tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post1721554695829787581..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson BurnettDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-57751040814905622102011-03-05T21:14:42.987+00:002011-03-05T21:14:42.987+00:00Love the story of "A Secret Garden" and ...Love the story of "A Secret Garden" and see quotes from it in so many gardening books. I would like to reread it as well, to see if I notice the issues you were mentioning. I remember a wonderful televised version of it ages ago that I used to watch with my daughters. Colin Firth had a small part as Dickon all grown up. We watched it so many times when they were young, it was one of our favorites.Sunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-87433467225306363772011-03-03T23:06:23.003+00:002011-03-03T23:06:23.003+00:00Rambling Fancy - it sounds like we had almost iden...Rambling Fancy - it sounds like we had almost identical reactions, I'm not a mother and the idea of a forgotten child horrifies me...<br /><br />Harriet - I won't be waiting another 2o odd years to read it again. I think my reading was slightly coloured by my feelings about 'The Mystery of Mrs Blencarrow' and also seeing a film version of 'The Secret Garden' on tv a few weeks ago which I didn't really care for. It's a book thats kept its magic for me too, and I wonder what I'll find in it next time.<br /><br />Lynne - I can see why. I think I identified more with Mary now than I did when I was ten, her contrariness is invigorating and I want to think of her growing up to be something marvelous.<br /><br />Audra - I say it's worth it:)<br /><br />Josbookjourney - It's a lovely book, no filmed version I've ever seen has done it justice - well worth reading.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16462516965218548374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-81196720315970921002011-03-03T20:25:04.711+00:002011-03-03T20:25:04.711+00:00I have never read this, only ever seen it on the T...I have never read this, only ever seen it on the TV. Time to rectify that I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-47357813888555499062011-03-03T18:34:41.576+00:002011-03-03T18:34:41.576+00:00I haven't read this as an adult but you have m...I haven't read this as an adult but you have me thinking a reread is in order!Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511122937603890352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-83238593713211357002011-03-03T14:15:58.439+00:002011-03-03T14:15:58.439+00:00I always felt Mary was going to be a late bloomer ...I always felt Mary was going to be a late bloomer on her own some time after the book ends. Loved this novel as a child and loved reading it to my son, who of course idolized Dickon.Lynne Peredniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12602493977652423553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-78537160349323567662011-03-03T08:59:03.508+00:002011-03-03T08:59:03.508+00:00I have re-read this many times over the years and ...I have re-read this many times over the years and it's never lost its magic for me. One of my favorite books of all time. But your comments are interesting, though these things never have occurred to me -- I think I must be stuck in childhood -- or entering my second one!harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-26399231734018455622011-03-03T07:06:47.966+00:002011-03-03T07:06:47.966+00:00A childhood favourite of mine too Hayley! Reading ...A childhood favourite of mine too Hayley! Reading it again as an adult, I was far more horrified by the beginning when you realise she's been abandoned in that house. You're so right too about the ending (I just had to check myself). I pictured Mary as included, and of course she isn't. The garden bits are so lovely - my favourite bits to re-read as well. I love the Inga Moore illustrated version.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com