tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704237975096102484.post8624546706685150390..comments2024-03-17T06:47:15.292+00:00Comments on The Brooknerian: The Dominance of Hotel du LacThe Brooknerianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15396427983022927448noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704237975096102484.post-19979431796294659772017-02-20T19:05:22.022+00:002017-02-20T19:05:22.022+00:00I agree. Excellent Women is the only Pym to have a...I agree. Excellent Women is the only Pym to have achieved the special status of being published by Penguin Classics (with an intro by A. N. Wilson, I think). Of course, EW was much promoted by Larkin, along with A Glass of Blessings.The Brooknerianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396427983022927448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704237975096102484.post-12959967106519312352017-02-20T17:32:13.268+00:002017-02-20T17:32:13.268+00:00I find it somewhat annoying, particularly because ...I find it somewhat annoying, particularly because HdL was one of my less favorite Brookners the first time around. I appreciated more on my second read of it, but even now, it doesn't rise to the top as one of my favorites. A similar thing happens with Barbara Pym and Excellent Women. I suppose it *could* perhaps be her masterpiece, but I would love it if more people would explore her other novels a bit more.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.com