tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post4662763203083709981..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Wise Children - Angela CarterStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-9766372532106815742012-07-27T17:50:38.835+01:002012-07-27T17:50:38.835+01:00Oo, I have Love - I can't remember why it appe...Oo, I have Love - I can't remember why it appealed, but I must have bought it at some point. If it's anything like The L-Shaped Room, then I'm bound to love it.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-45451519756439107702012-07-27T17:50:05.096+01:002012-07-27T17:50:05.096+01:00I think I have that! It does sound up my street.I think I have that! It does sound up my street.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-65128081006676118722012-07-27T17:49:46.911+01:002012-07-27T17:49:46.911+01:00I'm not the least sorry, Susan! Well, I don&#...I'm not the least sorry, Susan! Well, I don't want you to get crushed by the pile ;)<br /><br />And that technique is haunting me at the moment! The last two books I've read have done it too. Is there no escape?StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-34434889861715085022012-07-27T17:49:05.881+01:002012-07-27T17:49:05.881+01:00This is all I've read so far, but I do have a ...This is all I've read so far, but I do have a few others on my shelves...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-48919645917126142882012-07-27T17:48:50.103+01:002012-07-27T17:48:50.103+01:00Thank you, Christine! And I think one can differe...Thank you, Christine! And I think one can differentiate degrees of adoration - there just *are* some books which are at the top of the tree, aren't there?StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-23568591254947807592012-07-27T17:48:21.549+01:002012-07-27T17:48:21.549+01:00I think it would need a second read to get all the...I think it would need a second read to get all the characters sorted out in my head!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-87464048141171660332012-07-24T19:43:08.698+01:002012-07-24T19:43:08.698+01:00No, there was never any chance (hee, Nora and Dora...No, there was never any chance (hee, Nora and Dora) that you wouldn't enjoy this and I am very glad you did.<br /><br />Nights at the Circus, The Magic Toyshop, her short stories, her back catalogue. I think you may like Love as it has the feel of The L-Shaped Room about it.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-5944135935872771502012-07-23T22:28:18.179+01:002012-07-23T22:28:18.179+01:00I haven't read this one yet, but I like Angela...I haven't read this one yet, but I like Angela Carter very much. <i>Nights at the Circus</i> is very good, although I fear it deteriorates towards the end. For me her perfect book is <i>The Magic Toyshop.</i>LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-58294266272529789372012-07-23T15:25:22.077+01:002012-07-23T15:25:22.077+01:00All right, I'll go after this one, too. Betwe...All right, I'll go after this one, too. Between you and Random and DGR, my TBR tower, both actual and on lists, teeters dangerously. Even though it has a structure I often dislike: old narrator dips into the past to bring us up to speed on the years between.Susan Dhttp://www.susannastone.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-30948000635770640682012-07-23T08:26:12.894+01:002012-07-23T08:26:12.894+01:00I read this ages ago and quite liked it but I don&...I read this ages ago and quite liked it but I don't think it is Carter at her best. Have you read Nights at the Circus, or any of her short stories? Superb -- she was an amazing writer.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-23794999177886310062012-07-23T08:10:17.080+01:002012-07-23T08:10:17.080+01:00I'm so glad you like this - it's one of my...I'm so glad you like this - it's one of my favourite, favourite novels (can one differentiate degrees of adoration?)and your review was wonderful - absolutely spot on.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-57235731468168713572012-07-23T07:33:58.395+01:002012-07-23T07:33:58.395+01:00Oh my goodness: I knew I'd read this recently ...Oh my goodness: I knew I'd read this recently when I read your review; I could tell from LibraryThing that I was reading it in March: did I review it? Did I heck. Anyway, yes, it is marvellous; it was a second read for me but I'd forgotten all the characters. A tour de force. Thanks for reminding me of it!<br />LizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com