tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post3433015743728611288..comments2023-10-25T04:37:13.179-04:00Comments on Dogear Diary: Fire and HemlockJeanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-9777631247605130932008-11-02T21:29:00.000-05:002008-11-02T21:29:00.000-05:00I've never read Rumer Godden, but I know *of* her ...I've never read Rumer Godden, but I know *of* her because Bruce and Demi named a kid after her. Har. <BR/><BR/>I've got a Diana Wynne Jones book I bought for my son. He never read it, so I really ought to do so myself.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-46297032004178978982008-10-29T22:17:00.000-04:002008-10-29T22:17:00.000-04:00This is one of my total favorite books in the worl...This is one of my total favorite books in the world. Along with Thursday's Children, actually. Hey, I should reread that.<BR/><BR/>*goes off to reread that*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-55970215570183308802008-10-28T09:54:00.000-04:002008-10-28T09:54:00.000-04:00I read the Jones essay. That answered a lot of my ...I read the Jones essay. That answered a lot of my questions! I didn't realize how very carefully constructed the story was. I almost wish I'd read it before the book this time, and will file it away to do so next time. Although the scene at the end is still a muddle to me.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-79287908194347006902008-10-27T20:51:00.000-04:002008-10-27T20:51:00.000-04:00I've just started reading Diana Wynne Jones, and t...I've just started reading Diana Wynne Jones, and this one's on my list (thanks to a recommendation from Nymeth, in fact!). It sounds pretty dense, though, which is good to know going in, so I'm not expecting fluffy fantasy - thanks for the review!Fyreflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10267651786697866292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-90349319812519005522008-10-27T19:16:00.000-04:002008-10-27T19:16:00.000-04:00Thanks for the link, Nymeth! I recognized many of ...Thanks for the link, Nymeth! I recognized many of the references in the story, but totally missed Cupid and Psyche, and the Odyssey (which I've never read). I didn't read the entire Jones essay linked to on the bottom of that post- text too small, but I'm printing it out to peruse at leisure later on.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4014696560401110515.post-62784494046691506402008-10-27T17:43:00.000-04:002008-10-27T17:43:00.000-04:00I'm not familiar with Rumer Godden, so I look ...I'm not familiar with Rumer Godden, so I look forward to your posts about her books.<BR/><BR/>For more on Fire & Hemlock's structure, the ending, etc., you can always check out this <A HREF="http://twosidestonowhere.blogspot.com/2007/11/introducing-two-sides-bookblogs-1-fire.html" REL="nofollow">site</A>. The Diana Wynne Jones essay they link to at the end helped me make sense of a Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.com