I have been enjoying this series a lot! I made a bet with myself that E would be Enid Blyton and I am so glad to be right! I read your two "what happened after" stories and loved those too. I had once wanted to write something like that but felt too much like blasphemy so shied away. Good to know I wasn't alone in that
Really enjoyed reading this - I just began re-reading the Mistletoe farm books (which I loved as a kid, and now realise how they're a bit problematic!), so this edition particularly stood out for me! Also the link to the story about Jack - that was beautifully written but so very sad!
Thank you for doing this, and I look forward to the "F" edition :)
loved Enid Blyton while growing up too. reading this reminded me of something very strange - for the longest time I just assumed enid Blyton was a man and it wasn't until my early teenage years that I figured the author is a woman 🙈😂
haha it's an easy mistake to make, if enid was an indian name, it would probably be masculine. evelyn sounds like a woman's name to me, so evelyn waugh was confusing.
Hi Meenakshi, I have been enjoying reading your newsletters. Especially the alphabet series and getting to know you and your life story. This one touched a chord, thanks to Enid, and a nostalgic trip down the stories and characters. I'm in awe of the fact that you remember so much from every series. I find it very difficult to recall except the Famous Five and The Wishing Chair and of course, nature. To sound clichéd, I have always wanted to taste scones and even try baking (making?) them. Anyway, thank you for an engaging read.
This is something I did recently and hardly scored well. I have a feeling you will get all 100!
I belong to the category of readers who read, but cannot remember much. I'm curious how you remember so much, especially considering how voracious a reader you are and how eclectic your reading is.
Thanks Shreya! I think with some books--like Blyton--I read them over and over again so they're part of my memory. I still own most of my childhood books, you know, so I'm able to return to them whenever I want. Also some books you read at a point in your life where everything makes an impression on you, why it's easier to remember the plot for the Harry Potter books, for instance, than something you just finished last year.
I wanted to mention the food! But I was very sleepy this morning as I wrote this (which is why some words repeat, I think I was too sleepy to edit!) And I think food needs a whole newsletter to itself. F is coming up :)
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply! I just finished reading the New Yorker article on the dog Jack and had tears in my eyes. Thanks for sharing. Yet to read the other links. You are right about Harry Potter! I guess I have not reread much, except Wuthering Heights and W. Somerset Maugham etc. (Guess the sleepy part explains a misspelt appearance. The repeat words felt nice, though). And I'm looking forward to reading your F series, if it indeed focuses on food. Will be so exciting!
I have been enjoying this series a lot! I made a bet with myself that E would be Enid Blyton and I am so glad to be right! I read your two "what happened after" stories and loved those too. I had once wanted to write something like that but felt too much like blasphemy so shied away. Good to know I wasn't alone in that
I'm just seeing this comment but haha, wow, I'm surprised you guessed! (I was torn between Enid and ex-boyfriends and picked Enid in the end.)
Really enjoyed reading this - I just began re-reading the Mistletoe farm books (which I loved as a kid, and now realise how they're a bit problematic!), so this edition particularly stood out for me! Also the link to the story about Jack - that was beautifully written but so very sad!
Thank you for doing this, and I look forward to the "F" edition :)
I think Mistletoe Farm is one of my favourite Blytons for how unlike her other books it is.
loved Enid Blyton while growing up too. reading this reminded me of something very strange - for the longest time I just assumed enid Blyton was a man and it wasn't until my early teenage years that I figured the author is a woman 🙈😂
haha it's an easy mistake to make, if enid was an indian name, it would probably be masculine. evelyn sounds like a woman's name to me, so evelyn waugh was confusing.
Hi Meenakshi, I have been enjoying reading your newsletters. Especially the alphabet series and getting to know you and your life story. This one touched a chord, thanks to Enid, and a nostalgic trip down the stories and characters. I'm in awe of the fact that you remember so much from every series. I find it very difficult to recall except the Famous Five and The Wishing Chair and of course, nature. To sound clichéd, I have always wanted to taste scones and even try baking (making?) them. Anyway, thank you for an engaging read.
This is something I did recently and hardly scored well. I have a feeling you will get all 100!
https://lithub.com/how-many-of-the-100-most-famous-passages-in-literature-can-you-identify/
Also, this one intrigued me -
https://bookriot.com/i-forget-everything-i-read/
I belong to the category of readers who read, but cannot remember much. I'm curious how you remember so much, especially considering how voracious a reader you are and how eclectic your reading is.
Thanks Shreya! I think with some books--like Blyton--I read them over and over again so they're part of my memory. I still own most of my childhood books, you know, so I'm able to return to them whenever I want. Also some books you read at a point in your life where everything makes an impression on you, why it's easier to remember the plot for the Harry Potter books, for instance, than something you just finished last year.
I wanted to mention the food! But I was very sleepy this morning as I wrote this (which is why some words repeat, I think I was too sleepy to edit!) And I think food needs a whole newsletter to itself. F is coming up :)
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply! I just finished reading the New Yorker article on the dog Jack and had tears in my eyes. Thanks for sharing. Yet to read the other links. You are right about Harry Potter! I guess I have not reread much, except Wuthering Heights and W. Somerset Maugham etc. (Guess the sleepy part explains a misspelt appearance. The repeat words felt nice, though). And I'm looking forward to reading your F series, if it indeed focuses on food. Will be so exciting!