tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post5911297442703762797..comments2024-03-25T19:05:07.205-06:00Comments on Reading, Writing, Working, Playing: January Reading WrapupJaneGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-48550732419962387812019-02-08T15:17:13.081-07:002019-02-08T15:17:13.081-07:00Nice wrap-up. I'm glad you gave me the word o...Nice wrap-up. I'm glad you gave me the word on Transcription. A few bloggers didn't care for it -- but from your review it does sound quite good & a page-turner. I'm curious now about the ending .... so I will get to it. I believe I'm still on the wait list for it at the library. thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-31095150670784397982019-02-08T10:57:35.069-07:002019-02-08T10:57:35.069-07:00I have Circe here awaiting me. Thanks for sharing ...I have Circe here awaiting me. Thanks for sharing your thoughts about it. I hope to get to it this year.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-90954325199588452582019-02-07T16:17:10.232-07:002019-02-07T16:17:10.232-07:00Jane,
I didn't know about the Glenn Close in L...Jane,<br />I didn't know about the Glenn Close in Lion in Winter. Thank you for updating me. <br />But I wholeheartedly agree with you. The early years are the most dramatic--what these film makers are missing! <br />Best wishesJudithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-25960033714894303962019-02-04T15:33:39.810-07:002019-02-04T15:33:39.810-07:00Good idea for a mini-series about Eleanor of Aquit...Good idea for a mini-series about Eleanor of Aquitaine. There should be more than just A Lion in Winter. <br /><br />I also really enjoyed Transcription and I hear that she has a new Jackson Brodie book coming out this year. Have you read those? Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-19775595346922961472019-02-03T19:38:28.925-07:002019-02-03T19:38:28.925-07:00You're another fan of Circe. I keep hearing mo...You're another fan of Circe. I keep hearing more and more great reports about it, which intrigues me to add it (along with Song of Achilles) to my list. Thanks for these recommendations. Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-69505704655425454882019-02-03T16:55:34.466-07:002019-02-03T16:55:34.466-07:00I really liked Time and Chance too--I only read 1 ...I really liked Time and Chance too--I only read 1 Penman every year or so because of their length, but they are absolutely my favorite historical novels.<br /><br />I googled Eleanor of Aquitaine movies, and it appears that Glenn Close played her in another filming of Lion in Winter. It's her early years I want to see--living in Aquitaine, marrying the French king, going on crusade, escaping from her marriage and almost getting kidnapped before marrying Henry Plantagenet.<br />JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-2713570337840857232019-02-03T16:54:22.672-07:002019-02-03T16:54:22.672-07:00As usual, you accomplish much and articulate the h...As usual, you accomplish much and articulate the high points so well. I was able to tackle one book, the Meade biography--not quite finished ;)--and I liked it a lot too. I finished another biography on St Catherine Laboure whose life spanned a good bit of the 19th century in France and felt the effects of the revolutions of that period even behind cloister walls. I haven't read Agnes Gray but I admired The Tenant of Wildfell Hall very much, impressed by its gritty honesty about alcoholism and its effects on a marriage; it was controversial for its frankness on many levels. Hence we differ in our reactions to Anne B as a writer. However, I might well find Agnes a dreary read--it certainly has that reputation, as a lesser work than Wildfell Hall. Glad to learn about this book by Atkinson, since Life after Life and its sequel were definitely impressive! Happy February reading!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187517182328614133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-11592893013277862142019-02-03T15:56:24.431-07:002019-02-03T15:56:24.431-07:00Jane,
I'm so glad you wrote about your impress...Jane,<br />I'm so glad you wrote about your impressions of Transcription. I have it on my list, but I need to bump it up. <br />And I totally agree with you that there needs to be a series, or mini-series, or movie, or just more information about Eleanor of Aquitaine. Who has played her since Katherine Hepburn? And in that movie (Peter O'Toole plays Henry II) viewers only see a sliver of her later life. That was a very long time ago.)<br />I liked Sharon Penman's second volume in her series, Time and Chance, which focuses on Eleanor's early life and the early years of her life with Henry. I read the novel last summer. Penman's novels are very long, but she's done her research. Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-51661952082666883932019-02-03T15:55:52.349-07:002019-02-03T15:55:52.349-07:00Yes, I've been meaning to get a copy of Margar...Yes, I've been meaning to get a copy of Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad. Thanks for the reminder.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-11487444972012471562019-02-03T15:54:48.396-07:002019-02-03T15:54:48.396-07:00Two books on Austen for our Feb 10 JASNA meeting--...Two books on Austen for our Feb 10 JASNA meeting--At Home with Jane Austen, and What Matters in Jane Austen. Plus Grandma Gatewood's Walk about the Appalachian Trail, a couple of Tournament of Books books, and hopefully a bit of time for War and Peace!<br />JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-10348989319746660092019-02-03T14:20:38.099-07:002019-02-03T14:20:38.099-07:00Three very interesting looking books. I am likey t...Three very interesting looking books. I am likey to at least read Circe soon. If you have not already read it, I highly recamend Margaret Atwood’s The Penelopiad. The two works seem to be in the same vein. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-40236859559189848352019-02-03T13:08:07.740-07:002019-02-03T13:08:07.740-07:00You read some great books last month. What's o...You read some great books last month. What's on your list for February?Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com