Wise Children by Angela Carter - book group discussion thread
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Oct 2018
10:09pm, 16 Oct 2018
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McGoohan
Even the 'I've got some babies in my pockets' bit?  Here's some audience reactions to the first few showings of the play at t'Owd Vic |
Oct 2018
7:37am, 17 Oct 2018
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Diogenes
Yes, by then I’d believe anything. Overnight I decided to revise my score down to 6. It’s maybe a 6.5, but I like it as much as other books I’ve given sixes and sevens. |
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Oct 2018
7:56am, 17 Oct 2018
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McGoohan
If you watch the video, a lot of them are saying ‘the dancing is brilliant’ which I am taking as shorthand for ‘mind you, the story’s a complete mess’.
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Oct 2018
10:30am, 17 Oct 2018
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Diogenes
*don’t* I meant in my previous comment
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Oct 2018
8:50am, 30 Oct 2018
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McGoohan
Right - I'm going to go see the play on Thursday, which I can't actually explain considering how low I scored the book.
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Oct 2018
9:44am, 30 Oct 2018
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Serendippily
The chance to channel *apoplectic from Tunbridge Wells* ?
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Oct 2018
9:54am, 30 Oct 2018
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McGoohan
I have my bag of rotten fruit ready. It'll be extra stinky when I hurl it at the actors two days from now!
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Oct 2018
9:59am, 30 Oct 2018
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Diogenes
Have some rotten babies in your pockets to chuck onstage, that should confuse things
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Oct 2018
11:37am, 30 Oct 2018
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LindsD
Blimey McG. Wasn't expecting that.
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Oct 2018
11:38am, 30 Oct 2018
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McGoohan
Well, I thought, I'll probably get a blog out of it
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