tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post4666631156406935641..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Remember, You Must DieStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-11505349205220109862011-08-24T21:39:34.130+01:002011-08-24T21:39:34.130+01:00I'm so pleased that Simon and I nudged you int...I'm so pleased that Simon and I nudged you into giving Spark another go as she really is deserving of it. Memento Mori was one of three Spark novels I read last year and by far my favourite of the three; I found it deliciously wicked. <br /><br />I acquired a copy of The Ballad of Peckham Rye today and excited to discover even more Spark.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-76980816448459773582011-08-24T14:25:34.133+01:002011-08-24T14:25:34.133+01:00I'm a huge Spark fan and this was actually one...I'm a huge Spark fan and this was actually one of the first of her books I read. It certainly worked as a way in for me as I went on and read The Girls of Slender Means, A Far Cry from Kensington and The Driver's Seat, although it was only in the last year I finally got round to The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. I also picked up a book of her poems in a second hand shop a while ago, but can't say I'm a great fan of her poetry!Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14234894353642559467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-71077273701127473272011-08-23T22:49:19.574+01:002011-08-23T22:49:19.574+01:00In answer to your blogging question it generally t...In answer to your blogging question it generally takes me about 45 mins to write an instant review (I accidentally almost typed insane then) after which I leave th review a while before going back about a week or so later (a few books I can't wait that long so leave it a day) then edit it, chop and change it, subtract and add to it whilst weighing up why I have changed my mind. Sounds a bit bonkers doesn't it! So reviews all in all take me quite a while, from two hours to a week on and off. <br /><br />Now onto Spark, I'm thrilled you love her and glad it was in part a nudge from me and Claire. It was Polly who made me read her and bar maybe one glitchy read I have enjoyed all her work to varying degrees! I've been saving this as I know it's one of Pollys favourites. Looks like I have a treat instore.Simon (Savidge Reads)http://savidgereads.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-71145596613614110842011-08-23T22:39:59.753+01:002011-08-23T22:39:59.753+01:00I thought this was a great book, vintage Spark - I...I thought this was a great book, vintage Spark - I see you've avoided the new Virago covers...<br /><br />It takes me about 2 hours to do a book blog, less to do a non book one, but inevitably loads longer to do either sort because I'm normally watching television/listening to the radio at the same time and get distracted.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-86049486625477187802011-08-23T16:01:34.969+01:002011-08-23T16:01:34.969+01:00By the way, no offense intended by using quirky an...By the way, no offense intended by using quirky and English in the same sentence. Not all English are quirky, of course, and not all Americans are deadly dull, but I'll take quirkiness (is there such a word?) wherever I can find it. Love y'all!Charlotte C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06605942260025762009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-42310989628739972512011-08-23T15:45:58.924+01:002011-08-23T15:45:58.924+01:00Thank you, thank you, thank you for finding this o...Thank you, thank you, thank you for finding this on YouTube! I don't believe it's ever been released for home video. I'm going to watch it today. It was filmed in 1992 and it could have been a Mystery or Masterpiece Theatre production on PBS. At the time I had never heard of Muriel Spark but was already an Angliophile and thought this was so delightfully quirky and English.Charlotte C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06605942260025762009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-8821291143865525822011-08-23T14:49:29.381+01:002011-08-23T14:49:29.381+01:00Cookie - I've found Memento Mori on youtube, s...<b>Cookie</b> - I've found Memento Mori on youtube, so will be watching that soon... (it's not available on DVD in England, although it is part of the Muriel Spark on the BBC boxset, available only in Region 1). If it's even better than the book, I'll be delighted! A Far Cry from Kensington is one of the Sparks waiting on my shelf.<br /><br /><b>Mystica</b> - I've now commented on Robinson on another post - can't say I'm too keen to read it...<br /><br /><b>Sakura</b> - do give her a go! But after reading your wonderful Comyns review, I shan't be bullying you for a while ;)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-23653421716341283682011-08-23T14:17:27.551+01:002011-08-23T14:17:27.551+01:00I still haven't read anything by Spark yet but...I still haven't read anything by Spark yet but have a couple of her novels on my wishlist as so many of you love her!sakurahttp://chasingbawa.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-46115389561873274872011-08-23T03:46:09.585+01:002011-08-23T03:46:09.585+01:00I've read two of her books and found one of th...I've read two of her books and found one of them hard going (Robinson). This sounds different though. I hope I get to find a copy of this one.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-55401617535371656862011-08-23T02:59:55.197+01:002011-08-23T02:59:55.197+01:00I saw a production of Memento Mori on PBS years ag...I saw a production of Memento Mori on PBS years ago which I loved, so when I finally came to read the book, it was somewhat disappointing.(I always try to read the book first.) However, Muriel Spark is a favorite author. Certain parts of A Far Cry From Kensington had me laughing out loud. "Really, Mr. ______, I would never have expected this of you!"Charlotte C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06605942260025762009noreply@blogger.com