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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 8:55:03 GMT
I do most of my reading in bed and I have developed the practise of keeping a few close to hand at my bedside in case I finish my current book before I am ready to sleep. Mostly they are things that are easy to leave, anthologies, collections, or diaries. The one I have just started is Pam Ayres "You made me late again!", a collection of poems, memories and musings. Just right. I like Pam Ayres and her writing. Does anyone else keep a few volumes at their bedside?
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Post by Miranda on Jan 25, 2018 10:06:02 GMT
My bedtime reading is usually Agatha Christie. I've read them lots so it doesn't matter if I have to put it down. I find there's nothing better than a bit of genteel murder to send me to sleep!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 11:11:57 GMT
I always have two or three books on my bedside table Hen, I can’t settle down to sleep without reading, I’ve nearly finished one which is really good, so I have another couple ready to start. I get them mostly from local charity shops and a friend and I swop books when we’ve read them and then take them to a charity shop. I like detective stories but not terrifying psychological thrillers, they’d give me nightmares! Historical family sagas are another favourite.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 12:15:21 GMT
I have read a lot of detective stories too,including a Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers,Colin Dexter and lots more. I try, with the books I keep by my bedside, not to have anything too worrying as it would keep me awake and defeat the aim, which at that point is to get to sleep. Historical novels are another favourite and there are so many to choose from! I do love a good read and it's good to know there are others out there who are like minded.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 12:55:09 GMT
The trouble is I get through books so quickly and I panic if I don’t have a few that I haven’t read. The one I’m reading now is by an author I haven’t read before but I’d recommend it, it’s called Dangerous Crossing by Rachel Rhys about a girl going out to Australia on the £10 assisted passage scheme. Very good and although I’ve nearly finished it I can’t tell how it’s going to end.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 14:59:38 GMT
I am quite happy to re-read a book if I like it. Over Christmas I re-read A Christmas Carol, read many times before but I still enjoyed it. Sadly, still have quite a few unread books and sometimes I think I should break new ground but a well loved book is like a comfortable pair of slippers and a known pleasure so it often wins. I also like funny books too, Alan Coren comes to mind, love his writing.
Your Australian adventure sounds interesting, I hope the ending pleases.
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Post by Miranda on Jan 25, 2018 15:27:49 GMT
That why I read Christie before bed. With a new book, I don't get to sleep cos I want to keep reading.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 15:59:33 GMT
2am this morning !
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 16:50:17 GMT
I love to read in bed (and the bath, that’s why showers are no good for me, I hate them) and am currently working my way through the Martin Beck Swedish detective series set of books. Plus I read a totally different book in the bathroom than in the bedroom and my current bathroom book is Mary Beards history of the Roman Empire. Can’t understand people who don’t read ? Like people who don’t like dogs and cats ? 😊
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2018 17:11:28 GMT
Ditto reading in the bath !
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2018 7:46:14 GMT
As posted on the Green Room thread, I finished You Made Me Late Again last night, having been asleep I woke at 1.30 and at 2 decided to read a little more and finally finished the book and still couldn't sleep. I enjoyed it and found several of the pieces relevant to me. I hadn't realised she is in her 70s now and as always she writes about life as it is.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2018 9:41:08 GMT
I love Pam Ayres especially her accent, a talking book by her would be very soothing Hen
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2018 9:56:39 GMT
Yes, I love her accent too. When you see her on stage she comes across as a really interesting woman. I am not sure if listening to her would send me to sleep though, I would be too interested in what she was saying.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2018 20:43:27 GMT
I usually read before going to sleep, and try to go for ones which can be easily put down (though it doesn't often work!). I currently have beside my bed - although bear in mind some of these are ones I simply haven't got around to putting back on the shelf(!):
Tank Spotter's Guide
Eats, Shoots & Leaves - Lynn Truss
Running A Big Ship - Rory O'Conor
The Little Pot Boiler - Spike Milligan
The History of England by a partial, prejudiced & ignorant Historian - Jane Austen
Writes of the Church - Gary Alderson
The Way of the Sheep - Sergei
Heroes of the Coffee Rota - Dave Walker
How to Avoid the Peace: Tips for Advanced Churchgoing - Dave Walker
British Battlecruiser vs. German Battlecruiser 1914-16 - Mark Stille
British Frigate vs. French Frigate 1793-1814 - Mark Lardas
The Court of Oliver Cromwell - Roy Sherwood
Private Eye: Colemanballs 13
Oliver Cromwell: An Adventure from History - L. Du Garde Peach
Dinosaurs - Gerrie McCall
A Brief History of Time Lords - Steve Tribe
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2018 22:17:57 GMT
You must have a massive bedside table !
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