tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post6906634571840407322..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: You can bring your dogStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-87478518057228070822011-04-12T13:43:23.058+01:002011-04-12T13:43:23.058+01:00No need to count me in on the giveaway, but thank ...No need to count me in on the giveaway, but thank you very much for reminding me that I need to announce several of my recent giveaway winners, including some copies of this marvellous book which I also really, really enjoyed. <br /><br />Very jealous of your meeting the author... and I want to hear more about this chandelier!!!!Simon (Savidge Reads)http://savidgereads.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-23671414370844840602011-04-11T23:50:53.939+01:002011-04-11T23:50:53.939+01:00Hmm, depression as a big black dog. Intriguing. We...Hmm, depression as a big black dog. Intriguing. We didn't really have pets growing up since my brothers are allergic. At one point one of my brothers got a fish and named him Flipper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-76421131882386021692011-04-11T20:06:22.060+01:002011-04-11T20:06:22.060+01:00Always enjoy your reviews. My first pet was a stan...Always enjoy your reviews. My first pet was a standard poodle called Gypsy. My father bought her for my mom when I was born!!<br />Bronwen<br />CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-56362381271259996082011-04-11T19:14:25.657+01:002011-04-11T19:14:25.657+01:00I hope I'm not too late for the giveaway, as t...I hope I'm not too late for the giveaway, as this book sounds fascinating!<br /><br />My first pet, though he was really a family pet, was Rayner, a black and white Jack Russell. We weren't aupposed to have him, as my mother is allergic to animal hair, but apparently my father just turned up with him one day, passed on by a friend who was leaving the country. His most memorable act was to eat the next door neighbours' hamster, the day we moved in to the house, when each of my parents thought he was with the other.<br /><br />Rayner was part of life until I was about eight, and then he was given to my Granny, as Grandpa and their dog had both just died. And a year or two later, Rayner died, while we were away on holiday, which made it worse for some reason.Rosie Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-62791279686678797132011-04-09T00:08:42.768+01:002011-04-09T00:08:42.768+01:00I forgot to tell you I liked this book :) It was a...I forgot to tell you I liked this book :) It was a fantastic idea, and well executed. <br />I also thought personifying depression brought some interesting points through - like how Mr Chartwell wants to tempt you away from others, draw you in and have you all to himself. Interesting to see him portrayed sometimes as a companion, and even someone you can get fond of having around. I don't really know what real depression is like but from what I hear, these are quite accurate reflections.<br /><br />I won't enter your draw but I just wanted to add my solidarity for Goldy the Goldfish. Goldy was, I think, that goldfish whose life I saved with my first word. Gilbert's the one I remember though. Good old Gilbert, why did he take his own life? WHY?!Melhttp://melisageek.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-23071771397193978042011-04-08T23:15:21.345+01:002011-04-08T23:15:21.345+01:00Yes. I am entering this. I would like to be having...Yes. I am entering this. I would like to be having the prize. My pet was Whiskers and it is a cat.Colinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-45155077348682075402011-04-08T20:30:59.318+01:002011-04-08T20:30:59.318+01:00The book sounds really interesting. My first pet ...The book sounds really interesting. My first pet was a brown & white cocker spaniel called Terry. He was run over & I was inconsolable for quite a time.Gillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-40155000910932138542011-04-08T16:48:38.302+01:002011-04-08T16:48:38.302+01:00I had not heard of this book before reading your r...I had not heard of this book before reading your review, and it sounds intriguing! It's also been fun reading about all the commenters' first pets. Mine was a little white rabbit - named either Whiskers or Buttons, I forget which. As I recall (I was probably about 6 years old) Whiskers/Buttons only lived for a week or so and then we got a grey bunny, named Buttons/Whiskers, who was around for a few years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-50319322137226610392011-04-08T16:43:05.301+01:002011-04-08T16:43:05.301+01:00The cover is pretty cool. I like the review.The cover is pretty cool. I like the review.TheSanPintoTimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618877484964426456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-40359156202966639942011-04-08T16:28:45.288+01:002011-04-08T16:28:45.288+01:00The English + mental disorders + some sort of Jung...The English + mental disorders + some sort of Jungian/psychoanalytic metaphor -> I think I'm interested in this book!<br /><br />@Cristina I agree, Lasi sounds like she was wonderful.<br /><br />When I was seven or eight, my older sister's friend gave me a chick she won in our school's fair. I named it Chickee. I couldn't determine whether Chickee was male or female so I figured when Chickee grew up, I'll just rename it either Henny or Rooster. Sadly, I never got to rename Chickee. I forgot to bring Chickee in during a storm and when it finally let up, I couldn't find Chickee. My mom said that maybe a rat or a snake ate Chickee during the storm. We live in a tropical country, and our house is by a small creek that used to be filled with rats and snakes.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07207553087219099820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-28536341151096049872011-04-08T14:39:57.454+01:002011-04-08T14:39:57.454+01:00Sounds a fascinating book - I'll look out for ...Sounds a fascinating book - I'll look out for it. It made me think - for no direct reason except maybe the appealing yet sinister anthropomorphic animal - of The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov, a book which seems to inspire strong reactions and which you never get back if you lend a copy.<br /><br />First pet - a cat, inherited with its name which was Tigger, but she was a long-haired and elegant Birman, not a tabby.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-65255501872054454712011-04-08T14:38:15.195+01:002011-04-08T14:38:15.195+01:00This book has been on my TBR list for a while. My ...This book has been on my TBR list for a while. My first pet was a budgie called Peter.Joannehttp://www.seagreenreader.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-71719828998774286242011-04-08T14:23:31.210+01:002011-04-08T14:23:31.210+01:00This is not the type of book I would normally try ...This is not the type of book I would normally try but I've read so many good reviews that I can't resist. My first pet was a mixed breed dog named Skipper. He was very gentle and loving with my brother and me but very protective when others came too close.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12027335304911760059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-70866435430021327742011-04-08T14:06:33.737+01:002011-04-08T14:06:33.737+01:00I thought it was a really wonderful book. The idea...I thought it was a really wonderful book. The idea is so creative that frankly I would have given her a book deal on that alone- but I agree it's her ability to convey depression and her characterisation generally that is really the start of the book once you get over the original surprise of the speaking dogRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459305021803770946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-76019096721739475042011-04-08T13:34:43.829+01:002011-04-08T13:34:43.829+01:00Interesting review Simon - you've really made ...Interesting review Simon - you've really made me want to read it.<br /><br />My first pet was Sam - a mongrel dog, part spaniel, part collie and part goodness knows what else.<br /><br />And I am sure that wine or no wine you were genuinely hilariousRhiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-67519205278248910612011-04-08T13:23:21.054+01:002011-04-08T13:23:21.054+01:00Ah, Simon, thank you!
