tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post1205027611309392586..comments2023-12-19T13:11:31.497-06:00Comments on TBR 313: Less Than Angels, by Barbara PymLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-25797578582687007222016-01-28T21:38:32.229-06:002016-01-28T21:38:32.229-06:00I'm sorry you didn't get on better with Mi...I'm sorry you didn't get on better with Mildred, she's one of my favorite characters. I haven't loved all her books either, though - and there are some later ones, "finished" by her literary executor, about which I have my doubts.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-12125141611700299232016-01-28T21:37:17.691-06:002016-01-28T21:37:17.691-06:00Alex, sadly that sums up 90% of the "tea"...Alex, sadly that sums up 90% of the "tea" served in the US. It's awful, particularly when I travel. Esther would never have had to resign over here - at least for that!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-71026885012393258882016-01-28T21:33:05.657-06:002016-01-28T21:33:05.657-06:00I like to leave some time between her books. She i...I like to leave some time between her books. She is definitely not an author to binge on!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-58742291482356144322016-01-28T15:41:54.402-06:002016-01-28T15:41:54.402-06:00The blogosphere will make a Pym fan of me yet! I r...The blogosphere will make a Pym fan of me yet! I read and didn't love Excellent Women, but you've made this sound wonderful. I think it could make a good book to try again with Barbara Pym.Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-45496653273537449012016-01-28T11:33:31.409-06:002016-01-28T11:33:31.409-06:00I have read far too little Barbara Pym and I reall...I have read far too little Barbara Pym and I really should do something about that. This one sounds as though it would be just the thing for a weekend afternoon round the fire. I have to say, though, that if Esther had offered me tea made in that manner I would have sacked her too.Alexhttp://thinkinginfragments.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-80035372084386001672016-01-28T06:44:51.181-06:002016-01-28T06:44:51.181-06:00It's ages since I read Barbara Pym - I really ...It's ages since I read Barbara Pym - I really must find the time for another of her books soon.Jane @ Beyond Eden Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14568410017337283636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-71034432366904296832016-01-27T21:33:02.094-06:002016-01-27T21:33:02.094-06:00I haven't read An Academic Question yet, but I...I haven't read An Academic Question yet, but I've read the other two, and they're both very good. An Unsuitable Attachment is a little different - several of the characters go off on a trip to Rome! Not a typical Pym setting.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-30453955810790144912016-01-27T21:28:11.749-06:002016-01-27T21:28:11.749-06:00I think I have most of the novels now, thanks to a...I think I have most of the novels now, thanks to a windfall last year at a used-book store. I hope this one is easy to find.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-962458533661262972016-01-27T21:27:34.381-06:002016-01-27T21:27:34.381-06:00Oh Aarti - thank you! I was looking at my paper co...Oh Aarti - thank you! I was looking at my paper copy, and I found not only a mention of Miss Clovis, but also of Digby! I will update my list post-haste :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-90889394779315228442016-01-27T21:26:43.221-06:002016-01-27T21:26:43.221-06:00I have A Few Green Leaves on the shelves as well. ...I have A Few Green Leaves on the shelves as well. The Pym section is still well-stocked :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-28641142866145559172016-01-27T21:26:13.474-06:002016-01-27T21:26:13.474-06:00Oh yes, they spend a lot of time thinking about fo...Oh yes, they spend a lot of time thinking about food and drink - cadging meals from Catherine too! And the restaurant scene is wonderful - where they invited Miss Clovis, and she invited Miss Lydgate to join them - and the poor young men with only a pound and some odd shillings between them :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-5015148905552055542016-01-27T18:58:37.337-06:002016-01-27T18:58:37.337-06:00"Ironic, shrewd and a bit sad" does soun..."Ironic, shrewd and a bit sad" does sound like a Pym novel. I like her writing so much! This is one of her novels that I am looking forward to reading sometime this year. I hope. I also really want to read either No Fond Return of Love or An Unsuitable Attachment. Or maybe An Academic Question. Have you read any or all of those? Is one better than the rest? I'm just wondering which one to buy next. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-39455157359052763342016-01-27T17:52:45.168-06:002016-01-27T17:52:45.168-06:00I've read most of her books, but not this one,...I've read most of her books, but not this one, in fact I don't even remember hearing about it before. I'll track it down. Thanks.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138715309807238198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-57484149482929109002016-01-27T09:44:29.857-06:002016-01-27T09:44:29.857-06:00I just finished a Pym novel myself! I read An Uns...I just finished a Pym novel myself! I read An Unsuitable Attachment, and the anthropologists are present there, too (though Esther, I believe, is still in the Learned Society). I'll have to look this one up - I actually think I have it on Kindle, so shouldn't be too difficult :-)<br /><br />I would say that ALL of Pym's novels meet the description by the Kirkus Review. At least, the ones that I have read.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-21316112866105380962016-01-27T07:49:07.052-06:002016-01-27T07:49:07.052-06:00I haven't read Pym in a couple of years and mi...I haven't read Pym in a couple of years and miss her!! Familiar character mentions are always fun and I love when they make cameo appearances. Have not read Less Than Angels and it sounds wonderful. A Few Green Leaves waiting on my shelf at home.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-46126988004228869892016-01-27T07:12:17.737-06:002016-01-27T07:12:17.737-06:00This was the first, and still the only, Barbara Py...This was the first, and still the only, Barbara Pym book I've read, although I am hoping to read another one soon. I loved Catherine too, but I also thought Mark and Digby were fun - I remember enjoying the scene in the restaurant where they're trying to order all the cheapest things on the menu!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618973352348296555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-81940845232355418662016-01-26T21:07:19.089-06:002016-01-26T21:07:19.089-06:00Cue the Twilight Zone music - and after we were bo...Cue the Twilight Zone music - and after we were both just reading a Margery Sharp book :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-74532215720695806162016-01-26T20:55:28.249-06:002016-01-26T20:55:28.249-06:00Is it spooky that I'm reading a Barbara Pym to...Is it spooky that I'm reading a Barbara Pym too? :)Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.com