tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317851637687489569.post6063026181726966778..comments2023-05-29T11:36:32.736-04:00Comments on The Wingchair Traveller: Cranford: A Review of the First HalfSusan E. Harris-Gamardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02762043866907370527noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317851637687489569.post-65734660878577772122010-06-16T11:52:42.571-04:002010-06-16T11:52:42.571-04:00Thanks Shelley! I just checked out your blogs and...Thanks Shelley! I just checked out your blogs and noticed we have similar tastes!Susan E. Harris-Gamardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762043866907370527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317851637687489569.post-54259251766354793322010-06-16T11:50:52.280-04:002010-06-16T11:50:52.280-04:00Sometimes I wish I could have read the novel first...Sometimes I wish I could have read the novel first, Shelley. I am anxious to read something else by Gaskell. Anyone have any suggestions?Susan E. Harris-Gamardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762043866907370527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317851637687489569.post-5518263060610739622010-06-16T11:44:54.762-04:002010-06-16T11:44:54.762-04:00P.S. I love your music playlist! Lots of my favor...P.S. I love your music playlist! Lots of my favorites on there.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408471966661831444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317851637687489569.post-62368326713564667832010-06-16T11:40:04.516-04:002010-06-16T11:40:04.516-04:00I had to opposite experience as you--I watched the...I had to opposite experience as you--I watched the movie after reading the book and I kept thinking "Who are all these extra people?" I loved them both though. I loved the book from beginning to end and I'm looking forward to reading more by her.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18408471966661831444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317851637687489569.post-45309884632299564082010-06-16T09:32:52.335-04:002010-06-16T09:32:52.335-04:00Yes, Whitney, Jane, definitely!!Yes, Whitney, Jane, definitely!!Susan E. Harris-Gamardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762043866907370527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317851637687489569.post-41482248354944746892010-06-15T21:43:05.064-04:002010-06-15T21:43:05.064-04:00It's always risky watching the movie before re...It's always risky watching the movie before reading the book, it sets your expectations to all different levels. <br /><br />I'm loving Matty too! She reminds me a bit of Jane Bennet.Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05929468785993424955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317851637687489569.post-49137477026437681712010-06-15T20:18:48.332-04:002010-06-15T20:18:48.332-04:00Cat-the TV series is very different, but it is gre...Cat-the TV series is very different, but it is great for different reasons. They definitely wrote it for the TV viewer, not the solitary reader, so we have the classic plot fixtures- a romance, humor, a scandal etc. Since I am almost finished with Cranford, I can definitely say I like them both about the same.<br /><br />I think I would have preferred to read this novel one chapter a day!Susan E. Harris-Gamardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762043866907370527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317851637687489569.post-50445203735044920882010-06-15T19:44:18.058-04:002010-06-15T19:44:18.058-04:00I didn't find it slow but that may be because ...I didn't find it slow but that may be because of the way I chose to read it - 1 chapter a day .<br />I'm really beginning to think that I may not like the movie series much if it's so different.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317851637687489569.post-50047635992651636662010-06-15T18:06:21.689-04:002010-06-15T18:06:21.689-04:00Alex, I must have missed Dr. Hoggins entirely! Lik...Alex, I must have missed Dr. Hoggins entirely! Like I said, I did skip some parts, and I wasn't paying attention the first time around! ;)<br />Thanks for all the feedback!<br /><br />Allie, yes, I agree, Gaskell's rhythm is hard to catch at first, but now that I have found it,I am ready to read more of her work.<br /><br />Jessica, yes, definitely not a depressing book. In fact, I found it to be very life-affirming!<br /><br />Avid Reader, Glad somebody else found it slow at first ;) enjoy the second half. It gets better!<br /><br />Thank you everyone for the comments. I appreciate the feedback!Susan E. Harris-Gamardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02762043866907370527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317851637687489569.post-68292656870845176932010-06-15T15:40:51.559-04:002010-06-15T15:40:51.559-04:00Great thoughts on the book. It felt slow to me whe...Great thoughts on the book. It felt slow to me when I started it, so I'm looking forward to the second half.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317851637687489569.post-9180498494972773962010-06-15T14:55:56.870-04:002010-06-15T14:55:56.870-04:00I gree there was a lot of death in the first part ...I gree there was a lot of death in the first part but its not a depressing or in anyway sad book perhaps as you say because people were just more used to it.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08861424110678889637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317851637687489569.post-91016929776154110162010-06-15T12:50:39.548-04:002010-06-15T12:50:39.548-04:00I'm glad you gave it another go! I actually st...I'm glad you gave it another go! I actually started from the beginning twice because I felt I was missing something important since the book jumped so much near the beginning. I think that I have found Gaskell's rhythm and I am beginning to appreciate where she is going.<br /><br />I haven't seen the series yet, but I am definitely planning on it!Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3317851637687489569.post-5724560900720693082010-06-15T10:12:03.823-04:002010-06-15T10:12:03.823-04:00Oh the dangers of watching the movie/series first ...Oh the dangers of watching the movie/series first :) But I do agree with you regarding the Doctor - I guess he was very very loosely based on the book's Dr. Hoggins.<br /><br />What the Doctor in the series brought to the story was a touch of romance, only very lightly approached in the book.Alexhttp://thesleeplessreader.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com