tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post4133526048991682532..comments2023-11-13T16:02:58.613-06:00Comments on A Garden Carried in the Pocket: An Inconvenient Wifejenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-65185227840049679942009-03-07T07:01:00.000-06:002009-03-07T07:01:00.000-06:00Jenny - I think you will like this one, then. It ...<B>Jenny</B> - I think you will like this one, then. It has several ethical issues.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-72986856952583907622009-03-06T13:51:00.000-06:002009-03-06T13:51:00.000-06:00This sounds fascinating! I love the Victorian per...This sounds fascinating! I love the Victorian period, and I love books that deal with gender issues/sexual ethics. This is right up my alley!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-36789651458697758892009-03-02T09:14:00.000-06:002009-03-02T09:14:00.000-06:00Framed - It was certainly interesting! Knowing th...<B>Framed</B> - It was certainly interesting! Knowing that mental institutions were a solution to the problems of uncooperative or troublesome women is chilling. Of course, there are other elements that are unnerving, too.<BR/><BR/><B>Jordan</B> - Yes! And, now that I'm thinking about it, Kate Chopin's work also has similar elements-- at least in regard to women who didn't fit compliantly into their roles. Thanks for reminding me about <I>The Yellow Wallpaper</I>.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-40914720251818824852009-03-02T08:06:00.000-06:002009-03-02T08:06:00.000-06:00This sounds fantastic! Reminds me in a way of Char...This sounds fantastic! Reminds me in a way of Charlotte Perkins Gilman's The Yellow Wallpaper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-70073376257351779052009-03-01T09:54:00.000-06:002009-03-01T09:54:00.000-06:00Intriguing, indeed. This book sounds like one I w...Intriguing, indeed. This book sounds like one I would usually steer clear of, but your review has me hooked.Framedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13703547279309902320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-54891336233171010582009-03-01T08:48:00.000-06:002009-03-01T08:48:00.000-06:00Katherine - I just added a link to your review!All...<B>Katherine</B> - I just added a link to your review!<BR/><BR/><B>Allison</B> - I've read a few of the Harry Bosch novels, but have never read anything by Charles McCarry - thanks for that recommendation and the nice comments!<BR/><BR/><B>ilaina</B> - I just picked up some titles from your blog!<BR/><BR/><B>J.C.</B> - I can see some interesting reading on this topic. I've carried a grudge for years against Freud and his convenient diagnosis of hysteria, but it does make for a fascinating literary development. <BR/><BR/>Sherri mentions <I>The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox</I> by Maggie O'Farrell -- another look at the problem. it is frightening to think of what some women endured; Esme broke my heart.<BR/><BR/><B>Nymeth</B> - I like this time period, too, and the novel gives a lot of details about how claustrophobic the world of the New York rich was.<BR/><BR/><B>Sherri</B> - The diagnosis is the same, but Esme's story is much sadder than Lucy's I'm glad you mentioned this book because I didn't think of it! Thanks!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-57682778093691498512009-03-01T07:50:00.000-06:002009-03-01T07:50:00.000-06:00Jenclair-that book sounds very interesting and I'l...Jenclair-that book sounds very interesting and I'll have to look for it in the library. I read the Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell and it was a similar tale. Thanks for sharing your review!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955995520615536271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-54476344672510018862009-03-01T06:56:00.000-06:002009-03-01T06:56:00.000-06:00The setting alone makes me want to read this. I fi...The setting alone makes me want to read this. I find that time period fascinating.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-86004990382381219642009-02-28T20:46:00.000-06:002009-02-28T20:46:00.000-06:00I'm with Iliana, another one for the list as this ...I'm with Iliana, another one for the list as this review definitely had me intrigued.<BR/><BR/>Interestingly enough, one of my literature classes had a 'madness' theme, and this very subject matter was discussed as well as the treatments made available.<BR/><BR/>I can't wait to see if my library has this. Thank you.J.C. Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681137099755243041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-48726952331824602032009-02-28T20:14:00.000-06:002009-02-28T20:14:00.000-06:00This sounds really, really good. Yep, another one ...This sounds really, really good. Yep, another one for the list!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-53329362848919063562009-02-28T19:51:00.000-06:002009-02-28T19:51:00.000-06:00JenClair, I finally discovered this blog of yours ...JenClair, I finally discovered this blog of yours and am enjoying it IMMENSELY!!<BR/>Thanks for the thoughtful reviews and the new authors I've never heard of.<BR/>Right now I have almost finished making my way through the Harry Bosch novels of Michael Connely....the last deep dive I took into an author such as he was Charles McCarry, who wrote the Paul Christopher spy novels. (Spy stories are my all time favorites.)<BR/>I am looking for my next series...and think I might find it via your wonderful blog!allie allerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158390991360498378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-92051599125039160012009-02-28T17:56:00.000-06:002009-02-28T17:56:00.000-06:00I read this one last fall and enjoyed it as well!I read this one last fall and enjoyed it as well!Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108897586586146730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-49427871716164138642009-02-28T15:45:00.000-06:002009-02-28T15:45:00.000-06:00Danielle - It wasn't what I was expecting, but boy...<B>Danielle</B> - It wasn't what I was expecting, but boy, did it hold my attention!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-33073219339183074452009-02-28T14:16:00.000-06:002009-02-28T14:16:00.000-06:00I think this is an older book that was reissued? ...I think this is an older book that was reissued? I saw this at my library and contemplated checking it out, but it was in such a scruffy condition I decided not to. I may have to buy it now, though. You make it sound very appealing!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415242678720695754noreply@blogger.com