tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.comments2024-03-18T17:49:52.065+08:00The Reading LifeMel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger9658125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-21250069999345477382024-03-18T17:49:52.065+08:002024-03-18T17:49:52.065+08:00Buried in Print- I was very initially surprised by...Buried in Print- I was very initially surprised by this story also.Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-45119015366443501622024-03-17T10:29:49.796+08:002024-03-17T10:29:49.796+08:00Buried in Print- have you also read any of the nov...Buried in Print- have you also read any of the novels of Carol Shields? Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-29455606442795090912024-03-17T03:47:38.811+08:002024-03-17T03:47:38.811+08:00How interesting: definitely a worthwhile story!How interesting: definitely a worthwhile story!Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-51227330721300106562024-03-17T03:03:07.238+08:002024-03-17T03:03:07.238+08:00Your enthusiasm is contagious! And I well remember...Your enthusiasm is contagious! And I well remember those early ISSM posts. This year I bought a collection with it in mind specifically...but now that March is here, I find myself preoccupied with other reading and having slowed in all of it...but I'll get there, at least a story or two. (Maeve Brennan)Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-86334578212466374922024-03-17T02:08:36.082+08:002024-03-17T02:08:36.082+08:00I was so surprised to come across this theme in th...I was so surprised to come across this theme in the collection; I'd not remembered her ever writing about the climate crisis (let alone so many years ago, before it was a common topic to see in books and journalism). <br /><br />Nor did I remember just how often she writes about academics and writers and poets and people who just believe in the weight and importance of Words (as this title underscores). It feels like almost every story. <br /><br />Anyway, I'm so pleased you're enjoying her stories, and I noticed in a comment on an earlier post that you're also interested in her novels now! Not to rush the short stories. hehehBuried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-82999326429463874292024-03-17T02:04:25.085+08:002024-03-17T02:04:25.085+08:00This really does seem like another kind of story a...This really does seem like another kind of story altogther, doesn't it. I can imagine reading it at the end of a magazine or something (I wonder if it was ever published like that, as Mavis Gallant's stories were.)<br /><br />But even though it's so short, I still flagged a few lines. Like this one: "By the time the sun burst through, many of the passengers had exchanged names and phone numbers and announced to each other how cleansing a good storm can be, how it sweeps away unspoken hostilities and long-held grudges."Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-17769443093377040782024-03-17T02:01:31.974+08:002024-03-17T02:01:31.974+08:00This story is one that I thought was going to be e...This story is one that I thought was going to be exceptionally difficult to read but, then, she works the wonder of her ending, and it's so much more than I was expecting (still sad, but other feelings too).<br /><br />I also noticed this passage, as an example of how succinct she describes characters: <br />"Oh, how silently those two parents had moved about in their large square rooms, in winter wrapping themselves in shawls, sitting before pots of raspberry-leaf tea and making their / good-natured remarks about the weather, the books they were forever in the middle of, the tiny thunder of politics that flickered from their newspaper, always one day old."<br /><br />That detail, of "always one day old" really struck home for me, underscoring the sense that, if you are moving through time with someone, the way you mark time as a couple is more important than the wider world's marking of time. <br /><br />Thank you for reading along, Mel: it's great to have your company! Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-34910424444286481252024-03-12T06:28:06.760+08:002024-03-12T06:28:06.760+08:00I still remember some scenes from this film: beaut...I still remember some scenes from this film: beautiful. You are definitely into a different project, on the other side of a bunch of musicals! Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-59822930336626211012024-03-12T06:27:03.279+08:002024-03-12T06:27:03.279+08:00Hats off, indeed! I mean, they'd just come off...Hats off, indeed! I mean, they'd just come off in the lagoon anyhow! :-)Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-12574352762251694592024-03-12T04:13:49.972+08:002024-03-12T04:13:49.972+08:00I happen to be in the middle of Zone of Interest r...I happen to be in the middle of Zone of Interest right now (I tend to watch movies over the space of a few days, in short chunks, most of the time) and I can already see how it might make one long to see a movie like Schindler's List again (such a gorgeous and haunting film, and, oh, the musical score, too). Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-70167278138707442192024-03-12T04:09:53.280+08:002024-03-12T04:09:53.280+08:00What a great testiment, that it's still just a...What a great testiment, that it's still just as funny decades later! Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-56598706095947120702024-03-11T06:19:42.125+08:002024-03-11T06:19:42.125+08:00Even though everyone in the playbill looks rather ...Even though everyone in the playbill looks rather grumpy or, at least, out-of-sorts, I wasn't expecting this to be a sad and sombre movie (albeit with some very funny bits). So that took me by surprise, but once I got over that, I really loved it. Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-34419882845580413632024-03-10T09:38:39.148+08:002024-03-10T09:38:39.148+08:00Deb Nance- once I Finish the short stories I hope ...Deb Nance- once I Finish the short stories I hope to also read her novels. Thanks very much for your comment Mel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-5288262186482178802024-03-10T00:30:02.419+08:002024-03-10T00:30:02.419+08:00I have had this collection of short stories on my ...I have had this collection of short stories on my shelf for more than ten and probably fifteen years. I read all of Shields' novels, one after the other, in a row after I discovered the wonder that is this author many years ago, and I asked for her short story collection for Christmas but never got around to reading it.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-68376145759385037932024-03-05T20:11:59.358+08:002024-03-05T20:11:59.358+08:00Buried in Print - her musicals are great to lighte...Buried in Print - her musicals are great to lighten dark moodsMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-66897630636388393432024-03-05T11:48:42.387+08:002024-03-05T11:48:42.387+08:00Buried in Print- visually this is a stunning filmBuried in Print- visually this is a stunning filmMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-54930051114392967392024-03-05T10:52:13.715+08:002024-03-05T10:52:13.715+08:00Buried in Print- I think I could happily watch The...Buried in Print- I think I could happily watch The Wizard of Oz once a monthMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-87807094750312187732024-03-05T03:29:33.773+08:002024-03-05T03:29:33.773+08:00Count me among those who watched it every year. It...Count me among those who watched it every year. It was always interesting to see what parts were included/excluded depending on how the edit worked to make it fit into the time slot!Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-59898589589906204372024-03-05T03:27:29.542+08:002024-03-05T03:27:29.542+08:00I watched this when I first tried to read the book...I watched this when I first tried to read the book (I often get stuck in Dickens, expecting too much of a through-plot) and quite liked it. This restored version was probably extra nice to watch though. Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-79444301533518833652024-03-05T03:12:39.968+08:002024-03-05T03:12:39.968+08:00WOW, that is one impressive list! Were you surpris...WOW, that is one impressive list! Were you surprised how many there were when you started to list them?!<br /><br />I've not commented on your Holdovers post yet, because I've been watching it in quiet moments for a little while now, but I'm heartened to see it's on your list of favourites for the month!Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-77687709270598707062024-03-05T02:59:52.557+08:002024-03-05T02:59:52.557+08:00Bleak House is the Dickens novel that I found most...Bleak House is the Dickens novel that I found most engaging; I hope you're enjoying it too!<br /><br />So nice to see Carol Shields' smiling face on your February post: I'm happy you like her stories so much! Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-37837092914683752592024-03-05T02:47:36.360+08:002024-03-05T02:47:36.360+08:00I'd like to watch more of Rita Hayworth's ...I'd like to watch more of Rita Hayworth's movies! Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-39367911286054556702024-03-01T00:54:49.955+08:002024-03-01T00:54:49.955+08:00Not really. The soap opera took the basic premise ...Not really. The soap opera took the basic premise of rich girl and servant's daughter, that's all. They would never have the guts to show the story as it was written.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-42761710453840602412024-02-28T18:28:01.991+08:002024-02-28T18:28:01.991+08:00Buried in Print. mimic was to me more powerful ...Buried in Print. mimic was to me more powerful by the world wide covid pandemicMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-77408330920592224472024-02-28T11:07:31.886+08:002024-02-28T11:07:31.886+08:00Buried in Print- 3 months ago I had never heard of...Buried in Print- 3 months ago I had never heard of Carol Shields- now she is on my read everything listMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.com