tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post8417040056299137821..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: PostjudicedStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-13776227748893624482008-03-10T19:41:00.000+00:002008-03-10T19:41:00.000+00:00I am becoming more and more tempted by this book. ...I am becoming more and more tempted by this book. I have also read unsatisfying sequels so I generally avoid them. But all of these positive reviews are sending me off to see if this is available in the US. Sorry to hear about your glasses; would love to see photos of your trip if there are any.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208766776468157501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-38514095045700822952008-03-10T18:50:00.000+00:002008-03-10T18:50:00.000+00:00James JoyceOh, by the way, brilliant title for thi...James Joyce<BR/><BR/>Oh, by the way, brilliant title for this entry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-16146796544047185122008-03-10T18:01:00.000+00:002008-03-10T18:01:00.000+00:00NabokovTolstoyWoolfBorgesDickensFalubertNabokov<BR/>Tolstoy<BR/>Woolf<BR/>Borges<BR/>Dickens<BR/>FalubertAmateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-9943142586478863062008-03-10T17:03:00.000+00:002008-03-10T17:03:00.000+00:00I'm certainly not qualified to enter into a discus...I'm certainly not qualified to enter into a discussion about the merits of the world's great authors, but how about some possible equals to Ms Austen:<BR/><BR/>Saul Bellow<BR/>Proust<BR/>Colette<BR/>Primo Levi<BR/>Gabriel Garcia Marquez<BR/><BR/>DPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-8451592570639522732008-03-10T15:40:00.000+00:002008-03-10T15:40:00.000+00:00I'm afraid I haven't the smallest justification, P...I'm afraid I haven't the smallest justification, Peter! I suppose the thing would be to find someone better, and thus disprove me...<BR/><BR/>Well, it wouldn't be the same blog if I didn't make bold, irrational statements every now and then!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-31259559679752704392008-03-08T23:15:00.000+00:002008-03-08T23:15:00.000+00:00Interesting... someone else who I believe reads th...Interesting... someone else who I believe reads this blog recently told me they had read "Darcy's story" (P&P from the perspective of Mr Darcy, apparently) and to never, ever read it cos it's tripe. I think this one must be in a different league. If you actually liked it and didn't cry with rage, she must have done a pretty good job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-47464600695449362372008-03-08T22:23:00.000+00:002008-03-08T22:23:00.000+00:00I am very interested in this post as I have just r...I am very interested in this post as I have just read Emma Tennant's Pemberley which I thought was dreadful. It has put me off other writers touching the works of their predecessors in such an obvious form as a pre/sequel. I will try again however inspired by your post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-68728253608722106622008-03-08T22:01:00.000+00:002008-03-08T22:01:00.000+00:00Interesting title - very like 'Mrs Dean's Dilemma'...Interesting title - very like 'Mrs Dean's Dilemma' (of my youth) but oh, so different in character. When can I borrow it? OVWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-72012221780107854882008-03-08T11:19:00.000+00:002008-03-08T11:19:00.000+00:00I know that a trout that rises to the fly is likel...I know that a trout that rises to the fly is likely to be caught and eaten, but as you are a vegetarian I will take the risk.<BR/><BR/>"Naturally, Diana Birchall isn’t as good a writer as Jane Austen – it would be an odd coincidence if she were, since nobody else has achieved that in the last two centuries ..."<BR/><BR/>I challenge you to justify that bold statement!<BR/><BR/>Dark PussAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com