tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post7849036921966170532..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: The Weatherhouse - Nan Shepherd - #1930clubDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-11251462593801823752019-10-21T21:32:56.278+01:002019-10-21T21:32:56.278+01:00This was really worth reading, it's not a long...This was really worth reading, it's not a long book but there's a lot going on. I'm not convinced that the epilogue is necessary, but on the whole it seems very unjustly neglected. I hope you do read it!Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-86413867366042488542019-10-21T20:55:39.953+01:002019-10-21T20:55:39.953+01:00I find her writing very dense, I have a similar re...I find her writing very dense, I have a similar reaction to Elizabeth Bowen, but for me it was worth the effort. That said if I hadn't wanted to finish this book for the 1930 week I might not have bothered with it, and it was almost exactly half way through that the penny really dropped for me. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-15913821387557963412019-10-21T09:39:33.137+01:002019-10-21T09:39:33.137+01:00Such an interesting review! I've read The Livi...Such an interesting review! I've read The Living Mountain and I loved it, but I did wonder how I'd feel about her fiction. Must admit I'm tempted to give it a go now! :D<br /><br />kaggsysbookishramblingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-32001597354169107912019-10-21T01:27:47.012+01:002019-10-21T01:27:47.012+01:00I have tried, so many times, but I just cannot rea...I have tried, so many times, but I just cannot read her writing. I still keep the books - just in case... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com