tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post5443586627156814034..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Room at the Top (a pleasant surprise)StuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-88750189559960768122013-03-20T19:17:16.047+00:002013-03-20T19:17:16.047+00:00I must check it out, thanks Alison. Albert F can b...I must check it out, thanks Alison. Albert F can be so good.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-90332854441385057592013-03-20T19:16:53.694+00:002013-03-20T19:16:53.694+00:00Thanks Erica - and thanks for the recommendation o...Thanks Erica - and thanks for the recommendation of Silitoe. On the list to experiment with...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-38009410075830548412013-03-20T19:16:21.147+00:002013-03-20T19:16:21.147+00:00It's hard to write about it, because the plot ...It's hard to write about it, because the plot really isn't appealing at all! But it is worth reading, for a change if nothing else.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-3067821654295607922013-03-20T19:15:45.095+00:002013-03-20T19:15:45.095+00:00It's fun to be surprised, isn't it! It doe...It's fun to be surprised, isn't it! It doesn't happen all that often.<br /><br />Arnold B - never read him, except an essay and article or two. Mum has lots from a course she once did...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-11456656590955948172013-03-20T19:15:02.070+00:002013-03-20T19:15:02.070+00:00I can't say I loved the characters or storylin...I can't say I loved the characters or storyline, but I did appreciate the writing - the same for Nineteen Eighty-Four, actually. I also like his essays, but I do prefer his novels - although Homage to Catalonia, which I suppose is somewhere between the two, is brilliant.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-27635755208586580222013-03-20T19:14:09.973+00:002013-03-20T19:14:09.973+00:00Thanks very much, Karen! It struck me a few years ...Thanks very much, Karen! It struck me a few years ago, when I was trying to work out why he was such a good writer, but hard to quote.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-5432366733176231822013-03-12T11:27:22.861+00:002013-03-12T11:27:22.861+00:00Very good film made of this in the 60s, well worth...Very good film made of this in the 60s, well worth catching (think it starred Albert Finney). Ditto Saturday Night, Sunday Morning.Ali Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595941215998565255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-69139743047480759292013-03-11T16:19:37.892+00:002013-03-11T16:19:37.892+00:00Great observation about Orwell - I agree!
You mig...Great observation about Orwell - I agree! <br />You might also enjoy reading Saturday Night Sunday Morning by John Silitoe - he's more angry, and the writing (though uneven) is sometimes great. He's especially good on going out drinking: 'Saturday Night; the best and bingiest glad-time of the week; piled up passions exploded in a violent pre-amble to a prostrate Sabbath.' Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-11587290330613173682013-03-11T11:35:45.683+00:002013-03-11T11:35:45.683+00:00I don't know about Orwell, but I've defini...I don't know about Orwell, but I've definitely come across prose that could be described as 'beautiful and plain'. It's so hard to pin down though! The plot of this one doesn't grab me, but you do make it sound interesting. Catiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434990195940872461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-27334911506341164102013-03-11T10:19:02.987+00:002013-03-11T10:19:02.987+00:00I love it when authors/books you aren't sure a...I love it when authors/books you aren't sure about give you a pleasant surprise. I have my late Mum's copy of this book, so I may well read it now... along with her Arnold Bennetts, John Masters, etc etc.Annabelhttp://gaskella.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-42471987315958472082013-03-11T09:08:06.019+00:002013-03-11T09:08:06.019+00:00Interesting comparison with Orwell. I read this du...Interesting comparison with Orwell. I read this during a brief foray into 'modern' literature in my dim and distant youth, and hated everything about it - style, characters, storyline. But then, as I've said before, I don't like Orwell's novels either, although his essays are wonderful. Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-34918810380847549572013-03-11T09:04:30.254+00:002013-03-11T09:04:30.254+00:00*Love* what you say about Orwell's style - I&#...*Love* what you say about Orwell's style - I've never been able to pinpoint it either but I think you've got it here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com