tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post5958008828978488413..comments2024-03-27T18:28:32.102-07:00Comments on Rose City Reader: Book Beginnings: Paradise PostponedGilion at Rose City Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-83383707887423748312012-07-08T09:24:46.850-07:002012-07-08T09:24:46.850-07:00I will try and join in next Friday. Such a nice id...I will try and join in next Friday. Such a nice idea!<br />And I LOVE John Mortimer. Every word he wrote is so worth reading. There's a nice summer book you might enjoy called Summer's Lease. It is a bit of mystery, but also a family/relationship story. There is also a very good dvd version.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-86562735037166990732012-07-06T21:26:46.505-07:002012-07-06T21:26:46.505-07:00Never heard of the author or the Rumpole books. It...Never heard of the author or the Rumpole books. It's a great opening line and will definitely get me going!<br /><br />I hope you have a wonderful weekend!<br /><br /><a href="http://guiltlessreading.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">guiltlessreading.blogspot.com</a>testhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450478529066242687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-90780302564464161902012-07-06T21:26:04.787-07:002012-07-06T21:26:04.787-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.testhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450478529066242687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-61753376586059181392012-07-06T15:20:04.917-07:002012-07-06T15:20:04.917-07:00You are in for a treat with Mortimer! I recommend ...You are in for a treat with Mortimer! I recommend the Second Rumpole Omnibus as a way to just plunge in.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-26649026222478665672012-07-06T13:08:32.701-07:002012-07-06T13:08:32.701-07:00I'm back from vacation!
I haven't read an...I'm back from vacation!<br /><br />I haven't read any Rumpole books yet either. And I've only seen portions of episodes...some sort of clip show (and I don't even remember why). <br /><br />Why are dreams recounted in fiction so often disagreeable (or disturbing) and rarely pleasant?Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-61467240789399770572012-07-06T11:49:33.316-07:002012-07-06T11:49:33.316-07:00I have never read the Rumpole books either, althou...I have never read the Rumpole books either, although I have one on the TBR pile. Are you going to review this one?TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-42825111085808760722012-07-06T11:08:13.698-07:002012-07-06T11:08:13.698-07:00I agree. I find dreams and re-telling of a dream e...I agree. I find dreams and re-telling of a dream extremely boring. I am glad it worked for you here, though.Rikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870582608139596844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-38507872472480683822012-07-06T08:57:49.007-07:002012-07-06T08:57:49.007-07:00I know what you mean about dreams in books, and ev...I know what you mean about dreams in books, and even in person. I have a hard time seeing a dream as real symbolism or even as a portent, though I find that Native American literature uses them well.Chris Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16995942558585642314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-42798768474039575642012-07-06T08:24:49.114-07:002012-07-06T08:24:49.114-07:00Yvonne: I've never even watched the tv show, a...Yvonne: I've never even watched the tv show, although I am aware of it. SO now I have even more to look forward to.<br /><br />SQ: I started with this one because I prefer novels to short stories and all the Rumpole books I have are story collections. I will get to them eventually.<br /><br />Eva: Finding out the whole thing was a dream is intolerable for me. This was only a short scene, Gilion at Rose City Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18080293172467000794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-54427000358069169462012-07-06T07:53:54.722-07:002012-07-06T07:53:54.722-07:00Is it the deus ex machina role that dreams play th...Is it the deus ex machina role that dreams play that bothers you? I can understand that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-56292578605303107902012-07-06T06:47:46.442-07:002012-07-06T06:47:46.442-07:00I don't mind dreams in fiction...but I can see...I don't mind dreams in fiction...but I can see why others might not. They're open to interpretation but can be really abstract or the meanings too hermetic (depending on the dreamer). And they're the easy way out of things sometimes.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15699242203215883961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-84207990528413085352012-07-06T06:00:39.408-07:002012-07-06T06:00:39.408-07:00I've had dreams like that! Now I'm curiou...I've had dreams like that! Now I'm curious....Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-21645775146940894862012-07-06T05:39:56.087-07:002012-07-06T05:39:56.087-07:00I remember the Rumpole series on TV but have never...I remember the Rumpole series on TV but have never read the books. Nice choice.JC Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00465446051021667245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-36911289636070100832012-07-06T04:03:05.557-07:002012-07-06T04:03:05.557-07:00I think it's a good opening line, it makes me ...I think it's a good opening line, it makes me curious. <br />I'm not too fond of dreams in fiction either, but it's a lot better when they tell you about it early instead of disclosing it at the end. The "it was only a dream"-thing is the worst.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17148605530146058810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-45461263786517097232012-07-05T23:16:24.104-07:002012-07-05T23:16:24.104-07:00The opening is intriguing although like you I am n...The opening is intriguing although like you I am not fond of hearing about dreams in fiction. I haven't heard of this book but I have read a couple of the Rumpole books.SquirrelQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00634513897599275287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4508267865632365231.post-39883795787109220222012-07-05T22:17:45.782-07:002012-07-05T22:17:45.782-07:00Hi Gilion,
What an intriguing opening line, from ...Hi Gilion,<br /><br />What an intriguing opening line, from a book that I haven't come across before.<br /><br />I have to admit that I have never read any of the 'Rumpole' books either, although I always used to watch the hugely popular television series they made from them. It ran for several years and I still try to catch the re-runs when they are shown.<br /><br />If this book Yvonne @ Fiction Books Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14821114534056290177noreply@blogger.com