tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post2245935511066381530..comments2023-11-05T19:08:10.849-08:00Comments on Booked for LIfe: Back to the Classics Challenge: Trilby Ruthiellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-87800934568664889802020-09-25T21:55:19.078-07:002020-09-25T21:55:19.078-07:00Thanks for the comment CLM! I would be interested ...Thanks for the comment CLM! I would be interested to hear what you think of this book, should you ever get to it. I know what you mean about other books getting in the way. I've owned this copy for YEARS! I bought it on a whim at a library sale. Glad I finally got to it. :DRuthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-45926756371257880132020-09-12T19:10:22.368-07:002020-09-12T19:10:22.368-07:00I've always meant to read this. I read Daphne ...I've always meant to read this. I read Daphne du Maurier's memoir recently and that renewed my interest but (as so often happens) all the piles of books I own and library books got in the way. It was very interesting to read how it struck you!<br /><br />ConstanceCLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-34326013488033884042020-08-16T08:43:47.674-07:002020-08-16T08:43:47.674-07:00Thanks for the comment Jane! Glad I could be of s...Thanks for the comment Jane! Glad I could be of service giving you a plot summary. I think you can safely skip this one (or just read the Wikipedia entry. ha ha). <br /><br />I do get annoyed when authors try to convey accent phonetically. It is almost always impossible to read. Why not just write "he said in German accented French"? I think one of the few times it worked from me was Their Eyes Were Watching God, because all the dialogue was in American vernacular and the usage was consistent through out. Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-48162298346414759132020-08-16T08:39:17.533-07:002020-08-16T08:39:17.533-07:00Hi Janakay! Thanks for stopping by. I have a few D...Hi Janakay! Thanks for stopping by. I have a few Daphne books to catch up on too. The House on the Strand will probably be next. Plus I have a collection of her short stories to read. I'll be interested to hear your opinion of The Parasites. She certainly came from an interesting and talented family. Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-36999853190859587312020-08-12T12:25:27.230-07:002020-08-12T12:25:27.230-07:00This was on my TBR list for years - I love Daphne ...This was on my TBR list for years - I love Daphne duMaurier and thought it would be a kick to read. I started it and then stopped because of the antisemitism. I had heard of the character Svengali for ages, but hadn't realized how bad the portrait was. I decided there were enough good classics in the world for me to read and didn't need to read this one.<br /><br />That said, this was an excellent review - gave me a flavor and feel for the plot without having to actually read it.<br /><br />Like you, "untranslated French written phonetically in a German accent" is not for me!!!!!JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-33621392237076830212020-08-10T11:45:26.235-07:002020-08-10T11:45:26.235-07:00Hi Ruthiella: delighted to catch up with you again...Hi Ruthiella: delighted to catch up with you again (having my usual browser problem with your blog). I enjoyed the review, although I have to admit that I'll probably never get around to this one, as I'm busy catching up on some of the more obscure books written by Daphne herself. Right now I'm stalled out on "The Parasites," which I selected for the Back to the Classics Challenge. It's supposed to be highly autobiographical. So far, it's not thrilling me, but I'm only on page 20 or so!Janakay @ You Might as Well Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01154411723540805217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-66927375134645381122020-08-02T14:23:20.570-07:002020-08-02T14:23:20.570-07:00Hi Judith! I made a boo-boo in my post (that I'...Hi Judith! I made a boo-boo in my post (that I've since corrected). He was her grandfather. I added a generation...I guess I will have to fire my proof reader, ha ha. :)<br /><br />I think that Daphne came from quite an artistic family and probably was both inspired and encouraged by her family to write. I have to find a good biography of her to read once I've read one or two more of her novels, I think. Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-17116626438117383782020-08-02T14:20:23.483-07:002020-08-02T14:20:23.483-07:00Thanks for the comment reese. I really enjoy findi...Thanks for the comment reese. I really enjoy finding out literary trivia like that. And I find it fascinating how these terms pervade the language long after the source material has faded from public knowledge. <br /><br />Yeah, antisemitism is always such a jolt...but also good for modern readers to know just how casual and pervasive it was.Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-14884353413380177162020-08-02T14:17:35.821-07:002020-08-02T14:17:35.821-07:00Hi Kathy! I made a typo - George was Daphne's ...Hi Kathy! I made a typo - George was Daphne's grandfather - not great-grandfather. Oops! I believe he was more known as a cartoonist in his time but of the few books he wrote, they were quite well known and well adapted in theater, opera and later cinema.<br /><br />Rebecca is worth reading for sure. Maybe for next year's Back to the Classics Challenge? But there is just so much out there, right? "DRuthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-20376964928855375592020-08-02T14:15:15.211-07:002020-08-02T14:15:15.211-07:00I goofed, He was her grandfather - not great-grand...I goofed, He was her grandfather - not great-grandfather. But the rest is true enough! I love learning little tidbits like that. :DRuthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-90243035578511357462020-08-02T14:14:21.852-07:002020-08-02T14:14:21.852-07:00Thanks for the comment jenclair! Who knows, maybe ...Thanks for the comment jenclair! Who knows, maybe this trivial knowledge will someday serve you well! :D Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-40501971110882948632020-08-01T16:56:52.445-07:002020-08-01T16:56:52.445-07:00Ruthiella,
So wonderful to catch up with your read...Ruthiella,<br />So wonderful to catch up with your reading. I'm astounded that Daphne's great-grandfather was writing in the mid-late 1800s? Daphne was so, so much older than I, yet my great-grandparents could have been writing in the same era, if they were writers. Astounding, and interesting. I wonder if Daphne was inspired by the fact her great grandfather was a writer? Anyway, so glad to hear from you.Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-75078499826019219112020-07-31T09:43:00.432-07:002020-07-31T09:43:00.432-07:00I didn't know that about Svengali. Interesting...I didn't know that about Svengali. Interesting! I hadn't thought about it I suppose, but I would have guessed he was a real person, like Mesmer, or something.<br /><br />Pity about the anti-Semitism. There was so much of it back then, it's hard to escape entirely. Even Pontoppidan writing just a little later, who definitely meant well, wasn't entirely free of it.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-45828423274594631372020-07-31T09:42:44.923-07:002020-07-31T09:42:44.923-07:00Hi Ruthiella, Interesting that Daphne DuMaurier...Hi Ruthiella, Interesting that Daphne DuMaurier's great grandfather was also a writer, though it sounds like the great grandauughter was much more talented. Reminds me that I have never read Rebecca and I should.Kathy's Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967595794483824444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-52435679096860583102020-07-31T09:34:04.439-07:002020-07-31T09:34:04.439-07:00I didn't know Daphne du Maurier's great gr...I didn't know Daphne du Maurier's great grandfather was also a writer. Or that he originated the term Svengali. Learn something new everyday. ;DLark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-927098956199060247.post-6886478880852892872020-07-31T08:43:47.043-07:002020-07-31T08:43:47.043-07:00Trilby is a title that I'm familiar with throu...Trilby is a title that I'm familiar with through its connection to the Du Mauriers, but I never knew about the plot. Oh dear, I don't participate in enough pub quizzes or games of Trivial Pursuit to justify actually reading this one. :) Thanks for the plot outline and the "not to mentions"! jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.com