Comments on: The Mask of Apollo, Mary Renault https://readingtheend.com/2009/12/13/the-mask-of-apollo-mary-renault/ before I read the middle Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:06:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: The Mask of Apollo | Necromancy Never Pays https://readingtheend.com/2009/12/13/the-mask-of-apollo-mary-renault/#comment-16438 Mon, 07 Oct 2013 16:05:46 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1947#comment-16438 […] until I finally attempted to read Renault as an adult, inspired by Jenny’s 2009 recommendation of The Mask of Apollo and finally goaded into it by her repeated recommendations and then her mother’s review, posted […]

]]> By: emmag1959 https://readingtheend.com/2009/12/13/the-mask-of-apollo-mary-renault/#comment-7116 Sun, 10 Jun 2012 13:50:45 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1947#comment-7116 In reply to Jenny.

Hmmm … never knew you’d replied and rediscovered this page as i’m re-reading MoA having suggested it for my book group. This is like opening your soul up and inviting people to tear you apart. I’m terrified!

Anyway, the biography is by David Sweetman. Interesting, but I’d like to read someone else’s take on her life too, for some reason.

And I forgot I’d registered before and now have multiple identities.

]]> By: The Literary Horizon: The Mask of Apollo, Pompeii « The Literary Omnivore https://readingtheend.com/2009/12/13/the-mask-of-apollo-mary-renault/#comment-7115 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:09:28 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1947#comment-7115 […] Jenny at Jenny’s Books adored it—she loves Renault so much that she kept this one in reserve for quite some time, and it definitely held up, in her opinion. And Jo Walton, writing for Tor.com, absolutely loved it. Oh, I think this bodes well. […]

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2009/12/13/the-mask-of-apollo-mary-renault/#comment-7114 Mon, 02 May 2011 00:29:47 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1947#comment-7114 In reply to EmmaG.

What biography was it? Was it good? I’m curious to know a bit more about her life — she can be so opaque in her writing.

]]> By: EmmaG https://readingtheend.com/2009/12/13/the-mask-of-apollo-mary-renault/#comment-7113 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:13:51 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1947#comment-7113 Hi Jenny

I don’t know you or follow your blog (perhaps I should start?) but just wanted to say hi to another Mary Renault fan. I recently read a biography of her that has started me re-reading all of her books again – and some for the first time, such as her first novel.

So great to know people are still enjoying her books 50 years on!

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2009/12/13/the-mask-of-apollo-mary-renault/#comment-7112 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:48:32 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1947#comment-7112 In reply to Charlie Courtois.

Sorry, I don’t know how to help! WordPress allows me to choose whether I want to type in regular text or in HTML, and I normally just type in regular text.

]]> By: Charlie Courtois https://readingtheend.com/2009/12/13/the-mask-of-apollo-mary-renault/#comment-7111 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:53:08 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1947#comment-7111 Hi Jenny,
I just read your book report. Kudos on a nice job. Since I just joined WordPress this weekend I am having difficulty getting my HTML to post correctly.

I notice yours is all neat, etc. What are you using to format your posts? I am simply writing HTML in Notepad but the WordPress server scrambles it and I have to reformat the spacing and everything>

Suggestions?

Kind regards,
Charlie C.

]]> By: Wrapping up 2009 « Jenny's Books https://readingtheend.com/2009/12/13/the-mask-of-apollo-mary-renault/#comment-7110 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:11:10 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1947#comment-7110 […] Joan Wyndham’s Love Lessons.  Sister was screwed up, but her wartime diaries are a complete joy to read.  I am particularly pleased because I found it all on my own.  I love finding books all on my own.  It makes me feel like a pioneer.  Other highlights include Patrick Ness’s two Chaos Walking books, Ordinary Victories and The Mask of Apollo. […]

]]> By: darla d https://readingtheend.com/2009/12/13/the-mask-of-apollo-mary-renault/#comment-7109 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:46:40 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1947#comment-7109 I like to save books to read, too. It’s such a comforting feeling, seeing them sitting there, waiting patiently on my bookshelf. 🙂

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2009/12/13/the-mask-of-apollo-mary-renault/#comment-7108 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:39:15 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1947#comment-7108 In reply to Jeanne.

I didn’t know people had always heard of Renault! I never meet anyone who’s read her stuff, though in fact I think she’s a really good writer. I always want to learn more about ancient Greece when I’ve read one of her books, though in real life I don’t much care about ancient Greece. 😛

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