tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post8055526491561581207..comments2024-02-10T11:02:03.896-05:00Comments on Reader in the Wilderness: Books I'm Thirsting to Read Judithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-64545248443406996552018-03-13T21:45:18.193-04:002018-03-13T21:45:18.193-04:00I'd like to reread Quartet in Autumn one day a...I'd like to reread Quartet in Autumn one day as well. And I hope to read the rest of Pym's novels, maybe one book a year for a while. Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-47991219274733691882018-03-12T21:14:36.441-04:002018-03-12T21:14:36.441-04:00Pym definitely showed signs of early feminism! Ano...Pym definitely showed signs of early feminism! Another thing I always appreciate is how various characters make cameo appearances in several novels. It's been a coupe of years since I last read her, but A Few Green Leaves is now waiting on my shelf. I'd also like to reread Quartet in Autumn.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-29902652706401338212018-03-11T19:34:05.281-04:002018-03-11T19:34:05.281-04:00JoAnn,
I think you noted one of the most significa...JoAnn,<br />I think you noted one of the most significant aspects of Pym's style--her tone. <br /><br />Quartet in Autumn was also my intro to Pym, and I was a bit baffled by what I perceived to be the somewhat diminished circumstances of the lives the characters chose to lead, although the characters themselves seemed perfectly willing to accept their lives as they were and were not anxious for change. <br />I found this to be true for Mildred, the first-person narrator of Excellent Women, although there is so much depth there, supporting her choices or lack thereof. <br />I find Barbara Pym to be an extraordinary writer and a keen observer of relationships between the sexes. And, I have to say, that after reading Excellent Women, she was quite a bit of what would later be called a feminist. <br />Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-87071539449609974882018-03-09T08:46:29.555-05:002018-03-09T08:46:29.555-05:00Quartet in Autumn was my introduction to Pym. It s...Quartet in Autumn was my introduction to Pym. It seems more somber in tone than her other novels, though I've enjoyed every one I've read.<br /><br />Hope to read or listen to Educated soon.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-63025733748179007882018-03-07T08:46:54.048-05:002018-03-07T08:46:54.048-05:00Quartet in Autumn is a truly great novel, to my mi...Quartet in Autumn is a truly great novel, to my mind. The phrase that comes to mind for me is "droll, yet profound."Judithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435116453270981662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7543676375857581295.post-83288713333450332272018-03-05T18:53:01.221-05:002018-03-05T18:53:01.221-05:00That's such a simple cover image, but so strik...That's such a simple cover image, but so striking! I hope you enjoy your Pym novel; Quartet in Autumn remains a favourite of mine. Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.com