tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post6749229772218474596..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Come on, ComynsStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-21635734083348858862010-05-14T09:43:27.517+01:002010-05-14T09:43:27.517+01:00Thanks for joining in, everyone, I'm looking f...Thanks for joining in, everyone, I'm looking forward to it! Especially impressed by sunt lacrimae rerum - ordering five of them!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-21017372805706360242010-05-13T15:20:39.042+01:002010-05-13T15:20:39.042+01:00I've been looking for an excuse to dip into Ba...I've been looking for an excuse to dip into Barbara Comyns; June is looking exceptionally busy, but I'd like to try to chime in.Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-33130993063626230192010-05-12T20:27:15.162+01:002010-05-12T20:27:15.162+01:00Oh this does sound like fun! I will see if i can p...Oh this does sound like fun! I will see if i can pinch Pols and just be slightly behind!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-47234863526828272862010-05-12T20:24:29.123+01:002010-05-12T20:24:29.123+01:00Oh, so fun! I won't be able to participate, b...Oh, so fun! I won't be able to participate, but I DO love NYRB Classics :-) I don't think you are participating in the Spotlight Series on them next week, but they publish AMAZING books!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-21045582627342960232010-05-12T17:51:54.326+01:002010-05-12T17:51:54.326+01:00Great idea Simon - i look forward to reading all o...Great idea Simon - i look forward to reading all of your reviews!<br /><br />HannahHannah Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139146341592918233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-56931845141191223092010-05-12T16:31:15.602+01:002010-05-12T16:31:15.602+01:00Oh! and I was determined not to buy another book. ...Oh! and I was determined not to buy another book. Oh well, Amazon has it and so I'm in for June. Thanks for what I'm sure will be another great read. GinnyGinnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-61955924237311229872010-05-12T12:04:46.931+01:002010-05-12T12:04:46.931+01:00Just checked with 2 bookshops here and they don...Just checked with 2 bookshops here and they don't have it! I'll just have to read all the posts and order it one day. Have fun reading!Astrid (Mrs.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-89285086060855398752010-05-12T11:31:23.137+01:002010-05-12T11:31:23.137+01:00Hee, I love Book Snob's comment! I'm hopin...Hee, I love Book Snob's comment! I'm hoping this will give me a kickstart into reading the other three Comyns books that I have on my Virago shelf. I enjoyed Our Spoons Came From Woolworths when I read it (around the time of the demise of Woolworths, of course). I'll be posting a link to this tomorrow, I think.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-31491258707277514722010-05-12T09:33:06.399+01:002010-05-12T09:33:06.399+01:00Can I read a different Comyns? I have The Skin Cha...Can I read a different Comyns? I have The Skin Chairs which I've been meaning to read for ages...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-59112697799676599342010-05-12T09:30:09.708+01:002010-05-12T09:30:09.708+01:00Exciting! I've read it already for my Virago ...Exciting! I've read it already for my Virago venture but I look forward to reaidng other people's thoughts - maybe you could pop a link up to my review!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-55221707562033875232010-05-12T05:13:12.166+01:002010-05-12T05:13:12.166+01:00Great, have ordered on ebay a VMC edition.Great, have ordered on ebay a VMC edition.Mereniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00597354144052341218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-54341193407735720872010-05-12T01:15:46.745+01:002010-05-12T01:15:46.745+01:00I'm intrigued. I've heard of Comyns of cou...I'm intrigued. I've heard of Comyns of course because she's a Virago author but I've never read her. I have a vague feeling I saw an NYRB edition of The Vet's Daughter at a bookstore here in Manila. If I find one, I'm definitely in.Astrid (Mrs.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-36420207977955532202010-05-12T00:52:48.257+01:002010-05-12T00:52:48.257+01:00You have inspired me! I've ordered the first ...You have inspired me! I've ordered the first five of her works.sunt_lacrimae_rerumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05659053841051896981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-73855597719250714822010-05-12T00:31:05.930+01:002010-05-12T00:31:05.930+01:00Thank you for highlighting books and authors unkno...Thank you for highlighting books and authors unknown to me upto now.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.com