tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post9007160596057581171..comments2024-03-18T17:49:52.065+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: Two Very Different Ladies That Love Balzac-Mel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-52516204975315096502009-08-30T12:47:35.827+08:002009-08-30T12:47:35.827+08:00Paperback Reader-I just signed up for the Chinese ...Paperback Reader-I just signed up for the Chinese Challenge and will read two more of Dai Sijie's works for it<br /><br />Dorothy-This was my first Brookner novel-I really enjoyed it a lot and will read others-I think there are 22 more!<br /><br />Suko-yes my TBR is growing also...<br /><br />Jessica-thank you very much<br /><br />Dianne-I will read Strangers when it comes out in paperback<br /><br />Crafty Green Poet-have you read other works by <br />Dai Sijie? What would you suggest I read as my second Brookner novel-am looking for another work about a book centered central character like Dr Weiss.Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-86441292230043326392009-08-29T18:00:53.728+08:002009-08-29T18:00:53.728+08:00I really enjoyed Balzac and the Little Chinese Sea...I really enjoyed Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. I've read a few Anita Brookner novels and will look out for this one - it sounds interesting!Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-68066215588841006262009-08-25T21:01:05.701+08:002009-08-25T21:01:05.701+08:00I have not read either of these, but I did enjoy B...I have not read either of these, but I did enjoy Brookner's latest book: Strangers.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-26426944629035237562009-08-25T04:52:24.535+08:002009-08-25T04:52:24.535+08:00I have an award for you here:
http://abookloversdi...I have an award for you here:<br />http://abookloversdiary.blogspot.com/2009/08/awards-lemonade-lets-be-friends-super.html<br /><br />I hope you don't mind. :)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04013592464881717371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-50301970441451758422009-08-25T01:16:43.066+08:002009-08-25T01:16:43.066+08:00It's difficult for me to read your review of B...It's difficult for me to read your review of <i>Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress</i> without wanting to add it to my TBR stack, which has now become an insurmountable mountain!Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-81789221654984290082009-08-24T23:23:29.591+08:002009-08-24T23:23:29.591+08:00Ooh, did my comment go through? I'm not entire...Ooh, did my comment go through? I'm not entirely sure. I just wanted to say you make the Brookner novel sound particularly good -- I think I'd really enjoy it!Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-28421844932470150302009-08-24T22:50:25.650+08:002009-08-24T22:50:25.650+08:00Mel, I haven't read any more Dai Sijie but wou...Mel, I haven't read any more Dai Sijie but would like to. I'll keep an eye out for your reviews in case you manage to read them first.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-73797575420263351162009-08-24T22:45:24.439+08:002009-08-24T22:45:24.439+08:00Verbivore-I am 30 pages into The Keep Sake by Kris...Verbivore-I am 30 pages into The Keep Sake by Kristy Gunn-I really like it-thanks for the recommendation-I will read her first book Rain soon.Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-6781690966467672222009-08-24T22:34:40.493+08:002009-08-24T22:34:40.493+08:00Balzac wrote very fast and had a team of helpers t...Balzac wrote very fast and had a team of helpers to work on some of his works with him which may account for the uneven quality of his work. Maybe the little seamstress has learned a lesson the beyond Balzac through him-<br /><br />Amateur Reader-thank you for helping us with translation suggestions<br /><br />Table Talk-not sure how many Brookner's in a row I could deal with!<br /><br />Paperback Reader-have you read any of the author's other works yet?-thanks for your kind remarksMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-85756060592858682442009-08-24T22:31:16.211+08:002009-08-24T22:31:16.211+08:00I really enjoyed The Little Chinese Seamstress whe...I really enjoyed The Little Chinese Seamstress when I read it a few years ago, and now will have to check out the Brookner novel.Verbivorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07722769592386222357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-89184192457715686052009-08-24T22:21:41.802+08:002009-08-24T22:21:41.802+08:00"She said she had learnt one thing from Balza..."She said she had learnt one thing from Balzac: that a woman's beauty is a treasure beyond price."<br /><br />With all the Balzac I have read, I missed that lesson! Very little in Balzac's highly monetized world is beyond price.<br /><br />Table Talk, Balzac was, often, a clumsy writer, so it may not have been the translation. Still, the Kathleen Raine versions of <i>Lost Illusions</i> and <i>Cousin Bette</i> probably can't be improved much. And the Penguin <i>Eugénie Grandet</i> is anything but clumsy, flawless Balzac.Amateur Readerhttp://wutheringexpectations.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-15030803153298061802009-08-24T18:49:03.338+08:002009-08-24T18:49:03.338+08:00What a fabulous review!
I have read Balzac and th...What a fabulous review!<br /><br />I have read Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress and loved it.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-67353121057535886382009-08-24T15:45:04.044+08:002009-08-24T15:45:04.044+08:00I haven't read either of these and have a very...I haven't read either of these and have a very mixed history with Balzac. I think the latter was down to bad translations as much as anything. In fact I've had problems with translations from the French all round, so if you have any good translators whose work you can recommend, I'd be very grateful. Brookner became too much for me when I tried to read her work in any quantity. I loved 'Hotel du Lac' but then found that she seemed to be recycling the same characters and situations. Perhaps the time has come to go back and see if I can change my opinion.Table Talkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06132815228630780151noreply@blogger.com