tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post1083087617695374873..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Stuck-in-a-Book's Weekend MiscellanyStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-63494859708438287372012-01-11T19:00:44.116+00:002012-01-11T19:00:44.116+00:00Audible has a version of Why I Live at the PO (and...Audible has a version of Why I Live at the PO (and two other stories) read by Ms. Welty herself. You may not be able to get it due to copyright restrictions but it's worth it if you can.Heather Bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10441892975188480682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-40142655985174821052012-01-09T16:25:19.729+00:002012-01-09T16:25:19.729+00:00re Australian novelists: Andrew McGahan's The ...re Australian novelists: Andrew McGahan's The White Earth is as good a novel as I've read. A wonderful imagining of a man's total connection & dedication to the/his earth leading on to him becoming a monster. For once I began to understand the fascistic mind set. The narrator is the boy he has chosen to continue and fulfil his dream so the novel becomes the story of hard maturation and yes thank goodness escape. Fascinating. Books are expensive in Australia so on my visit I shopped at the Salvation Army place off Oxford St, Darlinghurst, Sydney. I bought so much I was given a strong canvas bag. Elizabeth Jolley is another superb unique 7* writer (originally English), then of course the excellent Helen Garner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-85358209070689802902012-01-08T00:00:58.017+00:002012-01-08T00:00:58.017+00:00What There Is To Say We Have Said is delightful, o...What There Is To Say We Have Said is delightful, one of my favorite reads last year. I even liked it a little better than the book of letters with Maxwell and Sylvia Warner-- how nice to have both. I want to read more of all three of their books. It makes me wonder if we'll be reading collections of emails in 20 years. Somehow, I doubt it.<br /> Susan EAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-34468287454162499182012-01-07T23:59:57.280+00:002012-01-07T23:59:57.280+00:00Norman - thank you! I've never heard of Morris...<b>Norman</b> - thank you! I've never heard of Morris West, I will have to investigate...<br /><br /><b>Claire</b> - you're welcome :) And hurrah! I just know you'll love it. Or at least most of it. I did skip one essay (can't now remember which...)<br /><br /><b>Relish</b> - ooo, definitely intriguing!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-33060199950306787612012-01-07T18:21:43.402+00:002012-01-07T18:21:43.402+00:00Eudora Welty was a completely gem of a find for me...Eudora Welty was a completely gem of a find for me. Try 'The Robber Bridegroom' it's an utterly bizarre Mississipian fairy tale...and completely unexpected ! Will be reviewing soon...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11911232519231082170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-32199224501748646722012-01-07T18:16:32.893+00:002012-01-07T18:16:32.893+00:00Thanks for the mention, Simon.
I have already p...Thanks for the mention, Simon. <br /><br />I have already pre-ordered <i>Stop What You're Doing and Read This</i> - which is exactly what I plan to do once it arrives!Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-65398115021662518232012-01-07T15:56:23.108+00:002012-01-07T15:56:23.108+00:00An interesting cluster of suggestions in this post...An interesting cluster of suggestions in this post Simon. I had forgotten about Welty [read her aeons ago!] and I am somewhat tempted to rekindle a liason with her. I remember her as a superb stylist.<br /><br />Again thanks for being the first to comment on my new blog and my recommendation for Aussie Lit is "The Devil's Advocate" by Morris West.Normanhttp://www.nd-toreadornottoread.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-76339465788060392092012-01-07T11:16:38.709+00:002012-01-07T11:16:38.709+00:00Merenia - hi there! Happy new year! Thanks for a ...<b>Merenia</b> - hi there! Happy new year! Thanks for a second recommendation for PO story :)<br /><br /><b>Jennifer Dee</b> - I think it's the first comment from you in 2012 too (is it?) so a very happy new year! And thanks for that info - I will take a peak...<br /><br /><b>Curzon</b> - oo, good tip! I've read two PHJs - loved one (The Honours Board) and hated the other (An Error of Judgement). Confusing!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-39439708292979051802012-01-07T11:14:46.936+00:002012-01-07T11:14:46.936+00:00Megan - I'm very lucky, aren't I? I'm...<b>Megan</b> - I'm very lucky, aren't I? I'm sure I will love it.<br /><br /><b>bibliolathas</b> - glad to point you in the right direction! I do hope you like The Heir - I look forward to hearing your thoughts.<br /><br /><b>Ellen</b> - ok, noted! First I will have to discover what a Mississippi accent is.. I'm assuming it's Southern US, but I'm afraid my geography of the UK is bad enough, let alone the US...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-89501855427285192922012-01-07T11:04:54.281+00:002012-01-07T11:04:54.281+00:00Delighted to see the Bello list of ebooks, especia...Delighted to see the Bello list of ebooks, especially the Pamela Hansford Johnsons. I checked on the price and saw it was £7.99, and went over to Amazon, where it is £5.73. It would be worth checking the Amazon prices first before paying £2.00+ more!ctussaudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04980750998737123223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-86448659138145969152012-01-07T08:41:46.878+00:002012-01-07T08:41:46.878+00:00I love Eudora Welty; take a look at her web site &...I love Eudora Welty; take a look at her web site 'Edora Welty Foundation'. I love taking a peep into her home and I would just love to visit it in person.Jennifer Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02159653323036353521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-78683810806971912282012-01-07T07:28:14.625+00:002012-01-07T07:28:14.625+00:00Thanks for your miscellany, I always enjoy it.
...Thanks for your miscellany, I always enjoy it. <br /><br />Ellen B is right. Why I Live at the PO short story is iconic. Utterly impossible to forget that one!Mereniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597354144052341218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-39640902077563141472012-01-07T04:28:49.495+00:002012-01-07T04:28:49.495+00:00Simon, for your next Welty please try The Optimist...Simon, for your next Welty please try The Optimist's Daughter. Also, the short stories are fabulous, especially "Why I Live at the PO" which should be read aloud with a thick Mississippi accent. Hilarious, and I hope the humor survives the leap cross the pond.EllenBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-50182014235094393772012-01-07T01:32:03.902+00:002012-01-07T01:32:03.902+00:00Well, I for one am very happy to see the link to t...Well, I for one am very happy to see the link to the e-books. Some fascinating stuff there and I've already nabbed the one with The Heir in it. Thank you!bibliolathashttp://bookforgetter.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-27794855615384959182012-01-07T01:06:51.713+00:002012-01-07T01:06:51.713+00:00That Eudora Welty book looks amazing! Hope you enj...That Eudora Welty book looks amazing! Hope you enjoy it :) I'd love to read it myself!<br /><br />Megan @ Storybook Love Affair<br /><br />http://www.storybookloveaffair.blogspot.comMeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11502639351486537832noreply@blogger.com