tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post3954959393981158485..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: The British Museum is Falling Down – David LodgeDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-5860893977886654372010-06-25T23:06:40.905+01:002010-06-25T23:06:40.905+01:00Hannah, I think it might be just the ticket for yo...Hannah, I think it might be just the ticket for you. It made me question some attitudes I really take for granted.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16462516965218548374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-72039240334078004922010-06-25T15:36:44.649+01:002010-06-25T15:36:44.649+01:00I have been reading quite a lot about the pill rec...I have been reading quite a lot about the pill recently (in a social history way!) and would be interested to have a look at this if only to help me get a grip of how people regarded contraception at the time of its introduction and immediately before etc. Thanks for recommending and I like the title as well!<br /><br />Bon weekend<br />HannahHannah Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139146341592918233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-81421141162758169292010-06-25T12:23:30.298+01:002010-06-25T12:23:30.298+01:00I'm just going to echo Harriet and Verity and ...I'm just going to echo Harriet and Verity and say that Changing Places and Nice Work are great, as is Therapy. I've never read this one before so i might see if my library has it.tea ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02677205938522236209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-30616286149770725082010-06-25T10:11:49.153+01:002010-06-25T10:11:49.153+01:00I'm going to look out for a likely contender i...I'm going to look out for a likely contender in charity shops Verity, I agree it does feel dated, not least because the british library has moved. I'm assuming that part of the reason penguin chose it for the decades series is because of the contraception debate. 45 years isn't so long ago but attitudes have changed so much - this book really did make the past feel like a foreign country (possibly Ireland or Italy)<br /><br />Harriet - I'm not sure I've cracked him yet - but I'm going to give it another go.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-9412594473776990892010-06-25T09:29:29.600+01:002010-06-25T09:29:29.600+01:00I found this the most dated of all of his work and...I found this the most dated of all of his work and also very different from his campus novels which I do recommend that you read if you ever decide to have a go with him again as he really is one of the best commentators on provincial universities.verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-64887040464925533702010-06-25T07:16:25.392+01:002010-06-25T07:16:25.392+01:00Glad you finally cracked David Lodge -- I read a l...Glad you finally cracked David Lodge -- I read a lot of his books some years ago and really enjoyed them. Nice Work is great, and so is Changing Places. Very funny, clever and thought-provoking writer.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.com