tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post344936087465696307..comments2023-09-10T16:48:15.803+01:00Comments on Paperback Reader: FlushPaperback Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-15697215102960341352009-08-25T16:12:53.279+01:002009-08-25T16:12:53.279+01:00Ana, I thought this would appeal to you. I'm ...Ana, I thought this would appeal to you. I'm not au fait with EBB myself; I prefer Christina Rosetti. <br />I will need to find out more about Carmen Dog as I don't know it.<br />I am very much looking forward to your review of Saplings.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-71161257426707718192009-08-25T16:04:01.369+01:002009-08-25T16:04:01.369+01:00This sounds absolutely fantastic - all the more so...This sounds absolutely fantastic - all the more so because I'm fond of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Your description reminds me of Carmen Dog by Carol Emshwiller - another funny dog-related novella with a feminist slant.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-72252746294554731862009-08-25T11:48:31.935+01:002009-08-25T11:48:31.935+01:00Simon, I can't ascertain whether Mary Mitford ...Simon, I can't ascertain whether Mary Mitford was any relation to the later Mitfords but she was also a writer...<br />I love alliterative names too!Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-431839721869057442009-08-25T11:24:25.666+01:002009-08-25T11:24:25.666+01:00A book about someone's dog that has a characte...A book about someone's dog that has a character who a) has an alliterative name and b) has the surname Mitford... officially must own this book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-22006067492116402832009-08-25T11:15:08.500+01:002009-08-25T11:15:08.500+01:00Swati, it is definitely a departure from her usual...Swati, it is definitely a departure from her usual style.<br /><br />Book Psmith, Woolf's essays are great (of course A Room of One's Own is outstanding) and I love her fiction. I think this would be a great, accessible place to start, especially with an interest in a dog's fictionalised perspective.<br /><br />anothercookie, VW is funny anyway at times but you definitely detect it more obviously in Flush. I definitely think it would make an easy starting point and then you need to read her other 'biography', Orlando, which is also very funny.<br /><br />Karen, you can join us for the next one and your trip to shop will prepare you for that!<br /><br />Mel, you're welcome and thanks for commenting.<br /><br />Claire, I was going to mention in my post about enjoying stories (books or movies) told from an animal's perspective. Charlotte's Web is my favourite children's book!<br /><br />I am attempting to resist the lure of the 10% discount... although you have reminded me that The Voyage out is the one Woolf novel that I don't own. I really want to read the novels that I haven't of hers soon.<br /><br />I'd love to see a photo of all of the white VW Penguins when you receive them! There should be a review of The Wise Virgins by one of the participants later in the challenge for you to read. It's not one that I am desperate to read just now but that will probably change!<br /><br />Verity, I am shocked! This would be a very good one to start with then, especially as it's another Persephone read too.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-38077332239333465852009-08-25T08:44:46.868+01:002009-08-25T08:44:46.868+01:00I haven't yet read this one, and in fact shock...I haven't yet read this one, and in fact shockingly I haven't read any Woolf so it would probably be a good one to start with!verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-71243270970588218082009-08-25T07:53:09.765+01:002009-08-25T07:53:09.765+01:00I thought about reading this for the challenge bec...I thought about reading this for the challenge because of VW, but am not really a fan of books (especially movies) told from an animal's perspective. However, your review made me think twice. I might just pick it up one day, and mostly because of Elizabeth Barrett Browning.<br /><br />On a non-Persephone note: Have you received a 10% off voucher from The Book Depository? I just splurged on 3 of VW's white penguins, as I already have the fourth! Now I have all her white penguins.. so I might do them all in one month. And add Leonard's The Wise Virgins, probably, as it's one Persephone I so want to read soon!clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397226316253896335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-42508530245142106792009-08-25T03:39:19.095+01:002009-08-25T03:39:19.095+01:00This sounds like a really fun book-thank you for p...This sounds like a really fun book-thank you for posting on it.Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-42304558320845664512009-08-25T02:42:30.852+01:002009-08-25T02:42:30.852+01:00I so wish I was joining in this challenge! It soun...I so wish I was joining in this challenge! It sounds wonderful. I am definitely taking myself to the Persephone bookshop when I am in London!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971901652392645980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-8307504449455282972009-08-25T02:16:37.721+01:002009-08-25T02:16:37.721+01:00This sounds really good - not what I'd expect ...This sounds really good - not what I'd expect a Woolf book to be like. I haven't actually read anything by her, but, after reading this review, I might go out there and change that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-80820057490961094972009-08-24T23:53:12.455+01:002009-08-24T23:53:12.455+01:00I read some wonderful essays by Woolf this year an...I read some wonderful essays by Woolf this year and wanted to read more of her work...I think Flush might be a good place to start. I have always wondered how dogs see the world and although this is a human's perspective of a dog's perspective, it sounds like fun.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387313238448432017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-80754192004080897962009-08-24T23:42:44.994+01:002009-08-24T23:42:44.994+01:00This sounds very funny. I usually find Virginia Wo...This sounds very funny. I usually find Virginia Woolf's works very heavy going, so this looks like a departure from her usual style.Green Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812805199173514409noreply@blogger.com