tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post1893738051173805833..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Dress Down Sunday: Brooklyn by Colm ToibinClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-36180470102016144782015-12-11T21:37:21.860+00:002015-12-11T21:37:21.860+00:00That sounds interesting. And makes more sense for ...That sounds interesting. And makes more sense for this context. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-65828533789667406532015-12-11T16:03:06.689+00:002015-12-11T16:03:06.689+00:00... and so, Tracy, I think it's a cross betwee...... and so, Tracy, I think it's a cross between a bra and a corselette.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-61947752941078612142015-12-11T15:49:53.472+00:002015-12-11T15:49:53.472+00:00Tracy, I think there's two things: brasalette ...Tracy, I think there's two things: brasalette is apparently Hindi for bracelet. This brasalette is definitely obscure but there are references to it as a zip up corset/bra combination, and as 'brasalettes for princess-line outfits'. And now you know as much as I do!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55915094176837038252015-12-11T05:43:09.273+00:002015-12-11T05:43:09.273+00:00I am confused about what a brasalette is. When I l...I am confused about what a brasalette is. When I look it up it seems to be some sort of bracelet. Which kind of makes sense but the paragraph about makes it seem like underwear. TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-14556647367621921922015-11-25T13:05:38.881+00:002015-11-25T13:05:38.881+00:00The Irish heritage might make it somewhat interest...The Irish heritage might make it somewhat interesting, along with the immigrant/emigrant experience...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-83501985041836710602015-11-25T12:24:09.130+00:002015-11-25T12:24:09.130+00:00I think he's an author I picked up a few times...I think he's an author I picked up a few times in a bookshop, but put back down. I still don't feel like I'm missing out to be honest.col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-76618002043201717402015-11-23T16:25:34.480+00:002015-11-23T16:25:34.480+00:00I'm glad it wasn't just me. I guess in the...I'm glad it wasn't just me. I guess in the end I admired aspects of it (more on 2nd reading) but didn't love it. And in the end we want books to love....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-60570030887976851382015-11-23T11:25:44.365+00:002015-11-23T11:25:44.365+00:00I felt much the same way about Brooklyn - and also...I felt much the same way about Brooklyn - and also Nora Webster. Yes, I see they are good, but I don't have an emotional connection. And with Jane Austen the voice of the narrator, witty, ironic, adds a whole dimension that is absent here.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-80038626149669743592015-11-23T09:04:08.336+00:002015-11-23T09:04:08.336+00:00Yes, I can imagine it is - I think anyone with roo...Yes, I can imagine it is - I think anyone with roots in a place with that huge history of emigration-and-return will find plenty in the book to think about. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-87949947284931592062015-11-23T07:01:44.378+00:002015-11-23T07:01:44.378+00:00Moira, I quite like the plot of this book, particu...Moira, I quite like the plot of this book, particularly the coming-back-to-the-roots setting which is fairly predominant in Indian fiction and films.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-9441177174393018962015-11-22T18:25:43.786+00:002015-11-22T18:25:43.786+00:00yes indeed, Margot, and to be fair to him there is...yes indeed, Margot, and to be fair to him there is a lot in his writing - but it just didn't inspire me as some other writers do. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-66588843682984752012015-11-22T16:26:38.661+00:002015-11-22T16:26:38.661+00:00I've read books like that, too, Moira. They...I've read books like that, too, Moira. They're careful and well-written, but they just don't have that spark of life. And there's so much richness in the immigrant experience, too. Lots of opportunity there for sparks...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com