tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post3680919161761092206..comments2024-03-28T05:11:15.109-04:00Comments on Avid Reader's Musings: Pairing Books with Movies: Excellent WomenMelissa (Avid Reader)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-16546704673541660692015-01-16T15:27:59.597-05:002015-01-16T15:27:59.597-05:00Stephanie - That's so true, different strokes ...Stephanie - That's so true, different strokes for different folks. But I try never to dismiss any author after only one book. Especially because my reading could be affected by my mood, etc. I'll check out Thomas' suggestions! Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-78063720583120836492015-01-14T18:50:51.345-05:002015-01-14T18:50:51.345-05:00She's a somewhat newer discovery for me and I&...She's a somewhat newer discovery for me and I've only read one other of her books - No Fond Return of Love - but I think the MC in that book is more problematic than Mildred, lol! I did not like it as well as Excellent Women. I have heard Some Tame Gazelle and Quartet in Autumn mentioned frequently as two of her best. Thomas at My Porch is a Pym fan and maybe even did a Pym read-along at some point? Anyway he's reviewed quite a number of her books on his blog:http://myporchblog.blogspot.com/p/books-read-authors-o-s.html And heck maybe she's just not your cup of tea and that's cool:0)! I was pretty charmed by her writing style and maybe that made me gloss over some character wonkiness.Rudejasperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08262824398753157757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-82003261194518078182015-01-14T08:57:30.716-05:002015-01-14T08:57:30.716-05:00Trisha - I love it. I just started the third seaso...Trisha - I love it. I just started the third season. <br /><br />Stephanie Shepherd - I really enjoyed Mildred by the middle of the novel, but I felt like she completely changed by the end and was happy to settle for anything. It didn't click with me, but I would love it if you could recommend another of her books that you enjoy. I'm definitely up for giving her another shot. <br /><br />Melissa - I think I'll try another one of Pym's novels and see if it works for me. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-22973542776016047432015-01-11T09:01:31.481-05:002015-01-11T09:01:31.481-05:00I've only read one of Barbara Pym's novels...I've only read one of Barbara Pym's novels, and it was Excellent Women. I liked it more than you did (I think I gave it four stars) but still haven't tried another of Pym's works. Maybe I'll do that this year. <br /><br />Still haven't watched Call the Midwife, even though I've heard so many great things about it. Melissa @ Confessions of an Avid Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320886752332455903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-60079642834394200922015-01-11T00:28:18.031-05:002015-01-11T00:28:18.031-05:00I was so excited to see a Barbara Pym being review...I was so excited to see a Barbara Pym being reviewed and then kind of bummed that you weren't crazy about it. It's kind of great how very differently each reader relates to books and characters. I definitely took the book as a mild satire, that was chastising the way single women were viewed and "used" during that time. I found Mildred to be delightful, witty and insightful of others as well as her society. At the start of the book she is cast by herself and society into a role she is initially numbly content with but the appearance of the Napiers in her life and the drama they bring convince her to make a change. I thought she had a ton of personality which we the reader were allowed to see through her narration but which she kept mostly masked in her "role" as an excellent woman. Anyway, obviously I loved it since I am nattering away about it, lol, and am sorry it didn't speak to you in the same way. That's the way books go!Rudejasperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08262824398753157757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481406859587493585.post-16463333564458385402015-01-09T22:21:43.746-05:002015-01-09T22:21:43.746-05:00I have Call the Midwife on my list of to-watch sho...I have Call the Midwife on my list of to-watch shows. It seems quirky.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13917705393662132891noreply@blogger.com