tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post1494304674357054235..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Muriel Spark Reading Week: Review Round-upStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-15146272662906085472012-05-11T09:46:43.913+01:002012-05-11T09:46:43.913+01:00No worries, Simon, definitely better to wait than ...No worries, Simon, definitely better to wait than to rush it and not enjoy Dame M!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-206121226232890752012-05-11T09:35:57.665+01:002012-05-11T09:35:57.665+01:00I am very cross with myself for having missed this...I am very cross with myself for having missed this Simon, you know I lve to support Reading Week's and the like. I have been manic with the day job! I tried to read a Spark last minute but it was making me rush it and it took the joy away so I stopped. Apologies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-40743816660138338432012-05-08T16:20:57.806+01:002012-05-08T16:20:57.806+01:00Richard says,
The MSRW introduced me to this aut...Richard says, <br /><br />The MSRW introduced me to this author … so thanks to all those who thought of the idea and promoted it. I look forward to other such weeks.<br /><br />As previously reported my first excursion into Muriel Spark was a short story – ‘The Executor’, which I enjoyed.<br /><br />I then went onto ‘Memento Mori’ [Penguin First Ed. 1961 2/6(was) Second hand bookshop find] The first 14 Chapters were great … I enjoyed the detail, the descriptions of the old people and their activities as well as the humour. Unfortunately for me, the last few chapters seemed as though Muriel had either lost interest or needed to finish the book in a great rush – a deadline to meet? As a result I felt a bit cheated as I had ‘invested’ time into the plot and characters and was left feeling ‘short changed’!<br /><br />My third MSRW experience was another short story – ‘Bang-Bang You’re Dead’ which was good. I liked the reoccurring theme of mistaken identity and its impact on the characters.<br /><br />No doubt I will read more of Spark in the future – I got a few more of her books during my recent bookshop forays. <br /><br /><br />Richard in NuneatonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-14586960783018693292012-04-30T23:05:02.862+01:002012-04-30T23:05:02.862+01:00Wow, not only did you get all 22 novels, but you g...Wow, not only did you get all 22 novels, but you got the short stories, the Bronte bio and Spark’s autobiography. Well done! I only read The Prime, but my library has 18 of her 22 novels and I am really very excited about reading more Spark in the future, if only to be able to use the term “Sparkensian” at some point.Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-18112995608454060892012-04-30T21:22:37.866+01:002012-04-30T21:22:37.866+01:00This was really great fun and I now have lots of S...This was really great fun and I now have lots of Spark on my TBR pile - thanks for hosting! KarenKaggsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348319724492250546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-69419976083170752932012-04-30T21:15:25.559+01:002012-04-30T21:15:25.559+01:00What a wonderful week - and so many reviews! I had...What a wonderful week - and so many reviews! I hadn't read Spark for literally decades, and I'm really glad to have her back on the agenda again. She always challenges the reader and makes them think, and how many authors can you honestly say that about? <br /><br />Incidentally, has Shirley arrived back with you after her travels? I put her in the post on Friday so hope she has arrived safely.litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-89664242279517047682012-04-30T20:08:48.532+01:002012-04-30T20:08:48.532+01:00Agreed with everyone-this was a great week. I'...Agreed with everyone-this was a great week. I'll definitely be looking back at some of these links to see what other readers had to say once I get a few more Spark novels under my belt!Miss Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433318219707424076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-61445826675672973122012-04-30T16:27:28.747+01:002012-04-30T16:27:28.747+01:00And by the way, congratulations on getting all 22 ...And by the way, congratulations on getting all 22 novels reviewed. I think I got that many Brookner's reviewed for IABD, but there were so many duplicates, we didn't come close to covering all of her novels.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-44032177089477633302012-04-30T16:24:11.088+01:002012-04-30T16:24:11.088+01:00Do you count older reviews? If so, I have Reality...Do you count older reviews? If so, I have Reality and Dreams http://myporchblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/book-review-reality-and-dreams-by.html from 2010 and The Girls of Slender Means from 2011 http://myporchblog.blogspot.com/2011/07/book-review-girls-of-slender-means-by.htmlThomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-65958990560835251482012-04-30T13:39:55.723+01:002012-04-30T13:39:55.723+01:00That is really impressive - well done everyone, ge...That is really impressive - well done everyone, getting all of her books covered with brilliant posts from you and Harriet. I will definitely be reading more Spark - I have 'The prime...' The Drivers Seat on the shelves already and ordered the Abbess of Crewe yesterday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-17813288504855631552012-04-30T12:30:04.499+01:002012-04-30T12:30:04.499+01:00It was a lovely week. And I have read Mandelbaum, ...It was a lovely week. And I have read Mandelbaum, somewhat belatedly - I picked it up earlier in the week, abandoned it (yet again!), but gave it another go so you have the full set! http://chriscross-thebooktrunk.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/spark-without-sparkle.htmlChristine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-38239423292100689612012-04-30T08:44:54.928+01:002012-04-30T08:44:54.928+01:00A lovely week - and now I find it hard to stop rea...A lovely week - and now I find it hard to stop reading Spark! Thanks again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-48647197545061530952012-04-30T02:59:43.810+01:002012-04-30T02:59:43.810+01:00It was indeed a great week, Simon. Thanks very mu...It was indeed a great week, Simon. Thanks very much to you and Harriet for hosting it! It's been so interesting for me as a reader but not necessarily lover of Spark to discover what it is about her writing and her many books that so many other adore.Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.com