Comments for fourth edition

Comment on Lost Boy? Lost Girl. by bells

bells — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:06:04 +0000

I don’t quite remember Lost Boys but I know my slightly younger sister loved it. I really couldn’t tell you what it was about. No idea why as everyone around me connected with it very much.

But the thought of Ewan McGregor….oh i’m not sure I’ll ever be ready for that. Do you know there are kids who have never seen Trainspotting? Shocking.

Comment on A Thoughtful Present by Louise Schelde Jensen

Louise Schelde Jensen — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:38:18 +0000

Jo, den er helt fantastisk. Nu huskede du at give din kæreste mand et ordentlig smækkys for den – det er jo næsten bedre en Interflora ;0)

Comment on Books 2010: Ishiguro, Larsson by xtian duckworth

xtian duckworth — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:03:21 +0000

The Girl with the Dragon tattoo/Men who hate women has the distinction of being the only book I have ever bought and thrown in a dustbin half read. I bought it at the airport on my way to Denmark last year and threw it in a bin at Copenhagen Airport having decided that life is too short to wade through descriptions of such unpleasant encounters with details that I’d really rather not know.

Comment on Books 2010: Ishiguro, Larsson by Meg

Meg — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:46:30 +0000

I’ve been waiting to hear what you thought of the Larsson. I tried reading it last year after numerous rave reviews, but I couldn’t get into it. Way too many characters whose relationships were no more than a list without reason and a plot that I didn’t care to see advanced. It felt very contrived for me, and I quit after no more than 100 pages. It wasn’t badly written, just not my thing. I’m glad that someone else feels similarly, especially after so much hype.

Comment on Knitting & Reading by Karie

Karie — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:27:25 +0000

@Jodi: Rec promptly written down.

@DKen: well, well, uhm .. it’s an acquired taste I guess ..

@KOL: thank you!

Comment on Knitting & Reading by Knitting Out Loud

Knitting Out Loud — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:16:13 +0000

I LOVED Never Let Me Go and can’t get into Girl With A Dragon Tattoo, but really enjoy your blog!

Comment on Knitting & Reading by Darth Ken

Darth Ken — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:36:21 +0000

I will *never* get why “smells faintly of sheep” is a good thing ;)

Comment on Knitting & Reading by Jodi

Jodi — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:26:14 +0000

I’m with you on “Never Let Me Go.” I think many people imported their memories of reading “The Remains of the Day” into their reviews of this book. It also would have benefited from tighter editing.

Hmmm… curious to see what you think of “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” Not my favorite, but it had some moments. It’s a thriller, not literary fiction — I wish I had kept that in mind as I read it.

I do, however, recommend “The Glass Room,” by Simon Mawer, which I just read. It’s not up there with Byatt’s latest, for example, but it brought something to the table, and I can see why it was considered for the Booker Prize.

Comment on A Thoughtful Present by Kathleen

Kathleen — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:57:27 +0000

That’s a lovely present!
I don’t so much think you’ve mis-placed your project bag as I’d *like* to think you’ve mis-placed it. I can’t stand the thought of someone taking it. xx K

Comment on A Thoughtful Present by Karie

Karie — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:20:38 +0000

Louise, er den ikke bare lækker?! Suk.