tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post1587488633541545591..comments2023-12-19T13:11:31.497-06:00Comments on TBR 313: Clever womenLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-56997976204066121002013-06-11T06:06:50.403-05:002013-06-11T06:06:50.403-05:00Anbolyn, I did find it hard to keep track of some ...Anbolyn, I did find it hard to keep track of some of the minor characters (Fanny's children, the neighboring families), but the major characters are so well-drawn that they really stand out. I remember with The Daisy Chain I had to make a list of those 11 kids, to keep them straight at first.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-36932682696725030112013-06-10T23:26:16.833-05:002013-06-10T23:26:16.833-05:00What a really interesting mix of characters here! ...What a really interesting mix of characters here! Does it get too overwhelming (like Trollope does for me) or are you able to keep them all straight? I have The Daisy Chain on my iPad for someday.Anbolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080054175904900094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-6713201014520579172013-06-10T18:26:58.674-05:002013-06-10T18:26:58.674-05:00elizabeth, I bet you'll enjoy this, mastered s...elizabeth, I bet you'll enjoy this, mastered souls and all! I was thinking today that Rachel is in danger of becoming a female version of Philip Morville - at least her mentors preserve her from that.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-30210763506223105752013-06-10T15:11:12.646-05:002013-06-10T15:11:12.646-05:00I've had The Clever Woman in my to-read pile f...I've had The Clever Woman in my to-read pile for a while, and now that I've read your review I think I'm going to read it next. It sounds wonderful, even with the mastered souls concept -- I knew that was going to be in there and was a little worried about it! elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825540813779206354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-27925264462701778782013-06-10T06:11:34.333-05:002013-06-10T06:11:34.333-05:00As far as I'm concerned we can, though I may b...As far as I'm concerned we can, though I may be a bit biased! I did like The Heir so much - it's a bit more serious than this one. Elizabeth has a brilliant post about it on The Bamboo Bookcase.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-26012715069693082382013-06-09T23:20:42.797-05:002013-06-09T23:20:42.797-05:00This sounds just my type of book (which is alarmin...This sounds just my type of book (which is alarming - can one really be a fan of surplus women novels without being thought rather odd?!), apart from the whole shaping-women's-souls-by-men-thing. I have downloaded the Heir of Redclyffe, so really must go and try her out.skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.com