tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post2360924286368113650..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Framley Parsonage – Anthony TrollopeDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-27190253750016850502011-02-05T21:11:28.109+00:002011-02-05T21:11:28.109+00:00Victorian Geek - quite pleased about the mini Gran...Victorian Geek - quite pleased about the mini Grantleys. <br /><br />One thing I've wondered whilst reading through the Barchester chronicles is if they should have been edited before they went into novel form to cut out some of the repetition? If I thought for a moment I was disciplined enough I'd set out to read them in serial form but fear that I would either get distracted or read ahead.<br /><br />Annie - I was told that 'Dr Thorne' was a weak link in the Barchester Chain which I'm inclined to agree with 5 books in. I'm looking forward to the Pallisers as there seems to be a consensus that it's a more exciting read - it also makes me think better to start in Barchester and work up.<br /><br />Madbibliophile - despite some frustrations I find Trollope immensly satisfying to read. So far it's all very human and very involving. <br /><br />I have a copy of 'Cranford' but so far have only watched the television version so can't really judge how different they are. I'm probably safe saying though that if you like Gaskell you won't hate Trollope.<br /><br />Amateur Reader, reading Trollope makes me think of soap operas - specifically 'The Archers' all very gentle and occasionally something happens.Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-26419776490576424262011-02-05T10:43:22.299+00:002011-02-05T10:43:22.299+00:00Many thanks for your kind comments about my blog, ...Many thanks for your kind comments about my blog, Desperate Reader.<br /><br />Yes, I know what you mean about Trollope repeating himself. I think it's down to the fact that the story (and many of his others) was serialised in a monthly magazine, so readers could easily forget key facts in between issues. Also, quite often authors would still be writing it when the first installment was published, so there was no opportunity to go back and revise earlier episodes. The publisher in this case was very keen for Trollope to spin it out for as long as possible, as 'Framley Parsonage' had attracted so many subscribers.<br /><br />As Amateur Reader says, it's probably better in smaller doses, as that's how it was originally designed to be read.<br /><br />The Trollope Challenge has now slowed down to a less alarming pace, but I'm pleased to report a full complement of mini Grantleys in 'The Last Chronicle of Barset'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-14204412568323233892011-02-05T09:01:15.519+00:002011-02-05T09:01:15.519+00:00I've never got as far as 'Framley' hav...I've never got as far as 'Framley' having ground to a halt with 'Dr Thorne'. Overall I didn't find that the Barchester novels grabbed me as much as the Palliser sequence, which I've read twice and have permanently on my Kindle. I have the BBC radio dramatisation of the entire series on my I-Pod. Perhaps if I start with that I might get into the books themselves more easily.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966461711132186974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-21072417103624627432011-02-05T05:19:36.676+00:002011-02-05T05:19:36.676+00:00I've yet to pick up a Trollope even though I&#...I've yet to pick up a Trollope even though I'm a Victoriana aficionado. His books never interested me but recent reviews on various blogs have piqued my interest. This is a great review and it does sound interesting from my perspective. The waffling and repetitiveness will no doubt annoy me but it sounds like a satisfying read. <br /><br />I haven't heard of this series before but it sounds a little similar to Gaskell's Cranford?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-72317391313101701032011-02-04T23:45:31.010+00:002011-02-04T23:45:31.010+00:00Repetitive - is he ever! That was easily the one ...Repetitive - is he ever! That was easily the one big stylistic problem with <i>Barchester Towers</i>, too.<br /><br />Although there was one point where I kind of figured out what he was doing with a grossly blatant repetition, deliberately frustrating the reader's impatience to get to the Proposal Scene. So if I combed the book, there might be more of those.<br /><br />But I bet not many.<br /><br />One can imagine how it really could have gone on forever, like a television series. I would want smaller doses, though - a couple of chapters a week, something like that.<br /><br />I am amazed and impressed at the way the Victorian Geek is reading Trollope in bulk, so to speak.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com