tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post3441276923516674323..comments2024-03-29T11:36:25.050+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Xmas Misery: Vanish in an Instant by Margaret MillarClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-38323202515454437512015-12-28T19:54:22.715+00:002015-12-28T19:54:22.715+00:00Millar is the one recent author on the blog that I...Millar is the one recent author on the blog that I really think you might like...honest!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-13008112147327808462015-12-28T19:27:23.028+00:002015-12-28T19:27:23.028+00:00I ought to try Millar at some point, but probably ...I ought to try Millar at some point, but probably not this one - unless of course it crops up in a tub!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-3729536164341499502015-12-19T20:38:11.623+00:002015-12-19T20:38:11.623+00:00I did see the news about Peter Dickinson, at a blo...I did see the news about Peter Dickinson, at a blog yesterday, and them another today. So sad.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-75714471213908165032015-12-18T09:36:34.700+00:002015-12-18T09:36:34.700+00:00It is quite hilariously non-festive, Tracy, but st...It is quite hilariously non-festive, Tracy, but still quite seasonal in its own way. I'm actually going to do another entry about the snowmen in it.<br />I hadn't looked closely at the scarf till you said, and I can't decide. At first I thought: knitted central square, with deep chevron crochet border. Make one and post a picture! <br />BTW, did you see Peter Dickinson died?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-19312675558125783402015-12-17T21:11:55.241+00:002015-12-17T21:11:55.241+00:00A mystery set at Christmas by Millar. I will have ...A mystery set at Christmas by Millar. I will have to read that for next Christmas. I have only read books by Millar set in California (with a trip or two to Mexico) or in Canada, but I had read she had set at least one in the northern US.<br /><br />I am trying to decide if that scarf is crocheted or knitted. You can do chevron patterns in both. I love scarves and now I should go crochet a scarf with a chevron pattern. It also looks like some of it is not chevron so that is either the border or ???TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-12519258447147052452015-12-17T20:14:24.667+00:002015-12-17T20:14:24.667+00:00I know - one of the all-round greats.I know - one of the all-round greats.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-89106720022618334562015-12-17T18:17:30.855+00:002015-12-17T18:17:30.855+00:00Yes, she really was a terrific writer. The standar...Yes, she really was a terrific writer. The standard was so impressively high. Some good titles too . . .Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-74697246291463485772015-12-17T16:47:05.157+00:002015-12-17T16:47:05.157+00:00Worth the search Prashant...Worth the search Prashant...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-390767279887648262015-12-17T16:46:52.327+00:002015-12-17T16:46:52.327+00:00I didn't remember anything from a previous rea...I didn't remember anything from a previous reading, so enjoyed it all over again. Hope you do the same. And that its misery contrasts with a happy Xmas for you!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-85672384716950250172015-12-17T16:46:06.915+00:002015-12-17T16:46:06.915+00:00Yes - I can be impatient with writers I think are ...Yes - I can be impatient with writers I think are too bleak, but Millar gets a pass with me. She makes it work. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-50856000758603077132015-12-17T16:05:08.690+00:002015-12-17T16:05:08.690+00:00Moira, my hunt for Margaret Millar's books con...Moira, my hunt for Margaret Millar's books continues. I will persevere in my search till I find at least one.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42099929055071858242015-12-17T13:39:28.074+00:002015-12-17T13:39:28.074+00:00I have this one but don't remember much about ...I have this one but don't remember much about it - love Millar though, so going to the top of the TBR! Thanks Moira. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-78340470614835915552015-12-17T12:53:31.622+00:002015-12-17T12:53:31.622+00:00That's it, exactly, Moira! Millar's writin...That's it, exactly, Moira! Millar's writing style, her perceptiveness and her use of psychology were all great. I agree that many of her books take a really bleak view of things - they do. But I still find myself absorbed...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com