tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post7818741407236620934..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: If we can just get through this, maybe everything will be all right - my Russell Hoban appreciation, featuring windup mice and Samuel BeckettAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-40824232515211734892014-05-27T21:46:57.978-05:002014-05-27T21:46:57.978-05:00The map should be on its way to you.The map should be on its way to you.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-21713816991718359942014-05-27T20:34:09.547-05:002014-05-27T20:34:09.547-05:00Do you have the version that has Lillian Hoban'...Do you have the version that has Lillian Hoban's illustrations? Would you be willing to email me a copy of the map and/or some of the illustrations (preferably one of Manny Rat)? I am doing a project on the differences in illustrations between Lillian Hoban and David Small and can't find many of Lillian's pictures. Thanks in advance! Email: EvalinShards@rocketmail.comShevaun Rubyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991885999283253681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-13844028530367371392012-08-27T20:48:33.762-05:002012-08-27T20:48:33.762-05:00Riddley Walker is a wonderful book. Fred (way up a...<i>Riddley Walker</i> is a wonderful book. Fred (way up at the top of this thread, and also <a href="http://freds-ramblings.blogspot.com/search/label/HOBAN%20Russell" rel="nofollow">here</a> has written a number of fine Hoban posts, including a good one on <i>Riddley Walker</i>.<br /><br />The Mitchell connection is interesting - and likely. He seems like the kind of writer who has read everything and remembers everything he has read.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-29822400148936387622012-08-27T20:45:19.039-05:002012-08-27T20:45:19.039-05:00On its way, I hope.On its way, I hope.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-33446264459856089082012-08-27T14:43:59.192-05:002012-08-27T14:43:59.192-05:00I'm reading The Cloud Atlas, by Mitchell, at t...I'm reading The Cloud Atlas, by Mitchell, at the moment and found the chapter about the people living on the Hawaiian island to be a little too similar to Hoban's Riddley Walker. Has anyone else thought this too? Riddley Walker is one of my favorite books and I guess I'm a bit protective, for whatever that's worth.<br />Just wondering.<br />Thank you for this post about Hoban.<br />~gloriaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-6717236581796497522012-08-27T14:36:18.695-05:002012-08-27T14:36:18.695-05:00I would love a copy of the map. Many thanks. glos...I would love a copy of the map. Many thanks. gloslater@netzero.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-62645638168958134252011-12-17T16:02:16.280-06:002011-12-17T16:02:16.280-06:00I have not seen the film, and know nothing about i...I have not seen the film, and know nothing about it that I did not just look up on imdb.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-41404740445589712032011-12-17T10:08:57.655-06:002011-12-17T10:08:57.655-06:00I put _The Mouse_ on reserve at the library. I s...I put _The Mouse_ on reserve at the library. I should be getting it in a few days.<br /><br />Have you seen the film version?Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-61152516304414797052011-12-16T20:41:11.430-06:002011-12-16T20:41:11.430-06:00I actually originally wrote that Frances was a hed...I actually originally wrote that Frances was a hedgehog, but that looked wrong on the page. So I understand the confusion.<br /><br /><i>Souris père et fils</i> looks good, too.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-91615956207999700032011-12-16T20:13:24.454-06:002011-12-16T20:13:24.454-06:00Odd, I had never previously noticed what sort of c...Odd, I had never previously noticed what sort of creature Frances is. Indeed a Badger.Sparkling Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899640164757220074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-39442742776572609492011-12-16T17:15:29.226-06:002011-12-16T17:15:29.226-06:00Huh. Maybe I'm remembering a different Frances...Huh. Maybe I'm remembering a different Frances. I'll have to root around on the designated children's book shelves at home and see what I find. It will be hard waiting for ma femme to unwrap <i>The Mouse...</i> on Christmas (yes, I bought it).<br /><br />~sgfbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-46002681573044798472011-12-16T17:13:52.435-06:002011-12-16T17:13:52.435-06:00I've had The Mouse and His Child on my TBR lis...I've had <i>The Mouse and His Child</i> on my TBR list for what seems like forever, and just went over to the library across the way to have a closer look. Looks like the perfect thing for one of my goddaughters. I'd been stuck on finding one additional something for her for Christmas, so the French edition is now on its way to her across the Atlantic. I know nothing about the illustrations in it - should there be any - but the story looks like something she'll eat up. Many thanks.seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-39743153357101917422011-12-16T17:01:31.541-06:002011-12-16T17:01:31.541-06:00If anyone wants the original map, let me know and ...If anyone wants the original map, let me know and I will email the scan to you.<br /><br />Fred, I think you will find this particular children's books to be of a piece with Hoban's other books.<br /><br />It's a rich and inventive novel. <br /><br />David Small's uses a cleaner line in his illustrations. Both artists have nicely expressive creatures.<br /><br />(The Frances stories <i>are</i> the badger stories).Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-69565864827967314172011-12-16T15:56:22.604-06:002011-12-16T15:56:22.604-06:00I looked at the new edition today at lunch. That i...I looked at the new edition today at lunch. That is, I held a copy in my hands and turned the pages, etc. It seems very fine, though I think it lacks a version the map. That's disappointing, because I have a weakness for maps. But my weakness for Beckett references will probably make up for the lack of a map.<br /><br />I know the Frances books from my own childhood, but I've never heard of this or the badger stories. I also have a weakness for stories about badgers.<br /><br />~scott gf baileyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-52315581320592332062011-12-16T13:37:02.890-06:002011-12-16T13:37:02.890-06:00Indeed, a nice reading friend gave me a copy a few...Indeed, a nice reading friend gave me a copy a few years ago and I very much enjoyed it.<br />http://sparklingsquirrel.blogspot.com/2007/08/good-mouse-book.htmlSparkling Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899640164757220074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-58700949302340330182011-12-16T12:41:18.888-06:002011-12-16T12:41:18.888-06:00Yes, I remember this book as being quite good. I ...Yes, I remember this book as being quite good. I will have to check out Small's pictures in the newer edition. He has done some wonderful illustrating also.Prairie Quilternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-17617692347451197402011-12-16T12:15:04.727-06:002011-12-16T12:15:04.727-06:00Amateur Reader (Tom)
Russell Hoban has been a lon...Amateur Reader (Tom)<br /><br />Russell Hoban has been a long time favorite of mine. In fact, I just finished rereading his _The Lion of Boaz-Jachim and Jachim-Boaz_. <br /><br />I haven't read any of his works for children, thought I've often thought about _The Mouse..._ Perhaps I should take a look at it, as your review suggests that I may find it interesting.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.com