tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post760138518647560988..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: A Subject Close to my Heart - Lucy CoatsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-42081945071943933862010-09-17T12:05:42.417+01:002010-09-17T12:05:42.417+01:00Hi, well I am based in Letchworth which isnt too f...Hi, well I am based in Letchworth which isnt too far from Cambridge but right now I am without a car. Thank you for thinking of me though! I will deffinately ask around the area to see if anyone else is interested in starting up a new group. Thanks KC xx<br /><br />www.katecollings.blogspot.com - always welcoming new followers, guests and comments xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-72965407342198886102010-09-16T12:38:23.063+01:002010-09-16T12:38:23.063+01:00Kate - where do you live? I am starting a reading ...Kate - where do you live? I am starting a reading group for young parents starting 4 Oct in Cambridge. Get in touch if you're in the area!Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-74308142511934991942010-09-15T18:57:04.784+01:002010-09-15T18:57:04.784+01:00So good to hear that others are having this kind o...So good to hear that others are having this kind of 'bookjoy' too. Kate--Radio GooGooGaGa will not last forever, so enjoy it (including the dribble) while it lasts. But a book club to remind you that intellectual pleasures still exist is is great idea.Lucy Coatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774389681477698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-13549391954004560962010-09-14T23:22:18.231+01:002010-09-14T23:22:18.231+01:00As my son is only 18 months old I won't be dis...As my son is only 18 months old I won't be discussing much more with him than Thomas The Tank Engine and singing nursery rhymes! <br /><br />I feel enthused to start a reading / book club so I can read the afore mentioned (Danny Abse etc not Thomas The Tank) and have more detailed conversations than the dribbly replies of goo goo ga ga!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing, take care<br />Kate Collings<br />xx<br /><br />www.katecollings.blogspot.com - always welcoming new followers, guests and comments xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-89409159758271504242010-09-14T23:09:44.477+01:002010-09-14T23:09:44.477+01:00And my younger Lovely Girl is off to uni this week...And my younger Lovely Girl is off to uni this weekend to study English and Music - lovely post, Lucy, and so true. I remember (whenI was a LG myself) propping up the Raeburn and discussing Chaucer and Spenser with my own mother. It's a gift.Katherine Langrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12529700103932422873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-44324577123835767112010-09-14T21:05:31.296+01:002010-09-14T21:05:31.296+01:00This made me cry (in a good way) my Lovely Girl ha...This made me cry (in a good way) my Lovely Girl has just begun her A-Level Lit classes and already we're both lying on her bed 'discussing' - in this case 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' - it's a joy, isn't it?Debs Ricciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10837598374947020855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-56756718804433843062010-09-14T18:26:11.428+01:002010-09-14T18:26:11.428+01:00Big Bint hated doing anything to do with discussin...Big Bint hated doing anything to do with discussing books (in writing - happy to do it in the kitchen!) so I didn't get that particular A level delight. Lots of discussion of Sartre (for French), loads of science, and quite a bit of Mussolini's foreign policy, though. It's a delight - enjoy it, Lucy!Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-9917009865146701502010-09-14T15:19:02.643+01:002010-09-14T15:19:02.643+01:00Aarrggh! Adele, you just gave me a hideous flashba...Aarrggh! Adele, you just gave me a hideous flashback with that 'Discuss!'. I shall--in my own time!Lucy Coatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774389681477698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-83903187244786488542010-09-14T15:13:03.598+01:002010-09-14T15:13:03.598+01:00The Road is marvellous. You will both have a lot t...The Road is marvellous. You will both have a lot to say about it I'm sure. There are things in it that are hard to take but McCarthy writes in a way that's so awe inspiring that he transcends the hideousness of some of what he's writing about. A very interesting choice for a 6th form syllabus. Discuss!adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826710558292792068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-80812999621156829912010-09-14T15:03:43.970+01:002010-09-14T15:03:43.970+01:00As always, you are right, Mary. Lovely Son and I ...As always, you are right, Mary. Lovely Son and I have great chats about the fantasy and military genres. Luckily I am omnivorous in my reading habits!<br /><br />Yes--I loved the Border trilogy too, Sarah. The Road seems to be a new departure for him, genre-wise. He's next up, after HOD.Lucy Coatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774389681477698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-72327526797260273532010-09-14T13:56:19.009+01:002010-09-14T13:56:19.009+01:00I loved Cormac McCarthy's Border trilogy, but ...I loved Cormac McCarthy's Border trilogy, but I am too timid to read The Road. However, I think you will really enjoy his powerful writing, Lucy.Sarah Taylor-Fergussonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01507013836947182706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-76675715660665156782010-09-14T13:16:17.478+01:002010-09-14T13:16:17.478+01:00All three of our girls did Eng Lit A level and, in...All three of our girls did Eng Lit A level and, in Rhiannon's case, a degree in it. And Bex's drama degree was not a million miles away from he subject!<br /><br />There are few joys greater than having a goods discussion with a friend about a book you've both read, especially if you've both enjoyed it, and if that friend is an adult child, that's a huge bonus.Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-66342842521441730092010-09-14T13:08:45.490+01:002010-09-14T13:08:45.490+01:00I'll look out for the autobiography, Miriam--t...I'll look out for the autobiography, Miriam--thanks for alerting me. How wonderful that he picked one of your poems.Lucy Coatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774389681477698245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-91120548461084831422010-09-14T12:07:46.251+01:002010-09-14T12:07:46.251+01:00I've followed Danny Abse since I was a student...I've followed Danny Abse since I was a student. He's a lovely poet and has recently written very movingly about his wife's death.He has also written his autobiography, well worth reading. He picked one of my poems out for commendation in a poetry competition a few years back.. He lives around the corner from me and I stop and chat to him in my coffee bar, Costa in Golders Green, in between writing my novels. I hope your daughter enjoys his work.Miriam Halahmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04935448538608020877noreply@blogger.com