My first pet was a black coc...Ah, Simon, thank you!<br />My first pet was a black cocker spaniel named "Bob." He shared the house with a blue parakeet named "Plato," until, one day, Plato flew out of his cage for the first time ever. Old and immovable Bob took one look from where he was lying on the floor, stood up, and caught Plato in his teeth. End of Plato. After tearful little girls picked Plato up off the floor, Bob went back to sleep, and lived many years longer, deaf, a little lame, and still beloved, despite his one, uncharacteristic moment of acting like a spaniel: he'd found the bird and brought it to his owners. How could we fault him><br />Sending warm thoughts from Massachusetts, where we still have snow on the ground.<br />--- SallyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-60361915664835323932011-04-08T12:51:26.099+01:002011-04-08T12:51:26.099+01:00This book has finally arrived at my library so I h...This book has finally arrived at my library so I have my name in for it there. Best of luck to those adding their name to your draw though! By the way, our first pet was a chihuahua named Ricky...for Ricky Ricardo from The Lucille Ball Show *snort*!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-92079034059215767282011-04-08T11:34:15.914+01:002011-04-08T11:34:15.914+01:00This book sounds great!
My first pet was a goldfi...This book sounds great!<br /><br />My first pet was a goldfish named, uncreatively (please forgive me, because I was about 5) Goldy. She was a very obese fish.Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-42823658171778788472011-04-08T11:22:29.166+01:002011-04-08T11:22:29.166+01:00great review!
My first pet was a lovely Guinea-Pig...great review!<br />My first pet was a lovely Guinea-Pig called Pipsqueak.Bloomsbury Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770210075581113565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-41445859941573612742011-04-08T09:25:20.075+01:002011-04-08T09:25:20.075+01:00Ooh, I've been keen to get a copy of this (if ...Ooh, I've been keen to get a copy of this (if I don't win, I might have to see if you'll lend me yours :-p - in fact if you're prepared to loan, then don't enter me for the draw!). I've never had a pet so I have no idea what I'd call one - it would depend on what it was, surely?! You couldn't call a goldfish Fluffy - well, you could...verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-43058805462642393482011-04-08T08:52:13.762+01:002011-04-08T08:52:13.762+01:00Yes please, I like the sound of this book. My fir...Yes please, I like the sound of this book. My first pet was a black dog -- actually an unclipped poodle -- called Alfred.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-85010462847014292022011-04-08T03:45:47.487+01:002011-04-08T03:45:47.487+01:00Thanks for the interesting review & generous o...Thanks for the interesting review & generous offer! Pls include me in the draw. My first pet was a black cocker spaniel mix, with a patch of white on her chest. Name was Alice. Had her when I was four and grew up with me till I was twenty. It was devastating to see her go...michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834381152089861253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-54819211166876804892011-04-08T03:06:44.996+01:002011-04-08T03:06:44.996+01:00Very kind of you, yes I'd like to enter the po...Very kind of you, yes I'd like to enter the pot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-41103003625867476912011-04-08T02:48:03.301+01:002011-04-08T02:48:03.301+01:00Sounds like an interesting topic for a debut novel...Sounds like an interesting topic for a debut novel. Don't put my name in the hat because I'm trying to make my TBR shelf shrink right now, but I couldn't resist the question. First pet: a beagle named Charlie. :)Susan in TXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550766549670690646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-7770977479225155782011-04-08T02:11:52.668+01:002011-04-08T02:11:52.668+01:00Hey Simon from dusty windy West Texas. V generous ...Hey Simon from dusty windy West Texas. V generous of you to offer a copy and to enter the drawing, here is my pet stuff: guinea pig, ginger, pregnant (but of course we didn't know that at the time), and called Pickles. Very sweet little thing.<br /><br />Thanks. Happy Friday!<br />lizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com