tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post529543875738538763..comments2023-07-08T09:00:54.916-07:00Comments on A Common Reader: Parade's End on BBC TwoDwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-86590317319544095332012-08-29T15:21:59.394-07:002012-08-29T15:21:59.394-07:00Nice to know. So much of the novels takes place on...Nice to know. So much of the novels takes place on the inside... I'm anxious to see how it was adapted.Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-88138860698869388222012-08-29T14:35:54.196-07:002012-08-29T14:35:54.196-07:00Just watched Episode 1. Spellbinding... most enjoy...Just watched Episode 1. Spellbinding... most enjoyable TV I have seen in a long time.Jonathan Chanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03647746685252448938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-85298005055989041562012-08-28T19:34:50.565-07:002012-08-28T19:34:50.565-07:00Dwight,
Thanks for the information. Ford has bee...Dwight,<br /><br />Thanks for the information. Ford has been a favorite of mine, and I had enjoyed reading _Parade's End_, both times.<br /><br />I will be watching for when it shows on DVD.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-14430703537506361542012-08-28T18:02:15.399-07:002012-08-28T18:02:15.399-07:00I find Parade's End, in the aggregate, hard to...I find <i>Parade's End</i>, in the aggregate, hard to bear. Once upon a time, there was an English gentleman: e was put upon by Jews and Scots (his brother's flat mate counting as both), Roman Catholics (his wife), Irishmen not otherwise classified (General O'Hara), and absurd American women. That it seems to me, is the burden of the book. Perhaps the Americans and other lesser breeds just stand in for the modern world. (And, Yes, I know about his last mistress, in fact distinctly recall her obituary in the NY Times not all that long ago.)<br /><br />That is not to say that I didn't enjoy reading much of it, and recall chunks of it--the relative economy of shelling a field to bits vs. having it pulverized by agricultural contractors; the hobby of enumerating errors in the <i>Encyclopedia Britannica</i>.<br /><br />Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-7500764847535134942012-08-28T14:55:50.510-07:002012-08-28T14:55:50.510-07:00It definitely takes commitment, especially so much...It definitely takes commitment, especially so much of the time you're wondering what in the world is going on. <br /><br />Since that's something that is going to be lost on the screen, I'm looking forward to how Stoppard handles it. <br /><br />On a side note, I got over a thousand hits on the summary post this weekend...I'm guessing at least 98% were VERY disappointed! *lol* Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-24244696377322228252012-08-28T11:51:05.913-07:002012-08-28T11:51:05.913-07:00Thanks for this. I'm guilty of having the book...Thanks for this. I'm guilty of having the book on my shelf and not reading it - I bought it in 2000. Benerdict Cumberbatch was fantastic as Sherlock Holmes.Jonathan Chanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03647746685252448938noreply@blogger.com