tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post442078722281292650..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: The Woman in BlackDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-11685143287874118182010-02-05T10:11:02.990+00:002010-02-05T10:11:02.990+00:00To be honest Hill normally passes me by in a haze ...To be honest Hill normally passes me by in a haze of indifferance - what I've read so far hasn't really encouraged me to explore further - that said I'll keep an eye out for "I'm The King of the Castle" on my next library visit before I give up on her for good.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-88023623049076445342010-02-04T20:41:32.108+00:002010-02-04T20:41:32.108+00:00Hi - enjoyed reading this - I really enjoyed the b...Hi - enjoyed reading this - I really enjoyed the book and have heard that the play is even better. Before you give up on Susan Hill I would strongly recommend "I'm the King of the Castle" which I read for GCSE English a good few years back...Hannah Stonehamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139146341592918233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-70301187150454557272010-02-04T13:10:29.676+00:002010-02-04T13:10:29.676+00:00The only Hill I have attempted to read is Howards ...The only Hill I have attempted to read is Howards End is on the Landing which was truly awful. But this sounds like it might be ok for a light bedtime read.Bloomsbury Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770210075581113565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-38398210911873218422010-02-04T09:52:13.205+00:002010-02-04T09:52:13.205+00:00Book snob - after a hit, a miss, and a not bad I s...Book snob - after a hit, a miss, and a not bad I share your opinion on Hill - I don't think she's for me, like you I loved the play - it's a fantastic adaptation - properly chilling. <br /><br />Jo, I think your right about it being the perfect time to read the book, I was reading it through rainy lunch hours and again it was very satisfying so Mrs B - if you find yourself with a wet afternoon and nothing pressing on it's well worth a read.<br /><br />Verity and Escaping Into A Book - I really reccomend the play see it if you get the chance!Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-84944855430967032302010-02-03T21:26:34.092+00:002010-02-03T21:26:34.092+00:00I enjoyed this, and I'd really like to see the...I enjoyed this, and I'd really like to see the play. I read it in the new year when it was snowing outside which just felt like the perfect time to read it.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904771329502876178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-84616850961060046302010-02-03T14:22:11.331+00:002010-02-03T14:22:11.331+00:00The book is one of my favourites - we studied it a...The book is one of my favourites - we studied it as part of my Gothic Literature bit at A-Level and I thought it was brilliant. Although I haven't got on that well with anything else by Susan Hill. I've never seen the play, though I would like to when I next see it on somewhere.<br />I quite like the fact that the reader can not pinpoint when the events take place... I think it adds to the mystery and the atmosphere - it makes the reader wonder if this is still happening now...Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654716165687977221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-64552051133790688202010-02-03T10:01:34.001+00:002010-02-03T10:01:34.001+00:00I LOVED the play - absolutely knicker wettingly te...I LOVED the play - absolutely knicker wettingly terrifying. The book was ok - scary, but no way as good as the play. I don't rate Susan Hill that highly as a writer to be honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-82993065488676262842010-02-03T09:17:08.452+00:002010-02-03T09:17:08.452+00:00Late starts sound lovely :) I really want to see ...Late starts sound lovely :) I really want to see the play, especially since reading the book last Autumn. It is indeed a terrific ghost story/verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-36215715827744222182010-02-03T00:27:43.958+00:002010-02-03T00:27:43.958+00:00I've seen the play but just a small amateur pr...I've seen the play but just a small amateur production so it wasn't very well done though there were some surprising moments. I wouldn't really say it was scary. I wonder if I should still read the book?Astrid (Mrs.B)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00504736603540947661noreply@blogger.com