tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post1967489577603844978..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: Slumming it...Ally Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-18737857346552408372010-11-03T05:26:55.083+11:002010-11-03T05:26:55.083+11:00I hope you like it, Rachel. There are no slums in ...I hope you like it, Rachel. There are no slums in it, but quite a few stray animals!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-39920881845508871392010-11-02T20:10:39.762+11:002010-11-02T20:10:39.762+11:00Emily, those descriptions are so evocative!
By th...Emily, those descriptions are so evocative!<br /><br />By the way, I have great news to report: today I snaffled myself a copy of Beauty and The Scarred Hero. Yay! There were only 2 copies left on the shelves, so it's lucky I didn't leave it any longer to make the trip to the shops.<br /><br />Can't wait to start it!!Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-4578682551145353162010-11-02T20:04:54.068+11:002010-11-02T20:04:54.068+11:00Yes, I know, Zana, the BBC adaptations are excelle...Yes, I know, Zana, the BBC adaptations are excellent! I often find that TV and film make classics more accessible, e.g. Shakespeare, which I struggle to read, but love on film, and ditto Dickens. The wordiness that makes the written works daunting is eliminated, but the wonderful story and the flavour of it all still remains.Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-71126563191181865492010-11-02T14:32:55.672+11:002010-11-02T14:32:55.672+11:00I have to confess, I like the BBC adaptions better...I have to confess, I like the BBC adaptions better than the books themselves but having read such enthusiastic comments, I'm beginning to feel like I ought to go back and try him again. I don't think I've read him since uni.<br /><br />Well done Em, on your latest. Really looking forward to it.Zana Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452523395857120532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-20823919505253198632010-11-02T05:33:54.357+11:002010-11-02T05:33:54.357+11:00Now that's one I have actually read, Jo! I mus...Now that's one I have actually read, Jo! I must read it again, but like you say, there's so much other stuff that keeps interrupting. Dickens' books aren't quick reads!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-63767122133537911752010-11-02T02:11:13.658+11:002010-11-02T02:11:13.658+11:00I keep getting interrupted by teaching/writing/stu...I keep getting interrupted by teaching/writing/studying...and other authors (eh-hem...like a certain E. May!) Plus I feel that the next one I read should be A Tale of Two Cities, but it starts so slowly...JoGillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704445315708621473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-6394326950424213362010-11-01T18:37:28.147+11:002010-11-01T18:37:28.147+11:00Wow, Jo, I'm impressed! I'm nowhere near h...Wow, Jo, I'm impressed! I'm nowhere near halfway. Guess I'd better get started!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-63703699640423562142010-11-01T16:47:12.120+11:002010-11-01T16:47:12.120+11:00I LOVE Dickens! After Austen, he's my favourit...I LOVE Dickens! After Austen, he's my favourite. My goal in life is to read ALL his works. I'm halfway there ;-)JoGillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07704445315708621473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-88215802006208823642010-11-01T15:49:31.487+11:002010-11-01T15:49:31.487+11:00That maggot line is great, isn't it Sharon! Ye...That maggot line is great, isn't it Sharon! Yes, The Unmasking of a Lady is out downunder next month, in the Summer Blockbuster with three other titles. I'm expecting the author copies any day now!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-75222468897727436272010-11-01T13:38:58.739+11:002010-11-01T13:38:58.739+11:00Emily, it's been such a long, long, loooong ti...Emily, it's been such a long, long, loooong time since I've read Dickens... in fact, I think it was Great Expectations in high school. But after reading your blog, I think I'll have to revisit his books. Your first quote from Bleak House especially gave me the shivers - that phrase "in maggot numbers"! Powerful!<br /><br />Can't wait for The Unmasking of a Lady - will we see it on the shelf here next month?<br />:)<br />SharonSharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-17534324047529270882010-11-01T13:37:17.300+11:002010-11-01T13:37:17.300+11:00Loose and baggy monsters -- what a marvellous desc...Loose and baggy monsters -- what a marvellous description Michelle! I haven't read Our Mutual Friend. Actually, I haven't read many of his books. I'm thinking I should make a resolution to read one a year. Might start with Nicholas Nickleby.Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-79498300755461727442010-11-01T13:13:57.337+11:002010-11-01T13:13:57.337+11:00Amazingly evocative descriptions, Emily. I can'...Amazingly evocative descriptions, Emily. I can't think of a better author to go to for research into the Victorian slums of London. <br /><br />I love Dickens. Yes, he's wordy and his novels are loose and baggy monsters, but so exuberant! I sometimes think I love them because of their flaws. Have you read Our Mutual Friend? Bella Wilfer is my second favourite heroine of all time.<br /><br />Am so looking forward to reading The Unmasking of a Lady :-)Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-91903823551740436332010-11-01T12:00:23.266+11:002010-11-01T12:00:23.266+11:00Absolutely, Mel -- SUPER glad. Yeah, lots of LoveC...Absolutely, Mel -- SUPER glad. Yeah, lots of LoveCat books out there. I have a pile too and am working my way down it. Thoroughly enjoying Zana's TTN at the moment!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-37515800073956861782010-11-01T11:58:37.045+11:002010-11-01T11:58:37.045+11:00I agree, Nas -- he sure paints a vivid picture! I ...I agree, Nas -- he sure paints a vivid picture! I should read more Dickens; he was certainly a master of the English language!Emily Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958085922194448672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-53636820072707811312010-11-01T10:15:33.978+11:002010-11-01T10:15:33.978+11:00Those descriptions are very vivid, makes me super ...Those descriptions are very vivid, makes me super super glad I don't live there!!<br />Congrats Emily on the release of your third regency romance!<br />I have quite a few Lovecat books on my bedside table, time to read a few more! =)Mel Teshcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945507690555119380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-48751017469861170192010-11-01T09:57:15.801+11:002010-11-01T09:57:15.801+11:00Oh please don't make us taste CD's slummin...Oh please don't make us taste CD's slumming flavoursome descriptions on our tongues!<br />I agree his descriptions are wordy but it takes you there. It does paints vivid pictures in the mind.<br /><br />NasNashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984530648140460594noreply@blogger.com