tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post2907012008682748585..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Can You Guess The Decade?StuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-32979095581441822052011-11-03T18:09:01.907+00:002011-11-03T18:09:01.907+00:00I recognised two of my favourites there---Howard&#...I recognised two of my favourites there---Howard's End and Temples of Delight. The teashop one sounds quite 1950s.Sue Gedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387494692709639043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-34492870049970360062011-11-03T17:05:45.726+00:002011-11-03T17:05:45.726+00:00Without looking at anyone's answers, and witho...Without looking at anyone's answers, and without thinking about it too much, I'm taking a running leap at these<br />a.) 1960<br />b.) 1910<br />c.) 1930<br />d.) 1920<br />e.) 1940<br />f.) 1990<br />g.) 1970<br />h.) 1980<br />i.) 1950<br />j.) 1900Susan Dhttp://www.destevenson.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-6671315251134195292011-11-03T16:59:26.902+00:002011-11-03T16:59:26.902+00:00About VSN: I suppose by claiming he can tell a wom...About VSN: I suppose by claiming he can tell a woman's writing from men's writing he is also suggesting that one of the two (guess which) is somehow inferior to the other?Susan Dhttp://www.destevenson.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-25226607903768711882011-11-03T16:55:42.649+00:002011-11-03T16:55:42.649+00:00Totally clueless on ALL except h) which of course ...Totally clueless on ALL except h) which of course is <em>A Confederacy of Dunces</em> which was 1980 or 82, yes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-3459492566622060442011-11-03T16:15:16.097+00:002011-11-03T16:15:16.097+00:00You do like to make us work, don't you. I thin...You do like to make us work, don't you. I think I may have tackled this another way.<br />I wrote out the decades and then tried to find a book to fit.<br />I still didn't manage it though but I've done some<br /><br />1900 - I'm suggesting j & e, although I know there can only be one<br /><br />1910 - d Phew! one I actually know - Howards End by E M Forster<br /><br />1920 - maybe j or e fit here if they're not 1900<br /><br />1930 - maybe g<br /><br />1940 = oh I don;t knwo - what about i ?<br /><br />1950 - c?<br /><br />1960 - or does C go here?<br /><br />1970 - b flap flap flap<br /><br />1980 & 1990 - h & f ?<br /><br />Now I need a strong cup of tea.Ruth Mhttp://www.craftypeople.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-45300764050014638942011-11-03T15:13:43.753+00:002011-11-03T15:13:43.753+00:00Well...um...is research considered cheating? Have ...Well...um...is research considered cheating? Have I ruined the game? Delete my post tout de suite. Maybe nobody saw it...yikes!Margaret W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-35275055709066559942011-11-03T14:33:47.325+00:002011-11-03T14:33:47.325+00:00Margaret, did you really know all of those without...Margaret, did you really know all of those without cheating?!!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-2982298647766841992011-11-03T14:17:59.791+00:002011-11-03T14:17:59.791+00:00a. Mariana by Monica Dickens, 1940
b. Jonathan Liv...a. Mariana by Monica Dickens, 1940<br />b. Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach, 1970<br />c. Ballad of Peckham Rye by Muriel Spark, 1960<br />d. Howard's End, EM Forster, 1910<br />e. A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay, 1920<br />f. Temples of Delight by Barbara Trapido, 1990<br />g. Cakes and Ale: or, the Skeleton in the Cupboard by Somerset Maugham, 1930<br />h. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, 1980<br />i. ? 1950 is the only decade left<br />j. Love and Mr. Lewisham, HG Wells, 1900Margaret W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-6749722787520559942011-11-03T11:31:29.844+00:002011-11-03T11:31:29.844+00:00I recognise some of them so I'll narrow it dow...I recognise some of them so I'll narrow it down. B is 1970 (It was on every bookshelf in the 70s. Except mine. Still makes me shudder.) C is 1960. And E is 1920.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-70477149994233736942011-11-03T10:58:31.905+00:002011-11-03T10:58:31.905+00:00I agree with Desperate Reader! That makes them rea...I agree with Desperate Reader! That makes them really difficult to guess but I'll take a stab at it...<br /><br />A)1980<br />B)1900<br />C)1930<br />D)1910<br />E)1920<br />F)1990<br />G)1950<br />H)1970<br />I)1940<br />J)1960<br /><br />Though now it seems that the hunting cap reference should really be earlier...<br />Looking forward to some Century of Books inspiration! I think A and J are the most intriguing, though E and F also sound interesting.Catiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434990195940872461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-45785661803079655132011-11-03T08:18:15.349+00:002011-11-03T08:18:15.349+00:00They all sound like they might be from about 1920 ...They all sound like they might be from about 1920 and with the possible exceptions of e and f I would be tempted to read all of them on the strength of the first line.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-66803405029347056312011-11-03T00:34:43.135+00:002011-11-03T00:34:43.135+00:00Muriel Spark leaves them all standing.Muriel Spark leaves them all standing.maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.com