Comments on: Review: The Twisted Thread, Charlotte Bacon; and a question about a literary trope with which I have lost patience

By: Kinga

Kinga — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:05:06 +0000

I was told that a girl I work with said to someone that I was the prettiest person she knew. And I would really love that to be a generally accepted truth, but sadly, I think everyone’s reaction was more along the lines : ‘her? Really?’

Have you ever read ‘Picnic at Hanging Rock’ ?

By: Vasilly

Vasilly — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:12:29 +0000

You know, I’ve never thought about that trope before. Hmm. I’m definitely the person that everyone thinks has weird taste when it comes to beauty.

By: Ruby

Ruby — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:31:35 +0000

Hmm… though it’s used far to much in fiction (and I don’t think there is one person EVERYONE would think was gergeous) I do think there are certain people that the masses think are pretty. You only need to look at the magazines in the grocery store check-out to see that…

By: Christy

Christy — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:00:39 +0000

Responding to your tag: The policeman was super adorable in “Blink” and so was Sally Sparrow for that matter. It should have happened . . . if it wasn’t for those scary angels.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:36:24 +0000

In college, in Arkansas, in the 1980’s, I knew a girl who everybody I knew agreed was achingly beautiful. The aching part was that a white landlord one time refused to rent an apartment to her when he met her in person. She didn’t “sound black” over the phone.

By: Steph

Steph — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 22:36:16 +0000

Well, I will say this: while I love a good boarding school mystery (except when I don’t…like here: http://www.stephandtonyinvestigate.com/?p=4563), I am glad you did not include the cover for this book in your review. Because just on the basis of that cover I would not pick up this book. I guess I am shallow and want the books I read to have achingly beautiful covers…

By: Memory

Memory — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:33:28 +0000

I’ve never in my life met one of those achingly beautiful people. I mean, I’ve met people that LOTS of people thought were beautiful, but no one that EVERYONE agreed was beautiful and amazing and impossible to look away from. And many, though certainly not all, of the people that LOTS of people thought were beautiful were mean, which took something away from the finished product.

Hmm.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:45:49 +0000

This was not my favorite book (I thought it just so-so – but mainly because there were too many characters who did not seem necessary!). LOL re: your question – I agree with you! Thanks for the link to my review (and pssst….it’s Charlotte Bacon, not Carolyn!)

By: Mumsy

Mumsy — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:59:00 +0000

In reply to Jenny. Ah, then her name was Vanessa. Sea Witch in disguise.

By: softdrink

softdrink — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:14:52 +0000

Oh please. Everyone knows that book bloggers are universally beautiful AND witty AND kind. So it is so true.