tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post1803746642991226945..comments2024-03-24T09:13:28.758+00:00Comments on The Plashing Vole: It is a truth universally acknowledged that an author in want of a plot, turns to Austen.The Plashing Volehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-61211802483195570912012-03-30T21:07:03.072+01:002012-03-30T21:07:03.072+01:00The only PD James I have ever read was Children of...The only PD James I have ever read was Children of Men, which I found very dull. I know many people pan the film, but I thought it was much better....https://www.blogger.com/profile/01091213938795498181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-10596276020297347852012-03-30T18:25:10.854+01:002012-03-30T18:25:10.854+01:00I finished it, because it was lent to me by a non-...I finished it, because it was lent to me by a non-academic friend, and I didn't want her to think I was being snotty and over-educated by refusing to finish it (a particular etiquette problem for academics, that one). But you're right, it's one of the worst books I've read for ages, and you're DEAD right about the exposition, not to mention the tin ear for Austen herself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-64775606367805848142012-03-30T15:40:57.849+01:002012-03-30T15:40:57.849+01:00Thanks very much, I appreciate that!
Audaciously ...Thanks very much, I appreciate that!<br /><br />Audaciously yours,<br />MitziMitzi Szeretohttp://mitziszereto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-88708345019415675702012-03-30T15:38:23.314+01:002012-03-30T15:38:23.314+01:00This is an honour!
Your book works because you...This is an honour! <br />Your book works because you've got the authorial skills and independence required to add something new - audacity covers it! Plus the essential requirement of having an ear for Austen's prose.The Plashing Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-79016687507825751762012-03-30T15:20:36.387+01:002012-03-30T15:20:36.387+01:00Thank you for ranking my "Pride and Prejudice...Thank you for ranking my "Pride and Prejudice" Hidden Lusts" in the "superior to" category (I think!). <br /><br />:-DMitzi Szeretohttp://mitziszereto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-67097781006118756612012-03-30T12:53:08.093+01:002012-03-30T12:53:08.093+01:00You'd have thought she was too busy voting to ...You'd have thought she was too busy voting to cut benefits for disabled children to churn out this rubbish.The Plashing Volehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13021407602157515927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153845628469776909.post-86045799586756490742012-03-30T11:48:13.786+01:002012-03-30T11:48:13.786+01:00Completely agree. It's the last PDJ I'll ...Completely agree. It's the last PDJ I'll ever buy. The last one was pretty crap as well. What do you do with an elderly peer who won't stop writing?M-Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409916623998907121noreply@blogger.com