Comments on: Misfortune – Wesley Stace http://ziamunshi.com/2006/02/misfortune-wesley-stace/ Scratchings and Jotlings on Books, Houses, Pets, Art, the Exigencies of Daily Existence, and Other Ephemera Fri, 02 Sep 2011 03:12:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Zia http://ziamunshi.com/2006/02/misfortune-wesley-stace/#comment-3091 Zia Sat, 22 Jul 2006 17:53:04 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2006/02/14/misfortune-wesley-stace/#comment-3091 Hi Jaime, Thanks for leaving your comment--and sorry it's taken me so long to respond. It's always nice to get differing opinions. Personally, I thought in terms of playing around with the genre, The Crimson Petal and the White did a much better (and for me, a much more interesting) job. But then again, it takes all kinds ... Hi Jaime,

Thanks for leaving your comment–and sorry it’s taken me so long to respond. It’s always nice to get differing opinions. Personally, I thought in terms of playing around with the genre, The Crimson Petal and the White did a much better (and for me, a much more interesting) job. But then again, it takes all kinds …

]]> By: Jaimie http://ziamunshi.com/2006/02/misfortune-wesley-stace/#comment-3062 Jaimie Sun, 16 Jul 2006 12:13:02 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2006/02/14/misfortune-wesley-stace/#comment-3062 Actually, I have to say I really loved this book. It played around with the genre (and our expectations of it) very cleverly, while also satisfying on an emotional level. It certainly wasn't a philosophical dissertation, and I found nothing "didactic" about it at all. A terrific read that I recommend to all! Actually, I have to say I really loved this book. It played around with the genre (and our expectations of it) very cleverly, while also satisfying on an emotional level. It certainly wasn’t a philosophical dissertation, and I found nothing “didactic” about it at all. A terrific read that I recommend to all!

]]> By: Zia http://ziamunshi.com/2006/02/misfortune-wesley-stace/#comment-214 Zia Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:29:15 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2006/02/14/misfortune-wesley-stace/#comment-214 Hi Becky, and welcome! In fact, that's how I found your blog -- by doing a technorati search on Misfortune! I was heartened that I was not alone in that opinion of the book. Hi Becky, and welcome! In fact, that’s how I found your blog — by doing a technorati search on Misfortune! I was heartened that I was not alone in that opinion of the book.

]]> By: Becky http://ziamunshi.com/2006/02/misfortune-wesley-stace/#comment-213 Becky Fri, 17 Feb 2006 03:04:59 +0000 http://ziamunshi.com/2006/02/14/misfortune-wesley-stace/#comment-213 I just read this recently. We have the same opinion about it -- just not as good as it could have been. I also thought of Tipping the Velvet when I read it -- that was a good book, better than Misfortune. Here's a link to my post about Misfortune: http://abookaweek.blogspot.com/2006/01/misfortune-by-wesley-stace.html. (And thanks for your comment about romance novels; I know many well-educated, well-read women who love them, and I'm trying to wave the flag for all of us.) I just read this recently. We have the same opinion about it — just not as good as it could have been. I also thought of Tipping the Velvet when I read it — that was a good book, better than Misfortune. Here’s a link to my post about Misfortune: http://abookaweek.blogspot.com/2006/01/misfortune-by-wesley-stace.html.

(And thanks for your comment about romance novels; I know many well-educated, well-read women who love them, and I’m trying to wave the flag for all of us.)

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