tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post6765703143338367977..comments2023-12-25T00:38:19.500-08:00Comments on Finding Wonderland: The WritingYA Weblog (archive): TBR3: A Tale of Two Cities - Ending the First BookSarah Stevensonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-34749266790056945982008-09-06T03:40:00.000-07:002008-09-06T03:40:00.000-07:00Yeaaah, even for a 19th century gal, our Miss Mane...Yeaaah, even for a 19th century gal, our Miss Manette is a bit over the top. I'm scared of her bosom, frankly.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-74727870309236131172008-09-06T03:34:00.000-07:002008-09-06T03:34:00.000-07:00I loved the Stilton, too. And the cobblestones ma...I <I>loved</I> the Stilton, too. And the cobblestones made me laugh because there was recently a push to cobblestone part of downtown Kennebunk, and I just wondered, "Why, oh why -- sure, they're picturesque, but everyone in town will be hobbling around on sprained (at the best!) ankles before long!" Sheesh.<BR/><BR/>"Sort of motherly"? She full-on jammed his head into her bosom and rocked him! (Okay, I know that's a huge exaggeration, but every time someone does that in a book that's exactly how I picture it...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-48481053430976774222008-09-05T17:25:00.000-07:002008-09-05T17:25:00.000-07:00I just read this not long ago. Somehow I'd missed ...I just read this not long ago. Somehow I'd missed it. This must be a whole different experience of the book.<BR/><BR/>At first it was sheer plodding -- dark mood, wading through endless details, sarcasm that got old quickly for me. I pressed on in faith that it couldn't stay this dark and be a classic. Then it caught fire, and I loved it.<BR/><BR/>Madame DeFarge. Chills...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10890387.post-82026212951579601042008-09-05T14:25:00.000-07:002008-09-05T14:25:00.000-07:00Yes!! The "piscatory flavor" of the air and the ha...Yes!! The "piscatory flavor" of the air and the hat like a wheel of Stilton definitely got me, too. Will post a few observations of my own later - perhaps tomorrow, since I'll be in transit (i.e., on a plane back to NorCal) in a few hours and still have to finish chapter 6...Sarah Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16534942492714970282noreply@blogger.com