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Lynne wrote: "Bette BookAddict: If you like books set in Britain, have you tried any of James Herriott's vet books? They are a bit aged now - written in the seventies I think - but set in 1930's / 40's Yorkshir..."
Thanks, Lynne, I read them in the 70s.
Did someone mention James Herriot? Like you Bette I discovered these in the 70s and later was lucky enough to be able to visit the museum in Thirsk several times. I don't know about a guilty secret but I recently enjoyed reading Peter AllisonWhatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide not quite James Herriot standard but amusing stories.
The Nero Wolfe mysteries are definitely my number one candy! I have read and reread them until they are practically falling apart. And the J.D. Robb mysteries...yep, I have all of them too :).
Lynne wrote: "Bette BookAddict: If you like books set in Britain, have you tried any of James Herriott's vet books? They are a bit aged now - written in the seventies I think - but set in 1930's / 40's Yorkshir..."
I used to spend a lot of time commuting in my car and I listened to these on cassette tapes (remember those?). Herriott was the narrator, which was great. You're right, they were very funny. I really enjoyed them.
Paula wrote: "The Nero Wolfe mysteries are definitely my number one candy! I have read and reread them until they are practically falling apart."Ditto. I'm on second and in a few cases third copies of them. Don't know why, but they always please even when I can practically recite half the dialogue.
Everyman wrote: "Paula wrote: "The Nero Wolfe mysteries are definitely my number one candy! I have read and reread them until they are practically falling apart."Ditto. I'm on second and in a few cases third cop..."
Now I know why I was trying to make time to read these -- I got about 20 Nero Wolfe books from my folks when they downsized. I need to move them up in priority!
I'm starting a Children's Lit course in October and have been reading some of the set books in advance - not the kind of books I'd usually read but have to admit I've enjoyed them all so far. Some of them are more for young adults/teenagers though and I'm definitely becoming more interested in that genre which I never thought to even look at before.Pretty Little Liars series is a guilty pleasure of mine, also.
Katie wrote: "I'm starting a Children's Lit course in October and have been reading some of the set books in advance - not the kind of books I'd usually read but have to admit I've enjoyed them all so far. ..."Are you willing to share the reading list?
At times I do enjoy reading young adult novels, just something for a change.
Everyman wrote: "Katie wrote: "I'm starting a Children's Lit course in October and have been reading some of the set books in advance - not the kind of books I'd usually read but have to admit I've enjoyed them all..."Little Women
Voices in the Park
Junk
Coram Boy
100 Best Poems for Children
The Other Side of Truth
Tom's Midnight Garden
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Northern Lights/The Golden Compass
Swallows and Amazons
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Treasure Island
Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry
I'd always avoided Harry Potter thinking I wouldn't like it but did really enjoy it.
I am luckily a very healthy person but once every four or five years I succumb to whatever flu bug is floating around and spend a day or two in bed. At those times I pull out my Little House on the Prairie series, start with Little House in the Big Woods and read on through until I'm healthy enough to get up again. Big print, lots of pictures, comforting stories I know by heart....I almost can't wait to catch another bug!
Vamp erotica and Torchwood novels.
I have realised at last what my "reading guilty secret" is! Works in translation! How warped is that? It's because of my very early conditioning (bad, but for all the right reasons...) that you should only read works written in the original language.An interesting list Katie. Thanks for sharing it. Most are familiar, but I have never heard of:
Voices in the Park
Junk
Coram Boy
The Other Side of Truth
Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry
And you can bet your bottom dollar that, when I look into it, I'll find that at least some of these will be American. I'd like to tie my old Anglocentric teachers to a chair and make them listen to me berate them! :D
Voices in the Park - is that the children's picture book by Anthony Browne? If so, it's a great book - the artwork is superb - loved reading his books with my children.
Junk is a great book, I read it loads of times as a teenager
I hadn't heard of those you've listed either Jean. Yeah Shirley it is :) It's the only book I haven't bought yet but other people have said they enjoyed it.
I'm a sucker for a spooky house, so many of Barbara Michaels' books are on my guilty pleasures list.Little Women was a recent, good read for me. Loved the Little House books as a kid and wonder if they'd appeal to me now.
Funny, Jean, we American high schoolers read equal numbers (or more) of European authors to American, at least in '80s parochial school. I guess that does make sense, given the young age of this country. Wishing they had taught whole world inclusively.
Katie wrote: "Everyman wrote: "Katie wrote: "I'm starting a Children's Lit course in October and have been reading some of the set books in advance - not the kind of books I'd usually read but have to admit I've..."Thanks for that great list. I'm glad to see it includes my absolute favorite children's book, Swallows and Amazons. A must read for almost anybody, whether or not they normally enjoy children's books.
But also a few I've never heard of, including Coram Boy and Junk. I'll have to go look them up.
Bette BookAddict, Thank you for recommending The Magic Pudding. I'd never heard of it, but this discussion convinced me to buy it. What a hoot, and the illustrations are wonderful!
My reader's guilty secret is that I absolutely adore reading children's picture books! Usually I am a serious adult reader, but whenever I am in my local library, I can't help but sit down and read some of the little kid stories on display. :)
Maggie wrote: "My reader's guilty secret is that I absolutely adore reading children's picture books! "If you don't already know it, this link might be of interest to you.
http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production...
