Wise Children by Angela Carter - book group discussion thread
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Nov 2018
8:18am, 2 Nov 2018
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McGoohan
And so I have. fetcheveryone.com/blog/137/0/0#blog386490 TL;DR - I loved it. It's an absolutely joyous production. The audience loved it too. They very skillfully dealt with the ending with a few minor but judicious changes. SPOILER - there are no babies emerging from pockets here... |
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Nov 2018
10:10am, 12 Nov 2018
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McGoohan
And update - I'll probs blog about it, but I went again on the final day in London to see it again, and this time took Liebling with me as well.
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Feb 2019
4:07pm, 2 Feb 2019
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Little Nemo
Right after a shameful amount of time I'm finally catching up with my backlog of books! This was a re-read but I hardly remembered anything of this as it was probably 20+ years ago. I think I enjoyed it much more this time around, probably because I had more sympathy with the twins now that I'm older. I particularly liked the sections about acting and the way of life around their various jobs. Ending didn't quite work, felt a bit "oh just chuck loads of stuff in and something will stick!" This feels like a much more straightforward book compared to her other work. It's a good enough read but I do prefer the darker fairytale stuff that she wrote. I gave this book a 6. |
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Feb 2019
4:13pm, 2 Feb 2019
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Little Nemo
Nice to see nearly everyone else found the last part ridiculous  I like the idea that the plot is like all the twists from Shakespeare plays, that makes a lot of sense. |
Feb 2019
4:56pm, 2 Feb 2019
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LindsD
Yes, think we all agreed about that.
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Feb 2019
5:39pm, 2 Feb 2019
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McGoohan
Handled *much* better in the stage play
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Apr 2020
5:44pm, 1 Apr 2020
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McGoohan
Fun fun fun fact. The Beeb have fillumed the stage play of this here book and will be making it available for streaming during the current sitch. Watch this space.
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Apr 2020
7:09pm, 1 Apr 2020
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LindsD
Oh, that's interesting. You liked it, I seem to remember.
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Apr 2020
8:07pm, 1 Apr 2020
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McGoohan
I loved it. Wonder how it'll translate to a streaming thing? Part of the joy of it was being in the audience and feeling involved.
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Apr 2020
8:35am, 15 Apr 2020
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McGoohan
It is on iPlayer in fact bbc.co.uk |
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