tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post2151042469660425331..comments2024-03-28T09:33:29.705+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Wax by Ethel Lina WhiteClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-28955661708494662502015-09-24T14:52:42.686+01:002015-09-24T14:52:42.686+01:00Absolutely - she does a great job of making the Ga...Absolutely - she does a great job of making the Gallery genuinely scarey. And yes, any look at women living together is always a winner for me. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-52150479456620722892015-09-24T13:10:57.992+01:002015-09-24T13:10:57.992+01:00I think I liked The Spiral Staircase more, but thi...I think I liked The Spiral Staircase more, but this was a fun go at making sure one is NEVER going to spend the night in a museum/etc.! And wasn't the boarding house fascinating?skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-48460519801011706192015-09-13T09:32:29.141+01:002015-09-13T09:32:29.141+01:00It is atmospheric, and unexpectedly noir-ish and h...It is atmospheric, and unexpectedly noir-ish and hard-core at times, but you're probably right...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-16205851181376146822015-09-13T08:24:48.019+01:002015-09-13T08:24:48.019+01:00Again, not for meAgain, not for mecol2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-66062377442078061492015-09-12T09:16:15.559+01:002015-09-12T09:16:15.559+01:00Yes me too. Spiral Staircase/Some Must Watch next,...Yes me too. Spiral Staircase/Some Must Watch next, then Lady Vanishes. I am really enjoying her books Tracy, I find her an easy read. She does have loose ends and jumps of logic, I think some people would be annoyed by her style, but I like the atmosphere she creates.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-78902096952160922722015-09-12T03:45:25.192+01:002015-09-12T03:45:25.192+01:00You are two ahead of me with this author. As yet I...You are two ahead of me with this author. As yet I don't have one of her books at all, and the one I am most interested in is The Lady Vanishes or The Wheel Spins.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-7664722202194769162015-09-11T19:55:27.357+01:002015-09-11T19:55:27.357+01:00Yes, it was proper old-fashioned scarey, proper ol...Yes, it was proper old-fashioned scarey, proper old-fashioned murder story wasn't it?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-18423256389561152292015-09-11T19:54:55.415+01:002015-09-11T19:54:55.415+01:00It makes you wonder why there aren't more book...It makes you wonder why there aren't more books set in waxworks actually - such a good setting. There's a John Dickson Carr that I might take a look at ....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-68745083333734154872015-09-11T19:54:09.775+01:002015-09-11T19:54:09.775+01:00mmm - does sound interesting....mmm - does sound interesting....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-18863089557718417942015-09-11T14:31:41.574+01:002015-09-11T14:31:41.574+01:00I read it a few weeks ago and thoroughly enjoyed i...I read it a few weeks ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. Agree with all you say, Moira. And if anyone had interrupted me during that scene in the museum, I'd have jumped out of my skin. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-51603657815231257902015-09-11T12:51:54.216+01:002015-09-11T12:51:54.216+01:00Yes, SPIRAL STAIRCASE - to be honest, I preferred ...Yes, SPIRAL STAIRCASE - to be honest, I preferred the movie as I found the characters resolutely hard to like and the heroine a bit annyoing - curiosu to know what you make of it ....Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-35110362173971447532015-09-11T12:21:23.601+01:002015-09-11T12:21:23.601+01:00What a creative idea, to use a waxwork museum as o...What a creative idea, to use a waxwork museum as one of the settings! So many possibilities there. And it is interesting (and refreshing) that White created interesting and fully fleshed-out characters, rather than staying within the confines of era with respect to how female characters were depicted. This definitely sounds like a good 'un, Moira.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-39475881275360228022015-09-11T11:59:51.714+01:002015-09-11T11:59:51.714+01:00Some Must Watch (that's the Spiral Staircase, ...Some Must Watch (that's the Spiral Staircase, right?) is next up for me. As I try to say, I don't think they're the best plots or resolutions, but I do just really enjoy her style - though could do without all that foreshadowing, and the hints that something grim is coming. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-88806675483189986012015-09-11T11:59:16.063+01:002015-09-11T11:59:16.063+01:00That is exactly what I think, Curt, about this boo...That is exactly what I think, Curt, about this book and about her oeuvre in general. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-59314080777151710992015-09-11T11:20:02.460+01:002015-09-11T11:20:02.460+01:00I liked this too. The wax museum is so effectively...I liked this too. The wax museum is so effectively and creepily done.<br /><br />Not all her books are successes, but she's such an interesting and original writer for the place and period.The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-57763767614204785902015-09-11T10:38:18.222+01:002015-09-11T10:38:18.222+01:00You really make this sound like fun Moira - I was ...You really make this sound like fun Moira - I was disappointed with SOME MUST WATCH but this sounds much better!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com