tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post1237995770078797308..comments2024-03-29T04:12:48.987+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: "A Telephone Call" by Dorothy ParkerMel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-21856929419178488832010-07-21T09:07:10.468+08:002010-07-21T09:07:10.468+08:00I really like Dorothy Parker - when I'm in the...I really like Dorothy Parker - when I'm in the right mood for her. (And a cigarette in one hand and whiskey in the other probably helps to get there... ;-) )<br /><br />And I really find her stories very verbal. I have some compiled in an audio book which I really like and when reading other stories of her I really do tend to read them aloud. They need voices, I think.Journeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379779166331689321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-17529754599261502522010-07-09T01:18:01.837+08:002010-07-09T01:18:01.837+08:00I hope you read something else by Parker at some p...I hope you read something else by Parker at some point. I'm a big fan and though some of her shortest pieces can feel trite, she wrote quite a few wonderful short stories. Give her another chance!Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-83059908037900834192010-07-06T15:53:57.579+08:002010-07-06T15:53:57.579+08:00This is a great short story. It's actually the...This is a great short story. It's actually the first one included in the book "Points of View" that I reviewed a few days ago. It's writers like her that make it a dream of mine to be published in "The New Yorker" someday. Excellent choice.Isaac7985https://www.blogger.com/profile/06066893766831654242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-62597390038126898142010-07-06T12:20:36.259+08:002010-07-06T12:20:36.259+08:00Yes, Parker is very easy reading, especially when ...Yes, Parker is very easy reading, especially when set next to Mansfield and Woolf. Her wit is less refined, but no less sharp (she's "verse," they are poetry).I went through a huge Dorothy Parker phase in high school--to the point where my "Portable" collection of her work fell to pieces. I suspect that the Archives of The New Yorker's website might have some of her stuff available online...<br />As always, a dead-on review Mel. Thanks.dshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07616750784052488695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-38010971229296437842010-07-05T10:42:47.957+08:002010-07-05T10:42:47.957+08:00Oh, interesting! The plot of this short story is s...Oh, interesting! The plot of this short story is so simple, but it sounds like a joy to read.Emidy @ Une Parolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424121360029235229noreply@blogger.com