Great link! Thanks Everyman - I've bookmarked it :)Was this the thread which sparked the talk of The Magic Pudding? Great book about which I'd never heard - a bit like an Australian Edward Lear.
Here's my review
Diane S. wrote: "My guilty secret, if one can call it that, is that I am compelled to read many books at the same time. Usually 8."I have this problem too, though not quite to the same degree… I'm a serial book starter. I tend to start reading books and then move on to another, and another, and so on. I have five books started at the moment, two of which are 'back burner' books that I occasionally read a little of, but there are probably at least another 10 on the shelves that I've dipped into or have part-read and left for the moment. I have to ensure I have a goodly supply of bookmarks!
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I have this problem too, though not quite to the same degree… I'..."
Me too! But no more than three four maximum together!
I have a small thing for Nora Roberts but my biggest
guilty secret
is that I Love to read Manga >.<
^if that's a guilty secret, then ditto. If I listed all the manga I've read here, my read-list would be way, way larger.
Judi/Judith wrote: "I confess, Anne of Green Gables and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn are two books I have read several times and will probably read again.I read 50 Shades and definitely will not..."
I confess too, I read 50 Shades and I was even embarrassed to listed them in GR. I hated them because of the domestic violence content in them, but I cant deny I had some fun reading them.
I'm never guilty about anything I read. The only time you won't hear about what I am reading is if it is a DNF
Sally906 wrote: "I'm never guilty about anything I read. The only time you won't hear about what I am reading is if it is a DNF"What is a DNF?
Heather wrote: "I was thinking the same, Jean. I have different genres for different moods and change what I'm reading based on what else is going on in my life. I'm sure I read trashy crime or fantasy which oth..."
I am like that. I change my genres every two or three books. When I have to much mystery or thriller and need something smoochy I change over to romance and when I have had enough of that I go into normal fiction without the mystery and romance, so...I can say like you that it probably just depends on the mood I am in ;-)
I liked Fifty Shades of Grey There, I said it. I did not find it particularly hot (even though bdsm is the kind of thing I find hot) but I thought the email exchanges hilarious, the heroine likeable, and I have a huge, huge soft spot for tortured and mysterious male leads and spunky females who defy them (and there was much, much more defiance and snark than submission in the books, which is why I liked it).
I'm quite boring here, can't think of anything! Just like Danielle Steel when I've read something dark or disturbing, or when I'm on holidays looking for something easy ;)
I guess my guilty pleasure is vampire and warewolf books. They usually aren't very original but I read them very fast anyways.
Paige, I loved Twilight & A discovery of witches. Haven't really read anymore vampire/werewolf books. I do agree, they are an escape and a very easy read. Just what you need sometimes!
Well, I liked Twilight, even though I recognize it's bad in general. But only Twilight and New Moon.Eclipse was awful and so was Breaking Dawn (BD was one of the worst books I ever read).
My guilty pleasure books are The Adventures of Captain Underpants series (I like these for the satire) and Dork Diaries (Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl, for example), which I like for sentimental/nostalgic reasons.
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I love this thread, mainly because I haven't felt well today and have indulged in my guilty pleasure, regency romance. I am a sucker for dukes and duchesses, lords and ladies. And today I have read two of my favourite authors Julia Quinn and Mary Balogh.
Hales wrote: "I love this thread, mainly because I haven't felt well today and have indulged in my guilty pleasure, regency romance. I am a sucker for dukes and duchesses, lords and ladies. And today I have read..."I tend to gravitate towards my guilty pleasure reading when I don't feel well also. Lately, I have been exhausted so I have been listening to the audiobook of a sci fi space opera -- no need to concentrate too hard which is good! But Regency romance is another of my weaknesses. I haven't tried any Mary Balogh, so thanks for giving me another author to check out :-)
My guilty reading pleasure is the Outlander series...sigh
Leslie wrote: "Hales wrote: "I love this thread, mainly because I haven't felt well today and have indulged in my guilty pleasure, regency romance. I am a sucker for dukes and duchesses, lords and ladies. And tod..."She's a goody Leslie, not particularly original but she writes some good feisty female characters which I enjoy. May I recommend Slightly Married, it was the first one I read and it's a good introduction.
Hales wrote: "Leslie wrote: "Hales wrote: "I love this thread, mainly because I haven't felt well today and have indulged in my guilty pleasure, regency romance. I am a sucker for dukes and duchesses, lords and ..."I'll put it on my list! Thanks for the title recommendation :)
Jen wrote: "My guilty reading pleasure is the Outlander series...sigh"I have the first 2 books as both Kindle & audio but haven't had a chance to get to them yet. If they are a guilty pleasure, I might have to move them up in my queue!
It is not really a secret. I like children's books.
Children's booksromance novels about marriages of convenience (not often since I rarely care for the style of writing and usually get my romance fix via romantic comedy movies when I go on a binge)
Beholderess wrote: "I liked Fifty Shades of Grey There, I said it. I did not find it particularly hot (even though bdsm is the kind of thing I find hot) but I thought the email exchanges hilarious, t..."
Too funny. I haven't read it (not into erotica or sex in novels unless it's left to the imagination) but I recommend reading Dave Barry's take on 50 Shades of Grey called "What Every Woman Wants" in his book You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About
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Hahaha!! That applies to me too - this year I am deliberately trying to read more 'world literature' but my books set in Great Britian still far outnumber all the rest!