tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post4088130499347121361..comments2024-01-02T09:19:05.960-06:00Comments on In The Bookcase: Book Review: A Long Fatal Love ChaseTarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05390283409265644737noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-22587306553655115732018-09-25T15:16:21.298-05:002018-09-25T15:16:21.298-05:00Karen,
Thank you for the suggestions -- it means a...Karen,<br />Thank you for the suggestions -- it means a lot to me! I've actually never read either of those authors you mentioned. I'm very excited to dive into their works now.Tarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05390283409265644737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-70337818440052823822018-09-23T02:04:53.923-05:002018-09-23T02:04:53.923-05:00Have you read any other Victorian sensation novels...Have you read any other Victorian sensation novels? Wilkie Collins is really good, and I love Mary Elizabeth Braddon -- Lady Audley's Secret is really fun, very dramatic and over the top. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-59304124374470229502018-08-04T04:53:48.804-05:002018-08-04T04:53:48.804-05:00Wow! This does sound interesting. I've read li...Wow! This does sound interesting. I've read little women and enjoyed it. Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058399037467509376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-68348978395823762362018-07-09T20:45:56.992-05:002018-07-09T20:45:56.992-05:00Karen, The Inheritance is one that I want to read ...Karen, The Inheritance is one that I want to read too -- maybe I'll add it to my 2019 booklist for next June when the challenge comes around again. :) Oh, and I ALWAYS recommend a re-read of Little Women to anyone that I can. It's a book that grows with you, no matter what stage of life you're in!Tarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05390283409265644737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-13242886176289698462018-07-09T20:41:36.110-05:002018-07-09T20:41:36.110-05:00Karen,
Oooh, a J.A. reading group would be fun, I...Karen, <br />Oooh, a J.A. reading group would be fun, I'm sure. Anyways, I think you'd enjoy trying some of Louisa's more sensational stories -- it's at least worth a try.Tarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05390283409265644737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-69673053843200510622018-07-07T05:41:39.693-05:002018-07-07T05:41:39.693-05:00I remember someone from my Jane Austen book group ...I remember someone from my Jane Austen book group who always suggested we read it (because of course you can only discuss so much JA, we had to expand to related works and other classic women writers). It's totally not what you'd expect but I do love a good Victorian Sensation novel. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-70806308352214930862018-07-07T05:24:59.478-05:002018-07-07T05:24:59.478-05:00My thoughts exactly! I also want to read The Inher...My thoughts exactly! I also want to read The Inheritance which is an early novella, I think it's what Jo would have been writing. I actually haven't read Little Women since I was a kid so I should really read it again. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-52228546509018699052018-07-01T13:46:31.075-05:002018-07-01T13:46:31.075-05:00Kelsey, it's definitely an "interesting&q...Kelsey, it's definitely an "interesting" read, particularly coming from Miss Alcott. I'm glad to have read it, and get to glimpse a new layer of Louisa. :)Tarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05390283409265644737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-880797089538458952018-06-29T07:39:18.981-05:002018-06-29T07:39:18.981-05:00Oooh I'm definitely going to be checking this ...Oooh I'm definitely going to be checking this one out - your descriptions have me hooked, and I'm very curious as to how I'll perceive Louisa May Alcott's writing in this style. Kelsey (There's Something About KM)http://www.theressomethingaboutkm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-67251295168374789042018-06-26T10:49:49.113-05:002018-06-26T10:49:49.113-05:00Nicole,
Yep, definitely scandalous... for the 19th...Nicole,<br />Yep, definitely scandalous... for the 19th century. She couldn't even publish it! But I'm so glad that it resurfaced for us readers in the 21st century. :)Tarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05390283409265644737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-71878557141019574892018-06-22T13:26:53.492-05:002018-06-22T13:26:53.492-05:00I didn't know this book existed. Thanks so muc...I didn't know this book existed. Thanks so much for bringing it to my attention!! It does sound like it would have been scandalous for the time---such an interesting perspective!<br /><br />Nicole @ <a href="http://feedyourfictionaddiction.com" rel="nofollow">Feed Your Fiction Addiction</a>Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addictionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637114079800138680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-40554655480862125722018-06-19T20:06:25.654-05:002018-06-19T20:06:25.654-05:00Sophia Rose,
You should totally read it! This book...Sophia Rose,<br />You should totally read it! This book has been holding up a spot in your TBR pile for a while now, I daresay. :) I found the story to be pretty intriguing, and I hope you will too. Thanks for commenting!Tarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05390283409265644737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-50557374244203540752018-06-19T08:13:28.887-05:002018-06-19T08:13:28.887-05:00I am so glad you reviewed this one. I forgot abou...I am so glad you reviewed this one. I forgot about it. I was given this as a Christmas gift when it first published and haven't picked it up. You've renewed my interest. Thanks! And, yay for reading a book for your challenge.Sophia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909417504496472472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-17804571036529444832018-06-18T11:14:08.500-05:002018-06-18T11:14:08.500-05:00Andreea, thanks for stopping by again to comment. ...Andreea, thanks for stopping by again to comment. 'Love Chase' is definitely so different from what I've experienced previously in reading Miss Alcott's books... and yet... it's so intriguing! I love seeing this side of her writing.Tarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05390283409265644737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-45160477152439100172018-06-18T11:05:28.515-05:002018-06-18T11:05:28.515-05:00Kai, I'm glad you enjoyed it too. It's def...Kai, I'm glad you enjoyed it too. It's definitely interesting as an Alcott book. Have you tried similar suspense fiction by author Daphne du Maurier, such as her novel Rebecca?Tarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05390283409265644737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-18745218884937710372018-06-18T11:03:21.278-05:002018-06-18T11:03:21.278-05:00Barbara, I think you've hit the nail on the he...Barbara, I think you've hit the nail on the head by saying it seems like something Jo would end up writing. Seems accurate to me! :)Tarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05390283409265644737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-10334035523205595012018-06-17T09:48:11.475-05:002018-06-17T09:48:11.475-05:00I love Gothic romance and this is the first time I...I love Gothic romance and this is the first time I hear about this book of Louisa May Alcott! I really want to read this darker writing because I find it fascinating when writers are able to get through so many different styles.<br /><br />Great review!Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01781959248553850723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-37362160153363122252018-06-16T23:20:57.821-05:002018-06-16T23:20:57.821-05:00I read this a year ago and loved it. I read this a year ago and loved it. Kaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791596391529326467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8559516794627888606.post-43582127994402256322018-06-16T10:38:52.477-05:002018-06-16T10:38:52.477-05:00I finished and reviewed this one, too. I enjoyed y...I finished and reviewed this one, too. I enjoyed your thoughts. Even though the plot was quite different from what we're used to from Louisa, it still sounded like her in spots. I thought it sounded a lot like something Jo would write. :-)Barbara H.http://barbarah.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com