tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post2903933210883563697..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: The Red House Mystery by A.A. MilneStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-58356998970437023822015-04-12T13:18:33.360+01:002015-04-12T13:18:33.360+01:00Another brilliant book - I'm extremely impres...Another brilliant book - I'm extremely impressed with all your reading choices!<br /><br />I really liked the character of Anthony Gillingham and was really fed up when I discovered there weren't any more books with him in. I think Milne's comedy dialogue comes from his stage background - I found the whole thing very like descriptions of a stage set with directions - it would adapt very easily, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-1023797551700833582015-03-01T23:19:18.943+00:002015-03-01T23:19:18.943+00:00Amusingly,the first copy I owned is plastered with...Amusingly,the first copy I owned is plastered with a quotation from that essay! They must have found a couple of positive words... talk about making the best of a bad situation.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-28302002797433069342015-03-01T23:18:44.645+00:002015-03-01T23:18:44.645+00:00Afraid so! And Strong Poison, but it was Gaudy Nig...Afraid so! And Strong Poison, but it was Gaudy Night I particularly didn't get on with...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-92166372038500124002015-03-01T22:06:44.475+00:002015-03-01T22:06:44.475+00:00What! Better than Dorothy Sayers! The devil you sa...What! Better than Dorothy Sayers! The devil you say! What Dorothy Sayers books have you read that failed to impress you? (Not my dear Gaudy Night, surely?)Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-41757979465705639432015-02-16T13:01:41.798+00:002015-02-16T13:01:41.798+00:00A most enjoyable book, but taken apart rather thor...A most enjoyable book, but taken apart rather thoroughly by Raymond Chandler in The Simple Art of Murder ...AMossnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-81397889707194673742015-02-12T22:32:03.923+00:002015-02-12T22:32:03.923+00:00It is an oddly forgettable name - I had to go and ...It is an oddly forgettable name - I had to go and look it up again. I think he is known as Tony in the book, which makes everything even MORE suspicious...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-85296712716579611722015-02-12T22:31:32.589+00:002015-02-12T22:31:32.589+00:00We should debate it too! But I need to find at lea...We should debate it too! But I need to find at least one other person for my side...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-40579205478053494992015-02-12T22:31:07.812+00:002015-02-12T22:31:07.812+00:00Haha! We will have to fight that particular battle...Haha! We will have to fight that particular battle out one day, Helen ;)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-33202752523767824422015-02-12T22:30:00.278+00:002015-02-12T22:30:00.278+00:00Do track it down, Belle! It's definitely a fun...Do track it down, Belle! It's definitely a fun read - and also fun to see Milne in another mode.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-74754905550247949812015-02-12T21:25:12.034+00:002015-02-12T21:25:12.034+00:00I loved this, too, and wish that Milne had gone on...I loved this, too, and wish that Milne had gone on to a Christie-like career in mystery.<br /><br />I'd forgotten the protagonist's name: Anthony Gillingham. Is this where the writers of <i>Downton Abbey</i> got the name for Mary's leading suitor, Tony Gillingham, I wonder? It seems rather much of a co-incidence. ;-)Debbie Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630059470408161434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-53808325709154799612015-02-12T17:44:36.515+00:002015-02-12T17:44:36.515+00:00I *did* love this very much when I read it, Simon ...I *did* love this very much when I read it, Simon - though like Helen I would probably take issue with your Sayers remark! :)<br /><br />kaggsysbookishramblingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-48895142337130228862015-02-12T10:42:19.634+00:002015-02-12T10:42:19.634+00:00I enjoyed this one too, Simon, but I'm going t...I enjoyed this one too, Simon, but I'm going to tactfully ignore your Sayers comment! Gah!Helen Kestlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-84928700061073235042015-02-12T04:09:13.673+00:002015-02-12T04:09:13.673+00:00I'm going to repeat what everyone says - I did...I'm going to repeat what everyone says - I didn't know Milne wrote detective fiction!! I'll have to see if my library has a copy. it sounds like a fun read.Belle Wonghttp://msbookish.comnoreply@blogger.com