tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post5419881534182403976..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Vintage Classics DayStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-67631962272838707412011-05-10T23:27:09.845+01:002011-05-10T23:27:09.845+01:00JoAnn - Revolutionary Road is the only one I'v...<b>JoAnn</b> - Revolutionary Road is the only one I've read, but I do have Easter Parade waiting for me...<br /><br /><b>Sakura</b> - apart from those two Ann Bridges I bought, I went mad and bought five Henry Green novels (despite not having read anything by him before...) and a NYRB Lolly Willowes, because I couldn't resist...<br /><br /><b>Alison</b> - I have an inkling that Restoration is the one I have somewhere... perfect.<br /><br /><b>Peter</b> - You won't be surprised to learn that I spend most of my time in Fiction sections of bookshops! It is a shame, though, if a big, central shop like that doesn't have range.<br /><br /><b>Kim</b> - really lovely to see you again, so sorry you weren't well - hope you're recovered now...<br /><br /><b>Dan</b> - since you asked nicely... and since it was a public event, I shall pass on the gossip! Apparently ASB spent a long time telling Rose Tremain how pointless the Orange prize was, shortly after RT won it... !!<br /><br /><b>Jackie</b> - I did feel a bit guilty about not watching them all - I so often lament the lack of literary TV programmes, that I should have supported it when it was on.<br /><br /><b>Lizzy</b> - well done you! And, yes, it would be lovely to see you there next year - I'm already planning on attending!<br /><br /><b>Jane</b> - I think a couple of the eps are on YouTube, so I must seek out the ones I didn't watch...<br /><br /><b>Claire</b> - Birdsong is one of the handful of novels my Dad has read in the last decade, and he liked it. He also liked The Da Vinci Code, though, so...(!)StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-75038803066376019212011-05-10T22:35:41.044+01:002011-05-10T22:35:41.044+01:00I recently read Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks and h...I recently read Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks and heartily recommend it.<br /><br />I too shamelessly enjoyed that gossipy tidbit about AS Byatt.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-32222810528335245502011-05-09T22:04:24.572+01:002011-05-09T22:04:24.572+01:00I watched all four parts of Faulks on Fiction, and...I watched all four parts of Faulks on Fiction, and so did my mother. It was wonderful viewing for an elderly lady who loves the idea of books but lacks the short term memory to read much, though she remembers the classics she read years ago. And her daughter liked it enough to pick up the book of the series when it appeared in the library.<br /><br />Clearly you had a wonderful time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-48273354906261841112011-05-09T20:26:50.565+01:002011-05-09T20:26:50.565+01:00Tell Sebastian when you see him next that I saw al...Tell Sebastian when you see him next that I saw all 4 episodes and have the book as well! I loved it!<br /><br />Also, hope to get plenty of advance notice of this event next year - it sounds like a good excuse for a weekend in London.LizzySiddalhttp://lizzysiddal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-83162596844011542362011-05-09T19:32:00.258+01:002011-05-09T19:32:00.258+01:00Good to see you too!
