tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post511413112129011048..comments2024-01-02T15:38:11.465-05:00Comments on Age 30+ ... A Lifetime of Books: CranfordHeather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-49832957809851293892009-09-30T06:24:58.963-04:002009-09-30T06:24:58.963-04:00I finished the book last night and put my review u...I finished the book last night and put my review up this morning - http://chikune.com/blog/?p=1660. I also really enjoyed the book. I'm thinking about you and Kiddo, Heather.Meghanhttp://chikune.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-62124878161258559682009-09-30T01:45:32.658-04:002009-09-30T01:45:32.658-04:00Hmm sound a real good read will add to my list of ...Hmm sound a real good read will add to my list of books. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://technorati.com/people/technorati/freedomdebtrelief/" rel="nofollow"> Freedom Debt </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-34900667543992850502009-09-29T21:04:30.409-04:002009-09-29T21:04:30.409-04:00Hi Heather! I finished the book and got a post up:...Hi Heather! I finished the book and got a post up: http://reviews.rebeccareid.com/cranford-by-elizabeth-gaskell/Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-18349936850352124522009-09-29T17:34:19.956-04:002009-09-29T17:34:19.956-04:00Thanks for all the comments - sorry I can't re...Thanks for all the comments - sorry I can't reply to all of them today. I'm with Kiddo in the hospital for his feeding tube surgery (I'll be updating the blog with his results soon).<br /><br />For those of you who are taking part in the read-a-long, I'm glad you are enjoying it for the most part. For those who might read it later, I highly recommend it - I really enjoyed it! I'll definitely be reading more by Gaskell at some point. :)Heather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-63443725382079912232009-09-27T22:21:50.179-04:002009-09-27T22:21:50.179-04:00I had never heard of this prior to your first ment...I had never heard of this prior to your first mention of it but now I have to read it. <br /><br />Oh, and I know Kiddo isn't scheduled for surgery until later this week but I'm still thinking of him (and you).Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08687620527201679249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-5222617793653562312009-09-27T21:53:02.085-04:002009-09-27T21:53:02.085-04:00Definitely need to add this to the tbr list.Definitely need to add this to the tbr list.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-86829973665119211912009-09-27T17:36:02.867-04:002009-09-27T17:36:02.867-04:00We don't get Mary Smith's name until Chapt...We don't get Mary Smith's name until Chapter 14.<br /><br />Not liking the parts? The Captain killed by <i>The Pickwick Papers</i>, the farmer killed by Paris? The letters about the Paduasoy, whatever that is. "Small pieces of butter grieve others."<br /><br />The whole is pretty good, but the parts are amazing.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-74608068948773366002009-09-27T16:38:53.525-04:002009-09-27T16:38:53.525-04:00I'm still working on the novel, so I probably ...I'm still working on the novel, so I probably won't be done by the 30th! <br /><br />I don't recall reading the narrator's name, is it mentioned later in the book? I admit I'm not loving it yet, (I'm on page 60) but I intend to persevere and try to see it as a whole.Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-19151477091986818512009-09-27T11:56:08.262-04:002009-09-27T11:56:08.262-04:00The odd thing about the BBC adaptation is that in ...The odd thing about the BBC adaptation is that in a moment of cowardice its creators decided that <i>Cranford</i> itself was insufficient for an adaptation of <i>Cranford</i>. So a couple of longish, unrelated, Gaskell short stories - "Mr. Harrison's Confession" and another - are shoehorned in.<br /><br />I read a few of her stories <a href="http://wutheringexpectations.blogspot.com/2009/06/do-you-ever-read-moral-concluding.html" rel="nofollow">earlier this year</a> and liked them quite a bit. But that's no excuse.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-17097579083947046362009-09-27T05:11:36.657-04:002009-09-27T05:11:36.657-04:00Mary Barton is available at my library, so I'l...Mary Barton is available at my library, so I'll try that as my maiden voyage into Gaskell's work. Cranford sounds wonderful!Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-47005719806503743342009-09-26T21:28:53.946-04:002009-09-26T21:28:53.946-04:00Cranford sounds like a superb story. I haven't...Cranford sounds like a superb story. I haven't read it but it's going on my list. I love novels where the characters feel alive to me. Wish I'd known about the read-a-long sooner. Maybe next time.Margot at Joyfully Retiredhttp://joyfullyretired.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-88886627787141091932009-09-26T21:21:54.347-04:002009-09-26T21:21:54.347-04:00The PBS aeries of this with Dame Judith Densch was...The PBS aeries of this with Dame Judith Densch was superb. I am anxious to see if the book does the series justice. Now that's a switch.<br /><br />Tom and I are praying for your family.<br />Ophelia's MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-38049626813407931652009-09-26T18:42:41.944-04:002009-09-26T18:42:41.944-04:00I'm so glad you enjoyed it that much! It was ...I'm so glad you enjoyed it that much! It was such fun to read!!<br /><br />LezlieLezliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747969193923246804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-29237890398429325292009-09-26T17:44:20.961-04:002009-09-26T17:44:20.961-04:00I haven't read this book or any of her others...I haven't read this book or any of her others which is quite remiss of me as a former English major.. Had I known you were doing a group reading I would have joined in. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the book. I know her book "Wives and Daughter" is supposed to be good as is her biography of Bronte. This is going on my TBR list!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866342436745173619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-55090339872401973272009-09-26T13:02:23.201-04:002009-09-26T13:02:23.201-04:00I *just* finished last night. Here is my review o...I *just* finished last night. Here is my <a href="http://blbooks.blogspot.com/2009/09/cranford.html" rel="nofollow"> review of Cranford</a>.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00793618692608823102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-9825972816467409752009-09-26T12:19:02.030-04:002009-09-26T12:19:02.030-04:00I haven't read the book but it has gone into m...I haven't read the book but it has gone into my tbr pile after having seen the BBC tv series which is fantastic<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Cranford-Judi-Dench/dp/B00140PK6O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1253981860&sr=8-1Zeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11504105694800511170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-63725993588251358212009-09-26T11:34:33.375-04:002009-09-26T11:34:33.375-04:00I haven't read anything by her, but I really s...I haven't read anything by her, but I really should one day. :)Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.com