graphic novel! Scary, LOL!

I've been planning to get a Kobo.

Carol wrote:

I believe Americans can put Open Library books on their kindle.

I don't know, really, but I don't think I can. My "new" Kindle died and I refuse to get a new one, since it didn't last very long. I'm limping along on my old Kindle Fire and I have all kinds of problems with it.

I am just finishing my first Barbara Willard The Gardener's Grandchildren and really enjoyed it. I will write a review later today.

I have yet to read a graphic novel but maybe I should try - bust out into something new?

thank you, Carol!

my library has the audio version of High Wages so I might listen to that in ...late Nov or Dec, but I realized I've been put off by the weird picture on the library webpage. Which seems silly, now that I think of it.

Cphe wrote: "Will participate - but again I have zilch idea what I'll be reading in 2026.
No doubt a couple of Persephone."

this is me, no idea about 2026 but I'd like to participate. I may just read and not put books in the pool, I'm just not organized enough to know yet. I'm going on a trip next week which is a Big Hairy Deal to me so after that I might be able to focus.