tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048455495603621899.post4991591030671657..comments2023-08-09T16:58:36.232+02:00Comments on Glad to be a Girl: The Irresistible Inheritance of Wilberforce by Paul Tordayphillygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16618315315456011985noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048455495603621899.post-46199307724992851552008-05-23T19:34:00.000+02:002008-05-23T19:34:00.000+02:00@dbawiw - nope, haven't read salmon fishing yet, b...@dbawiw - nope, haven't read salmon fishing yet, but was keen to before this one came out and still am :) will naturally share my thoughts on it here if I do read it sometime.phillygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618315315456011985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048455495603621899.post-6361931014091687592008-05-23T14:24:00.000+02:002008-05-23T14:24:00.000+02:00Absolutely!The idea that one's life could be turne...Absolutely!<BR/>The idea that one's life could be turned around so completely in so short a time frame is terrifying. Perhaps it's just melodrama, though. I didn't read his first novel...did you? If so, would you recommend it?K.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12312288928720635484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048455495603621899.post-52611689618070796872008-05-23T13:27:00.000+02:002008-05-23T13:27:00.000+02:00@dbawiw - yeah, he is a rather sad character ... b...@dbawiw - yeah, he is a rather sad character ... but you have to wonder how he might've turned out had he never stopped by the undercroft that day. And if that's all life is, random turning points that we remain completely unaware of :)phillygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618315315456011985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9048455495603621899.post-46889588920760244792008-05-23T11:13:00.000+02:002008-05-23T11:13:00.000+02:00I've just finished that book. I thought the ending...I've just finished that book. I thought the ending was quite bizarre, and the last few sentences were some of the worst I've ever read in any novel. However, I did enjoy the structure of the novel and the story. What a sad character Wilberforce was.K.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12312288928720635484noreply@blogger.com