tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post6640457517341850147..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Sylvia Townsend WarnerStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-85393904493373006642009-02-26T15:43:00.000+00:002009-02-26T15:43:00.000+00:00I loved Lolly Willowes. I loved STW's The Corner ...I loved Lolly Willowes. I loved STW's The Corner That Held Them even more. I just finished The True Heart and don't exactly know what to say about it. Perhaps you will write about it soon and provide some insight.Rob Hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05166703109489177628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-87718364617821590942009-02-19T14:05:00.000+00:002009-02-19T14:05:00.000+00:00Have just reserved this at my library. And do say ...Have just reserved this at my library. And do say more about your "domestic-space-and-fantasy dissertation" -- I'm completely fascinated!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-60355770512996020172009-02-15T18:18:00.000+00:002009-02-15T18:18:00.000+00:00This was one of my favourite reads of the last cou...This was one of my favourite reads of the last couple of years (reminds me that I have my thoughts on it written and never posted). I thought it interesting to compare with other writers on the same topic - Woolf, of course, and Vita Sackville West, but also later writers like Monica Dickens (Wind of Heaven) and Richmal Crompton.Jodie Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442935205880334932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-6801605289914473552009-02-15T15:13:00.000+00:002009-02-15T15:13:00.000+00:00@Linda:Like you, I love Lolly Willowes. I applaude...@Linda:<BR/>Like you, I love <I>Lolly Willowes</I>. I applauded Laura's decision to have a life of her own and I loved it when she became a witch. But when Satan was introduced I was disappointed because I thought STW had made the classic mistake of equating witches with devil-worshipers. The subtitle <I>The Loving Huntsman</I> could have prepared me for that, but I didn't know then that that is one of the devil's monikers.<BR/><BR/>@Simon:<BR/>Of those three titles I have only read <I>Mr Fortune's Maggot</I>, and as it is her second novel after <I>LW</I> it seems like a good place to continue. I only remember I liked it a lot, but not as much as <I>LW</I>. (Time for a re-read, and as I discovered recently that my public library has several of her novels hidden away in the closed stacks I've got a nice summer project cut out for me.)<BR/>I have also read <I>Kingdoms of Elfin</I>, a collection of stories about elves and fairies written late in her life, which I really enjoyed but I'm not sure would be your cup of tea. I can, however, wholeheartedly recommend her <I>Letters</I> (ed. William Maxwell). They are simply wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-2651151769946990232009-02-15T09:17:00.000+00:002009-02-15T09:17:00.000+00:00I have never read this, or anything else by STW, b...I have never read this, or anything else by STW, but you have made me want to. And lucky you being supervised by H Lee -- I admire her so much.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-75733590144770366442009-02-15T02:57:00.000+00:002009-02-15T02:57:00.000+00:00Interesting review. Lolly Willowes is one of my a...Interesting review. Lolly Willowes is one of my all-time favorite books. I view the book very differently. (as apparently does blogily, per her comment). Lolly Willowes was a woman who had no independent (financial) means, and who, very bravely, decided that, in spite of that, she would not bow to the demands of society (and her family) to live in a traditional way. Rather, she would live independently, no matter the cost. I don't believe she sold her soul to the devil at all--quite to the contrary.Linda C Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13742010169617249094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-46903846298595063022009-02-15T02:14:00.000+00:002009-02-15T02:14:00.000+00:00I've not read her either, though I did read a revi...I've not read her either, though I did read a review by another reader about Lolly Willowes, which sort of put me off. For some reason I thought she was a Victorian writer, or maybe I'm just messing everything entirely up. I do have The True Heart, though. If the writing is good, though, maybe the subject doesn't really matter.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415242678720695754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-12077251334101138572009-02-15T00:12:00.000+00:002009-02-15T00:12:00.000+00:00As I was reading your post I kept thinking that ma...As I was reading your post I kept thinking that maybe it's not so bad to sell your soul to the devil if it means you get to move to a town with a wild name and set up a life of your own -- I mean, really, staying put with the disapproving relatives doesn't sound like an option. <BR/> <BR/>Thanks for this very interesting review -- it makes me want to read her!bloglilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041507137356035341noreply@blogger.com