tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post9186392126015564161..comments2023-09-10T16:48:15.803+01:00Comments on Paperback Reader: Fifteen booksPaperback Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-79669876669963987602009-07-24T11:01:28.582+01:002009-07-24T11:01:28.582+01:00Samantha, you are the only person I've come ac...Samantha, you are the only person I've come across who owns that same copy of Rebecca!<br /><br />I hope you have a chance to read Angela Carter at some point - definitely a writer for the wish-list.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-51963400128551958812009-07-24T01:50:16.655+01:002009-07-24T01:50:16.655+01:00I have the exact same copy of Rebecca as you (I al...I have the exact same copy of Rebecca as you (I also own an updated copy too!)<br /><br />Loved your list of 15 books - like you, I loved I Capture the Castle and quite a few of the others you have listed. I have yet to read any Angela Carter....Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747440460896344541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-63930991242683107942009-07-15T10:34:01.780+01:002009-07-15T10:34:01.780+01:00Claire, we do have very similar book loves and lik...Claire, we do have very similar book loves and likes.<br /><br />Lolita often leaves people cold or conflicted with the subject matter but I love the lush writing, that opening sequence, the literary allusion... I am planning to read Ada or Ador finally this year and I have high hopes that it is going to become one of my new favourites.<br /><br />I remember seeing I Capture the Castle on your blog. I really, really hope that you like it. Rebecca too; I think everyone should read Rebecca. I don't mind the rest of the Daphne Du Maurier series with those covers but it doesn't do Rebecca justice. I would suggest looking out for a secondhand copy with a different cover but they are few and far between and none truly encapsulate Manderley or the atmospheric mystery. There should be a classic edition, with a Hitchcock influence. I love mine because it has the mist and gloom but not the house.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-45829568099413497462009-07-15T10:06:16.225+01:002009-07-15T10:06:16.225+01:00Claire, love this post! We share a lot of similari...Claire, love this post! We share a lot of similarities. For one, THE favourite authors: Garcia Marquez and Morrison.<br /><br />Pride and Prejudice, Beloved, Midnight's Children, To Kill a Mockingbird.. love them all. I would probably have the same authors but their different works on my top 15. I felt differently with Lolita, though. Loved the writing, but was too creeped out by Humberto.<br /><br />I bought I Capture the Castle (the Vintage Classics one!) a few months back but have never touched it, because I'm saving it! (Delaying gratification.)<br /><br />Have been wanting to read Rebecca for so long but I admit I don't like the cover, which is what makes me keep putting it off. Is there any other?clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14397226316253896335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-36049465563941185532009-07-13T13:48:18.200+01:002009-07-13T13:48:18.200+01:00Ana, never trust your teenage self!Ana, never trust your teenage self!Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-89939861994285019852009-07-13T12:50:52.532+01:002009-07-13T12:50:52.532+01:00Considering that almost all the books on your list...Considering that almost all the books on your list that I've read were books I LOVED, I really ought to read the ones I haven't - 6 and 14. I said "almost" because the only exception is Chronicle of a Death Foretold. I read it when I was 15 or 16 and really disliked it. But later I returned to Marquez and fell in love, so I suspect my teenage self is not to be trusted!Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-6543819218543278452009-07-13T09:29:54.545+01:002009-07-13T09:29:54.545+01:00Thanks, JoAnn :). Glad to know that we share so m...Thanks, JoAnn :). Glad to know that we share so many favourite books.<br />I think that Carter and Rushdie should be must-reads for everybody.<br />Miss Pettigrew seems to be a first for many, especially after the movie.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-59074455283091287682009-07-13T01:30:16.824+01:002009-07-13T01:30:16.824+01:00What a fantastic post! I don't know what to co...What a fantastic post! I don't know what to comment on first! We share many favorites, and almost favorites. I must read Angela Carter and Midnight's Children ...and Miss Pettigrew was my first Persephone, too!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-30796859571509715232009-07-12T14:05:33.096+01:002009-07-12T14:05:33.096+01:00Thanks, Dot :). They are both such beautiful and m...Thanks, Dot :). They are both such beautiful and much-loved books.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-29158007355930176212009-07-12T13:51:07.902+01:002009-07-12T13:51:07.902+01:00This was a lovely post, Rebecca and I Capture the ...This was a lovely post, Rebecca and I Capture the Castle are two of my favourite books!!Dothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07214328862998740090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-87255108124336265612009-07-11T23:56:31.907+01:002009-07-11T23:56:31.907+01:00Thanks, Darlene! I hope you find your copy of I Ca...Thanks, Darlene! I hope you find your copy of I Capture the Castle and that you read Rebecca soon as it's a fantastic book.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-19594501113132271522009-07-11T23:26:09.410+01:002009-07-11T23:26:09.410+01:00Great post! It's been bothering me for weeks ...Great post! It's been bothering me for weeks now where my copy of I Capture the Castle has disappeared to. It had a picture of the characters from the movie so not a vintage copy or anything but still! I really must make a point of picking up a copy of Rebecca, it comes highly recommended.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-968987872752261952009-07-11T23:07:12.815+01:002009-07-11T23:07:12.815+01:00P, thanks for commenting!
