tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post7149570854297798042..comments2024-03-18T16:41:34.785+00:00Comments on Vapour Trails: A Weekend With ClaudeSéamus Dugganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-493176286063372922016-06-22T08:15:58.766+01:002016-06-22T08:15:58.766+01:00Yes Bainbridge has similar casts of characters in ...Yes Bainbridge has similar casts of characters in many of her books. And a pretty dark sense of humour. I'll take 'interesting' as a positive? Thanks for visiting.Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-33863864984923012402016-06-22T07:36:57.577+01:002016-06-22T07:36:57.577+01:00An interesting review. I also like your observatio...An interesting review. I also like your observation that: "These are lives that are coming apart at the seams, more seedy than bohemian." That could probably apply equally well to to characters in the books I've read. And I like the way you picked out the element of farce in her work. That struck me too, and I think she is at her most farcical in some of the darkest situations.Christine Hardinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09814026435889782750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-45672495908527293512016-06-22T00:39:50.985+01:002016-06-22T00:39:50.985+01:00Thanks Jacqui. I liked that line myself, but self-...Thanks Jacqui. I liked that line myself, but self-praise is no praise at all, they say. Reading all the Bainbridge reviews and considering I have a few more unread on my shelves has me planning to read a couple more before year's end. I hope you enjoy Harriet's company...Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-61922831831383414122016-06-21T11:34:23.436+01:002016-06-21T11:34:23.436+01:00A very intriguing review as ever. I particularly l...A very intriguing review as ever. I particularly like this line: These are lives that are coming apart at the seams, more seedy than bohemian, dingy rather than debauched. Marvellous. Claude sounds like a great character. Damaged, brusied, louche and outspoken - what a combination. I'm rather tempted to read this at some point, but it sounds as though Harriet Said is the more polished of the two novels. (I'm already sold on Harriet as a result of your previous review, so Claude will have to wait a little while!) <br /><br />JacquiWinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220597283351925721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-21357535838307088102016-06-20T16:06:13.169+01:002016-06-20T16:06:13.169+01:00Hmm - I am tempted to buy a copy of the original b...Hmm - I am tempted to buy a copy of the original but I think I'll hold off for a while. It might make an interesting read along with a biography. She seems to have lived a rather 'rackety' life and I wonder was she making the book less personal by removing stuff, or simply tidying it up stylewise.Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-29276142844002627062016-06-20T14:30:42.444+01:002016-06-20T14:30:42.444+01:00Thanks for joining in Seamus. I like your close re...Thanks for joining in Seamus. I like your close reading of this disparate group of characters. This book has also grown on me since I wrote my review. I've read in a book of lit crit that the only thing added in the revision was an 'e' to Claude, but lots was taken out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650062604319300960noreply@blogger.com