tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post9141212000419708494..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: What Was Lost by Catherine O’FlynnClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-46328666125583216612016-07-14T22:33:18.750+01:002016-07-14T22:33:18.750+01:00Great that you liked it! How funny about the chang...Great that you liked it! How funny about the changes - I think that happens quite often, but I do find it annoying. Consistency!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-71421197781297568592016-07-14T22:03:44.928+01:002016-07-14T22:03:44.928+01:00I finally got hold of a copy and read it. So glad ...I finally got hold of a copy and read it. So glad I did! Interestingly, in the edition I read the "donkey jacket" was called a pea coat, although the baseball boots were still called baseball boots. Wonder if someone had edited it for the American audience and revised the one term and not the other. carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-3416502368029048962016-06-16T00:19:25.116+01:002016-06-16T00:19:25.116+01:00Yes, peacoat and sneakers does sound right. And ho...Yes, peacoat and sneakers does sound right. And how funny about the Cheney story... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-948781045643702872016-06-15T19:34:11.137+01:002016-06-15T19:34:11.137+01:00Yes, I'm in California. And thanks for the sat...Yes, I'm in California. And thanks for the satisfying my curiosity. I guess since they're old-fashioned terms that explains why they were new to me. From your description, I'd probably call them a peacoat and sneakers. Your scandal was a true one for us when Dick Cheney (shudder) wore a casual parka to a service at one of the concentration camps when he was veep. Such a .... well, I won't pollute your blog with what I want to say.carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-44501056672125866242016-06-15T19:07:56.819+01:002016-06-15T19:07:56.819+01:00Absolutely Kathy, I am completely unsurprised that...Absolutely Kathy, I am completely unsurprised that you liked it too. I'm just annoyed with myself that I didn't listen to everyone. And yes, I too want to read more by her.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-82730418709666190162016-06-15T19:07:21.245+01:002016-06-15T19:07:21.245+01:00Yes, do give it a go Tracy, I will be interested t...Yes, do give it a go Tracy, I will be interested to hear your views...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-57236157582144319132016-06-15T19:07:02.620+01:002016-06-15T19:07:02.620+01:00Excellent question! You are in the US, right? Donk...Excellent question! You are in the US, right? Donkey jacket is a dark, heavy wool jacket, traditionally worn by workingmen, perhaps something like a peacoat? Baseball boots are what we used to call athletic shoes like Converse. They are both quite old-fashioned terms now. There was once a wholly made up scandal in the UK when the leader of one of the political parties was alleged (incorrectly) to have worn a donkey jacket to a War Remembrance service: it would have been considered disrespectful. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-3243993483474441152016-06-14T22:59:21.691+01:002016-06-14T22:59:21.691+01:00I read this book years ago and also loved it. Gre...I read this book years ago and also loved it. Great minds and all that.<br /><br />I must read more of O'Flynn's books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-81754657205200955962016-06-14T19:58:48.879+01:002016-06-14T19:58:48.879+01:00I have this book, this pushes me closer to reading...I have this book, this pushes me closer to reading it. Although I did not read your post much beyond the excerpt because this is the kind of book I want to come to know as little as possible. I had some of the same reservations you did but clearly it must be worth the effort. Later in the year I guess, after my 20 books of Summer.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-80802445942699983452016-06-14T17:07:47.892+01:002016-06-14T17:07:47.892+01:00O.k. I'm sold on the book.
