Comments on Read for Pleasure: Pam Rosenthal: The Edge of Impropriety (February B...

Jessica: "the writing reminded me of Woolf, specif...

2009-06-16T01:52:02.247-04:00

Jessica: "the writing reminded me of Woolf, specifically Mrs. Dalloway"

And by the rule of universal interconnectivity, Tracy Grant just mentioned Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in connection to marriage-in-trouble plots including The Slightest Provocation.

Tumperkin, you make me wonder whether another read...

2009-06-15T15:35:33.924-04:00

Tumperkin, you make me wonder whether another reading would change my perspective. Impropriety hits so many interesting themes (which often are what engage my interest in a book), and I enjoyed the development in the beginning and end, though the middle of it sagged for me. It may be that I didn't give it an equally close read throughout.

As I've already said on RRR, I agree about the lac...

2009-06-15T15:16:52.497-04:00

As I've already said on RRR, I agree about the lack of emotional drive in this book, but for me, the quality of the writing and the pleasing exploration of the themes and ideas made it compelling for me in the way of good literary fiction.

TSP was a more successful realisation of a romance, but I didn't like it so well.

Your points about time help me to figure out why t...

2009-06-15T08:44:33.136-04:00

Your points about time help me to figure out why the writing reminded me of Woolf, specifically Mrs. Dalloway.

I mentioned on Meriam's blog that I met Rosenthal in April at the PCA. I hope I am not misremembering, but she indicated that her books sometimes have a harder time gathering a following because they are not conventional romances.

Would you suggest shelving