tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post4865280320362144853..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Frenchman's Creek - Daphne du MaurierStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-45444969270888906602012-07-03T22:55:23.662+01:002012-07-03T22:55:23.662+01:00Ah, I read this when I was a teenager and really w...Ah, I read this when I was a teenager and really wasn't looking for reality or rationality in my romances! I wonder how many of the pirate obsessions Daphne is responsible for?Nose_in_a_bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154323912093068113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-50525353446782849072012-07-02T13:54:09.702+01:002012-07-02T13:54:09.702+01:00Last year I had the pleasure of going on holiday w...Last year I had the pleasure of going on holiday with a guy who was reading this novel in French. He was kind enough to read out some choice Romantic Bits. I don't know whether it was the language barrier that meant I failed to be swept away, but I've never laughed so hard in my entire life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-52654907576810071292012-06-27T06:46:20.078+01:002012-06-27T06:46:20.078+01:00Appreciating kindness is one thing -- I'm sure...Appreciating kindness is one thing -- I'm sure we all do that -- but finding humble devotion attractive is quite another.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-51679617902242029812012-06-26T15:50:14.368+01:002012-06-26T15:50:14.368+01:00Is it only me and a couple of others who appreciat...Is it only me and a couple of others who appreciate kindness in a person? I am surprised!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-57614149959216955312012-06-26T13:06:30.422+01:002012-06-26T13:06:30.422+01:00OK, now I definitely have to re-read WH! Thank you...OK, now I definitely have to re-read WH! Thank you, Sue, for putting in a good word for Heathcliff (a tough job, I must admit). Don't abused children often turn into child abusers themselves? Heathcliff's character was shaped by the constant humiliation he suffered as a child, and by the fact that even the woman he loved, and who said she returned his love, felt contempt for him. How does one give affection and kindness when one has never experienced it oneself?? <br />That said, he obviously had a natural propensity for cruelty, for his ward Hareton, though never having been treated kindly either, turns out much better...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-17289881123977118562012-06-26T12:56:22.822+01:002012-06-26T12:56:22.822+01:00Well, there's a song that goes "There'...Well, there's a song that goes "There's a thin line between love and hate" and that's true. When you're in love you don't have your senses about you - love is a kind of obsession and if it goes wrong it can slip into hate. An awful lot of literature is based on this! ;)Kaggsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348319724492250546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-52919785991298865332012-06-26T12:52:27.083+01:002012-06-26T12:52:27.083+01:00No fear of encountering any costume horrors - it&#...No fear of encountering any costume horrors - it's not done à la "Pirates of the Caribbean"!<br /><br />Hmm, yes, given your hatred of Heathcliff, I don't think you'd have much sympathy for Richard Grenville. He is a bit bitter and twisted. As for Mr Heathcliff, I agree he's horribly cruel and sadistic, but oh! the appeal of a love so strong it transcends death itself!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-1142863940102628952012-06-26T10:42:10.260+01:002012-06-26T10:42:10.260+01:00I've got to say that I'm with the majority...I've got to say that I'm with the majority here in that the lines you quoted in defence of Harry wouldn't turn me on at all (let's swap sex here for a moment since it's all fantasy). Sounds like he'd have made a good puppy dog!<br /><br />Some cats like "bad" girls too!Dark Pusshttp://morganas-cat.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-63031591601359486322012-06-26T10:03:52.683+01:002012-06-26T10:03:52.683+01:00The comments are hysterical, aren't they? I&#...The comments are hysterical, aren't they? I'm enjoying it a lot.<br /><br />And agreed - William is the best man in the book :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-37002652533584463422012-06-26T10:03:12.716+01:002012-06-26T10:03:12.716+01:00I've just been reading the sequel to Gentlemen...I've just been reading the sequel to Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, called But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes - that saying has crossed the pond! I think, since my Mum eschewed pirates and married a vicar, your other saying rings true ;)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-54308506330572157542012-06-26T10:02:09.508+01:002012-06-26T10:02:09.508+01:00I don't think there's anything wrong with ...I don't think there's anything wrong with a silly book now and then, but if you're hoping it stands up as a sensible novel, then you'd better give it a miss!