Now. What the heck...O.k. I'm sold on the book.<br /><br />Now. What the heck are baseball boots and a donkey jacket??? :-)carrpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726596939143045758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-58663224150866765692016-06-14T12:57:05.139+01:002016-06-14T12:57:05.139+01:00Phew, so glad we can stay reading buddies! I may h...Phew, so glad we can stay reading buddies! I may have read a reco from you in the past - I'm sure other people told me to read it, but I didn't listen...<br />Such a wonderful book, and now I will be one of the people recommending it.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-31806384181559919872016-06-14T12:55:29.416+01:002016-06-14T12:55:29.416+01:00Thanks Steve - I most certainly intend to read mor...Thanks Steve - I most certainly intend to read more by her. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-86824764307335676502016-06-14T12:54:17.559+01:002016-06-14T12:54:17.559+01:00Elements of each Prashant! But transcends all and ...Elements of each Prashant! But transcends all and is just a marvellous book.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-58616890493323972292016-06-14T10:33:32.318+01:002016-06-14T10:33:32.318+01:00I am always a bit scared to read other people'...I am always a bit scared to read other people's reviews of this book in case they don't like it. This is one of my favourite books ever (recommended to me via my much missed blogging friend Maxine from Petrona)and although I am usually mild-mannered when it comes to disagreements of taste I find with the books I adore I struggle when I come across someone who doesn't like the book - so glad we can still be reading friends then :)<br /><br />At the outset I thought I loved this book simply because I shared something with Kate - we both had detective agencies as children (mine was with my best friend) - but I loved all the sections of the novel equally and all its characters - it's 5 years since I first read it and I still regularly recommend it to anyone who will listen.Bernadettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641617609801125707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-25999982726132915992016-06-14T08:35:45.655+01:002016-06-14T08:35:45.655+01:00I would also recommend O'Flynn's other boo...I would also recommend O'Flynn's other books, <i>Mr. Lynch's Holiday</i> and <i>The News Where You Are</i>. The three books are very different but they all share O'Flynn's fine writing, her consistently touching and sympathetic characters, and her ability to make the settings of the books an essential part of the story.SteveHLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04017186128084713758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-69740808907280316232016-06-14T05:07:02.891+01:002016-06-14T05:07:02.891+01:00Moira, I'm probably being simplistic but this ...Moira, I'm probably being simplistic but this delightful book sounds like YA caught in a mystery-thriller.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-30348717770407184152016-06-13T21:07:27.422+01:002016-06-13T21:07:27.422+01:00You are right and I am wrong: I have only myself t...You are right and I am wrong: I have only myself to blame for not listening to you before...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26456232540730060062016-06-13T20:40:52.358+01:002016-06-13T20:40:52.358+01:00ummm...pretty sure I did insist you read it! (Or a...ummm...pretty sure I did insist you read it! (Or at least I strongly recommended it to you)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-17290625879197920932016-06-13T19:42:20.245+01:002016-06-13T19:42:20.245+01:00Thanks to you for the reco. Such a good one. And h...Thanks to you for the reco. Such a good one. And how nice to think of us all going round spying...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-45612027615221224002016-06-13T19:41:57.828+01:002016-06-13T19:41:57.828+01:00I could say, why have you never insisted I read it...I could say, why have you never insisted I read it! That's a great description of what makes it so good, and yes, I think about it all the time, and I'm sure will make me look at malls differently.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-50365152891087448792016-06-13T19:40:59.241+01:002016-06-13T19:40:59.241+01:00I am SO glad I read it, and regret having missed i...I am SO glad I read it, and regret having missed it till now. It is a standout book, one I will remember for a long time. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-11550054383989549582016-06-13T19:40:16.512+01:002016-06-13T19:40:16.512+01:00I'm not insisting, but actually you might even...I'm not insisting, but actually you might even like this one...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-36502921793002668542016-06-13T13:07:39.329+01:002016-06-13T13:07:39.329+01:00So glad you loved it, Moira. A brilliant setting, ...So glad you loved it, Moira. A brilliant setting, and yes, you (and the characters in the book) are not the only ones who like pretending and spying. It is pretty much de rigeur for writers. Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-12609658210471724892016-06-13T12:19:55.463+01:002016-06-13T12:19:55.463+01:00I absolutely loved this book. I find shopping mall...I absolutely loved this book. I find shopping malls strangely fascinating. I really liked how the book captured the sense of theatre of a shopping centre - the world that the shoppers see and then the behind the scenes with the security guards and the hidden corridors. This post makes me want to read it again, I'll have to try another of her books. <br />https://huntingforheroines.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-38470653323581154742016-06-13T12:04:56.020+01:002016-06-13T12:04:56.020+01:00Thank you for the kind mention, Moira. And I can&#...Thank you for the kind mention, Moira. And I can't tell you how delighted I am you enjoyed this as much as you did. Isn't it a wonderful book?! I think you're spot on, too, about the relationships that are explored in the book. They're done brilliantly, I think. I won't keep gushing, but I truly did love the novel, and your post on it is excellent. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com