Comments for N S Ford https://nsfordwriter.com Writer, reader, blogger Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:58:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 Comment on Review of ‘We Have Always Lived in the Castle’ by Shirley Jackson by Re-read: ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ by Shirley Jackson – N S Ford https://nsfordwriter.com/we-have-always-lived-in-the-castle-shirley-jackson/#comment-10814 Sat, 17 Oct 2026 07:58:25 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=2168#comment-10814 […] have read another Shirley Jackson book since, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, but I had quite mixed feelings about it, so I don’t know if I’ll read any more of her […]

]]> Comment on Should libraries charge overdue fines? by Sharon's Writers Tidbits https://nsfordwriter.com/should-libraries-charge-overdue-fines/#comment-10736 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:53:59 +0000 https://nsfordwriter.com/?p=10283#comment-10736 In reply to nsford.

I hear that!

]]> Comment on Should libraries charge overdue fines? by nsford https://nsfordwriter.com/should-libraries-charge-overdue-fines/#comment-10733 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:53:05 +0000 https://nsfordwriter.com/?p=10283#comment-10733 In reply to Sharon’s Writers Tidbits.

Thanks. Yes, that’s the difficulty, hopefully the majority of library users will stick to the rules, even without the threat of fines!

]]> Comment on Should libraries charge overdue fines? by Sharon's Writers Tidbits https://nsfordwriter.com/should-libraries-charge-overdue-fines/#comment-10716 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:01:36 +0000 https://nsfordwriter.com/?p=10283#comment-10716 Personally, I agree with the abolition of overdue fines. Potential fines have been a big reason why I don’t borrow from my local library as much.

But how else can libraries prevent lenders from holding on to popular books or new releases?

Interesting post!

]]> Comment on Review of ‘The Rose Field’ by Philip Pullman by nsford https://nsfordwriter.com/the-rose-field-philip-pullman/#comment-10689 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:15:37 +0000 https://nsfordwriter.com/?p=10272#comment-10689 In reply to Sharon’s Writers Tidbits.

Whatever it was, I didn’t like it much! One of my least favourite reads this year.

]]> Comment on Review of ‘The Rose Field’ by Philip Pullman by Sharon's Writers Tidbits https://nsfordwriter.com/the-rose-field-philip-pullman/#comment-10685 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:59:02 +0000 https://nsfordwriter.com/?p=10272#comment-10685 This sounds like a cross between fiction and non-fiction! Could be just me!!

]]> Comment on Review of ‘Kiki and the New Magic’ by Eiko Kadono by Sharon's Writers Tidbits https://nsfordwriter.com/kiki-and-the-new-magic-eiko-kadono/#comment-10631 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 17:55:57 +0000 https://nsfordwriter.com/?p=10240#comment-10631 ]]> In reply to nsford.

If it made sense and was well-written, then that sounds OK!

Thanks! 😊

]]> Comment on Review of ‘Kiki and the New Magic’ by Eiko Kadono by nsford https://nsfordwriter.com/kiki-and-the-new-magic-eiko-kadono/#comment-10630 Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:47:22 +0000 https://nsfordwriter.com/?p=10240#comment-10630 In reply to Sharon’s Writers Tidbits.

I think the translation must have been good, it made sense to me and was well-written. It was originally in Japanese.

]]> Comment on Review of ‘Kiki and the New Magic’ by Eiko Kadono by Sharon's Writers Tidbits https://nsfordwriter.com/kiki-and-the-new-magic-eiko-kadono/#comment-10628 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:50:20 +0000 https://nsfordwriter.com/?p=10240#comment-10628 ]]> Lovely review! As far as you can tell, how was the translation or was it written originally in English? I’ve got a thing about not reading a book in its native language, if that makes sense! 😊

]]> Comment on The ugliest book covers I own by Why I judge books by their covers – N S Ford https://nsfordwriter.com/the-ugliest-book-covers-i-own/#comment-10627 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:44:39 +0000 http://nsfordwriter.com/?p=2681#comment-10627 […] once posted about the ugliest book covers I own. Even those are so much better than the deluge of horrible covers made with AI, which are all over […]

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