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-83429896453366218422012-06-26T10:01:32.680+01:002012-06-26T10:01:32.680+01:00Hope you're enjoying people agreeing with you ...Hope you're enjoying people agreeing with you much more than they did with me!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-87862219680817414292012-06-26T10:01:14.383+01:002012-06-26T10:01:14.383+01:00Hmmmmmm!Hmmmmmm!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-27089090862143772982012-06-26T10:01:05.072+01:002012-06-26T10:01:05.072+01:00I think you're allowed to when you're 14 :...I think you're allowed to when you're 14 :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-42859338499742236662012-06-26T10:00:21.645+01:002012-06-26T10:00:21.645+01:00Well put, Hayley!Well put, Hayley!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-47244362954236516912012-06-26T09:59:56.817+01:002012-06-26T09:59:56.817+01:00I'm so glad one or two people agree with me ov...I'm so glad one or two people agree with me over Heathcliff :)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-48386393236770059542012-06-26T09:59:41.368+01:002012-06-26T09:59:41.368+01:00That's one that I really want to read next - t...That's one that I really want to read next - thanks for the reminder! (I doubt it could cause as much outcry as this post, though!)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-74501248182124105152012-06-26T09:58:03.462+01:002012-06-26T09:58:03.462+01:00Oh, but you can't, people! I can see maybe how...Oh, but you can't, people! I can see maybe how the pirate would appeal, in fantasy, but in no realm could Heathcliff be anything other than hideously evil. I think this is the biggest mystery of reading to me - above how people enjoy Katie Price's autobiographies, above the appeal of Dan Brown - that anybody could read Wuthering Heights and think it is a book about love, rather than about hatred and revenge.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-89075079257323580022012-06-26T09:55:38.632+01:002012-06-26T09:55:38.632+01:00I'm not a fan, Sue, as you probably guessed! ...I'm not a fan, Sue, as you probably guessed! Give me Edward Weston any day.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-62816045354112090352012-06-26T08:49:36.286+01:002012-06-26T08:49:36.286+01:00Me too -- agree about Heathcliff I mean. I think S...Me too -- agree about Heathcliff I mean. I think Simon has a bit to learn about all this :)harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-78059060951754248952012-06-26T08:47:11.918+01:002012-06-26T08:47:11.918+01:00Yes those are the ones I meant. But your mum has n...Yes those are the ones I meant. But your mum has now persuaded me that this one needs another go.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-37914614683139819962012-06-26T07:35:57.338+01:002012-06-26T07:35:57.338+01:00Tagging on again, I'm wondering what Simon thi...Tagging on again, I'm wondering what Simon thinks of Maxim de Winter? There's another of Du Maurier's ambiguous romantic heroes who could be criticised on grounds of conventional morality!Sue Gedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387494692709639043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-5588956937291237392012-06-25T23:07:01.050+01:002012-06-25T23:07:01.050+01:00I have love, love, loved reading your review and t...I have love, love, loved reading your review and the comments! I read Frenchman's Creek after Rebecca and Jamaica Inn so was expecting something quite different! I agree the it is fun and silly and I allowed myself to be swept along by the romance. It's definitely not one of my favourites though. Lots of people have said that they read it when they were teenagers and perhaps I would have preferred it if I had. I read Jamaica Inn when I was about 14 and have to say that a proper example of a 'bad boy' would be Jem in my eyes! <br /><br />I also have to say that William was the best character in Frenchman's Creek! He was brilliant! I look forward to reading your mum's post!Annalisahttp://www.bundleofbooks.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-1005803854288058142012-06-25T21:05:58.541+01:002012-06-25T21:05:58.541+01:00The only Du Maurier I've read is The House on ...The only Du Maurier I've read is The House on the Strand (although I know the plot of Rebecca - I'm sure everyone must!) Anyway, HOTS was one of my teenage reads and I remember being enjoyably spooked and intrigued by it, and finding it very thought-provoking. Maybe this is another title for a re-read?Kaggsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348319724492250546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-15864036962716035322012-06-25T21:01:50.089+01:002012-06-25T21:01:50.089+01:00I'm pretty much with you here about Heathcliff...I'm pretty much with you here about Heathcliff - and Cathy is not easy to deal with either which can excuse a little of his behaviour. WH isn't really meant to be real life but perhaps an extreme exagqeration of where love can take you if it's too obsessive. A lot of women might dream of that kind of drama, but very few would want it in real life and you're right, it gives a chance for a litte fantasy!Kaggsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348319724492250546noreply@blogger.com