tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post8468426284010071632..comments2023-10-05T11:30:10.608+01:00Comments on cardigangirlverity: Persephone Reading Week : Review : Still missingverityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-27646610051577631732010-05-04T11:30:36.206+01:002010-05-04T11:30:36.206+01:00Oh my, what a brilliant review! I'm now dying ...Oh my, what a brilliant review! I'm now dying to get my hands on this book. I've also seen that a Persephone lunch in June focuses on it so now I want to sign up to that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-26373826032899527842010-05-04T11:21:41.584+01:002010-05-04T11:21:41.584+01:00I read about this one in the Persephone magazine t...I read about this one in the Persephone magazine that was waiting for me when I got home this evening and I thought it sounded amazing. It also reminded me of one of Oprah's bookclub selections - I think it was called The Deep End Of The Ocean?? that looked at a similar story line.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15971901652392645980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-83882733474127214502010-05-04T09:38:49.171+01:002010-05-04T09:38:49.171+01:00Glad you loved it as much as me! Great review!Glad you loved it as much as me! Great review!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-83869506030441197712010-05-04T02:10:27.707+01:002010-05-04T02:10:27.707+01:00This title jars with my ideal Persephone read but ...This title jars with my ideal Persephone read but never say never I suppose. So glad that you really enjoyed it though!Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-77990941238089702952010-05-04T00:10:59.262+01:002010-05-04T00:10:59.262+01:00I am not sure if I will read this Persephone title...I am not sure if I will read this Persephone title...unfortunately I watched the film based on this story when I was young and I have never been able to think about it without being frightened. I was surprised to see it included into the catalogue.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387313238448432017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-88099199906278765252010-05-03T23:46:32.270+01:002010-05-03T23:46:32.270+01:00I just received this book in the mail today--can&#...I just received this book in the mail today--can't wait to get started on it!Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108897586586146730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-35460462723648257762010-05-03T23:29:45.039+01:002010-05-03T23:29:45.039+01:00I was a little disappointed when I saw this on the...I was a little disappointed when I saw this on the list. A newish book by an author I know, but I told myself there must be a reason. And clearly there was!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-57604326601443534752010-05-03T21:01:59.804+01:002010-05-03T21:01:59.804+01:00That's an absolutely fantastic opening passage...That's an absolutely fantastic opening passage - and it sounds like the rest of the book lives up to it.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-86612796905775165172010-05-03T20:19:53.345+01:002010-05-03T20:19:53.345+01:00"Next time we have a reading week we'll h..."Next time we have a reading week we'll have to plan it so that it starts as soon as I get my hands on the latest titles"<br /><br />That makes perfect sense to me: it would have been completely and entirely unreasonable to expect you to wait even one day longer under those circumstances. <br />::grin::Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-63998774089413032672010-05-03T19:42:06.307+01:002010-05-03T19:42:06.307+01:00Thanks so much for this Verity! I too wondered abo...Thanks so much for this Verity! I too wondered about buying it and am now sure I will. The film (with Eye of the Needle's Kate Nelligan I think) was really good. Wonder how dated it would look now though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-14887056727175639392010-05-03T18:45:30.549+01:002010-05-03T18:45:30.549+01:00Ooooooh this one sounds really, really good. Thank...Ooooooh this one sounds really, really good. Thanks for sharing this with us Verity I am now desperate to read this, I shouldn't have asked Claire not to put me in the competition for a Persephone as this one would almost 100% be the one I would go for, I like books with a bit of darkness and this sounds like it has it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-85027936579862908382010-05-03T17:30:02.815+01:002010-05-03T17:30:02.815+01:00The relative newness (ha - it was published the sa...The relative newness (ha - it was published the same year that I was born!) of Still Missing is definitely a talking-point; I'm curious to find whether, as Lydia mentioned to me, it comes across as timeless.<br /><br />I am toying with reading this as soon as possible or finishing Persephone Reading Week with it by reading it over the weekend...Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-84447224008730665442010-05-03T17:24:59.825+01:002010-05-03T17:24:59.825+01:00This sounds like something to be read during the d...This sounds like something to be read during the day when you're feeling strong!tea ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02677205938522236209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-71900442103624135172010-05-03T17:13:16.930+01:002010-05-03T17:13:16.930+01:00This has certainly piqued my interest. I am very c...This has certainly piqued my interest. I am very curious to read something so "new" that the Persephone editors chose to reissue.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.com