Comments on: Review: The Night Villa, Carol Goodman

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By: Mikael

Mikael — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:09:01 +0000

Thanks for the review and I think I’m a Latin weirdo too because I feel the language is very unlatiny and I get annoyed by it. Perhaps it would have been better if the narrator had made a point about not giving a direct translation but a rough one, but then again, that would have required some discussion about textual interpretation problems… which I would have loved, but I’m only a Latin weirdo lol

By: Jenny

Jenny — Wed, 18 May 2011 02:10:09 +0000

In reply to Heather. I like the title of Lake of Dead Languages -- maybe I will do that one instead of Arcadia Falls.

By: Heather

Heather — Fri, 13 May 2011 22:16:51 +0000

I read The Lake of Dead Languages many years ago and really liked it, I’ve been meaning to read more Carol Goodman ever since. Arcadia Falls is high on my list also!

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 12 May 2011 22:26:27 +0000

I like the boarding school/academic feel, I am all set to read the rest of her books! I prefer boarding schools to Italy, as far as book settings go.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 12 May 2011 22:24:38 +0000

In reply to Ela. Not the Peabody ones, indeed? I love the Peabody ones, they are so charming and fun and just the thing for if I am feeling ill and tired. Her books as Barbara Michaels are less good but still fun.

By: Mumsy

Mumsy — Thu, 12 May 2011 14:03:25 +0000

In reply to Ela. When you get to those reviews, I will read your blog every single day. *loves Mary Stewart*

By: softdrink

softdrink — Wed, 11 May 2011 19:30:15 +0000

I think this one was a bit of a departure for her. Most of her books have that boarding school/academia feel to them…along with the requisite gothickyness. Maybe Goodman felt like she was in a rut and had to branch out to Italy?

By: Ela

Ela — Wed, 11 May 2011 13:21:43 +0000

Oh, I do love Elizabeth Peters’ books (not really the Peabody ones, though). Though apart from Peabody and Vicky Bliss her books aren’t in print in the UK, worse luck.

I’ve been reading a lot of Mary Stewart in the last week and now have a massive backlog of reviews to write…

By: She

She — Wed, 11 May 2011 01:36:50 +0000

Latinites unite!