tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post4059366631895273953..comments2024-03-28T09:33:29.705+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Beat Not the Bones by Charlotte JayClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42695365926411818312018-02-25T21:17:25.999+00:002018-02-25T21:17:25.999+00:00Ahem. I think we all recognize... Ahem. I think we all recognize... Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-23507340651279748102018-02-21T20:01:29.122+00:002018-02-21T20:01:29.122+00:00Yeah I do, it's happened to me with lots of ot...Yeah I do, it's happened to me with lots of other authors.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-74769570633381444582018-02-21T18:14:16.148+00:002018-02-21T18:14:16.148+00:00I'm surprised, given that I did like this one,...I'm surprised, given that I did like this one, to see that I read this one in 2014, and haven't read another one. (Well, not surprised in one way - where does the time go? - but you know what I mean.) Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63973578133446547762018-02-19T11:32:57.995+00:002018-02-19T11:32:57.995+00:00I like how she goes off the beaten track in terms ...I like how she goes off the beaten track in terms of her setting choice and her approach to mystery writing, so I think I would try her again - though hopefully one with slightly less of an adventure story feel maybe?Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-43693955797126941472018-02-18T22:02:43.190+00:002018-02-18T22:02:43.190+00:00I have never been so irritated by an afterword or ...I have never been so irritated by an afterword or introduction! It just seemed pointless to me. Would you be tempted by another book by her?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-54005023674619070372018-02-16T18:30:30.325+00:002018-02-16T18:30:30.325+00:00Seems like I missed the irksome afterword in my ed...Seems like I missed the irksome afterword in my edition. I think I would have enjoyed it more if the pacing had been a bit sharper, as the adventure story element of it did drag a little for me.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-39229756951288645302014-05-14T08:46:58.372+01:002014-05-14T08:46:58.372+01:00I know what you mean Kathy - and Charlotte Jay wou...I know what you mean Kathy - and Charlotte Jay would too! She draws a horrifying picture, and I think was ahead of the time in her anti-colonialist attitude.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-21645989845830749602014-05-14T01:45:52.906+01:002014-05-14T01:45:52.906+01:00From what I had read about this author's writi...From what I had read about this author's writing, I was afraid that it came off as siding with the colonialists and their racist attitudes towards the Indigenous peoples.<br /><br />However, in reading what you've quoted, it seems as if Jay is exposing and criticizing these arrogant attitudes. If that is so, perhaps I'll venture forth and try, although I hate reading about this oppression.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-4500575981533016902014-05-13T10:07:19.325+01:002014-05-13T10:07:19.325+01:00Intense is an excellent word for it Prashant, and ...Intense is an excellent word for it Prashant, and I think it was ahead of its time in its look at the results of colonialism on places like Papua New Guinea.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6508328662391633822014-05-13T09:53:12.276+01:002014-05-13T09:53:12.276+01:00Moira, this sounds like a pretty intense book and ...Moira, this sounds like a pretty intense book and almost real life. I think some of the most fascinating, and often unsettling, stories to come out of WWII, both fictional and real, have nothing to do with the war. Thanks for the review and for introducing me to one more new writer.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-64266082058578585722014-05-13T09:44:33.366+01:002014-05-13T09:44:33.366+01:00I do recommend it Tracy, I was very impressed by i...I do recommend it Tracy, I was very impressed by it. And glad you are enjoying 'Skeleton in the Cupboard'. If it fails to please, you can always just look at the cover!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-39632259974944735912014-05-13T03:29:05.317+01:002014-05-13T03:29:05.317+01:00When I saw the title, I knew I had heard of this, ...When I saw the title, I knew I had heard of this, still not sure where, except I remember the mention of it winning the Edgar. I will seek it out sometime, maybe even check the book sale first, because there was a Soho edition of the book a good while ago. Or go for a used paper copy.<br /><br />I am now reading Skeleton in Search of a Cupboard by Ferrars. I love that title. I am enjoying it a lot.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-70066333233247295172014-05-12T16:33:36.740+01:002014-05-12T16:33:36.740+01:00Well now, I think 'A couple of them had cotton...Well now, I think 'A couple of them had cotton ramis on' is a detailed sentence, and obviously one I thought was self-explanatory. And then a mention of shirts as well...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-48812987707896262182014-05-12T16:31:45.532+01:002014-05-12T16:31:45.532+01:00I'm so glad you've read her too, and that ...I'm so glad you've read her too, and that you thought the same as me. And delighted to have a recommendation for the next book to read by her.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-76237118170638657562014-05-12T13:19:09.553+01:002014-05-12T13:19:09.553+01:00An interesting book, but as the barricades have no...An interesting book, but as the barricades have now been erected on the CCL doors, I'll have to note it down for future reference.<br />You didn't discuss the native garb in any detail, just thought I'd mention it!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-58062412004660539382014-05-12T13:14:52.737+01:002014-05-12T13:14:52.737+01:00Moira - I've recently discovered Charlotte Jay...Moira - I've recently discovered Charlotte Jay myself. And I think you're right that her writing can be eerie and spooky. There's this real sense of menace that she manages to convey I think. You see it in <i>Arms of Adonis</i>, which takes place in Lebanon, too. I think she's under-rated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com