tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post3785113754770466102..comments2024-03-29T11:36:25.050+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Vile Bodies by Evelyn WaughClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-27466498549681345792014-08-17T21:41:02.715+01:002014-08-17T21:41:02.715+01:00Yes! How I wished I could wear "trousers&quo...Yes! How I wished I could wear "trousers" and a nice fitted blouse tucked in and look like she did, casual, and like she was enjoying her life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63838332488656400212014-08-17T10:07:17.403+01:002014-08-17T10:07:17.403+01:00She looked fantastic in her trousers, didn't s...She looked fantastic in her trousers, didn't she?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-34522855814543065082014-08-17T01:53:28.122+01:002014-08-17T01:53:28.122+01:00I think over here Katherine Hepburn was one of the...I think over here Katherine Hepburn was one of the vanguard women who wore "trousers." Photographs of her in and out of movies show this. She did what she wanted to do, Hollywood be darned. Good for her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-38491752886281672302014-08-16T23:32:01.566+01:002014-08-16T23:32:01.566+01:00I agree with you, I think she was one of the very ...I agree with you, I think she was one of the very best tap dancers although you don't hear of her so much. I think I know what Glen means - I always thought there was a contrast between her rather serious looking head and her wonderfully mobile body! She didn't look sexy and cheeky like Ginger Rogers, or stiff like Ruby Keeler. But I love her, I could watch her all day. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-1394220552727958672014-08-16T23:15:08.462+01:002014-08-16T23:15:08.462+01:00I did not recognize the photo of Eleanor Powell at...I did not recognize the photo of Eleanor Powell at all. She is close to the top of my list of female tap dancers. Glen does not care for her, too strait laced I think.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-4376038052935194182014-08-15T09:42:43.375+01:002014-08-15T09:42:43.375+01:00I know what you mean about (some of) the people in...I know what you mean about (some of) the people in Brideshead, but I think they have explicable failings and shortcomings. In Vile Bodies no-one seems to have any real depth or backstory. But then I think most of Waugh's effects are intended, he presumably would say it's meant to be like that...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-81873209168136103152014-08-15T09:40:02.204+01:002014-08-15T09:40:02.204+01:00That's a very good description Christine, exac...That's a very good description Christine, exactly what I dislike about it. Waugh is a very problematic character, but he was able to write with great heart and feeling elsewhere, even while holding onto his cynicism and tendency to despair....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-40485102768203236972014-08-15T08:46:25.921+01:002014-08-15T08:46:25.921+01:00Interesting Moira - in many ways I like the hardne...Interesting Moira - in many ways I like the hardness in this book (as well as its surreal ending) and often prefer it to BRIDESHEAD, which always seemed a bit self-indulgent by comparison. But that's just a question of tone - I find it pretty hard to like any of the characters in BRIDESHEAD too franklySergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-46780011034694353672014-08-15T07:44:33.631+01:002014-08-15T07:44:33.631+01:00I agree with you about Vile Bodies, Moira. It'...I agree with you about Vile Bodies, Moira. It's not one I'd ever chose to reread. There is a cynicism about it and a heartlessness that's unappealing.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16510409974009816550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-34312090080379467812014-08-14T14:38:54.798+01:002014-08-14T14:38:54.798+01:00No - he's such a good writer, and there are mo...No - he's such a good writer, and there are moments in this book, but I can't recommend it as a good use of reading time....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-67745422272317078732014-08-14T14:38:16.536+01:002014-08-14T14:38:16.536+01:00Normally I can easily self-persuade to give up on ...Normally I can easily self-persuade to give up on a book, but this one... I keep thinking 'it must be me, I'm missing something.' Giving up now though.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-10273565382231131992014-08-14T13:15:47.099+01:002014-08-14T13:15:47.099+01:00Moira - Not my cuppa either. At all. I could even ...Moira - Not my cuppa either. At all. I could even deal with the unpleasant characters if the plot was gripping or the narration style the kind that draws you in. But I'm sorry to say that trousers aren't enough to keep me engaged in a story. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-83333782746757071442014-08-14T11:45:50.754+01:002014-08-14T11:45:50.754+01:00I like the way you re-read hoping this time it wil...I like the way you re-read hoping this time it will click, when the rest of us will have tossed it over our shoulders and run screaming from the room! I do love those trousers tho'. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-45998830216009376602014-08-14T11:22:20.688+01:002014-08-14T11:22:20.688+01:00Result all round, including making me laugh into m...Result all round, including making me laugh into my morning coffee!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-50784645096028573532014-08-14T10:52:24.314+01:002014-08-14T10:52:24.314+01:00Seems like the sort of book I'd read if I want...Seems like the sort of book I'd read if I wanted to punish myself, not for me thanks. So pleased you managed to sneak in a Mitford mention also. <br />A double negative now, which won't = a positivecol2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com