tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post5224680140620075116..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Elders and Betters - Ivy Compton-BurnettStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-5979365690734986252012-12-07T22:16:45.335+00:002012-12-07T22:16:45.335+00:00Simon you are SUCH a naughty boy. I will never agr...Simon you are SUCH a naughty boy. I will never agree with you on this! But I love you all the same!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-88874087311583689992012-12-03T18:19:25.749+00:002012-12-03T18:19:25.749+00:00Quelle surprise, Darlene ;)
I would fully expect t...Quelle surprise, Darlene ;)<br />I would fully expect to be the only vote in the ICB box, but I like to be a little contrary in my opinions sometimes.. (!)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-72617776107456155362012-12-03T18:18:49.774+00:002012-12-03T18:18:49.774+00:00Erica! You manage to sum up, in four words, what I...Erica! You manage to sum up, in four words, what I waffle and waffle to say - 'the importance of artifice'. That's it exactly!<br />I'm also intrigued as to these other people are who love ICB - point me in their direction!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-63512943846217025652012-12-03T18:18:01.343+00:002012-12-03T18:18:01.343+00:00I'm glad you commented, Harriet, as it answers...I'm glad you commented, Harriet, as it answers my question about whether or not you'd tried ICB for a second time - and now I know that you haven't, I still hold out high hopes of you coming to love her! Do try again, one day.<br /><br />And I agree, it's a bit of silliness, me comparing the two. But, while it's probably impossible to declare one better than the other, I think it's possible to discuss which is a more significant author, perhaps.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-24403421434002541852012-12-03T12:40:10.064+00:002012-12-03T12:40:10.064+00:00Manservant and Maidservant was a wonderful read so...Manservant and Maidservant was a wonderful read so I'm really looking forward to giving More Women Than Men a try. It will give me something to be happy about finding in a second-hand shop one of these days (as if I need incentive). There's no ballot box in sight but if there were my vote would be cast for Bowen!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-48260706850362376392012-12-03T11:12:18.862+00:002012-12-03T11:12:18.862+00:00ICB is coming into her own, slowly, now that peopl...ICB is coming into her own, slowly, now that people are coming to appreciate the importance of artifice. Thank you for celebrating it ;]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-54589865889048796612012-12-03T08:39:55.127+00:002012-12-03T08:39:55.127+00:00I wanted to comment on this but can't think wh...I wanted to comment on this but can't think what to say. I've only ever read half an ICB novel and didn't take to her at all. Elizabeth Bowen I admire hugely. But I honestly don't think you can say one is better or worse than the other, or I wouldn't venture to, anyway. Chacun a son gout as they say over here. harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-70502661395464268362012-12-03T00:21:15.991+00:002012-12-03T00:21:15.991+00:00Oh, wonderful news! I really have no idea what yo...Oh, wonderful news! I really have no idea what you'll think of ICB, but I'm hoping for the best. I know, whether you like the novel or not, you'll write a brilliant post on it!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-77294416151757042742012-12-03T00:15:11.140+00:002012-12-03T00:15:11.140+00:00Every time you review an Ivy Compton-Burnett book,...Every time you review an Ivy Compton-Burnett book, Simon, I want nothing more than to start reading it immediately and this is no exception. What is exceptional this time is that I actually have a Compton-Burnett novel in my sights: I've placed an inter-library loan request on <i>More Women Than Men</i>, which I hope will arrive in time for Christmas. Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.com