tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post6511450455961099526..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: NewspapersThe Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-66523410875158406302018-07-08T14:57:17.550-07:002018-07-08T14:57:17.550-07:00Thank you for these comments. Peter if your book ...Thank you for these comments. Peter if your book group found it a good discussion book then that seals the idea. I shall order the book and read it.<br />Thanks Traveller for the recommendation of A Fine Balance too.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14173464049893007582018-07-08T09:28:16.041-07:002018-07-08T09:28:16.041-07:00I read the Guardian and the Daily Mail online. Thi...I read the Guardian and the Daily Mail online. Think it is good to read news from both sides of the spectrum. Though much of the DM is dedicated to what MM is wearing and the clothing of “celebrities” that are completely unknown to me.<br /><br />A book recommendation for you A Fine Balance....if you haven’t read it I am jealous. I can only read it again, you can read it for the first time.Travellernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72169506280482566782018-07-08T05:36:52.082-07:002018-07-08T05:36:52.082-07:00Of the British papers I have the Guardian app (a) ...Of the British papers I have the Guardian app (a) because I deleted my bbc app and (b) because it's free, downloads quickly and is easy to navigate . I suppose they have to 'sit on the fence' at the Guardian as they were forced to destroy their computer hard drives by the British Government, or face the consequences. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-71358964429704933492018-07-08T03:57:12.092-07:002018-07-08T03:57:12.092-07:00Yes, she is a good writer, highly recommended. My ...Yes, she is a good writer, highly recommended. My book group read Gilead and we found it a good discussion book. Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12702753521139060960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75341963914279494312018-07-08T01:24:55.378-07:002018-07-08T01:24:55.378-07:00Thanks everyone. Always interesting to read what ...Thanks everyone. Always interesting to read what you think, whatever the subject.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-49630055223605767812018-07-08T00:47:22.302-07:002018-07-08T00:47:22.302-07:00I only have a weekly paper delivered each Thursday...I only have a weekly paper delivered each Thursday, "Die Zeit", and hardly ever manage to read it before the weekend. With most of my weekends now spent away, unread issues are piling up which I find rather a shame.<br />For local news, I go to the homepage of my hometown's daily paper. I also read The Ripon Gazette and Yorkshire Post online occasionally. For the main news, I try to catch the daily news "Tagesschau" on German state TV at 8:00 pm, usually my tea time on week nights.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-63454362415604987132018-07-07T22:10:20.759-07:002018-07-07T22:10:20.759-07:00Went and read the article, I bought a Guardian in ...Went and read the article, I bought a Guardian in the morning as we only have the Times delivered on Saturday, and I do so miss the Guardian at the weekends. Like the female writers in the Guardian, but Giles Coren is very witty in the Times, and I am almost beginning to like Matthew Parrish as well. Left or right bias does it matter?thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-58419841658625580572018-07-07T20:55:33.975-07:002018-07-07T20:55:33.975-07:00I used to read The Times online, then they started...I used to read The Times online, then they started to charge, and I stopped. Now I read The Mail online, which is OK for certain things but filled with far too much inconsequential rubbish. I haven't bought an actual newspaper for decades. I suppose I'm part of the decline of Fleet Street.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-80424610523546865522018-07-07T17:40:52.167-07:002018-07-07T17:40:52.167-07:00I'm like Chris. It's the knowledge that my...I'm like Chris. It's the knowledge that my paper is waiting for me at my gate that gets me out of bed and up and dressed in the morning. It's worth having it delivered for that alone! And the puzzles, of course. Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974206679853189199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-14874922284862711922018-07-07T16:29:43.248-07:002018-07-07T16:29:43.248-07:00Sometimes the thought of the newspaper waiting for...Sometimes the thought of the newspaper waiting for me at my front door is what gets me up in the morning!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05224823051315463861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74501309548913555022018-07-07T15:00:49.020-07:002018-07-07T15:00:49.020-07:00I know how you feel Derek. I couldn't manage...I know how you feel Derek. I couldn't manage without a paper - I do all the puzzles in The Times over my breakfast each morning. As for the News in the papers - I think it is far too much to ask that we ever get an unbiased view any more.<br /><br />Good point John!<br /><br />Thank you Ruth for that link.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48404215558341398132018-07-07T11:13:33.312-07:002018-07-07T11:13:33.312-07:00I have read the Telegraph seven days a week for ab...I have read the Telegraph seven days a week for about 45 years, before that it was the Daily Mirror. I am a newspaper and news fanatic, even when I've been abroad I've sought out the nearest supplier of an English paper each day.I continue to read the Telegraph because after all these years it's like a favourite armchair to me - and normally gets read in the same! I love it's size and have my favourite sections - the obituaries being to the fore. I don't read it because it leads me in any particular political direction, I just can't start the day without reading it. It doesn't concern me that a newspaper might, or might not, be making some kind of right or wrong political statement, I just enjoy reading my paper each dayDerek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-971253217202877352018-07-07T10:57:33.316-07:002018-07-07T10:57:33.316-07:00Yes, I have read M.R's books, my favourite bei...Yes, I have read M.R's books, my favourite being Gilead, (probably because that is the first one I read) and find them well-written, with believable characters and good story-lines. My granddaughter passed them on to me and we both agreed they warrant re-reading.i.e. they are keepers. Any books that appeal to a thirty-year-old and an eighty-eight-year old must be special.<br /><br />EHUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05151809358239030532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-76863742146602008952018-07-07T10:02:13.465-07:002018-07-07T10:02:13.465-07:00I subscribe to my local daily newspaper for the lo...I subscribe to my local daily newspaper for the local news. The national news is all warped left wing in most papers but I read the whole paper to stay informed. I haven't read any books by that author; I am in an Anthony Trollope reading spree, with P.G. Wodehouse for laughter.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-62072925109688656812018-07-07T10:02:01.446-07:002018-07-07T10:02:01.446-07:00I haven't come across any of Marilynne Robinso...I haven't come across any of Marilynne Robinson's work, however I do watch the news but I don't trust newspaper's to print the full truth and am beginning to wonder if they ever did.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-33579425829216278362018-07-07T09:35:10.106-07:002018-07-07T09:35:10.106-07:00We take the New York Times throughout the week. I ...We take the New York Times throughout the week. I find that I can't always keep up with it, to be honest. Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-90768241964939803002018-07-07T08:28:51.403-07:002018-07-07T08:28:51.403-07:00Thank you, Pat, for making me aware of Marilynne R...Thank you, Pat, for making me aware of Marilynne Robinson. I'm a reader but have never read any of her books. I intend to! <br /><br />Here's a link to that article in The Guardian for your readers who may not have read it: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/06/marilynne-robinson-interview-barack-obama-donald-trump-writer-theologianRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367791485727217874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-28508944588248686462018-07-07T07:57:18.310-07:002018-07-07T07:57:18.310-07:00And in this warm weather you realise that you can&...And in this warm weather you realise that you can't fan yourself or swat flies with the TV news!John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.com