tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post7282285840397761610..comments2024-03-28T09:33:29.705+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: The Improbability of Love by Hannah RothschildClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-19701045311530404952016-06-03T12:01:59.526+01:002016-06-03T12:01:59.526+01:00I can see a lot of people liked this more than I d...I can see a lot of people liked this more than I did, which is fine, I'm in a minority. I was astonished that it won a prize for comedy writing though. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-9640261565454490192016-06-01T09:16:47.868+01:002016-06-01T09:16:47.868+01:00I read all the Bailey's shortlist for an event...I read all the Bailey's shortlist for an event i was doing. I found the inclusion of this slightly perplexing but I did enjoy it. The painting as a character didn't do it for me.Sarah Wardhttp://crimepieces.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63146305909987659902016-05-10T22:40:12.417+01:002016-05-10T22:40:12.417+01:00Interestingly, one of the main characters - and NO...Interestingly, one of the main characters - and NOT a very nice one - is the daughter of a very wealthy businessman and art collector. I suppose she wrote about what she knew, and I'm sure people in the art world want to read it. But I find all these aspects quite exclusionary for the normal reader... including her poking fun at popular culture that she hasn't bothered to try to understand, exactly as you say. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-50296157008707053802016-05-10T21:29:59.653+01:002016-05-10T21:29:59.653+01:00The full title of the author is the Honourable Han...The full title of the author is the Honourable Hannah Mary Rothschild, the daughter of the 4th Baron Rothschild. She's a trustee of both the National and Tate Galleries, and the Chairwoman of the board of the National.<br /><br />At the risk of being a reverse snob, this does sound like the publishers jumped at publishing something by her and weren't too bothered by it being pretty sloppy. The weird cultural references sound like something that I call the "Hey, Bloke!" effect. Many years back I used to read fan-fiction, and there was a DOCTOR WHO story by an American fan. The female companion at the end of the 80s was from Perivale, and was intended to be very 'street'. The author had very little idea of how she would speak, and the dialogue he wrote for her was a strange mix of Dick Van Dyke in MARY POPPINS and God-Knows-What. At one point she shouts at someone in the street with the cry of "Hey, Bloke!"<br /><br />It's the same sort of thing here. I doubt that Hannah Rothschild watches afternoon TV (nor do her friends who proof-read her book), but she's heard that POINTLESS is popular, so lets put it in the book. The same with THELMA AND LOUISE. What is irritating is that she couldn't be bothered to take the few minutes that it would need to check up references on the internet. But then, why should she? They're still going to publish the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6531948895247961502016-05-10T20:06:01.094+01:002016-05-10T20:06:01.094+01:00I know. I had high expectations, and I really want...I know. I had high expectations, and I really wanted to like it more than I did...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-11900235456138337212016-05-10T08:25:20.599+01:002016-05-10T08:25:20.599+01:00I read this recently, full of high hopes after all...I read this recently, full of high hopes after all the praise (and potential prizes) that have been heaped on it. But oh dear. Your review just about sums it up. harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-39136691640494989972016-05-10T00:02:51.112+01:002016-05-10T00:02:51.112+01:00I don't think it would be your kind of thing T...I don't think it would be your kind of thing Tracy, and it's not as if you are short of books to read...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-13892665312354774612016-05-10T00:02:20.038+01:002016-05-10T00:02:20.038+01:00I really have mixed feelings about this book - I k...I really have mixed feelings about this book - I know I am pedantic, but I do end up feeling insulted by books that get it wrong. I feel - if I can read carefully enough to notice, couldn't the professionals do the same...?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-91344366647535914642016-05-10T00:01:19.323+01:002016-05-10T00:01:19.323+01:00Thanks Margot! There are so many of us out there w...Thanks Margot! There are so many of us out there who are sufficiently engaged by books to notice those things - I'd have hoped authors and editors would try harder to please us. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-44593065369000162652016-05-09T20:09:04.627+01:002016-05-09T20:09:04.627+01:00Not a chance I would read this. Partly just becaus...Not a chance I would read this. Partly just because I don't usually read this type of book anyway and it is too long. Partly because it sounds like it is trying to do too much. I usually just ignore factual errors like the Thelma and Louise thing, but you have to wonder why someone would mention that movie and not know more about it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-38091966022024757722016-05-09T16:49:41.284+01:002016-05-09T16:49:41.284+01:00Oh dear! I don't think that I'll be readin...Oh dear! I don't think that I'll be reading this. Too annoying, especially as I was an art historian in another life. An editor should have picked up some of this stuff. Thanks for reading it so that I don't have to, Moira.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-36541809618360559702016-05-09T13:05:37.572+01:002016-05-09T13:05:37.572+01:00That sort of carelessness gets me every time, Moir...That sort of carelessness gets me every time, Moira. I know that no-one's perfect (least of all me!). But it takes very little time to check on details like the premise of a film. At any rate, I'm glad you were interested enough to carry on with the book, and I do find art really interesting. I have to admit, though, I don't think this is for me. Your post was, though! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com