tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post1576400130592097655..comments2024-03-27T17:50:20.086-04:00Comments on A Bookish Way of Life: Villette: Week 3Nadiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14315207186180201488noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-65391687814456765902011-03-02T15:42:09.130-05:002011-03-02T15:42:09.130-05:00I read Tropical Depression and loved it. Highly r...I read Tropical Depression and loved it. Highly recommend everyone check it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-12142968039445325412011-03-01T08:05:23.587-05:002011-03-01T08:05:23.587-05:00Unreliable narrators can be frustrating, but they ...Unreliable narrators can be frustrating, but they can also be so much fun! I'm glad you're enjoying the read-along.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-72455577632988543892011-02-26T05:07:08.106-05:002011-02-26T05:07:08.106-05:00As far as I remember from reading the book before,...As far as I remember from reading the book before, there is no 'surprise' that Polly is one of the students - at least she isn't a character revealed again in the same way Dr John is. <br /><br />On another note, where is Dr. John revealed as being Graham. I recall Lucy realising that Dr. John is the guardian angel rescuing her from her lost luggage upon arriving in Villette, but I seem to remember that her realising this is Graham comes much later in the book.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649231555848717698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-68692395098963071222011-02-25T21:48:08.128-05:002011-02-25T21:48:08.128-05:00Okay I've read this much of this book twice no...Okay I've read this much of this book twice now and I still cannot picture that garden behind the school even though there is SO much description of it!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05554217416500328610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-74059093450306852782011-02-25T12:52:54.857-05:002011-02-25T12:52:54.857-05:00Yes... "what the frack is happening with Lucy...Yes... "what the frack is happening with Lucy" is right. I was liking her... starting to get her, and then shazam! she's someone else entirely. <br /><br />Onward reading soldiers... let's see if she redeems herself with some shorter (and easier to read) chapters this week. :)Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863174371731131344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-21190427633878153572011-02-25T08:03:19.122-05:002011-02-25T08:03:19.122-05:00If you go back to the early chapters, you'll s...If you go back to the early chapters, you'll see that Graham's full name is John Graham Bretton but goes by Graham. Not clear when/why he changed that. <br /><br />Like the idea that Lucy = a student. Perhaps the small sickly one that keeps Lucy at school while everyone else heads out of town? Mere conjecture, that.Ellen Comisarhttp://www.no_url_sorry_to_say.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-45123127459473690222011-02-25T07:37:00.587-05:002011-02-25T07:37:00.587-05:00Bellezza, I agree. Why doesn't she stick up fo...Bellezza, I agree. Why doesn't she stick up for herself. I thought she was brave when she decided to head to London and then on to France, but it seems as if she isn't as brave as I had presumed. I wonder too, if it is because of the times that she feels she can't really stand up for herself. So part of me likes her and another part dislikes her. <br /><br />Karen - Yes! Isn't is crazy! I wonder the same thing? Perhaps John is his first name and Grahame is his middle name - who knows? It confused me, too :)Nadiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14315207186180201488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-41061850787905074612011-02-24T21:35:59.139-05:002011-02-24T21:35:59.139-05:00Okay, I didn't even realize that she knew it w...Okay, I didn't even realize that she knew it was Graham all along! How did I miss this? And if his name is Graham, why do they keep calling him Dr. John? I'm confused.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892722103504759154.post-66572098256130121642011-02-24T19:43:00.821-05:002011-02-24T19:43:00.821-05:00It would be hard for me to jostle this book and an...It would be hard for me to jostle this book and another; I'd be totally confused! I went ahead and finished it a few weeks ago, but I'm posting along as scheduled. Lucy is a mix of a character; most of the time I like her, but sometimes I wish she'd stick up a little bit more for herself. Perhaps that was contrary to the times? Certainly, to her nature. Which I mostly admire.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.com