Each of your presentations is an ‘event’ on my calendar. Highly intelligent reviews of consistent excellence. (Not a mean feat given the kind of competition you face on TH-cam.) So glad to have found you. Your reviews invariably stimulate me to read the books I haven’t read - and it is even more enjoyable to compare notes on books I am already familiar with. Alpha Plus. (I would be interested to know what you make of the last Poirot adventure, Curtain.)
Thanks, this is so nice to hear, this is just what I hope for when making reviews! I'm almost ready to read Curtain and really looking forward to it, no expectations, just going to see how it is. (I'm a few reviews behind on the channel from what I've read, but they'll all arrive sooner or later ...)
@@mikegseclecticreads Curtain is extremely ingenious - and unusual, in a variety of ways. Better read it quick, before you hear or read what happens in it.
Ah! I snookered you into reading it! Your opinion seemed a little cautious, so I can only hope that you enjoyed it as much as I did. I often found myself thinking about other "quiet" novels I'd read recently (including "Remains of the Day") and thinking about they spoke in tandem with one another. I was also curious about how "Month in the Country" might be refracted through different reading moods, e.g., I was in a pretty already-restored, contented place when I first it, as well. Thanks for giving it a chance, especially on the word of some random guy on TH-cam!
Yeah! OK I'll admit, I probably didn't immediately enjoy it quite as much as you did since it seemed like you absolutely loved it, but I definitely did enjoy it so I don't feel snookered at all. It's the kind of book that grows on me further as I reflect on it. I think maybe these quite novels often take some processing and reprocessing for me, even after the first reading is finished, for them to really sink in. I agree with you that it'd be interesting reading it in a different mood. For me the other quiet novel that's fresh in my mind is Western Lane by Chetna Maroo, which I read on a whim after it was selected for the Booker Prize longlist (immediately after reading this book actually). That one too is one I moderately enjoyed while I was reading it, but I seem to appreciate more every time I look back on it and gain more distance from reading. I want to talk about that one here too... we'll see if I ever get around to it.
Thanks! Since it's quite a short novel, it's no huge commitment, easily something you could read in a single day if you have the time. Would be curious to hear your impressions if you ever do give it a read. I can't exactly tell if I think it's one you would totally love or find just OK ... I at least don't think you'd hate it though :)
Each of your presentations is an ‘event’ on my calendar. Highly intelligent reviews of consistent excellence. (Not a mean feat given the kind of competition you face on TH-cam.) So glad to have found you. Your reviews invariably stimulate me to read the books I haven’t read - and it is even more enjoyable to compare notes on books I am already familiar with. Alpha Plus. (I would be interested to know what you make of the last Poirot adventure, Curtain.)
Thanks, this is so nice to hear, this is just what I hope for when making reviews!
I'm almost ready to read Curtain and really looking forward to it, no expectations, just going to see how it is. (I'm a few reviews behind on the channel from what I've read, but they'll all arrive sooner or later ...)
@@mikegseclecticreads Have you, by any chance, a legal background? Solicitor? If you don’t mind my asking.
@@mikegseclecticreads Curtain is extremely ingenious - and unusual, in a variety of ways. Better read it quick, before you hear or read what happens in it.
@@58christiansful Nope, not at all 😂
Ah! I snookered you into reading it! Your opinion seemed a little cautious, so I can only hope that you enjoyed it as much as I did. I often found myself thinking about other "quiet" novels I'd read recently (including "Remains of the Day") and thinking about they spoke in tandem with one another. I was also curious about how "Month in the Country" might be refracted through different reading moods, e.g., I was in a pretty already-restored, contented place when I first it, as well. Thanks for giving it a chance, especially on the word of some random guy on TH-cam!
Yeah! OK I'll admit, I probably didn't immediately enjoy it quite as much as you did since it seemed like you absolutely loved it, but I definitely did enjoy it so I don't feel snookered at all. It's the kind of book that grows on me further as I reflect on it. I think maybe these quite novels often take some processing and reprocessing for me, even after the first reading is finished, for them to really sink in. I agree with you that it'd be interesting reading it in a different mood.
For me the other quiet novel that's fresh in my mind is Western Lane by Chetna Maroo, which I read on a whim after it was selected for the Booker Prize longlist (immediately after reading this book actually). That one too is one I moderately enjoyed while I was reading it, but I seem to appreciate more every time I look back on it and gain more distance from reading. I want to talk about that one here too... we'll see if I ever get around to it.
This is an excellent review! I’ve eyeballed this novel from time to time.
Thanks! Since it's quite a short novel, it's no huge commitment, easily something you could read in a single day if you have the time. Would be curious to hear your impressions if you ever do give it a read. I can't exactly tell if I think it's one you would totally love or find just OK ... I at least don't think you'd hate it though :)