tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post3026284465466363600..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: I’ll Eat When I’m Dead by Barbara BourlandClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-28959676545652350382017-05-22T10:47:35.311+01:002017-05-22T10:47:35.311+01:00It's actually a pretty good crime story, but t...It's actually a pretty good crime story, but the trappings are definitely me rather than you.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-90069873805890052942017-05-21T18:31:22.061+01:002017-05-21T18:31:22.061+01:00More you than me I reckonMore you than me I reckoncol2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-5172355484957147372017-05-19T17:40:28.089+01:002017-05-19T17:40:28.089+01:00yes it is, but I'm sure it's authentic.
Na...yes it is, but I'm sure it's authentic.<br />Nah - working out the odd word helps stave off dementia! I had to choose between 'see it out' and 'seek it out' but I got there. Autocorrect is the bane of modern life, it drives me mad.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-32865442414086428622017-05-19T17:19:47.604+01:002017-05-19T17:19:47.604+01:00Bit scary that (and evil) ... as is the shocking a...Bit scary that (and evil) ... as is the shocking autocorrect on my phone. Truly sorry Moira, that message of mine is barely intelligible. May have to ban myself from commenting while on the daily commute!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-51849783826891824092017-05-19T13:28:52.142+01:002017-05-19T13:28:52.142+01:00Oh I think you will love it Daniel, some of the de...Oh I think you will love it Daniel, some of the details are amazing. (And you can get it cheap on Kindle).<br />I think it would have exactly that effect on you: things that you recognize with a smile, alternating with funny new things. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-43289793010354260952017-05-19T13:27:12.293+01:002017-05-19T13:27:12.293+01:00... but should stress that this is not the author&...... but should stress that this is not the author's view - but I'm sure she is correctly reporting what she hears.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-79573081162103155512017-05-19T13:26:18.641+01:002017-05-19T13:26:18.641+01:00I actually think it's more nuanced than that -...I actually think it's more nuanced than that - she's saying that the determination and self-control (!) needed to get stick-thin shows that you have the right stuff, that you are the correct type of over-achiever. I tell you, this is an interesting book!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-23246149199566670472017-05-19T09:55:25.569+01:002017-05-19T09:55:25.569+01:00I've heard of the vodka thing quite a few time...I've heard of the vodka thing quite a few times!!! LOVE the disguise thing, and love that Scarlett O'Hara is used as a verb, that's brilliant. I think I need to try and look up this one.Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07387407272852763234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-53833848333577146222017-05-19T08:51:41.537+01:002017-05-19T08:51:41.537+01:00Sounds fascinating. Not my usual thing (the fashio...Sounds fascinating. Not my usual thing (the fashion stuff will go over my head - amy appreciation stoipped circa 1992), which is why I shall see it it out Moira. However, just to make sure I am properly nuanced here - in that bulia quote, is Molly saying you need to be stick then to achieve things in life?Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-57110779347004360192017-05-18T22:36:09.284+01:002017-05-18T22:36:09.284+01:00It was unusual, and also sharp and convincing. And...It was unusual, and also sharp and convincing. And actually the crime plot was pretty good - you can see it was the perfect book for me!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-48232188768839735222017-05-18T12:27:55.850+01:002017-05-18T12:27:55.850+01:00This does sound like an unusual read, Moira, but n...This does sound like an unusual read, Moira, but nonetheless interesting for that. I do like honest portrayals of life, and I can well imagine how drawn you were to the fashion and clothes. I like the writing style of the bits you shared, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com