tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post1800863356510750478..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: BUtterfield 8 – John O’HaraDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-22861848265995129862010-08-26T12:46:39.316+01:002010-08-26T12:46:39.316+01:00Early telephone numbers used names instead of numb...Early telephone numbers used names instead of numbers for the first two digits of the number.<br />BUtterfield was the telephone exchange.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777828583710417919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-37353157237076324682010-06-13T14:00:59.409+01:002010-06-13T14:00:59.409+01:00Avoid the movie! Avoid! It's really awful.
...Avoid the movie! Avoid! It's really awful.<br /><br />BUtterfield 8 gets its strange spelling with those first 2 uppercase letters from the old style of telephone number which was used until the 1950s.<br /><br />Appointment in Samarra is even better than BUtterfield 8. I have A Rage To Live, one of his 1940s novels and can't wait to tear into it during a lazy summer day.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-38620742648105135122010-06-09T22:48:07.230+01:002010-06-09T22:48:07.230+01:00Rachel, after your Yate's marathon I'm pre...Rachel, after your Yate's marathon I'm pretty sure you'll love O'Hara - at least this and 'apointment in Samarra' - I'd love to hear your thoughts on him,<br /><br />A bookish space - he does seem to be a writer who's slipped out of the canon - in the UK at least, I assume he's better known in America(?), he's really worth a look, I find him an extrordinary writer!Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-61162490291489413272010-06-09T21:24:07.678+01:002010-06-09T21:24:07.678+01:00I've never heard of O'Hara before, but I a...I've never heard of O'Hara before, but I am intrigued to find out more now.A Bookish Spacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352870732457077916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-1991159333739855622010-06-09T13:40:11.518+01:002010-06-09T13:40:11.518+01:00This sounds magnificent! I've never heard of O...This sounds magnificent! I've never heard of O'Hara but I am desperate to read more American literature, so this is going on the wishlist. Thanks for an inspiring review, Hayley!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-40216937069233268412010-06-07T23:12:47.223+01:002010-06-07T23:12:47.223+01:00Harriet, I have no idea why the upper case BU, It&...Harriet, I have no idea why the upper case BU, It's how it looks on the cover, and how amazon spell it so I thought I'd stick with it. I hoped it would be explained in the book but it isn't - can anyone tell me?<br /><br />chasingbawa, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, I will watch the film some day, but in the meantime might watch Cabaret instead - Gloria and Sally Bowles have a lot in common.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-30798755020292549812010-06-07T12:12:01.502+01:002010-06-07T12:12:01.502+01:00I saw the film years ago and remember being very s...I saw the film years ago and remember being very shocked by the story (and of Elizabeth Taylor playing a character such as Gloria - I was really young then...) but I've forgotten most of it. So it's exciting to see how much you liked the book. Going to go and check it out now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-81207640023493934492010-06-07T08:56:52.910+01:002010-06-07T08:56:52.910+01:00By the way -- why the BU (upper case) in the title...By the way -- why the BU (upper case) in the title?harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-35138611205731507342010-06-07T08:26:57.017+01:002010-06-07T08:26:57.017+01:00I do like the sound of this! I never saw the film ...I do like the sound of this! I never saw the film -- was it Elizabeth Taylor -- but would much rather read the book. Thanks.harriethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470091985662379182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-14844952027053701852010-06-06T21:17:26.978+01:002010-06-06T21:17:26.978+01:00I did love it, I read it earlier this year (it was...I did love it, I read it earlier this year (it was on my christmas list) and that exhausts the vintage reprints available in the uk. I'm looking out for cheap 2nd hand stuff now - any recommendations gratefully recieved.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-34817273712780392412010-06-06T21:11:44.466+01:002010-06-06T21:11:44.466+01:00John O'Hara is one of those writers who seems ...John O'Hara is one of those writers who seems under-recognized. Appointment in Samarra is a brilliant novel --you might love that one also.bibliophiliachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495943887513443615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-83787291978037476952010-06-06T20:56:59.251+01:002010-06-06T20:56:59.251+01:00It's shocking now, I'm very tempted to tra...It's shocking now, I'm very tempted to track down the film, but want to give it a bit of time so it doesn't suffer from comparisons with the book.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-57050518841820530022010-06-06T20:46:28.349+01:002010-06-06T20:46:28.349+01:00I was just reading about the film of this book tod...I was just reading about the film of this book today! <br /><br />I've never heard of O'Hara but your review makes me want to find out more. It sounds like this book would have been very shocking in 1935.tea ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02677205938522236209noreply@blogger.com