tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post5740181096159476834..comments2024-03-23T09:28:00.454+00:00Comments on Random Distractions: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Societymonixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-4766370822785463552008-09-05T23:27:00.000+01:002008-09-05T23:27:00.000+01:00What a nice thing to say, Cath. Thank you.What a nice thing to say, Cath. Thank you.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-20669126286946319682008-09-05T23:11:00.000+01:002008-09-05T23:11:00.000+01:00Glad you liked the book, M. It seems to have been ...Glad you liked the book, M. It seems to have been universally loved by all. There was even a glowing review in The Telegraph last weekend and their reviewers hardly ever seem to like anything *or* review books that ordinary folk are reading. I even wonder if they saw it was setting blogland alight and thought they'd better get in on the act quick. Personally, I preferred your 'observations'.Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-2273333128794504562008-09-02T23:56:00.000+01:002008-09-02T23:56:00.000+01:00Yes, I remember sunny days. Perhaps we got them to...Yes, I remember sunny days. Perhaps we got them to compensate for the food shortages? No glamorous frocks from America for us though, just the odd side of bacon from Ireland.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-87884371065634698072008-09-02T23:36:00.000+01:002008-09-02T23:36:00.000+01:00Now that's what I call a proper review, M, so than...Now that's what I call a proper review, M, so thank you. And now I'd better go and buy a copy.<BR/><BR/>And thank you for the reminders about rationing. Whatever happened to all those old ration books? <BR/><BR/>I do remember our American relatives sending us fabulous clothing parcels - lots of impossibly glamorous frocks for the mums and aunties and things like cute sundresses for the little girls in the family. Of course, we used to have sunshine in those days so had the opportunity to wear them . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-34165830383703290662008-09-02T22:24:00.000+01:002008-09-02T22:24:00.000+01:00cybill, nan, e, I know you will love it. Happy rea...cybill, nan, e, I know you will love it. Happy reading!monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-32718249322720979662008-09-02T21:44:00.000+01:002008-09-02T21:44:00.000+01:00So you talked me into it.So you talked me into it.erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-62799353017547567542008-09-02T19:49:00.000+01:002008-09-02T19:49:00.000+01:00All my 'book reports' are observations. I will co...All my 'book reports' are observations. I will come back and read yours after I finish the book which I have just begun. Oh, how I love it. It prompted me to haul down off the shelf an old college text with Lamb's essays.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-43823992082395569502008-09-02T19:07:00.000+01:002008-09-02T19:07:00.000+01:00Somehow I hadn't actually heard of this book yet (...Somehow I hadn't actually heard of this book yet (I really am out of the loop!) but now I'm looking forward to reading it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-3178752904379297862008-09-02T18:59:00.000+01:002008-09-02T18:59:00.000+01:00e, I'm sure you would enjoy this book - the Englis...e, I'm sure you would enjoy this book - the English is perfect.<BR/><BR/>I was thinking along the same lines as you about the connections we make via blogging. I have made some very special friendships which will never result in face-to-face encounters but I hope will continue via email. I now have another 'virtual friend' in America, as well as you and Duck.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-38745175409120041092008-09-02T18:57:00.000+01:002008-09-02T18:57:00.000+01:00m. another moment of synchronicity. Two things co...m. another moment of synchronicity. Two things come to mind about your post. We watched "84 Charing Cross Road" last night. If I had seen it before, it was gone from my memory. Both my husband and I were enchanted. Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins were superb as the brassy New Yorker and the sedate Londoner.<BR/><BR/>The first thing that popped into my mind was the letters were so like a blog in which disparate people came to know and admire each through a mutual interest without ever meeting and having their relationship reduced to the mundane. <BR/><BR/>The other thing that struck us was how heroic and stoic the British were when years after the war ended, they were still without basic foodstuffs and clothing and yet their inbred courtesy and refinement never faltered. <BR/><BR/>I loved the language of the letters and wish there was more like it in today's literary world where it won't be long before books will be written without vowels as txt mssgs.<BR/><BR/>Although we were aware of it, not much was made in our media during or after the war of the German occupation of British territory nor the Irish connection, nor was much made of the number of Brits who favored Germany. We were reminded of the tension watching "Foyle's War."<BR/><BR/>My husband and I are watching more and more British films and TV. He seems to be enjoying it and I wouldn't be surprised if pretty soon he switches from coffee to tea!erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-51955761965245702422008-09-02T18:53:00.000+01:002008-09-02T18:53:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.erphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826044412670324694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-68182615436917512332008-09-02T18:27:00.000+01:002008-09-02T18:27:00.000+01:00J, I forgot to say that the Juliet in the Guernsey...J, I forgot to say that the Juliet in the Guernsey book is just like you.monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-55083279608421474332008-09-02T18:22:00.000+01:002008-09-02T18:22:00.000+01:00I'm sure you'll enjoy it, J. I'm turning into the ...I'm sure you'll enjoy it, J. I'm turning into the stereotypical grumpy old woman where new books are concerned: hate plots and characters written to a formula; hate cowardly endings; hate books that have 100 too many pages; hate bad language. I'll be banned from the bookshops soon but this one I loved!monixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16631194815411019266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22922478.post-39498414495659537192008-09-02T17:50:00.000+01:002008-09-02T17:50:00.000+01:00A lovely 'non review', M. I am simply going to hav...A lovely 'non review', M. I am simply going to have to read this, aren't I? Despite my resolve to eschew books which are the talk of the blogosphere. If you loved it, I know that I shall too! Never been to the Channel Islands, though my parents are huge devotees. Another destination for my TBV list!Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055924620237477722noreply@blogger.com