tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post4039971973126482120..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: What Matters in Jane Austen? - John MullanDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-30296473871685716802013-11-28T07:49:10.375+00:002013-11-28T07:49:10.375+00:00I like the idea of it filling in a gap or apprecia...I like the idea of it filling in a gap or appreciating details by dipping into this book.Annabel (gaskella)http://gaskella.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-70688512367546349892013-11-25T20:47:15.321+00:002013-11-25T20:47:15.321+00:00Puzzles sort of implies that they are things I mig...Puzzles sort of implies that they are things I might have thought about at some point (generally not the case) and I wouldn't say crucial either but this is the way I like my literary criticism and he raises some excellent points. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-87741666482902407862013-11-25T14:40:38.164+00:002013-11-25T14:40:38.164+00:00I enjoyed and learned from the pieces of this book...I enjoyed and learned from the pieces of this book that I read. Of course it is a trick - Mullan is not solving "puzzles" but engaging in close reading, just doing good literary criticism.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com