tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post5429326879191518743..comments2023-09-10T16:48:15.803+01:00Comments on Paperback Reader: Persephone Reading WeekPaperback Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-59146306895551201292009-07-10T09:48:46.281+01:002009-07-10T09:48:46.281+01:00Samantha, not at all! It's very informal and w...Samantha, not at all! It's very informal and we're still at the planning stage. We have some time until August. Good luck choosing which ones to read.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-67100734576372517212009-07-10T07:06:18.164+01:002009-07-10T07:06:18.164+01:00Am I too late to sign up? I will be off to check o...Am I too late to sign up? I will be off to check out Verity's blog soon to see if there are any updates with your plans.<br /><br />Now, to pick which ones to read...Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747440460896344541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-64533812219862025932009-07-09T09:32:57.041+01:002009-07-09T09:32:57.041+01:00I was thinking the same, Verity, about the Perseph...I was thinking the same, Verity, about the Persephone shop. I remember for their birthday week Simon @Stuck in a Book created a really good quiz (which I hadn't read enough Persephones to know the answers to!)Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-25884079079340316912009-07-09T09:27:01.780+01:002009-07-09T09:27:01.780+01:00I've not come across Google alerts - shocking ...I've not come across Google alerts - shocking for someone working in the information profession!<br /><br />Wonder if we should tell the Persephone shop about our plans.<br /><br />I like the idea of a quiz and I've already got one idea - I'll email you :)verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-45562623912409609672009-07-08T22:43:11.206+01:002009-07-08T22:43:11.206+01:00Darlene, we're like little kids in a sweetshop...Darlene, we're like little kids in a sweetshop, aren't we?! One Persephone or ten, I don't think it matters as long as we celebrate these wonderful books for the week.<br />You're very welcome for the Google Alerts info - it's a great resource to find fellow Persephone fans amongst the blogs and interesting articles.<br /><br />Karen, we'll be happy to share our thoughts with you so that you can enjoy buying great titles. The main shop in Bloomsbury is lovely and well worth a visit when in London.<br /><br />Sarah, I am so glad that you recommend those particular titles! Those are my top three TBR at the moment (I go through phases of books to read). <br />I have also only heard good things about those two; I think there's a very good reason why they are now Persephone Classics. Perhaps we could convince you to read them in the last week of August?Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-31179170173086382962009-07-08T22:33:47.613+01:002009-07-08T22:33:47.613+01:00I'd highly recommend Mansfield's Journal, ...I'd highly recommend Mansfield's Journal, Flush and Saplings.<br /><br />I've heard only good things about Little Boy Lost and Mariana, but haven't read either (yet!).Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804604643946519169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-89674626440173681152009-07-08T22:15:23.033+01:002009-07-08T22:15:23.033+01:00Claire, thanks for mentioning Google Alerts, I had...Claire, thanks for mentioning Google Alerts, I had no idea! I've signed on therefore, further fueling the obsession.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-40378716158099882392009-07-08T22:06:56.795+01:002009-07-08T22:06:56.795+01:00I have not read a Persephone book before either bu...I have not read a Persephone book before either but I think I will be very tempted to visit their store when I am in London in a couple of months time. So, I won't be in time for the challenge but I will follow along so that I can know which are the best reads to pick up when I get there.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971901652392645980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-89131484967022975962009-07-08T22:04:36.782+01:002009-07-08T22:04:36.782+01:00You ladies are making me laugh, you can feel the e...You ladies are making me laugh, you can feel the excitement building with each post, I love it! I will definitely join in during your Persephone week but with Deacon the BBC (boistrous border collie) around I will surely only manage one grey-covered lovely.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-36169526690249831362009-07-08T21:38:46.036+01:002009-07-08T21:38:46.036+01:00Hi Stormfilled! Thanks for commenting. They are be...Hi Stormfilled! Thanks for commenting. They are beautiful books. I love Katherine Mansfield's short stories and really look forward to reading her journal.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-90853489108799416362009-07-08T21:17:30.823+01:002009-07-08T21:17:30.823+01:00Oooh, lovely lovely books! Looking forward to hea...Oooh, lovely lovely books! Looking forward to hearing about the Katherine Mansfield Journal, I love her short stories.Stormfilledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342300119547705038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-88368740851559136442009-07-08T20:27:46.652+01:002009-07-08T20:27:46.652+01:00P.S. Jackie, out of curiosity and obsession with a...P.S. Jackie, out of curiosity and obsession with all things Persephone, which ones do you have there to read?Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-2137277920969888122009-07-08T19:58:06.326+01:002009-07-08T19:58:06.326+01:00Oh, Fleur, that would be lovely! Duplicates would...Oh, Fleur, that would be lovely! Duplicates would make great prizes. I *may* be able to stretch at the time to buying a Persephone of choice for a winner (of Persephone quizzes?) or a Persephone book-token.