tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post6238267525068174794..comments2024-03-29T02:40:16.271-05:00Comments on Charlotte's Library: A re-reader's appreciation of Diana Wynne JonesCharlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-4176575758344759152012-05-06T10:01:11.529-05:002012-05-06T10:01:11.529-05:00I'm finally reading the whole sequence of ever...I'm finally reading the whole sequence of everybody's DWJ posts. I like the way for many people, her work felt like a secret discovery, but now we're all sharing and saying many of the same things. Thanks!KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-56717430815604229982012-04-29T00:58:16.780-05:002012-04-29T00:58:16.780-05:00Lovely tribute, Charlotte! I want to read all of t...Lovely tribute, Charlotte! I want to read all of the titles that you mentioned here. I'm hoping that I'll have a dedicated DWJ shelf in the future as well.Chachichttp://chachic.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-39598664390982348792012-04-26T19:42:08.710-05:002012-04-26T19:42:08.710-05:00thanks!thanks!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-26110022711145673552012-04-26T19:41:47.637-05:002012-04-26T19:41:47.637-05:00well, on my second read I'm not sure it was mu...well, on my second read I'm not sure it was much clearer, but I was expecting to be confused, and so was bothered less! Maybe third time will be the charm...Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-55756834076052148872012-04-25T21:48:40.615-05:002012-04-25T21:48:40.615-05:00Oh thank you, I'm glad I'm not the only on...Oh thank you, I'm glad I'm not the only one who found the end of Fire and Hemlock utterly confusing! People love it SO MUCH and I WANT to love it just as much...but the ending! And likewise, I live in hope that someday I'll read it enough times to understand. :) It was clearer on a second read, so that's a good sign.<br /><br />Anyway, thank you for such a delightful tribute to Diana, and to the joys of rereading! I love what you said about how big and vivid her stories are, with words barely enough to hold them. YES.Cheryl @ Tales of the Marveloushttp://marveloustales.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-50695968239076234962012-04-25T20:38:54.229-05:002012-04-25T20:38:54.229-05:00This was lovely.This was lovely.Sarah Rees Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18017309784097687536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-82095065070040806122012-04-25T16:32:00.468-05:002012-04-25T16:32:00.468-05:00And Tanita, I'd be happy to re-read the quarte...And Tanita, I'd be happy to re-read the quartet with you and any other friendly type people--I've only read the first two once, cause of being so disappointed!<br /><br />Kailana, I'm envious! I'd suggest to you A Sudden Wild Magic, if you haven't read that one yet...Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-49794442297710913112012-04-25T16:29:38.591-05:002012-04-25T16:29:38.591-05:00Thanks, April and Brandy, for letting me know you ...Thanks, April and Brandy, for letting me know you share my sentiments!Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-80965302180509545602012-04-25T13:43:47.153-05:002012-04-25T13:43:47.153-05:00"I have the sense that the stories were so co..."I have the sense that the stories were so complicatedly vivid in Diana's imagination that words are barely enough to hold them. The reader is challenged to surrender herself to the flow, trusting that what is completely baffling will someday make sense."<br /><br />Absolute perfection.<br /><br />All of these posts just make me want to cry.Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105770016693038906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-59379550604075638142012-04-25T12:54:44.498-05:002012-04-25T12:54:44.498-05:00"I remember having this same feeling with man..."I remember having this same feeling with many books I read as a child--that I was going into new places, rich and strange, and that understanding in a logical way wasn't the point--the stories and their characters were, and I was privileged to go forth and meet them. To have that same feeling as a grown-up reader is rare indeed."<br /><br />I love this sentiment, because as an adult reader it holds true for me right now. I don't know if it comes from being more reserved or what. But, I just love what you wrote there. And I got that same feeling from reading Howl's Moving Castle last year for the first time, like I was privileged to meet Sophie and Howl and Calcifer.April (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-2939726734800878562012-04-25T09:55:55.002-05:002012-04-25T09:55:55.002-05:00I have been planning to dedicate some time to DWJ&...I have been planning to dedicate some time to DWJ's for a while because there are lots of books by her I have never read, but it hasn't happened yet...Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1265120169320473011.post-4627802535623924402012-04-25T07:31:53.817-05:002012-04-25T07:31:53.817-05:00Y'know, a few of us are thinking of doing a DW...Y'know, a few of us are thinking of doing a DWJ reread after this year's June blog blast tours. You in? I want to reread her books in order, but I am neurotic and not to be trusted. <br /><br />I have NEVER READ THE DALEMARK QUARTET IN ORDER, and am suddenly unbearably excited at the idea pf getting it right for once. (I started with <i>Drowned Ammet</i>. Inadvisable.)<br /><br />We could at least do the quartet, if nothing else...?tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.com