tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post7341307185153751353..comments2023-12-19T13:11:31.497-06:00Comments on TBR 313: Troy Chimneys, by Margaret KennedyLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-82750752461778473642015-12-08T21:25:17.645-06:002015-12-08T21:25:17.645-06:00Oh, it didn't ruin the rest of the book at all...Oh, it didn't ruin the rest of the book at all - it's really well done. But it made me sad & mad. I sent you an email with the details (probably more than you wanted to know), to avoid spoilers for those who don't read the end :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-1144048120493436902015-12-08T20:32:48.368-06:002015-12-08T20:32:48.368-06:00But I love family papers! That sounds amazing! Wha...But I love family papers! That sounds amazing! What happens at the end that's so bad it makes the rest of the book not worthwhile???? (I believe you, I am just sad about it.)Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-75003745963988350332015-12-08T17:59:08.964-06:002015-12-08T17:59:08.964-06:00I think I will appreciate this book more on re-rea...I think I will appreciate this book more on re-reading, now that the shock is over. It's partly the stupidity of how it happened (not on Miles's part).Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-37601321355975825072015-12-08T17:57:54.907-06:002015-12-08T17:57:54.907-06:00I haven't read The Moonspinners, but I loved M...I haven't read The Moonspinners, but I loved My Brother Michael - which might be my favorite :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-92098380557702947602015-12-08T08:32:50.744-06:002015-12-08T08:32:50.744-06:00I knew about the ending before I started the book,...I knew about the ending before I started the book, which I think helped. Knowing what was in store, I was able to enjoy how Kennedy got there and I loved the journey. Certainly my favourite of her books that I've read so far.Claire (The Captive Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07430380065718826213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-83236884874632948912015-12-08T07:06:39.856-06:002015-12-08T07:06:39.856-06:00Oh, This Rough Magic! The perfect cure to a traum...Oh, This Rough Magic! The perfect cure to a traumatic reading experience. Have you read The Moonspinners? It might be my favorite.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07878149675832228998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-2695738109732707772015-12-08T07:02:59.190-06:002015-12-08T07:02:59.190-06:00Jane, I thought I remembered reading it had won th...Jane, I thought I remembered reading it had won that prize, and I can see why. It's very good - I should have said so more clearly in my post. I don't want to discourage anyone from reading it, and I'd be particularly interested to see what you thought of it.<br /><br />I still have a couple of books ready for Margaret Kennedy Day!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-34857882522153533292015-12-08T06:59:44.768-06:002015-12-08T06:59:44.768-06:00Oh yes, and enjoying it very much! I think I'l...Oh yes, and enjoying it very much! I think I'll have to find a copy of The Tempest as well. I've seen it on stage (in Stratford, no less) but I don't think I've ever read it.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-67640012046889503082015-12-08T06:58:52.493-06:002015-12-08T06:58:52.493-06:00It's really well done, and interesting. I'...It's really well done, and interesting. I'm glad I read it, but I'm also glad it wasn't my introduction to Margaret Kennedy. I might say put it further down your reading list?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-22911799467349322392015-12-08T05:28:36.705-06:002015-12-08T05:28:36.705-06:00Oh, how maddening. I've read a rave review of ...Oh, how maddening. I've read a rave review of this book, I knew it had won the John Tait Black Memorial Prize, and so I was saving it for Margaret Kennedy Day. <br /><br />Dolphins sound much more fun, particularly as I'm sat in an office with the sun shining through the window and wind blowing through the trees that will take the temperature right down when I step outside.Jane @ Beyond Eden Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14568410017337283636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-41872794444729937382015-12-07T23:13:50.835-06:002015-12-07T23:13:50.835-06:00Be not afeard. The isle is full of noises,
Sounds,...Be not afeard. The isle is full of noises,<br />Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.<br /><br />(don't mind me, I'm just excited that you're reading This Rough Magic)Susan Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-50253043624025152772015-12-07T20:29:03.356-06:002015-12-07T20:29:03.356-06:00I've been longing to read another Margaret Ken...I've been longing to read another Margaret Kennedy, after meeting her last year ... but maybe not this one?Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.com