tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22449400.post4099901474570745728..comments2023-10-25T04:08:52.859-05:00Comments on nothing of importance (my everyday blog): deliciously dark short storiesDebihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15429881953804634592noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22449400.post-64929808335463267562008-09-10T20:20:00.000-05:002008-09-10T20:20:00.000-05:00Thanks for the nudge! I did actually read a few st...Thanks for the nudge! I did actually read a few stories this past Sunday, but have yet to post about them! I'm so behind...Somerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552730124550729019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22449400.post-53796431239508109292008-09-09T06:31:00.000-05:002008-09-09T06:31:00.000-05:00I've never reading anything by du Maurier before (...I've never reading anything by du Maurier before (and honestly hadn't heard of her until a few months ago). I'm glad you liked these short stories! I might have to look for a book of them to get a sample of her writing. I'm awful awful about reading short stories, though. For some reason I always put them off!Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22449400.post-36672508840925149302008-09-08T21:55:00.000-05:002008-09-08T21:55:00.000-05:00Let's just say that none of us are rational in the...Let's just say that none of us are rational in the quirks we have regarding reading. That is just the way it ends up being. It is part of what makes us all so wacky and loveable.<BR/><BR/>Sometime this coming week/weekend I'm going to make the short story part 'official'. I'm not sure why I ever left it out!Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22449400.post-21330625627715085672008-09-08T20:42:00.000-05:002008-09-08T20:42:00.000-05:00Glad to see du Maurier was good to you! I haven't...Glad to see du Maurier was good to you! I haven't been let down yet!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22449400.post-316604151792587272008-09-08T07:24:00.000-05:002008-09-08T07:24:00.000-05:00...and the blame game continues! lol!...and the blame game continues! lol!DesLilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582481597658080464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22449400.post-34630541444554143352008-09-08T07:12:00.000-05:002008-09-08T07:12:00.000-05:00I'm glad you enjoyed these stories! I've never rea...I'm glad you enjoyed these stories! I've never read any Du Maurier, but I mooched both Rebecca and Jamaica Inn thanks to those very same culprits, and I'm really looking forward to reading both.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22449400.post-49652531165398644092008-09-08T05:18:00.000-05:002008-09-08T05:18:00.000-05:00Eva,I think I definitely will be picking it up. As...Eva,<BR/>I think I definitely will be picking it up. As soon as my dumb book buying ban is over anyway. :(<BR/><BR/>Dawn,<BR/>You shouldn't be so hard on yourself about how much reading you get done. I think you do great, especially considering everything else you do! And I think you'd really enjoy a short story collection of hers!<BR/><BR/>Bellezza and Bookfool,<BR/>Okay...you ladies have me totally convinced! I think Rebecca must be my next du Maurier read! Now that I'm no longer afraid of her. ;)<BR/><BR/>Medbie,<BR/>Cool...I think the story you're talking about must be the one I just started. The Blue Lenses? Afraid I fell asleep before I got more than a few pages in, but now I'm looking forward to getting back to it more than ever!Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429881953804634592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22449400.post-28737386565984313322008-09-07T21:02:00.000-05:002008-09-07T21:02:00.000-05:00I adore du Maurier. I've got all her books and hav...I adore du Maurier. I've got all her books and have read most of them. Her short stories are so wonderful! The Birds was written by her and then bungled up by Hollywood. You should find it and read it. It really frightened me in a psychological way. I've read and enjoyed both those stories, though I think my favorite by her is the one about the eye surgery (can't remember the name). Have you come across it?Medbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11509391941969810010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22449400.post-65915618775129963332008-09-07T20:50:00.000-05:002008-09-07T20:50:00.000-05:00I love Du Maurier, although some of her books/stor...I love Du Maurier, although some of her books/stories are better than others. Jamaica Inn is one of my favorites, along with Rebecca (which is on my All-Time Favorites list) and Frenchman's Creek. Rachel's Cousin was so-so. The House on the Strand was good, but I had trouble with the concept. The Scapegoat <I>sucks</I>, IMHO. I see Bellezza disagrees. I've got Don't Look Now (which, I think, is a different collection of short stories, but it also contains the title story) -- so glad to hear you enjoyed that story -- and I'll Never Be Young, Again. Now, I'm really regretting not joining the RIP III. Oh, well. Things to do and all that. :)Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22449400.post-8020736036594502402008-09-07T20:08:00.000-05:002008-09-07T20:08:00.000-05:00Debi, don't give up on Rebecca! It's one of the be...Debi, don't give up on Rebecca! It's one of the best books I've read. You will definitely get it, and reread it, in my opinion. Jamaica Inn and The Scapegoat were also goo, but nothing compares to Rebecca..."Last night I dreamed of Manderly..." I think I need to pick it up again.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22449400.post-46334538385107753022008-09-07T17:58:00.000-05:002008-09-07T17:58:00.000-05:00I never thought about picking up a collection of s...I never thought about picking up a collection of short stories. It might make me feel a little more successful as a reader! I seem to like some of the same kind of books you do.<BR/><BR/>take care,<BR/>DawnDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13510889733755294128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22449400.post-51772525742281856742008-09-07T17:15:00.000-05:002008-09-07T17:15:00.000-05:00Nocturnes is sooooooo good! You should definitely ...Nocturnes is sooooooo good! You should definitely go get it right away. :D<BR/><BR/>These sound like fun too.Evahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.com