tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post1175601119789507154..comments2024-03-29T11:38:51.363+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-80836754010422551482021-03-31T15:09:18.614+01:002021-03-31T15:09:18.614+01:00I have never understood why people want to read fi...I have never understood why people want to read fiction that doesn't have a happy ending, or at least a solid resolution of a question (with regard to medical mysteries). There's enough of that in history.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-83390179931216178522021-03-31T09:53:14.914+01:002021-03-31T09:53:14.914+01:00Absolutely! I did finish "Mary Barton" ...Absolutely! I did finish "Mary Barton" but not "Ruth". It did not feel authentic to me - unlike "North and South" which I think is a masterpiece - and has a happy ending.shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-78623905473375523772021-03-30T21:11:29.294+01:002021-03-30T21:11:29.294+01:00I found Ruth utterly depressing and then — startin...I found Ruth utterly depressing and then — starting it after — could not finish Mary Barton.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432492923545133462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-59096982148053463512021-03-30T20:27:01.096+01:002021-03-30T20:27:01.096+01:00Hooray for Archie! Audiobooks and podcasts are wo...Hooray for Archie! Audiobooks and podcasts are wonderful for knitting, when your mind wanders too much, you can pause and rewind. If rewind is what one does in this digital set up!Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-81781243938819459652021-03-30T19:48:07.783+01:002021-03-30T19:48:07.783+01:00Yes, but unlike, say, Dickens, Mrs G is variable....Yes, but unlike, say, Dickens, Mrs G is variable. a friend of mine said that she had read "Ruth" first and found it fascinating. I thought it a very poor example and without even the excuse of being social commentary as Mary Barton is.shandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com