tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post2671266702010836075..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: The Small House at Allington – Anthony TrollopeDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-87861739120692776072011-06-12T17:09:39.933+01:002011-06-12T17:09:39.933+01:00Eva, I think my favourite so far is 'Barcheste...Eva, I think my favourite so far is 'Barchester Towers' followed by 'Framley Parsonage'. I still have the last chronicle left but got seriously sidetracked by Mrs Oliphant's Carlingford Chronicles.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-21762138970500720432011-06-12T05:48:18.880+01:002011-06-12T05:48:18.880+01:00I just read this one (having read the previous one...I just read this one (having read the previous ones, so I'm still in order) and unlike you or Thomas it's my least favourite! Isn't it funny how different people have different tastes? :) I'm sad that I only have one left, but then on to the Pallisers (which, sadly, I can't read quite in order since my first Trollope was The Eustace Diamonds-no idea why I didn't check first)!Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-27051323487701316112011-03-28T20:11:43.238+01:002011-03-28T20:11:43.238+01:00Lou, I think I have more sympathy for Crosbie who ...Lou, I think I have more sympathy for Crosbie who does indeed pay a very high price for his ambition. What frustrates me about Lily is a sense that she's determined to martyr herself for no very good cause. I need to fit in the last chronicle soon to find out what happens next.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-58081119280876811382011-03-27T21:58:28.583+01:002011-03-27T21:58:28.583+01:00Trollope is quite brilliant at creating believable...Trollope is quite brilliant at creating believable people.<br /><br />Lily is annoying but I do feel sorry for her and - in the end - for Crosbie. He pays a very high price for his ambition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-4166656370818417042011-01-23T10:36:34.504+00:002011-01-23T10:36:34.504+00:00Annie - like you I sort of see audio books as chea...Annie - like you I sort of see audio books as cheating but must admit when I look at the inches of Pallisers waiting for me I'm torn between excited anticipation and trepidation at the size of the task ahead. The idea of listening suddenly becomes very appealing and is surely a god send for these long part works.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-3164003663407091742011-01-23T10:31:03.417+00:002011-01-23T10:31:03.417+00:00It was very annoying Thomas - 100 pages was more t...It was very annoying Thomas - 100 pages was more than enough to have hooked me in to the story and in the end the idea of waiting maybe a month to get round to it again seemed to long. I really enjoyed the small house not least because it's the best plotted Trollope I've read so far, but now I've started Framley Parsonage I think I'm enjoying it even more. Maybe that's just a growing Trollope dependancy though.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-54766186593040162982011-01-23T04:17:27.998+00:002011-01-23T04:17:27.998+00:00I can just feel the pain of realizing that you wer...I can just feel the pain of realizing that you were 100 pages into the wrong book. I'm not sure what I would have done in your situation. After the first in the series, I think Small House is my favorite of the group.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-14935956236678743182011-01-22T18:26:35.463+00:002011-01-22T18:26:35.463+00:00I've read the first two of the Barchester Chro...I've read the first two of the Barchester Chronicles but never managed to get any further. However, some years ago the BBC did a radio serialisation of all six novels and I've just got hold of a copy. Given the pile of books waiting to be read I think I'm going to take the cheats way out and listen to the dramatised version instead. From your description there are enough characters there for me to really enjoy having them brought to life. I have, however, read all the Palliser novels and they are superb. You have a real treat to come.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966461711132186974noreply@blogger.com