tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post7087849424161911019..comments2024-03-07T11:38:48.622-08:00Comments on We Be Reading: "So this, said Kay to herself, is the sort of person you've become ..."Kristen M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-52702158955808199042011-04-17T11:47:19.116-07:002011-04-17T11:47:19.116-07:00Tracy - The characters definitely aren't very ...Tracy - The characters definitely aren't very likeable so I can imagine that it was made worse by your illness and stress. I hope you do try it again though! And I've just heard that Waters is working on a new book!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-71686821049422562322011-03-31T11:08:04.299-07:002011-03-31T11:08:04.299-07:00I only read the first four or five chapters, Krist...I only read the first four or five chapters, Kristen. It was a few weeks before Christmas (2006!) when I borrowed it from the library, a really busy time of year for me both at work and family, and I had a really bad attack of bronchitis as well (which is why I remember the year - my bookclub friends all remember it too - the year I lost my voice at our Christmas Party!), so I had little time to read, was feeling awful and wasn't in the mood for it, and I just didn't get into the book and didn't find any of the characters that likeable, though admittedly we'd only just been introduced to them all. I've enjoyed all of the other Sarah Waters books I've read, so maybe I ought to give it another try.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070070360087765540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-28120757898732818062011-03-30T15:50:35.746-07:002011-03-30T15:50:35.746-07:00Jessica - I was surprised at how quickly the pages...Jessica - I was surprised at how quickly the pages flew by. It was all plot and little description.<br /><br />Al - I'm glad you understand! I think it's that I can't help but acknowledge that it all actually happened to someone.<br /><br />Karen - A break is a good idea! And now I just have one more Waters book left--Affinity--which I'm really looking forward to but I might save it until the RIP Challenge!<br /><br />Tracy - How far did you get into it the first time? What kept you from reading on?<br /><br />Jenners - This one is less twisty than Fingersmith -- more of a slow heartbreak than a dagger in the chest kind of thing. ;) And I'm glad that La Rue got there! I hope the Little One loves it!<br /><br />Jenny - Certainly not heartwarming but I felt it captured the mood perfectly. I think I would rank them The Little Stranger, The Night Watch, Fingersmith, Tipping the Velvet. I wonder where Affinity will end up!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-4730938806225351302011-03-29T17:57:17.577-07:002011-03-29T17:57:17.577-07:00So yeah, The Night Watch is one of the less heartw...So yeah, The Night Watch is one of the less heartwarming books about the Blitz that I've ever read. But I love it anyway! It's my second favorite Sarah Waters book after Fingersmith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-72543174853634734162011-03-29T17:49:15.813-07:002011-03-29T17:49:15.813-07:00I've not read a waters book since Fingersmith....I've not read a waters book since Fingersmith. I shall have to rectify that. And La Rue arrived today!!! Thanks so much!Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-1552599563814255772011-03-29T10:48:54.146-07:002011-03-29T10:48:54.146-07:00I must give this book another try.I must give this book another try.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070070360087765540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-81911776553874594532011-03-29T06:21:26.543-07:002011-03-29T06:21:26.543-07:00I'm kind of overdosing on WWII at the moment m...I'm kind of overdosing on WWII at the moment myself -- I need to take a little break and read something from a totally different period or country, maybe China.<br /><br />I've only read one of Sarah Waters' books, Fingersmith, but I thought it was amazing, but I really want to read more of her books. As soon as I make some more progress with the TBR pile!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-66091398710635938222011-03-29T04:18:44.667-07:002011-03-29T04:18:44.667-07:00I know what you mean by exhausted by WWII. I seem ...I know what you mean by exhausted by WWII. I seem to live and breath it at the moment with my WIP.Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625543235578144620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-49794833504258967552011-03-29T03:23:11.072-07:002011-03-29T03:23:11.072-07:00This has been on my shelf for ages I think because...This has been on my shelf for ages I think because of its size so its good to know that its a quick(ish) read. I think I'll enjoy it so I'm looking forward to reading it.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861424110678889637noreply@blogger.com