tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post117652043544895627..comments2024-02-20T03:18:43.590-05:00Comments on Magnificent Octopus: A sink of malignancyIsabella Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-79019595838960194372007-04-18T23:48:00.000-04:002007-04-18T23:48:00.000-04:00Looks WILDLY interesting.Isn't it neat to find an ...Looks WILDLY interesting.<BR/>Isn't it neat to find an old [nice-smelling] gem like this?<BR/>Someone else's discarded.... thingy. <BR/>Your treasure.Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-13243462158360755142007-04-18T23:47:00.000-04:002007-04-18T23:47:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-43648601869689415512007-04-18T13:21:00.000-04:002007-04-18T13:21:00.000-04:00This was the first book I read by Laski and it has...This was the first book I read by Laski and it has haunted me ever since. I took it along to a themed book group evening recently meaning to have re-read it but actually couldn't bring myself to do it.<BR/>Much as I love the Persephone books I do search them out in original editions too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-37716959423372083252007-04-18T10:13:00.000-04:002007-04-18T10:13:00.000-04:00Interesting connection, Girl Detective. I have my ...Interesting connection, Girl Detective. I have my copy of the Gorey at the ready. Once I've read Laski, I'll report my findings.Isabella Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10735198478395875257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-86683829765125101812007-04-17T22:25:00.000-04:002007-04-17T22:25:00.000-04:00Do you think Edward Gorey was making fun of this b...Do you think Edward Gorey was making fun of this book with his naughty The Curious Sofa?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-66929251291271712292007-04-17T16:15:00.000-04:002007-04-17T16:15:00.000-04:00Gosh, I read this when I was 17 or 18 and enjoyed ...Gosh, I read this when I was 17 or 18 and enjoyed it a lot. I read a few others by her, but only this one and one other stick in my mind. Have just checked on Amazon and it is "little boy lost". These two books were very well thought of, and popular, in their day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767816.post-18499464579558764892007-04-17T12:35:00.000-04:002007-04-17T12:35:00.000-04:00Oh, I absolutely cannot resist vintage copies. Th...Oh, I absolutely cannot resist vintage copies. <BR/><BR/>That sounds like a gem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com