tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post5354253188236554465..comments2024-03-22T17:51:15.887-04:00Comments on The Edge of the Precipice: On the Train -- Inkling Explorations for AugustHamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-16751221096331997022015-08-21T13:38:48.932-04:002015-08-21T13:38:48.932-04:00Very likely. I liked Poirot better, but my mom ha...Very likely. I liked Poirot better, but my mom has recently discovered Miss Marple and loves her.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-38048153344806657712015-08-21T09:44:43.823-04:002015-08-21T09:44:43.823-04:00Yes--I think everybody (or at least everybody who ...Yes--I think everybody (or at least everybody who likes British lit) goes on an Agatha Christie binge at least once during their teenage years :) Are you more of a Poirot person or a Miss Marple person? (Myself, I'm a Miss Marple person. I LOVE her.) Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-81341785578924799402015-08-21T09:10:01.372-04:002015-08-21T09:10:01.372-04:00It's been 5 years since I read it, so I don...It's been 5 years since I read it, so I don't remember how pervasive it is. It's part of the story -- people conspired to keep the Nazis from learning a friend is gay so the Nazis wouldn't send him to a concentration camp -- but it's not a huge story element.<br /><br />You know, I'm starting to really itch to read this again. (This seems to be a side effect of posting about books for these series, huh? I felt pulled to reread <i>Laura</i> after posting about it too.) It might be a good antidote for the hopelessness of <i>Of Mice and Men</i>...Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-89104241108759134682015-08-20T15:43:07.816-04:002015-08-20T15:43:07.816-04:00I keep hearing about this one! And I've heard ...I keep hearing about this one! And I've heard about that subplot element, too.... how pervasive is it in the writing? Hmmm. Because that excerpt is delicious. :)Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17418854988524303306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-39204303272934790512015-08-20T10:11:05.099-04:002015-08-20T10:11:05.099-04:00Oh my goodness! Naomi, that is so cool -- I hope ...Oh my goodness! Naomi, that is so cool -- I hope you adore it :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-73091074528772411542015-08-20T09:33:56.610-04:002015-08-20T09:33:56.610-04:00I ordered it today on Amazon! I can't WAAAIT f...I ordered it today on Amazon! I can't WAAAIT for it to arrive. :-)Naomi Pittshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13932777444665441104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-75901695991782963502015-08-20T08:43:25.754-04:002015-08-20T08:43:25.754-04:00Naomi, read it!!!!! It is charming and sweet and ...Naomi, <i>read it</i>!!!!! It is charming and sweet and funny and poignant.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-25995189787809622712015-08-20T08:43:02.758-04:002015-08-20T08:43:02.758-04:00Jessica, that AC novel sounds very familiar -- I t...Jessica, that AC novel sounds very familiar -- I think I may have read it when I was in high school and on a Christie kick.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-23196567241746213702015-08-19T10:44:12.438-04:002015-08-19T10:44:12.438-04:00Hamlette, I want to read this book SOO badly. :-) ...Hamlette, I want to read this book SOO badly. :-) Thanks for telling me of it!Naomi Pittshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13932777444665441104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-20383122937204177352015-08-19T10:27:59.094-04:002015-08-19T10:27:59.094-04:00That sounds awesome--actually, it reminds me of on...That sounds awesome--actually, it reminds me of one of my favorite Agatha Christie novels, "4:50 from Paddington." Of course, being Agatha Christie, that's about somebody witnessing a <i>murder</i> in an opposite train car--but still, it's the same sort of idea. Katie Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06818413749107653398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-12591858297358389932015-08-18T09:50:30.706-04:002015-08-18T09:50:30.706-04:00Emma, I hope you like it! Like I said above, I ha...Emma, I hope you like it! Like I said above, I have only one thing I don't like about it, but that one thing is FAR outweighed by all the other wonderfulness. I found it at a library book sale too!!!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-32407554425492008272015-08-18T09:49:48.469-04:002015-08-18T09:49:48.469-04:00Carissa, the only bad thing I can say about this b...Carissa, the only bad thing I can say about this book is that there are a characters who're gay and feel a little bit like they're made to be gay just to let all the other characters show how nice they are by accepting them. But on a whole, it's delicious. Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-46522968698704141452015-08-18T08:50:53.362-04:002015-08-18T08:50:53.362-04:00I just bought this book at a library sale, so I... I just bought this book at a library sale, so I'll be reading it soon!!! I've heard such good things about it for years.Emma Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00215503772898813587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-81752928842903668332015-08-17T23:30:07.040-04:002015-08-17T23:30:07.040-04:00I've heard nothing but good things about this ...I've heard nothing but good things about this book so I'm off to add it to my reading list!Carissa (Regency Woman)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16052175780167961631noreply@blogger.com