tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704237975096102484.post236501376788671594..comments2024-03-17T06:47:15.292+00:00Comments on The Brooknerian: Mr Bennett and Mrs WoolfThe Brooknerianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15396427983022927448noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704237975096102484.post-17161914713814025452017-08-11T13:54:24.277+01:002017-08-11T13:54:24.277+01:00This other 'AB' evidently has many support...This other 'AB' evidently has many supporters. I'm feeling more and more chastened.The Brooknerianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396427983022927448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704237975096102484.post-37574334838270213322017-08-11T13:30:08.619+01:002017-08-11T13:30:08.619+01:00I agree with Tom. Do read Old Wives' Tale - an...I agree with Tom. Do read Old Wives' Tale - and Anna of the Five Towns, too.Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01386847111042551155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704237975096102484.post-6823377764238059652017-08-11T10:17:49.236+01:002017-08-11T10:17:49.236+01:00Many thanks for commenting. I think I'll try t...Many thanks for commenting. I think I'll try to keep open-minded about Bennett, and I'm certainly attracted by the notion of a French pension. But once on Team Woolf, it's hard to change one's prejudices and snobberies.The Brooknerianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396427983022927448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704237975096102484.post-82801053886959233782017-08-11T08:48:15.571+01:002017-08-11T08:48:15.571+01:00Oh no, don't skip Old Wives' Tale because ...Oh no, don't skip <i>Old Wives' Tale</i> because of this book! It is written at a whole 'nother level of art, including its handling of characters, who are far more interior and individual.<br /><br />In one substantial section, <i>Old Wives' Tale</i> also turns into a detailed hotel novel. A French pension novel, to be specific.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com