I hope you're enjoy...P, thanks for commenting!<br /><br />I hope you're enjoying The Virgin Suicides.<br /><br />The subject matter of Lolita is disturbing but I find the writing beautiful. I have the Annotated edition and there is so much to discover in the text.<br /><br />Is your copy of The Magic Toyshop the Virago edition with a drawing of Melanie dressed as Leda on the cover? It is stunning.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-3390953589923368952009-07-11T22:01:00.394+01:002009-07-11T22:01:00.394+01:00That's a great list. Am reading Virgin Suicide...That's a great list. Am reading Virgin Suicides at the moment. <br /><br />I did find Lolita slightly disturbing, to be honest. It made me shudder more than once. <br /><br />Have an Angela Carter book, which is next on my read list: The Magic Toyshop. Haven't read anything by her yet, but the cover just took my breath away.anothercookiecrumbleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12295036544621940335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-83576381053593916492009-07-11T21:40:34.430+01:002009-07-11T21:40:34.430+01:00Hi Vintage Reading, I'm planning a re-read at ...Hi Vintage Reading, I'm planning a re-read at some point too. It's a great novel. Kate Chopin's short fiction is also very good.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-69562317052197699152009-07-11T21:34:00.143+01:002009-07-11T21:34:00.143+01:00Lovely post, I love The Awakening. I only discove...Lovely post, I love The Awakening. I only discovered it a few years ago. I must re-read that novel.Vintage Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05971819409379613967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-1209611889425337522009-07-11T19:37:18.029+01:002009-07-11T19:37:18.029+01:00Verity, thanks :).
I Capture the Castle is such a ...Verity, thanks :).<br />I Capture the Castle is such a fabulous book, you really should find a copy! I have the Virago edition (of course) but I covet the lovely Vintage one.<br />I basically think that everyone should read some Angela Carter (I'm a bit of a broken record when it comes to her). She does indeed come with a green cover at times so no doubt you will come across her at some point.<br /><br />Jackie, thanks to you too :).<br />Please add them all - they're quite weird but definitely wonderful.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-56548243985487710822009-07-11T19:24:13.904+01:002009-07-11T19:24:13.904+01:00Great post! We share a few favourites, but there a...Great post! We share a few favourites, but there are a lot I haven't read yet. Most are in my TBR pile, but Nights at the Circus, Wise Children and Time's Arrow aren't - I'll have to add them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2837109525874407713.post-37379600340308608542009-07-11T19:23:44.339+01:002009-07-11T19:23:44.339+01:00Fantastic - what a brilliant post Claire :)
I am s...Fantastic - what a brilliant post Claire :)<br />I am so glad you have I Capture The Castle in there. I love that book but don't even own a copy! I've been thinking I should read some Angela Carter since she often comes with a green cover, so with your recommendation I will :)verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.com