Our yearly Thirkell read

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah!]

This year it is Before Lunch (which is also in the Book Pool)

But I'm Thirkelled out. I did have a volunteer to lead the read in June, but she has left the group.

Would anyone else be interested in leading the read? I can help you set up the threads if you have never lead a read before. :)

[Susan in NC]

I would definitely need help setting up threads, as I’ve never lead a read before , and am an absolute Luddite, but I would lead - I planned on rereading it for the book pool, anyway! I last read it in 2012, I think, didn’t even write reviews back then, so I don’t remember anything, I’m afraid!

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah!]

Susan in NC wrote: "I would definitely need help setting up threads, as I’ve never lead a read before , and am an absolute Luddite, but I would lead - I planned on rereading it for the book pool, anyway! I last read i..."

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I didn't want to lead without reading as I may want to go back to Thirkell in a year or two.

I'll talk to you nearer the time!

[Susan in NC]

You bet! And fear not, there will come a day when you’ll be in a committee meeting or family get-together, and something silly and trivial will happen and you’ll think of a similar scene in a Thirkell book, and want to get back to Barsetshire for a visit! ;o) ( you’ll be cackling to yourself, everyone will look at you oddly, you won’t be able to explain unless they are Thirkellites…in which case, why are you hanging around these people?!😉😂)

[Susan in NC]

Carol She's So Novel ꧁꧂ wrote: "This year it is Before Lunch (which is also in the Book Pool)

But I'm Thirkelled out. I did have a volunteer to lead the read in June, but she has left the group.

Would anyone else ..."

I just checked the Pool, I only see Cheerfulness Breaks In by Angela Thirkell. I’m still happy to read and lead Before Lunch, because I read Cheerfulness for the pool in 2023, and this title comes next; but I just wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing a title in the list, thanks!

I guess Cheerfulness Breaks In has been in the pool two years in a row! I think I nominated and read it last year - I found several books in the pool I read just last year.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah!]

Yes I got it wrong - Before Lunch is the group read
Cheerfulness Breaks In is from the pool.

There is another book that has been in the pool two years running I think. If we do the pool next year I might make those two ineligible.

[Susan in NC]

Ok, thanks for clarifying! Yes, I’m not sure why there are so many repeats from last year for me personally-I can’t remember if they were in the pool, or if GR friends recommended them in reviews and I read them…I know the Dean Street Press reissues have been prominent favorites!

[Jackie]

THANK YOU so much for volunteering to be the lead on Before Lunch Susan! I'm really looking forward to it and will likely start it mid-May.

[Jackie]

Carol wrote

But I'm Thirkelled out.

sadly, I'm that way with Heyer's romances so I really need to stop trying for now. Let some time go by!

[Susan in NC]

Jackie wrote: "Carol wrote

But I'm Thirkelled out.

sadly, I'm that way with Heyer's romances so I really need to stop trying for now. Let some time go by!"

Same here! (On Heyer’s romances, not Thirkell). But I totally get it, sometimes you need a break from one type of book/author, we’ve all been there!

[Susan in NC]

Jackie wrote: "THANK YOU so much for volunteering to be the lead on Before Lunch Susan! I'm really looking forward to it and will likely start it mid-May."

You bet! I’m looking forward to it as well, there is no audiobook that I can find, so I’ll probably start in May as well - I find I’m slower without an audiobook to keep pace!

[Jackie]

oh, that's interesting, I have found that I like audio books to slow me down so I can savor a book.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah!]

My reading pace has slowed considerably even since I have been on Goodreads.

With GH - I still love her books but I don't really have anything more to say about them. The good ones speak for themselves & the bad ones I'm not intending to read again.

[Susan in NC]

Carol She's So Novel ꧁꧂ wrote: "My reading pace has slowed considerably even since I have been on Goodreads.

With GH - I still love her books but I don't really have anything more to say about them. The good ones speak for thems..."

You said it, I agree completely!

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah!]

Hi Everyone

Susan has a busy few days at the start of the month, so we have pushed back this group read a couple of days till the 8th. :)

[Susan in NC]

Thanks, Carol!

[Jackie]

I keep meaning to ask, how is Thirkell pronounced?

[Old Scot]

Before Lunch is on FadedPage.com as a free download, as it's out of copyright. Many of Thirkell's books are there.
Such are the limits of technology, I can't start it at the moment because my Kindle has died!

[Jackie]

Jackie wrote: "I keep meaning to ask, how is Thirkell pronounced?"

I am currently making a spirited attempt to finish Cheerfulness Breaks In before Nov 30th as my final Book Pool Read and again I'd like to settle the question of how to pronounce Thirkell.

googling leads me to believe it's thirKELL if you are British? but since I am not I'm still not sure.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah!]

& I guess this is as good a time as any to ask if anyone would like to lead our annual Thirkell read in June or JulyI believe the next one is Northbridge Rectory?

I never really vibed with thisw series & I don't think I'll go back to it.

[Susan in NC]

I will, if you’ll set up the threads (I haven’t a clue…) I thought Northbridge Rectory was one of her best wartime books, so I look forward to revisiting it, it’s been a while since I read it.

[Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ , She's a mod, yeah, yeah, yeah!]

That's awesome Susan, thank you. You say wether you would rather do it June or July. :)

[Susan in NC]

July is fine - it’s a funny one, I think, so a good beach/plane read!