I smiled when Faulks mentio...Good to see you too! <br /><br />I smiled when Faulks mentioned how he was yet to find anyone who had seen all 4 episodes. I watched two and then my hard disc recorder died and so I lost the others. I had good intentions, but it wasn't to be. I wonder how manny people actually did watch them all?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-31846746895088273942011-05-09T15:24:00.130+01:002011-05-09T15:24:00.130+01:00I admit this this is rather shameless of me, but I...I admit this this is rather shameless of me, but I'm an obsessive fan so I must ask: What IS the gossip about AS Byatt? (Is that terrible to ask?) :)Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-59596339095087310632011-05-09T14:11:42.833+01:002011-05-09T14:11:42.833+01:00Re: Rose Tremain suggestions, I can highly recomme...Re: Rose Tremain suggestions, I can highly recommend Music & Silence which I read more than 10 years ago but still often think about. A really stunning novel about King Christian IV of Denmark.<br /><br />Great to see you on Saturday. It was a good day, wasn't it? I didn't end up buying anything afterwards... started wheezing and thought I was having an asthma attack, which has turned out to be horrible chest cold/infection that kept me in bed for most of yesterday. Yuk.kimbofohttp://kimbofo.typepad.com/readingmattersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-47700046782565007482011-05-09T13:55:25.335+01:002011-05-09T13:55:25.335+01:00Foyles - hmm if, as I do, you have an interest in ...Foyles - hmm if, as I do, you have an interest in mathematics, physics, computing and engineering as well as literature, music and art, then you will have been howling with dispair at the truly dramatic cuts in their shelfspace devoted to those type of non-artistic books. They have cut back to probably 20% (or maybe less) display space since the 1980's and I've seen very significant cuts in the last few visits.<br /><br />This is not to say that I don't like and use Foyles, but sadly it is not what it was in some respects (although it's a much, much nicer place to browse and shop than 30 years ago!).<br /><br />Just an alternative point of view for you!Dark Pusshttp://morganas-cat.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-27305312833568611852011-05-09T13:42:14.521+01:002011-05-09T13:42:14.521+01:00Rose Tremain recommendation - everything she's...Rose Tremain recommendation - everything she's ever written :) However, if you must start somewhere, the "Restoration" is as good as it gets.Ali Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595941215998565255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-69823641759664945642011-05-09T11:51:43.897+01:002011-05-09T11:51:43.897+01:00It was great to see you Simon:) I too read Faulks&...It was great to see you Simon:) I too read Faulks' Pistache although I kept thinking it was called Pastiche (oops, so much for concentration!) I can't believe you bought 8 books - well done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-78347153890343069052011-05-09T11:48:18.890+01:002011-05-09T11:48:18.890+01:00I have been on a Richard Yates kick lately, so am ...I have been on a Richard Yates kick lately, so am happy to see Lionel Shriver championing his work! Sounds like a wonderful event.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-78997147007246917992011-05-09T03:11:02.487+01:002011-05-09T03:11:02.487+01:00Of course I in no way believe you identify in any ...Of course I in no way believe you identify in any way with Diana's views. We will have to agree to disagree about just how unconditional unconditional love can be. All my best to you, EllenEllenBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-3787599692028033252011-05-09T01:21:40.506+01:002011-05-09T01:21:40.506+01:00('you dispprove' part means 'you-in-ge...('you dispprove' part means 'you-in-general', not you-Ellen, hope that was obvious!)<br /><br />These comments probably won't make much sense now, but I thought it best to edit out that sentence. Perhaps I should make it very clear to anyone reading this section, mystified, that I wrote something about unconditional love in families, and absolutely am not in support of anything that the Nazis stood for, of course.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-10743076955517448682011-05-09T01:18:30.358+01:002011-05-09T01:18:30.358+01:00Hi Ellen - thanks for your comment. It has made m...Hi Ellen - thanks for your comment. It has made me realise that it was insensitive of me to mention it, and opens up all sorts of issues, so I'm going to delete it I think. But, while I obviously think Diana's views were hideous, and don't blame Jessica for choosing a different political route, I still believe familial love should be absolutely unconditional, however much you disapprove of them. I don't think there is anything at all my brother could do that would stop me loving him, or make me ostracise him.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-30827994662409736562011-05-09T01:07:13.252+01:002011-05-09T01:07:13.252+01:00Simon, you know I am a huge supporter of your blog...Simon, you know I am a huge supporter of your blog; however, I hope you would reconsider your opinion of Diana Mosley. Does 6.5 million Jews murdered with her full knowledge and encouragement qualify her for monsterhood? Not to mention the 9 million additional NON-COMBATANTS murdered by the Nazis? Diana and Unity, along with their mother, Pamela and other family members were virulent anti-Semites before and after Hitler came along, an untenable position then and now. Can you really fault Jessica for taking a political route that was the antithesis of Nazism? She probably wanted to get as far away from them as she possibly could. It would be lovely to believe that familial love is always unconditional. Unfortunately, that cannot always be possible.EllenBnoreply@blogger.com