tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post6864815347141210928..comments2024-03-27T14:12:10.978-07:00Comments on Carstairs Considers....: Book Review: The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman (Mrs. Pollifax #1)Mark Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-70552595844151551562018-11-16T07:18:01.053-08:002018-11-16T07:18:01.053-08:00Hmm... I like Mrs. Pollifax for 2 reasons, one, th...Hmm... I like Mrs. Pollifax for 2 reasons, one, the fun stories and characters and two, the narration by Barbara Rosenblat. I can't imagine the story without her doing all the voices. (Same with Harry Potter and Jim Dale...)legolasgalacticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650245158404321917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-72063694786595275402016-05-31T20:12:21.523-07:002016-05-31T20:12:21.523-07:00Well, welcome now!
I'm actually not a fan of ...Well, welcome now!<br /><br />I'm actually not a fan of the audio version of Mrs. Pollifax. I don't think the narrator gets her character right. Funny how that can make a difference to us, right?<br /><br />I like your description of the series. I haven't heard of Alex Rider, but I may need to fix that.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-5129396322368863032016-05-31T15:24:17.701-07:002016-05-31T15:24:17.701-07:00Sorry-I am just commenting again because I forgot ...Sorry-I am just commenting again because I forgot to ask the website to notify me when/if more comments are madeSeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08582845368766619225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-35520710296955660322016-05-31T15:15:50.135-07:002016-05-31T15:15:50.135-07:00I wish I encountered your website before! You are ...I wish I encountered your website before! You are reviewing two of my favourite series-Mrs Polifax and Trixie Belden! (What a combination!) I am a photographer and travel across North America quite a bit. Between that and editing, I have much more time to listen to audiobooks than to read books. So, I digitised all my cassette audios including the entire Mrs Polifax series (read by the delightful Barbara Rosenblat) This wasn't my favourite of the series, although it did introduce Farill. He kind of reminds me of a tougher, older brother to Bishop. I like how this series has intrigue without the gritty violence, swearing and sex of so many spy novels. I always introduce my two favourite spy series this way. Mrs. Polifax is kind of like James Bond's kindly aunt, and Alex Rider is James Bond's nephew once removed! I look forward to reading more of your reviews!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08582845368766619225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-87503191100202552992015-11-03T19:31:46.204-08:002015-11-03T19:31:46.204-08:00I've found there are two kinds of people in th...I've found there are two kinds of people in this world. Those who get the connection and those who haven't found Mrs. Pollifax yet. I'm trying to make more of the people from the second category into people from the first category.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-81852745236304097332015-11-03T19:23:04.708-08:002015-11-03T19:23:04.708-08:00I LOVE THIS SERIES! Read them all since I was a te...I LOVE THIS SERIES! Read them all since I was a teen. :-D Now I know how you got the name "Carstairs." Perfect!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-72932195569807179812015-09-24T20:09:52.684-07:002015-09-24T20:09:52.684-07:00Above comment from KJ was me. I forgot this partic...Above comment from KJ was me. I forgot this particular laptop defaults to my husband's google account. <br /><br />I have not tried to pick them apart much either. :-) Her earliest handful of titles are kept in the bookshelf reserved for 'any time I need a guaranteed humourous escape' along with the Monsieur Pamplemousse books by Michael Bond.Jayne Barnardhttp://jaynebarnard.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-11621233495666691182015-09-24T20:07:16.381-07:002015-09-24T20:07:16.381-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17644667667837613013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-82079501130284774782015-09-24T07:32:17.255-07:002015-09-24T07:32:17.255-07:00You are right - I think the characters are much of...You are right - I think the characters are much of the charm of these books, from Mrs. Pollifax down to everyone else. And they are just such fun, it's hard to dislike them (not that I've tried).Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5782277794223039496.post-46954610096389831732015-09-24T02:23:27.058-07:002015-09-24T02:23:27.058-07:00Coming late to these early reviews of yours, Mark,...Coming late to these early reviews of yours, Mark, and they confirm what I've long suspected: we have very similar taste in reading material. <br /><br />I too have long enjoyed Mrs. Pollifax's adventures. Despite their stretching of credulity, they retain their essential human-ness in Emily's wonderful curiosity and optimism about the people she meets. So many of the secondary characters live on in my brain, and pop out at intervals when their real-life counterparts cross my path. My 'Sandor', for example, isn't a Turkish undercover agent, but he looks and sounds much the same.<br />Jayne Barnardhttp://jaynebarnard.canoreply@blogger.com