Comments on: Review: The Lambs of London, Peter Carkroyd https://readingtheend.com/2012/01/22/review-the-lambs-of-london-peter-carkroyd/ before I read the middle Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:30:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: ar eader https://readingtheend.com/2012/01/22/review-the-lambs-of-london-peter-carkroyd/#comment-1906 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 21:30:08 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=3527#comment-1906 If you do want to investigate the Lambs further, there is a good biography by Sarah Burton:

A Double Life: A Biography of Charles and Mary Lamb

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Double-Life-Biography-Charles-Mary/dp/0670893994/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1332451500&sr=8-3

]]> By: Vishy https://readingtheend.com/2012/01/22/review-the-lambs-of-london-peter-carkroyd/#comment-1905 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:42:57 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=3527#comment-1905 I loved the new name you have created – Peter Carkroyd 🙂 I don’t know whether I will read Peter Ackroyd, but I am hoping to read Peter Carey sometime. Sorry you didn’t like this book much. I think Charles and Mary Lamb led an interesting life and even collaborated in their literary work. It looks like Ackroyd didn’t do a great job of bringing that out.

]]> By: Vasilly https://readingtheend.com/2012/01/22/review-the-lambs-of-london-peter-carkroyd/#comment-1904 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:42:46 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=3527#comment-1904 Is THAT what Oscar and Lucinda is about?! OMG. Thankfully, I gave away my unread copy years ago.

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2012/01/22/review-the-lambs-of-london-peter-carkroyd/#comment-1903 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:08:50 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=3527#comment-1903 In reply to Sarah GriffithsI.

I have that! And am still looking forward to reading it, in spite of my bad experience with Lambs of London.

]]> By: Social Sister https://readingtheend.com/2012/01/22/review-the-lambs-of-london-peter-carkroyd/#comment-1902 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:18:15 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=3527#comment-1902 Awful Oscar and Lucinda–horrible image of her hop hop hopping on top of his semi-conscious self. I really do wonder now if Hollywood added that gratuitously disturbing rape scene. Judgment all around.

]]> By: gaskella https://readingtheend.com/2012/01/22/review-the-lambs-of-london-peter-carkroyd/#comment-1901 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:54:03 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=3527#comment-1901 It just goes to prove that everyone is different. I’m currently reading O&L and loving it. I also admire and occasionally love Ackroyd. Love your post though! 🙂

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2012/01/22/review-the-lambs-of-london-peter-carkroyd/#comment-1900 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:19:17 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=3527#comment-1900 In reply to litlove.

Okay, now that’s two of you not remembering the rape scene. Do you think the movie stuck it in there? Why would they! What a weird thing to add to a movie! It’s not like the public is clamoring for more rape scenes in Hollywood films (I don’t imagine — are they?).

What happens in Chatterton?

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2012/01/22/review-the-lambs-of-london-peter-carkroyd/#comment-1899 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:18:24 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=3527#comment-1899 In reply to Care.

I’ll hope that nothing comes of it too. That would be very embarrassing and I would always know I had done something awkward.

Yes! The glass church! Absolutely the right book! He drowns in the glass church and it’s awful. Does the rape thing not happen in the book? Did your subconscious prove much more charitable than mine and repress the whole incident?

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2012/01/22/review-the-lambs-of-london-peter-carkroyd/#comment-1898 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:17:29 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=3527#comment-1898 In reply to jenclair.

Well, it’s nice to know that a Lamb fan was also not impressed by this book. I thought my Lamb ignorance was causing me to judge it unfairly.

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2012/01/22/review-the-lambs-of-london-peter-carkroyd/#comment-1897 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 02:17:02 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=3527#comment-1897 In reply to softdrink.

*giggles* Peter A writes about British topics or something.

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