tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post1961786161258413282..comments2024-01-02T00:48:13.255+00:00Comments on Rosario's Reading Journal: The Little Stranger, by Sarah WatersRosariohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-9514469309878367372012-06-28T06:51:00.245+01:002012-06-28T06:51:00.245+01:00Caroline: yes, that's exactly how I felt about...Caroline: yes, that's exactly how I felt about it. With a better ending, I think this would have been a really successful book.Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-28652057324611882952012-06-26T20:44:51.803+01:002012-06-26T20:44:51.803+01:00I've just finished this and found it hard to s...I've just finished this and found it hard to stay away, I liked the slow build up and could picture very succintly the Hall, the rooms, the furniture and the characters. I thought the social and political context made a persuasive backdrop and provided a number of realistic explanations for what might be happening. But I also found the ending a bit of a disappointment, what are we to read into it? Maybe that was the intention all along. I would still give it a plus though, and was sad to reach the end.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332030794852533694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-688042108720268232012-06-26T20:44:40.061+01:002012-06-26T20:44:40.061+01:00I've just finished this and found it hard to s...I've just finished this and found it hard to stay away, I liked the slow build up and could picture very succintly the Hall, the rooms, the furniture and the characters. I thought the social and political context made a persuasive backdrop and provided a number of realistic explanations for what might be happening. But I also found the ending a bit of a disappointment, what are we to read into it? Maybe that was the intention all along. I would still give it a plus though, and was sad to reach the end.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16332030794852533694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-3106698443084001082012-06-04T19:45:03.673+01:002012-06-04T19:45:03.673+01:00Chris, sorry for the moderation, it kicks in on ol...Chris, sorry for the moderation, it kicks in on older posts, otherwise I get masses of spam. <br /><br />Anyway, your interpretation of what happened with Caroline is what I suspected, only I thought it might have been an unconscious projection of Dr. Faraday's hidden desires, so he really is telling us what he thinks is the truth. But then, how would that explanation work with the creepy things that were happening to Rod, when Dr. Faraday was barely involved with the family? That's what I thought felt weaker if we go for Dr. Faraday as the culprit (consciously or not), and why I said for everything to really make sense you have two have two separate responsible entities...<br /><br />Oh, well, at least it's fun to speculate, even if we're never going to get total clarity!Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-35210005608451114652012-06-04T04:04:52.502+01:002012-06-04T04:04:52.502+01:00I hate stories about the supernatural, but I coul...I hate stories about the supernatural, but I couldn't put this one down. I raced through it , hoping for an explanation of the spooky goings-on, and was disappointed that no such explanation was forthcoming. However, maybe I read too much crime fiction, but perhaps the explanation lies in the character of the doctor. He covets the house and the social class it represents. he has a key to come and go, access in private to each member of the family and is certainly in the vicinity when Caroline falls to her death after saying "You!" Perhaps he's an unreliable narrator???<br />Chris. 4th June 2012Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-30357246606692095842012-06-04T04:03:45.650+01:002012-06-04T04:03:45.650+01:00I hate stories about the supernatural, but I coul...I hate stories about the supernatural, but I couldn't put this one down. I raced through it , hoping for an explanation of the spooky goings-on, and was disappointed that no such explanation was forthcoming. However, maybe I read too much crime fiction, but perhaps the explanation lies in the character of the doctor. He covets the house and the social class it represents. he has a key to come and go, access in private to each member of the family and is certainly in the vicinity when Caroline falls to her death after saying "You!" Perhaps he's an unreliable narrator???<br />Chris. 4th June 2012Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-87617271304537461432012-04-09T21:44:57.869+01:002012-04-09T21:44:57.869+01:00Jorrie: A few people at the book club also said th...Jorrie: A few people at the book club also said they'd loved other of Waters' books. I clearly started with the wrong book!Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730322.post-35798735651575830952012-04-09T13:16:18.908+01:002012-04-09T13:16:18.908+01:00I actually DNF'd this one, even though there w...I actually DNF'd this one, even though there were things I really liked, and that stayed with me, in the first half. But after that it just seemed to fall apart and I lost interest.<br /><br />I read it after reading Waters' Fingersmith, which I absolutely adored right through to the end.Jorrie Spencerhttp://www.jorriespencer.comnoreply@blogger.com