tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post1798768455794458348..comments2024-03-28T05:11:15.109-04:00Comments on Avid Reader's Musings: Cold Comfort FarmMelissa (Avid Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-1601602619116446072012-12-28T16:58:02.140-05:002012-12-28T16:58:02.140-05:00I didn't even finish this one, totally didn...I didn't even finish this one, totally didn't do it for me. Glad I'm not alone!Joanna Hennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07785434072371535931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-8299860773835886992012-05-16T11:14:16.614-04:002012-05-16T11:14:16.614-04:00Melissa Mc - So glad it wasn't just me.
Aman...Melissa Mc - So glad it wasn't just me. <br /><br />Amanda - There were some funny parts, but I agree personal taste has a lot to do with it.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-83134500725913719562012-05-16T09:32:13.125-04:002012-05-16T09:32:13.125-04:00I read this a few years back and at first I didn&#...I read this a few years back and at first I didn't understand what the big deal was, but about 125 pages in, it suddenly got very funny to me. I was snickering at all the little jokes. I don't know. I think it's just a personal taste thing?Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-59701449732456174502012-05-15T17:19:56.032-04:002012-05-15T17:19:56.032-04:00I hated this when I read it a few years ago...I ju...I hated this when I read it a few years ago...I just didn't "get it."Gerbera Daisy Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605934758292568280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-85246542291464548052012-05-14T16:09:31.203-04:002012-05-14T16:09:31.203-04:00Kailana - Can't win them all.
Bookworm1858 - ...Kailana - Can't win them all.<br /><br />Bookworm1858 - I do think I should read another one of her books and see if it works for me. <br /><br />Jenners - At least go into it with lower expectations.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-86802779373894726972012-05-14T14:21:28.837-04:002012-05-14T14:21:28.837-04:00I was considering this for the reasons you stated ...I was considering this for the reasons you stated in the beginning -- that is is known for being funny (which I never expected when I heard the title). But I suspect I might react similar to you so I'm more "cautious" now.Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-91971265761885017422012-05-14T10:46:17.097-04:002012-05-14T10:46:17.097-04:00I actually really loved A Confederacy of Dunces bu...I actually really loved A Confederacy of Dunces but the humor in this one really didn't work for me. It would probably be better if I had read the kinds of books parodied here. I definitely want to try some other Gibbons books though to see if they work better for me.The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-54389077014043467402012-05-14T09:17:27.357-04:002012-05-14T09:17:27.357-04:00That's too bad this didn't work better for...That's too bad this didn't work better for you! I have heard lots about Gibbons, but have yet to read her...Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-3147202447114105162012-05-14T08:58:16.215-04:002012-05-14T08:58:16.215-04:00Nymeth - That's true. I think my expectations ...Nymeth - That's true. I think my expectations were too high. <br /><br />Jeanne - I didn't think about that. Your comment reminds me of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. I've had people tell me they didn't get that one, but I think you have to remember she was parodying the gothic mystery style of the time. <br /><br />annieb - It really is so subjective! I hate comedy clubs because the performer can see whether or not you're laughing, so it feels so forced. If you aren't laughing out loud at all of their bits, they can see you and yell at you!Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-13149218859256295742012-05-14T08:08:51.384-04:002012-05-14T08:08:51.384-04:00I haven't read Cold Comfort Farm and now I pro...I haven't read Cold Comfort Farm and now I probably won't. I didn't like A confederancy of Dunces either when I read it a long time ago. Frankly, I have very bad luck with Pulitzer fiction for some reason. I usually like one in five. I remember your blog a while back about comedy clubs and when I went to one this past weekend and really didn't like it much, I thought of you. In my humble opinion (ha ha) humor is very subjective and personal and too much of it (as in a comedy routine) in one dose becomes boring and forced. Maybe it is the same with a book.anniebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728598854622972187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-57327419943405108152012-05-14T07:23:19.196-04:002012-05-14T07:23:19.196-04:00I think it's much funnier if you've read a...I think it's much funnier if you've read any of the kind of novels that were being published at that time, where progress is inevitable but always helped along by the clear-eyed young people. It's satire of those, but the means is often parody.Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-2550762833566579622012-05-14T04:22:19.848-04:002012-05-14T04:22:19.848-04:00I don't think you're missing anything, it&...I don't think you're missing anything, it's just a matter of personal taste. As you know I'm a big fan of Gibbons in general, but I actually prefer her other novels to this one. Sorry it didn't work for you, but can't love them all, right?Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.com