tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post7069566631753689026..comments2023-12-19T13:11:31.497-06:00Comments on TBR 313: A woman with too much time on her handsLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-37089969913637253542015-01-11T21:18:32.417-06:002015-01-11T21:18:32.417-06:00I thought I remembered that this is one of your fa...I thought I remembered that this is one of your favorites! I didn't like Wilmet much at first, but by the end I really sympathized with her. I am stretching my Pyms out, with time between each one to appreciate it properly!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-24360825454039980402015-01-11T21:12:58.916-06:002015-01-11T21:12:58.916-06:00I think that definitely might have been a factor, ...I think that definitely might have been a factor, for "Noddy" maybe even more than Wilmet. I did wonder if Sybil had some idea what was going on with those night meetings of Rodney's.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-24731369500869115972015-01-11T21:11:29.304-06:002015-01-11T21:11:29.304-06:00Karen, I've found blogging very helpful for ke...Karen, I've found blogging very helpful for keeping books straight! I know that I read some of Pym's books years ago, but I have no memory at all of which ones.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-72823392965184034762015-01-11T20:35:29.790-06:002015-01-11T20:35:29.790-06:00I absolutely love this book and it is also right b...I absolutely love this book and it is also right behind Excellent Women for me in terms of Pym favorites. It is so funny yet so melancholy and just everything I love about Pym. I didn't read her at all last year so hope to read one of her novels soon.Anbolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080054175904900094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-64053918674342510932015-01-11T13:11:55.788-06:002015-01-11T13:11:55.788-06:00I thought that perhaps some of Sybil's motivat...I thought that perhaps some of Sybil's motivation in booting out Rodney and Wilmet was so that her daughter-in-law would get a life! Obviously, I didn't warm to her quite as much as you did. ;-)Debbie Rodgers @Exurbanishttp://www.exurbanis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-50490684425442541462015-01-11T10:35:05.152-06:002015-01-11T10:35:05.152-06:00I've read this one but for the life of me coul...I've read this one but for the life of me could not remember the plot at all! I love reading Barbara Pym but sometimes they all tend to run together after I've finished them. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-21765125585190332332015-01-10T15:17:37.174-06:002015-01-10T15:17:37.174-06:00Cat, there are also Miss Hamton & Miss Bent in...Cat, there are also Miss Hamton & Miss Bent in Angela Thirkell's novels. I think they're introduced in Northbridge Rectory (1941), and they show up regularly in the later books - with their book dog, whose name is changed in every book.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-19233476535498848622015-01-10T15:11:42.343-06:002015-01-10T15:11:42.343-06:00Aarti, it's presented so matter-of-factly, exc...Aarti, it's presented so matter-of-factly, except for poor Wilmet, whose romantic fantasies come crashing to the ground. I collected several of her books for the reading week a couple of years ago, and there's still a little section of Pym in the TBR stacks.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-78152053490894967682015-01-10T15:04:08.842-06:002015-01-10T15:04:08.842-06:00JoAnn, I think you mentioned there's a list so...JoAnn, I think you mentioned there's a list somewhere of the cameos. Do you remember the Cashes from another book?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-33289843534750109722015-01-10T15:03:14.448-06:002015-01-10T15:03:14.448-06:00vicki, I didn't like Wilmet at first - but I r...vicki, I didn't like Wilmet at first - but I really came to appreciate her as the story went on. I think this ranks right behind Excellent Women on my list.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-75291978306907163852015-01-10T13:32:36.577-06:002015-01-10T13:32:36.577-06:00I was also surprised that Piers' relationship ...I was also surprised that Piers' relationship was made quite clear but then a short time after reading this one I read of another lesbian couple in one of Josephine Bell's crime stories - also the 1950's. Perhaps not as taboo as we think.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391899740930810224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-64167036063077854682015-01-10T11:29:02.777-06:002015-01-10T11:29:02.777-06:00I really enjoyed this book! I remember NOTHING ab...I really enjoyed this book! I remember NOTHING about Piers being gay, though, so I either don't remember the book at all or I missed some really big clues in my reading. Yikes.<br /><br />I have been thinking that I should read Pym again soon - I really like her stories.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-87341508336618975852015-01-10T07:43:53.564-06:002015-01-10T07:43:53.564-06:00I enjoyed this novel quite a bit, and always love ...I enjoyed this novel quite a bit, and always love it when Pym's characters from other novels make cameo appearances!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-8571179011182949492015-01-09T22:23:14.898-06:002015-01-09T22:23:14.898-06:00Another Pym I haven't read but am obviously go...Another Pym I haven't read but am obviously going to really, really enjoy when I get to it. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.com