tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post2215124391861128930..comments2023-12-14T23:40:24.503-05:00Comments on A library is a hospital for the mind...: The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel HawthorneSarah M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08658247100019831005noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post-76894303180378797022008-09-06T23:21:00.000-04:002008-09-06T23:21:00.000-04:00We don't have a B&N but there IS one in Eu...We don't have a B&N but there IS one in Eugene.........and we went today! They had one copy of Wives & Daughters left and I snatched it up! Woo hoo! (Then I came home and saw your comment.) Great price at B&N. So much cheaper than Border classics. (We have a Borders. And they didn't have W&D or anything else by Gaskell for that matter!)Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post-79623098955046763342008-09-06T11:50:00.000-04:002008-09-06T11:50:00.000-04:00My mother loved this book and was always trying to...My mother loved this book and was always trying to get me to read it but I wouldn't. Then when I was studying abroad, I asked her to send me some English books to read and she sent this - still I wasn't THAT desperate. I have it on my shelf unread to this day, but you have inspired me to actually give it a chance. My mother would be happy I'm sure.Lenore Appelhanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664671644163369772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post-77553964874931524932008-09-06T11:35:00.000-04:002008-09-06T11:35:00.000-04:00Yeah, you might want to wait on The House of Seven...Yeah, you might want to wait on The House of Seven Gables until 2009. It's a great story and I liked it better than The Scarlet Letter, though that was shorter.<BR/><BR/>As for Wives and Daughters. If you don't want to buy it online then check with Barnes and Noble. I bought my copy at the B&N store -- it was right on the shelf along with North and South and Cranford. Gaskell is in Sarah M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08658247100019831005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post-45504122136442487102008-09-06T10:43:00.000-04:002008-09-06T10:43:00.000-04:00Since I hate Dickens I'm not of the present op...Since I hate Dickens I'm not of the present opinion that I'd love Hawthorn. That being said, I don't think it'd be bad for me either. ;) We'll see after October . . .<BR/><BR/>(BTW, I've been hunting high and low for a copy of Wives & Daughters and have been completely unsuccessful. The copy at the library has even been checked out. I have every intention of reading Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772667430500306088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post-16620909496243298022008-09-02T09:18:00.000-04:002008-09-02T09:18:00.000-04:00I can understand that. If I had read this book in ...I can understand that. If I had read this book in high school I would have hated it. As it was it was more of a chore to read than other books I've read, including Jane Austen (why is that? -- she wrote around the same era, somewhat earlier.) but I still really liked it.<BR/><BR/>I'd be very curious to see a movie version of this book, but doubt they'd do it justice... unless maybe Masterpiece Sarah M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08658247100019831005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683496075979568913.post-33343015423540475302008-09-02T09:01:00.000-04:002008-09-02T09:01:00.000-04:00I wrote a paper on this novel when a senior in hig...I wrote a paper on this novel when a senior in high school: hated it and never wanted to read anything else by Hawthorne again--and haven't! I may have to revisit this story. Maybe!Lisa Spencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990706355525884593noreply@blogger.com