<br /><br />Jackie, I think -as Verity says- that as many Persephones as you can manage in a week would work just fine.<br /><br />Verity, there are a few more Persephone lovers whose blogs we read that should be interested in this so I think we could have a lovely little niche challenge amongst ourselves. All hail Persephone!<br />Also, do you subscribe to Google Alerts for Persephone? both our blog posts today made it on to today's alerts :).Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-30794727265066765852009-07-08T14:40:03.555+01:002009-07-08T14:40:03.555+01:00I have a duplicate Persephone too - I forgot that ...I have a duplicate Persephone too - I forgot that I had one and bought another in the recent 3 for 2! *embarrassed* (That made me realise that I had too many TBR books). It's the Carlyles at Home and I'd love to swap it with someone for a Persephone that I don't have. Or I'm happy to give it away actually, as it is just taking up space.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-7332291448341549292009-07-08T14:37:08.701+01:002009-07-08T14:37:08.701+01:00A week of Persephones sounds lovely. I have a numb...A week of Persephones sounds lovely. I have a number waiting because I tend to try to save then for quiet times - which never quite arrive.<br /><br />I do have a couple of duplicate Persephones (used but like new - unwanted gifts I suspect) that I was planning to give away on my blog, and I could save to coincide ... ?FleurFisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096222149445024649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-40151285196122752562009-07-08T14:09:12.573+01:002009-07-08T14:09:12.573+01:00I think the challenge will be based on reading two...I think the challenge will be based on reading two or more Persephone books consecutively in the week beginning 24th August? Am in process of working it out! It would be lovely if you joined in.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-69019239213242988542009-07-08T14:05:45.292+01:002009-07-08T14:05:45.292+01:00I have never read a Peresphone book before, but ha...I have never read a Peresphone book before, but have a few here. I plan to read one soon though. I think starting a Pereshone challenge is a great idea - I'd sign up, as long as I didn't have to commit to too many books!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-73764024386090713672009-07-08T12:36:56.382+01:002009-07-08T12:36:56.382+01:00Oh, I am glad! Even if it's just a little bit...Oh, I am glad! Even if it's just a little bit ;).<br />Think of it this way: in October we can do it all again! I am really excited about the forthcoming titles and I still desperately want to pick up a copy of Miss Buncle's Book and Making Conversation... Hopefully I'll be able to celebrate finding a job soon with a Persephone splurge.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-23352418726329518562009-07-08T12:27:56.675+01:002009-07-08T12:27:56.675+01:00This is cheering me up a little bit. Apart from t...This is cheering me up a little bit. Apart from the fact that I shouldn't read any more Persephones until then to maximise my random choosing... It's a shame they won't have published the next three by then :(verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-78286449512408431292009-07-08T12:23:38.781+01:002009-07-08T12:23:38.781+01:00Yes, we should host a mini Persephone challenge! ...Yes, we should host a mini Persephone challenge! <br /><br />Hah, if only I could pretend Ulysses was a Persephone ... I am making good progress though for only reading bite-size chunks a day. Update next week. It's the more pressing TBR pile with its semi-tomes that I am concerned about!Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-27637059110856334362009-07-08T12:19:32.684+01:002009-07-08T12:19:32.684+01:00Hmm...maybe I should write a proper post about it,...Hmm...maybe I should write a proper post about it, rather than tagging it onto the end of another one, and see if we can get other people to join in too :)verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-53743009512218822462009-07-08T12:17:55.547+01:002009-07-08T12:17:55.547+01:00That's obviously what you need to do with Ulys...That's obviously what you need to do with Ulysses :)verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-76979725025118571682009-07-08T12:17:00.866+01:002009-07-08T12:17:00.866+01:00Yes, on the 24th :). I am really looking forward ...Yes, on the 24th :). I am really looking forward to reading The London Child after you have enthused about it! The Mansfield and the Woolf are the ones I am really excited about as I have been wanting to read them for so long and I am glad I am creating the opportunity to finally do so. Sapling excites me too... hah, put a Persephone cover on it and I'm bound to be excited!Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-26610388917018355112009-07-08T12:09:42.359+01:002009-07-08T12:09:42.359+01:00:) When are you going to do this? Starting on 24...:) When are you going to do this? Starting on 24th August with me? (I won't be able to blog properly about it for a while as we're away from 29th for 10 days) I am so glad you will be reading The London Child. The first four are a really good mix of titles, so I think you should enjoy it, I hope so anyway. I haven't got/read either the Mansfield or the Woolf but I've got/read the rest with the exception of Mariana and Little Boy Lost which are on the TBR side of my new Persephone book-shelf.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.com