tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688451.post4037840711354302747..comments2023-10-20T02:20:49.611-07:00Comments on Olduvai Reads: Read: Austenland by Shannon HaleRealLifeReadinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06599475000760157001noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688451.post-44153168485806536582009-08-02T20:08:50.477-07:002009-08-02T20:08:50.477-07:00Oh dear, I didn't even notice the "realer...Oh dear, I didn't even notice the "realer" bit (am guilty of just glancing at the blurb before copying it off Powells)! I don't recall it being used in the book though.<br /><br />But ah yes Enid Blyton books were a childhood staple.RealLifeReadinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599475000760157001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2688451.post-62087742976713811242009-08-02T17:05:17.363-07:002009-08-02T17:05:17.363-07:00I like your use of "shan't" --- for ...I like your use of "shan't" --- for me it always speaks to the English side of childhood reading (too many hours with Enid Blyton and that ilk). <br /><br />But "realer" (from the book blurb)?! So clunky and ugly. I hope it wasn't used in the book text itself.Tymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168089811114758802noreply@blogger.com