tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post1388460668747974906..comments2024-02-05T01:55:53.566-08:00Comments on Gently Mad: Three by Tey: Miss Pym Disposes; The Franchise Affair and Brat FarrarSharon Wilfonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-80996816505421555532017-06-28T09:52:54.123-07:002017-06-28T09:52:54.123-07:00Hi Marcia. I'm glad to let you know about a g...Hi Marcia. I'm glad to let you know about a great, fun writer. Hope you enjoy her!Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-19107888352108109032017-06-28T07:23:59.660-07:002017-06-28T07:23:59.660-07:00Thanks for recommending these, Sharon. I know of J...Thanks for recommending these, Sharon. I know of Josephine Tey but I haven't read her work. Now I can recommend her to those looking for a slightly different style mystery (and add her books to my to-read list, as well!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-65275148948369434632017-06-27T20:54:58.612-07:002017-06-27T20:54:58.612-07:00Mudpuddle: I often think of different styles or g...Mudpuddle: I often think of different styles or genres of music as languages. If one listens long enough one begins to comprehend the language. That's my theory. It took me a while to process Debussy but now he's one of my favorites. 20th century music can be very atonal and can produce an "unresolved" or "lonely" sound. I wonder if that is why I sometimes identify with it. Not that I'm all that lonely, but I am very reflective and have a strong sense of "aloneness". If that makes sense.<br /><br />I'm glad things are working out on the domestic side of things. What a pain and so labor intensive. (I have a painting job waiting me). That's interesting that HforH provided that. I did not know they did that. Made it affordable which is a good thing.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-40976855473884944072017-06-27T13:57:32.947-07:002017-06-27T13:57:32.947-07:00maybe music appreciation depends on depth of expos...maybe music appreciation depends on depth of exposure: performers such as yourself, with decades of intense immersion in various forms, undoubtedly experience outre works more deeply than the rest of us...<br /> just now finally finished gluing up the plumbing and hooking up the dishwasher; a 3 day struggle that a pro would have knocked out in half a day... as well, the local hardware store is about out of ABS pipe and fittings; my fault as i kept making so many mistakes... total cost: something over $200; dishwasher: $65; cabinet: $25; counter:$7; sink: $15; all the rest in parts... all appliances and solid pieces from Habitat for Humanity...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-29755571216032735382017-06-27T11:27:44.251-07:002017-06-27T11:27:44.251-07:00Hi Mudpuddle! I have not read DoT but I have it. ...Hi Mudpuddle! I have not read DoT but I have it. I am saving it for last because I have read that it had been voted the best crime mystery novel of the 20th century.<br /><br />I know Hindemith is not for everyone. It's interesting why some music resonates with us and some does not. My tastes are pretty wide and varied, although I have seasons. At one time I adored Baroque. I still do, but I'm not as emotional about it. Romantic was my next favorite. Now it is 20th century.<br /><br />That would make a great study, wouldn't it? What is it about the chord progressions, melodic lines et al...that connect us to one piece but not to another...<br /><br />Hope everything is going well in the Mudpuddle household. No more formaldehyde, everything finally getting back together.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-16157058352383251662017-06-26T21:08:32.463-07:002017-06-26T21:08:32.463-07:00i like Tey; "The Daughter of Time" is h...i like Tey; "The Daughter of Time" is her best, imo... but they're all good... Hindemith is somewhat an acquired taste, i believe... i think he wrote a solo piece of some sort for every instrument in the orchestra; somewhat of composing machine, producing copy at the push of a proverbial button... this is not a criticism, just an observation... some his work is quite listenable... i played some of his chamber music once, forget what, it was okay and technically interesting as i recall...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-30229661657980280022017-06-26T10:05:01.800-07:002017-06-26T10:05:01.800-07:00Hi Fred. They are interesting. I am so glad I di...Hi Fred. They are interesting. I am so glad I discovered her.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-63888722948785151992017-06-26T09:15:26.202-07:002017-06-26T09:15:26.202-07:00Sharon,
Good reviews. I have read several of her...Sharon,<br /><br />Good reviews. I have read several of her mysteries featuring Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, I believe. Always interesting. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-55172548835688832062017-06-26T08:27:17.461-07:002017-06-26T08:27:17.461-07:00Hi Tim. You should read more Tey. I think you wo...Hi Tim. You should read more Tey. I think you would really enjoy her. Take care!Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-20941582777292588832017-06-26T08:25:34.398-07:002017-06-26T08:25:34.398-07:00Hi Brian. I have Phineas Redux. That may need to...Hi Brian. I have Phineas Redux. That may need to be my next book to read. I hope you will be able to read Tey because you will enjoy her.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-13375908867529798342017-06-26T06:40:14.722-07:002017-06-26T06:40:14.722-07:00Great reviews, Sharon. About a thousand years -- o...Great reviews, Sharon. About a thousand years -- or so it seems -- I read Brat Farrar, which I really liked, and promised myself that I would read more by Tey. I never followed through on that promise, but your posting encourages me to take action. Thanks!RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-30469195446597641302017-06-26T01:40:34.268-07:002017-06-26T01:40:34.268-07:00Hi Sharon,
These sound good. I like the books do ...Hi Sharon,<br /><br />These sound good. I like the books do not follow the standard mystery formula. Originality is all too rare. I am currently reading Anthony Trollope's Phineas Redux and there is a murder trial that is not at all formulaic. This is very refreshing.<br /><br />Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com