tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186196426989121501.post7586815634832983022..comments2021-10-23T17:07:05.011+01:00Comments on Moptops Pitstop: Alas, poor Borders Books...Moptophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03043271018134053860noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186196426989121501.post-62623399027304016582009-12-19T12:30:54.092+00:002009-12-19T12:30:54.092+00:00So that's what poetry is! I often wondered. I ...So that's what poetry is! I often wondered. I thought it was what they put in the poetry section of the library. MAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186196426989121501.post-3101766695855070182009-12-18T23:04:52.977+00:002009-12-18T23:04:52.977+00:00O, and one more book at the bottom of the bag - Pe...O, and one more book at the bottom of the bag - Peyton Place by Grace Metalious - "wicked, sordid, cheap moral filth."<br /><br />Goodness, can't think why I picked it up...Moptophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043271018134053860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186196426989121501.post-67288097710702990892009-12-18T22:46:46.283+00:002009-12-18T22:46:46.283+00:00Donnyfan - I found myself being drawn in the direc...Donnyfan - I found myself being drawn in the direction of Borders again today. Well, B&Q, but Borders is ever so close by.<br />So...<br />Labyrinths - Jorge Luis Borges (Penguin)<br />The White Castle - Orhan Pamuk (Faber)<br />The First Person and Other Stories - Ali Smith (Hamish Hamilton)<br />Bridge of Sighs - Richard Russo (Vintage)<br />and a lot of Robert Goddard.<br /><br />Posh stuff, eh?<br /><br />xxMoptophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043271018134053860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186196426989121501.post-36048217920787579832009-12-18T22:43:10.962+00:002009-12-18T22:43:10.962+00:00M - I am sure we can squeeeze in a coffee before 2...M - I am sure we can squeeeze in a coffee before 2010, if only for me to ply you with the wit & wisdom of Molesworth e.g.<br /><br />"Peotry is sissy stuff that rhymes. weedy people say la and fie and swoon when they see a bunch of daffodils."Moptophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03043271018134053860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186196426989121501.post-46064628461188351842009-12-18T19:16:32.264+00:002009-12-18T19:16:32.264+00:00I think you may well have helped make Borders solv...I think you may well have helped make Borders solvent again ;-)<br /><br />xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082284301489996802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-186196426989121501.post-57605177484994578922009-12-18T13:43:34.263+00:002009-12-18T13:43:34.263+00:00You won't have time for Christmas or squeezing...You won't have time for Christmas or squeezing in coffees. I, on the other hand, have a new bed and I'm not afraid to use it...zzzzz <br /><br />MxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com