Rowena’s Comments (group member since Aug 06, 2013)

Rowena’s comments from the All About Books group.

Karin wrote: "LauraT wrote: "I also think this is his best book, along with The Moonstone.
One of the things I like best is this way of his of changing the narrator, implying that there's not A truth..."

No Name is a great one. I've also read Poor Miss Finch which was very interesting.

I started reading the book yesterday and so far so good. It's almost like reading a new story because it's been almost 10 years since I last read it. I'd forgotten about the changing narrator, should be interesting!

I hope to start reading this book this weekend. It will be my third reading of it, I think. It's the book that convinced me as a teenager that classics weren't all that bad! Looking forward to the discussion:)

I'm reading Mama Day by Gloria Naylor. She passed away a couple of days ago, she was such a great writer.

Jenny wrote: "Jackie wrote: "Today I'm going to start reading A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry."

I hope you'll enjoy it Jackie, I thought it was brilliant."

Likewise!

Greg wrote: "Rowena wrote: "Marina wrote: "I've just started The Woman in White. I already know I'm going to love it :-)"

One of my favourites, Marina! Actually, it's time for me to reread it:)"

I..."

Oh, thanks for reminding me there's a group read, Greg! I have a long weekend coming up so I can catch up:)

Chrissie wrote: "I am reading The Go-Between. I wanted to read it for its great line: "The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there." Last year I searched for this at Audible and th..."

Love that book. Enjoy!

Marina wrote: "I've just started The Woman in White. I already know I'm going to love it :-)"

One of my favourites, Marina! Actually, it's time for me to reread it:)

Jenny wrote: "Just finished this and liked it very much: Far & Away: Places on the Brink of Change: Seven Continents, Twenty-Five Years Great collection of travel essays."

That looks excellent, Jenny!

Diane S ☔ wrote: "There is a podcast I listen to called Lore, which is a twenty minute talk about various subjects of folklore and myths.I listened to two yesterday, one on the Scottish witch trials and one on Eliza..."

Sounds like a fascinating podcast! I may check it out

Chrissie wrote: "Sorry for my sloppy spelling, Rowena! Thanks for your help."

No worries:)

Shikha wrote: "I've just started reading The Two Towers. After reading the hobbit and the fellowship of the ring, I'm really excited about this one!"

Enjoy! I need to reread those books:)

Chrissie wrote: "Rowan, that looks good too, although they are Scottish tales rather than those from Brittany. Thank you."

It's Rowena:) Whoops, I didn't see that you were only looking for books from Brittany. Will let you know if I come across any

Chrissie wrote: "I am interested in Gaelic folklore. Does anyone have suggestions? In Brittany, France, Gaelic is used along with French."

How about this one: Folklore of the Scottish Highlands

Great list, Kathleen!

Monica wrote: "Rowena wrote: "I'm very interested in feminist studies of mythology, folklore, and fairytales, and I have a short list of books I plan on reading soon. I'll include them here just in case anyone el..."

Thanks! Just added it to my list:)

I'm very interested in feminist studies of mythology, folklore, and fairytales, and I have a short list of books I plan on reading soon. I'll include them here just in case anyone else is interested in this topic. I probably won't have time to get to them all in the 3 months though!

- Shadow and Evil in Fairy Tales
- Spinning Straw into Gold: What Fairy Tales Reveal About the Transformations in a Woman's Life
-Problems of the Feminine in Fairytales
-The Heroine's Journey: Woman's Quest for Wholeness

Gill wrote: "A book I remember as interesting but on the long side was The White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth by Robert Graves.

Another book that was very intere..."

Both of those books are on my TBR, Gill, they look great.

I'm really glad to see so much interest in this theme:)

Monica wrote: "Well, I can't find a work-a-round that allows non-members of the site to view...sorry. I did find an article that I should be able to share with you (albeit a bit drier than the original ones I had..."

Thanks for sharing the article, Monica! I've saved the PDF to my ipad.