tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post7062917999509555211..comments2024-03-29T11:36:25.050+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: The Children of Green Knowe by Lucy M BostonClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-87866341389859115452015-03-11T19:02:49.003+00:002015-03-11T19:02:49.003+00:00I know - I don't usually cover books I didn...I know - I don't usually cover books I didn't like, but I was intrigued by this one, and knew that I would be very interested in others' comments....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29556195379317497682015-03-11T19:02:13.160+00:002015-03-11T19:02:13.160+00:00It's funny how we vary - I remember a lot of c...It's funny how we vary - I remember a lot of childhood books really well, I can picture their covers, I can see myself getting them down from a shelf at the library. I remember them better than some adult books. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-78751414371370107262015-03-11T10:07:57.267+00:002015-03-11T10:07:57.267+00:00Moira, I can't help you since I have never rea...Moira, I can't help you since I have never read the author. I think this is one of those rare occasions when you didn't like a book you reviewed.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-41224545261312508142015-03-10T23:01:02.488+00:002015-03-10T23:01:02.488+00:00I liked the book extract, although I doubt if I wo...I liked the book extract, although I doubt if I would like the book. The images are all wonderful. It amazes me that you remember so many books you read as a child. I can remember a couple of adult themed books that I read that my parents did not know about. And some of the mysteries I read as a teenager. And Flicka, Ricka and Dicka. That is about it. I read a lot, unlike the other children in my family. I just don't remember what I read.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-8380673669111702602015-03-10T19:39:51.482+00:002015-03-10T19:39:51.482+00:00You are so right Christine - and there might be so...You are so right Christine - and there might be so many reasons why one story would appeal where another didn't. Bruno Bettelheim would make much of our choices. Our head tells us we all like different books, no big deal, but our heart wants our friends to share our loves....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-84940190372572601712015-03-10T19:32:13.439+00:002015-03-10T19:32:13.439+00:00I think our response to books is primarily emotion...I think our response to books is primarily emotional, and not very rational, so it's quite difficult to persuade someone to change their opinion - and I wouldn't presume to try. I love the Green Knowe books, but I can quite see that they're not to everyone taste. I didn't like The Ardens, or The Runaways, but everyone else raved about them, and I really wish I could see what they see in them...Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-40360231675068488532015-03-10T18:17:14.638+00:002015-03-10T18:17:14.638+00:00The funny thing is, I'm with you this time - e...The funny thing is, I'm with you this time - even though everyone else likes it!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-10376686836540830042015-03-10T18:16:53.279+00:002015-03-10T18:16:53.279+00:00I got two in a Kindle bundle, and one reviewer did...I got two in a Kindle bundle, and one reviewer did complain that they should have put those ones in instead of The River.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-34190397245027181322015-03-10T15:43:06.571+00:002015-03-10T15:43:06.571+00:00I'm with Daniel on this - An Enemy at Green Kn...I'm with Daniel on this - An Enemy at Green Knowe is utterly terrifying and very tightly structured, and 'The Chimneys' is also a satisfying read.Lissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-26860199737157970282015-03-10T15:26:39.885+00:002015-03-10T15:26:39.885+00:00One of the 99-percenters I'm afraid.One of the 99-percenters I'm afraid. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-8938415327681195072015-03-10T13:46:59.899+00:002015-03-10T13:46:59.899+00:00I suppose there's no reason we would all like ...I suppose there's no reason we would all like the same children's books, any more than we all like the same adult fiction. And she could write well, no argument there. Just ... not my book. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-37291197641191525412015-03-10T13:44:05.923+00:002015-03-10T13:44:05.923+00:00I think you might be right Daniel - so many classi...I think you might be right Daniel - so many classic children's books I love - loved then and love now - but this one just didn't do it for me. but just hearing you describe them makes me see I must be missing something....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-16830529809484974702015-03-10T11:38:22.296+00:002015-03-10T11:38:22.296+00:00Moira - It is interesting isn't it how some bo...Moira - It is interesting isn't it how some books/series are extremely popular, but when you go to read them, it's hard to work out why. I've had that experience myself, and I suppose it shows how different individual tastes can be. I am sorry to hear you didn't care for this one, although I have to say I like the description of the house in the snippet you shared. Still, if a story doesn't carry you off, it doesn't. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-2853559681475096462015-03-10T11:24:50.195+00:002015-03-10T11:24:50.195+00:00I'm actually a huge fan of this book, and of A...I'm actually a huge fan of this book, and of An Enemy at Green Knowe (which is really quite surprisingly full-on scary). I also loved The Chimneys of Green Knowe which is about a slave boy and a little blind girl who lived there in around 1800. Not quite so mad about the other books in the series, although Stranger is supposed to be incredibly good and to give one of the best fictional impressions of what it must be like to be a captured wild animal brought to a strange country.<br /><br />But then, I love the idea of the past crossing over with the present and history crossing paths. To me, it's a world I love very much and very deeply - maybe it's a book you need to have read as a child to "get" it. I learned "Green Grow the Rushes, O!" from it, and the cries for St Christopher to "come quickly, come quickly!" still send chills down my spine to remember them.Daniel Milford-Cottamhttps://www.facebook.com/danielmilfordcottamnoreply@blogger.com