tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post105250732938428909..comments2024-03-28T09:00:59.909+11:00Comments on The Vince Review: Totally Different, But Exactly the SamePaula Vincehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-16825888969745318192019-09-19T23:12:57.057+10:002019-09-19T23:12:57.057+10:00Hi Sheree, yes, Holden would have called Stevens a...Hi Sheree, yes, Holden would have called Stevens a right phoney 😂 I doubt those two would ever have perceived the common humanity had they met each other 😉 It's the benefit we get from reading books though. A good enough reason to keep getting more. Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-9932654704045448762019-09-19T22:16:02.850+10:002019-09-19T22:16:02.850+10:00Sounds like Holden would've called Stevens a p...Sounds like Holden would've called Stevens a phoney ;) In all seriousness, though, Paula - what a beautiful post! Ultimately, we're all more similar than we are different, even when that seems impossible on the surface. There's a certain common humanity that connects us all, and finding it makes all the difference. Good on you!Sheree @ Keeping Up With The Penguinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387035714160789080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-8624708612407748242019-09-19T08:17:06.686+10:002019-09-19T08:17:06.686+10:00Thank you, Jane 😄 Those invitations to walk in ot...Thank you, Jane 😄 Those invitations to walk in others' shoes, so to speak, is one of the reasons we keep reading novels. I didn't read Catcher in the Rye as a youth either, but picked it up for the first time this year. It had an easy flowing style and interesting setting, and I was glad to have finally read it. Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-68838758414693759272019-09-19T04:57:40.227+10:002019-09-19T04:57:40.227+10:00Absolutely fascinating post, Paula. I escaped Catc...Absolutely fascinating post, Paula. I escaped Catcher in the Rye when I was young, and figured I would now never read it but your comparison to Remains of the Day is intriguing. Who would've thought!<br /><br />I love your closing thoughts--I think reading, and reading novels, does expand the mind and force is to walk in another's shoes and sympathize with those who in everyday life we consider beyond the pale.<br /><br />Again, excellent, thought provoking post.<br />JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-29951394818245209642019-09-16T10:11:13.186+10:002019-09-16T10:11:13.186+10:00Thanks Brian, it's the only Ishiguro I've ...Thanks Brian, it's the only Ishiguro I've read so far, but must track down more based on that one. It's cool when we make strong connections about different books. Maybe in this case it's the stream of consciousness approach, which I have to find more of. Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533677737021490096.post-72641791967865345532019-09-16T09:35:26.372+10:002019-09-16T09:35:26.372+10:00Super commentary. Your connections are insightful....Super commentary. Your connections are insightful. I also like to find parallels between seemingly very different books. I have read Catcher in Rye but not The Remains of the Day. I must get to that book soon. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com