tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432201290620111119.post4379659827675814504..comments2023-11-02T15:27:57.223+00:00Comments on Reading the Signs: HeadcaseReading the Signshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06338983880105866139noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432201290620111119.post-49815438029742548192009-03-07T05:56:00.000+00:002009-03-07T05:56:00.000+00:00Collin, yes it was actually that one that dealt wi...<B>Collin</B>, yes it was actually that one that dealt with her years in the psychiatric institution. Glad to know you are also a fan.Reading the Signshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338983880105866139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432201290620111119.post-65243200263957070142009-03-06T04:16:00.000+00:002009-03-06T04:16:00.000+00:00LOVE Janet Frame. I had read "Faces in the Water" ...LOVE Janet Frame. I had read "Faces in the Water" (brilliant!) before I saw "An Angel at My Table." An amazing writer.Collin Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777180960376039699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432201290620111119.post-52951292964821253052009-03-05T21:18:00.000+00:002009-03-05T21:18:00.000+00:00Someone should fire that damn teapot.Someone should fire that damn teapot.Kahlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500615451909999365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432201290620111119.post-43394241516396296922009-03-04T21:28:00.000+00:002009-03-04T21:28:00.000+00:00Cusp, I guess you are referring to the trilogy. I...<B>Cusp</B>, I guess you are referring to the trilogy. I thought the film did rather well with this - but one has to read her for the language and to be in the company of her mind.Reading the Signshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338983880105866139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432201290620111119.post-75909224706037612462009-03-04T20:44:00.000+00:002009-03-04T20:44:00.000+00:00Ah Janet Frame.....fascinating woman and I loved r...Ah Janet Frame.....fascinating woman and I loved reading her autobioraphy.Cusphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717783581169397585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432201290620111119.post-74298748454112403962009-03-04T18:52:00.000+00:002009-03-04T18:52:00.000+00:00Ah Zhoen, I wonder if yours comes from the same ma...Ah <B>Zhoen</B>, I wonder if yours comes from the same manufacturer as mine. <BR/><BR/>The film "Angel at my Table" was based on JF's autobiographical trilogy.<BR/><BR/><B>Trousers</B>, I'm glad it drew you in - I do recommend The Lagoon and Other Stories, her first work, one can feel the essence of her at work there, oh and she was so young when she wrote those. They are not everyone's cup of tea - I have a feeling you would like them. <BR/><BR/><B>NMJ</B>, I have been over to yours to investigate our psychic connection - and yes, we are linked (and both right about the spelling, though transatlantic friends might not agree).<BR/><BR/>I think you would like her autobiographical trilogy - you don't have to commit to reading all of it, each book stands on its own. Also "Owls Do Cry", which is based on her years in a psychiatric institution.Reading the Signshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06338983880105866139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432201290620111119.post-69969316281837426452009-03-04T17:29:00.000+00:002009-03-04T17:29:00.000+00:00Hey Signs, I def want to read Janet Frame after yo...Hey Signs, I def want to read Janet Frame after your review. She is one of those writers I feel I should have got round to by now and am slightly ashamed I haven't. Also, spooky that in replying to your comment over at velogubbed, I use the word lobotomised in a diff context, and then found it here in a much more frightening context, but that certainly links you & me psychically today, Signs. And I wasn't sure if it had a 'z' or not, but you have confirmed for me.nmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477643084619789093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432201290620111119.post-68281279410593380092009-03-04T17:13:00.000+00:002009-03-04T17:13:00.000+00:00...and thank you, signs, for such an amazing descr......and thank you, <B>signs</B>, for such an amazing description of Janet Frame and her writing. It has drawn me in, and I must investigate.trousershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879862280895772283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6432201290620111119.post-58147229534842437232009-03-04T16:19:00.000+00:002009-03-04T16:19:00.000+00:00I know that teapot. Mine is lumpy, bottom heavy, ...I know that teapot. Mine is lumpy, bottom heavy, with a handle that digs in.<BR/><BR/>Janet sounds familiar to me.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.com