tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post7368429342127517316..comments2024-02-22T17:59:50.213-05:00Comments on in so many words...: Holiday ReadingYvettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-55064838915855967432011-12-23T15:22:12.401-05:002011-12-23T15:22:12.401-05:00Well, I believe it was on your recommendation that...Well, I believe it was on your recommendation that I bought A RUMPOLE CHRISTMAS sometime last year, Nan. :)<br /><br />I'm so glad I did.<br /><br />I have plenty of good reading ahead of me.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-14245124240412061472011-12-23T15:22:11.951-05:002011-12-23T15:22:11.951-05:00Well, I believe it was on your recommendation that...Well, I believe it was on your recommendation that I bought A RUMPOLE CHRISTMAS sometime last year, Nan. :)<br /><br />I'm so glad I did.<br /><br />I have plenty of good reading ahead of me.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-2254261228067578012011-12-23T14:34:22.424-05:002011-12-23T14:34:22.424-05:00I adore Horace Rumpole, and love the Christmas boo...I adore Horace Rumpole, and love the Christmas book, but won't be getting the new one. I've got all Mortimer's Rumpole stories, and as far as I can tell this new collection only has one new piece - part of a new one Mortimer was writing before he died. Oh, what a loss.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-57465422140974902602011-12-20T10:34:57.221-05:002011-12-20T10:34:57.221-05:00Thanks for an important reminder, oh mysterious pe...Thanks for an important reminder, oh mysterious person.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-47530605097997330392011-12-20T01:33:59.419-05:002011-12-20T01:33:59.419-05:00I just want to remind people to rescue dogs and ca...I just want to remind people to rescue dogs and cats from local shelters for yourselves or relatives and friends (check with them, of course) for the holidays.<br /><br />Or give a gift to the shelter, or to people in need of food, shelter and housing, at your local charities.<br /><br />Or give such a gift in a friend or relative's name. It's always a good thing and most people appreciate it.yahoo mailnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-25598791116618678652011-12-19T16:07:45.691-05:002011-12-19T16:07:45.691-05:00Hi Bella, welcome! I'm glad you found us. :)
...Hi Bella, welcome! I'm glad you found us. :)<br /><br />A RUMPOLE CHRISTMAS was my first go at Rumpole. I loved it. I will definitely be reading more. <br /><br />I'm going to look for the one featuring his most famous case. Thanks for the tip!Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-34925941725421413302011-12-19T16:05:45.430-05:002011-12-19T16:05:45.430-05:00Lauren: A CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD is a hoot. I'd ne...Lauren: A CHRISTMAS BLIZZARD is a hoot. I'd never read any Keillor before. Now I know what all the fuss is about. I like it.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-76483876158685135552011-12-19T15:59:54.054-05:002011-12-19T15:59:54.054-05:00Hi Yvette, I found your blog via My Reader Block. ...Hi Yvette, I found your blog via My Reader Block. I'm a huge Rumpole fan and I will definitely be adding Forever Rumpole to my list. I like all the newer Rumpole books that have come out the last few years, especially the one about the Penge Bungalow Murders, since that is his most famous case!!The Cozy Mystery Journalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11083503866826492108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-28081282386906104842011-12-19T15:32:01.890-05:002011-12-19T15:32:01.890-05:00I've seen the TV show, but have never read any...I've seen the TV show, but have never read any of the Rumpole books. I'll be looking for them at the library, as well. I grew up listening to <i>A Prairie Home Companion</i> almost every week on NPR and I think Garrison Keillor is just so much fun.Lauren Hairstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18037717621464819611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-67385343444065791572011-12-19T10:05:00.994-05:002011-12-19T10:05:00.994-05:00I hadn't either, Prashant. Though I had seen e...I hadn't either, Prashant. Though I had seen episodes from the TV series, RUMPOLE OF THE BAILEY, with the marvelous Leo McKern.<br /><br />I do have a bio of author Mortimer somewhere here in the house.<br /><br />I really did enjoy A RUMPOLE CHRISTMAS, very much.<br /><br />I've found out that many mystery authors for, whatever reason, are or used to be, lawyers or reporters.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-2159633254377657372011-12-19T07:05:51.897-05:002011-12-19T07:05:51.897-05:00I have never read John Mortimer. He has written an...I have never read John Mortimer. He has written an awful lot of books, hasn't he? Horace Rumpole, what little I know about him, sounds like an interesting character. The most successful lawyer novels are written by lawyers themselves, I guess, Gardner, Mortimer, Grisham, and Baldacci...Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-62155526294055701822011-12-18T17:40:21.307-05:002011-12-18T17:40:21.307-05:00I continue to say, Les, that great minds think ali...I continue to say, Les, that great minds think alike. :)<br /><br />There will definitely be more Rumpole for me next year.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-32208049555926815182011-12-18T16:23:16.517-05:002011-12-18T16:23:16.517-05:00Yvette, I agree with you completely about "A ...Yvette, I agree with you completely about "A Rumpole Christmas" - in fact, it's the topic of tomorrow's review on my blog and podcast. It's a good way to start with Rumpole. He's a wonderful character.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-69850805931998099022011-12-18T13:44:35.386-05:002011-12-18T13:44:35.386-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-90154896460918090022011-12-18T13:44:35.059-05:002011-12-18T13:44:35.059-05:00Dorte: Worth a trip to the library, I think. :)
T...Dorte: Worth a trip to the library, I think. :)<br /><br />Though I bought my Rumpole book used. Very cheap.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3185294584889963228.post-28289727024929687472011-12-18T13:31:35.423-05:002011-12-18T13:31:35.423-05:00I almost clicked through to Amazon to check the pr...I almost clicked through to Amazon to check the price, but then I remembered the four books I bought yesterday... Another Christmas, perhaps.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.com