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Miriam Q

Miriam Q

I'm a writer, a cat lover (this is a picture of my cat Cookie), movie lover and reader. I love British fiction, Booker Prize winners, contemporary American and Canadian novels, literature by Indian, Chinese and Japanese writers (in English). I also like to vary my reading with some mysteries and fantasy. I'm a young(ish) widow raising two kids... more »
  • MN, USA
  • member since March 14 2008

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  • Frabjous Day

    Frabjous Day says

    Rigaud was, though, apparently based on a real French murderer, who was reportedly even more flamboyant than our Rigaud Lagnier Blandois. It's an oddly constructed novel; it speeds up and slows down tremendously at different points; some of its people (Wade, Tattycoram, Rigaud, even Mrs. Clennam) seem somehow misplaced in the narrative, or created to work out plot difficulties; the novel as a whole is a shade less assured than "Bleak House" or "Our Mutual Friend": a little less sure, I think, of what it's trying to say. I did like it very much, though, and if Miss Wade is a small psychological failure, Mr. Dorrit is a magnificent success. And I love Flora.

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Frabjous Day

    Frabjous Day says

    I finished, and I couldn't say with any certainty what Tattycoram's trouble is; I think Miss Wade's part of the story sticks out oddly anyway; are we just meant to assume they both have "unhappy dispositions"?

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • bulphan

    bulphan says

    Good luck with the books. Most of my reading is in the thriller/mystery/crime/suspense area - I enjoy the puzzles too!

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • bulphan

    bulphan says

    Greetings Shelfari friend!

    Haven't been around much recently, too busy with life!

    How are things with you?

    Read anything good recently?

    I'm on my 75th book so far this year!

    Hope all is well...

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • JudithAnn

    JudithAnn says

    Hi Miriam, didn't realise it was a series. I bought the book cheaply at a bookfair, and didn't investigate it any further. Luckily, the library has both books you mention so I'll read them in order. Thanks for the tip!

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • JudithAnn

    JudithAnn says

    Hi Miriam, How are you? Just checking your shelf and saw that you'd just finished The Last temptation. I bought it recently, so wondered what you thought of it. Should I move it to the top of my pile?

    posted 1 month ago. ( send a note )
  • Frabjous Day

    Frabjous Day says

    I've been held up a bit, and haven't read much yesterday or today, but I will say that LD will be hard pressed to outdo "Bleak House" in the number of subplots and minor characters.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Frabjous Day

    Frabjous Day says

    No, I haven't seen the BBC miniseries, but oddly enough I had already cast a black actress as Tattycoram in my mind's eye as I was reading, before you told me that. Maybe it's because I don't yet see what's bothering the poor child -- though I have vague ideas -- and I'm making up provisional reasons for her to feel isolated; it's instant stereotyping, I guess. But you're right, so far there's nothing to suggest it in the text, and I can't see Dickens failing to make something like that explicit.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Frabjous Day

    Frabjous Day says

    Didn't you read Little Dorrit earlier this year, Penny? I've just started -- or actually, I'm about one-third of the way in. Mrs. Affery's dreams have been all I've thought about these last two days: I can't for the life of me imagine what's going on!

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Halie

    Halie says

    I want thank you for your kind comment on the "age" post. It really made my day!

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Lady Hermione

    Lady Hermione says

    Yes, and ditto with the reading blitz.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Lady Hermione

    Lady Hermione says

    (faints with relief)

    I think that Gerald Durrell was my first love; I remember reading The Bafut Beagles that summer, utterly entranced. I thought he was in his 20s still.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Lady Hermione

    Lady Hermione says

    I really am morified at the misunderstanding. I honestly didn't mean to sound snide, I was laughing at myself !

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • JudithAnn

    JudithAnn says

    I haven't read any Roddy Doyle, but will keep him in mind, since you liked the books. I have been reading the Millenium series by Stieg Larsson, which I enjoyed a lot. Now I'm reading lots of shorter books, just for a change (I have read a lot of large tomes recently). I should mention A.M. Homes whose books I love (try This Book Will Change Your Life, al my RL friends love it).

    Also, yesterday I visited a friend from my book club and exchanged books with her - I got 11 books for on my pile, mostly chick-lit-ish, which I can only handle once in a while, so they will last me for some time.

    No, I'm not with AA anymore, I really limited my groups, spent too much time there! A pity your own group isn't doing so great, but it's hard to keep it going if there aren't many active members.

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • JudithAnn

    JudithAnn says

    Hi Miriam,

    Just wanted to say Hi. We don't meet up in groups anymore, it seems. Hope all is well. Anything you can recommend, that I just HAVE to read?

    Best wishes from the Netherlands,
    Judith

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • doughgirl5562

    doughgirl5562 says

    Wow, I'm sorry. I didn't realize that it had been FOUR weeks since your last note to me. I got crazy busy at work with one of my quarterly board meetings, and then somewhat stupidly joined a reading challenge that has had me reading almost non-stop for the past month. Plus I had several weekend trips to sandwich in there. It's been a busy month!

    I would still like to go ahead and send that note out to our members (only the ones recently active at Shelfari) about the 100-Member Celebration and the summer group read. I'll have it to you soon if you still think that you can help send it out.

    I think we need to give people a good period of time to post reviews for the 100-Member Celebration. How does the entire month of June sound?

    On a different topic, have you thought about a get-together this summer - maybe sometime in July? Do you think people would be interested?

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • jloucks

    jloucks says

    Oh, I just saw that you name your cat in your bio, Cookie! Cute name!

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • jloucks

    jloucks says

    I think the movie script was at least partially based on the book, but I'm not sure. Always meant to research that, but never have gotten around to it....

    What's our cat's name? Mine pictured here is Dakota. I also have Montana and Jackson. My dearest friend, Gabriel, just died a couple of weeks ago. I sure do miss him..my constant companion.

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • jloucks

    jloucks says

    Found the other Peter Carey I've read: The True History of the Kelly Gang. Really good!

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )


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