tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post1508385486360407741..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: In a German Pension - Katherine MansfieldStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-18606291827552125972012-11-20T21:42:58.016+00:002012-11-20T21:42:58.016+00:00I'm not often in the mood for short stories, b...I'm not often in the mood for short stories, but Mansfield and Tove Jansson are the exceptions - I'm always ready to read their stories.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-49867621469159543402012-11-20T21:42:30.869+00:002012-11-20T21:42:30.869+00:00Oh, definitely definitely try again, Claire! Anyt...Oh, definitely definitely try again, Claire! Anything from The Garden Party or Bliss is brilliant.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-8560141964572197252012-11-20T21:42:08.774+00:002012-11-20T21:42:08.774+00:00Agreed! At their best they really are so differen...Agreed! At their best they really are so different, it's intriguing to see what KM was like when she tried humour.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-18066918624416575292012-11-20T21:41:39.384+00:002012-11-20T21:41:39.384+00:00The excerpts or my review, Mystica?The excerpts or my review, Mystica?StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-17212531575714631712012-11-17T12:09:33.593+00:002012-11-17T12:09:33.593+00:00I've not been until recently a great fan of th...I've not been until recently a great fan of the short story (they're too, well, short) but I love Katherine Mansfield. My favourite essay as an undergrad was one I wrote on Bliss from the collection of the same name.Juxtabookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102279698993288454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-21410005372391472872012-11-15T22:52:03.367+00:002012-11-15T22:52:03.367+00:00This is the only Mansfield I have tried and, perha...This is the only Mansfield I have tried and, perhaps predictably, it did not turn me into an instant fan. I am encouraged to hear that it is not the best example of her work and that I just started with the wrong book! Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-82681964752907321182012-11-15T09:00:06.455+00:002012-11-15T09:00:06.455+00:00You know, when she tries to be funny it as if she ...You know, when she tries to be funny it as if she is trying to write like her cousin, Elizabeth von Arnim. Von Arnim does it better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-74390509469691914102012-11-15T07:19:38.770+00:002012-11-15T07:19:38.770+00:00I like this!I like this!Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.com