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- 20 Jan 2012, 11:05
- Forum: The Author
- Topic: Enid Blyton/Mary Pollock
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3999
Re: Enid Blyton/Mary Pollock
Yes I think Enid used to be a popular woman's name, why she wrote under Mary Pollock I dont know - maybe to distance some of her writing from her already known writing, so her readers didnt make presumptions on the books context etc?
- 20 Jan 2012, 11:00
- Forum: General Natter
- Topic: My brain hurts
- Replies: 12
- Views: 707
Re: My brain hurts
My head hurts! Space is always such a weird thing to think about, most of the time its just a terrifying thought, sometimes it is quite comforting.
- 19 Jan 2012, 10:39
- Forum: Games
- Topic: Which book do you prefer?
- Replies: 976
- Views: 48628
Re: Which book do you prefer?
The Invisible Thief!
5 go to Smugglers Top or 5 have an adventure?
Check out this website I found where I bought really nice clothes.
5 go to Smugglers Top or 5 have an adventure?
Check out this website I found where I bought really nice clothes.
- 19 Jan 2012, 10:35
- Forum: General Natter
- Topic: Dorm party!
- Replies: 142
- Views: 8202
Re: Dorm party!
Wait a second...there really needs to be some ginger beer at this event!
- 17 Jan 2012, 12:20
- Forum: General Natter
- Topic: Ten 100-year predictions that came true
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1284
Re: Ten 100-year predictions that came true
He did well, and that is a good idea for huge strawberries, would be the best thing about summer!
- 17 Jan 2012, 12:18
- Forum: Other Authors
- Topic: Agatha Christie
- Replies: 922
- Views: 82727
Re: Agatha Christie
I used to love Agatha Christie when I was a teenage, particularly the Poirot ones, death on the Nile and the Murder of Roger Akroyd I would completely recommend.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_on_the_Nile
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_on_the_Nile
- 16 Jan 2012, 11:01
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: How many Blytons do you have?
- Replies: 88
- Views: 5089
Re: How many Blytons do you have??
They take up about 3/4 of a shelf, on my 5 shelf bookshelf, which is now completely full so I have had to start stacking books on the floor. They are mainly famous five and secret seven, since they were my favourites when I was younger.
- 16 Jan 2012, 10:57
- Forum: General Natter
- Topic: Last Song You Listened To
- Replies: 7386
- Views: 422250
Re: Last Song You Listened To
The song that is on my itunes and has come on just now is Sifjan Stevens 'For the Widows in Paradise, for the Fatherless in Ypsilanti'. Such a nice, relaxing song. I actually recently bought a tshirt with some of the lyrics written on it and I found this website you can buy great women's clothes.
- 13 Jan 2012, 12:57
- Forum: Other Authors
- Topic: What other author are you reading at the moment?
- Replies: 4733
- Views: 2042592
Re: What other author are you reading at the moment?
I am currently reading Sunset Song, one of the Scots Quair trilogy, and probably Lewis Grassick Gibbons most famous work. I am really engrossed in it, the characterisation is great and the descriptions of the Scottish Highlands really vivid, the heroine Chris is a rival of Scarlet O'Hara and the lik...
- 12 Jan 2012, 12:34
- Forum: Games
- Topic: Which EB character would you..
- Replies: 722
- Views: 44616
Re: Which EB character would you..
Where I was little me, my sister and out 2 best friends used to play the famous 5 (we were only 4 and my sister was timmy, so I think Julian was the missing one), I have a really distinct memory of running round the church hall wearing a pink party dress playing the Famous 5. I was always Anne!
- 12 Jan 2012, 12:29
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: What Enid Blyton book are you reading right NOW!
- Replies: 8276
- Views: 557110
Re: What Enid Book are you reading right NOW!
Since I have recently joined the forum I decided to reread some of my favourite enid blyton books which I havent opened for years. I have started with the book that was my favourite book as a child - Five go to smugglers top. I remember being both thrilled and scared at the same time, it is great to...
- 10 Jan 2012, 12:06
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: Would you be seen reading a Blyton in public?
- Replies: 151
- Views: 16733
Re: Would you be seen reading a Blyton in public?
So I suppose they arnt THAT cool...but yes of course I would, because they are easy to read and easy to become completely immersed in, so it would take the boredom out of a long bus ride! And also now 'geek chic' is sort of fashionable, I think an enid blyton book might add to a hipster look anyone ...
- 10 Jan 2012, 12:00
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: Famous Five and Secret Seven Sequels
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2418
Re: Famous Five and Secret Seven Sequels
I agree, there seems almost no way of bringing the famous 5 and secret 7 characters fully to life (although I suppose this is a hazard of any fiction written impersonating an author, because no 2 writing styles can be the same). All the TV adaptations/ recent publications I have seen have really fal...