tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post4034351213793234397..comments2023-10-08T22:52:40.964+10:00Comments on Between the Covers: Book Review: She by H. Rider HaggardAmat Librishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343725194203848055noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-33843179427050162062009-04-26T04:55:00.000+10:002009-04-26T04:55:00.000+10:00H. Rider Haggard's books are so much fun! I t...H. Rider Haggard's books are so much fun! I think the extent to which I am bothered by outdated, offensive ideas is usually related to how emotionally attached I am to the book or author. With Haggard, I don't take his books seriously, so it doesn't bug me much. With people like C.S. Lewis, it bothers me a whole lot more.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-49670728557141497362009-04-29T00:03:00.000+10:002009-04-29T00:03:00.000+10:00I've never read Lewis, but that comment has ac...I've never read Lewis, but that comment has actually made me curious! And Haggard's outdated notions haven't put me off reading his other books.CoversGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343725194203848055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-86615874694522009682009-04-29T00:09:00.000+10:002009-04-29T00:09:00.000+10:00Well, nothing's ever put me off C.S. Lewis eit...Well, nothing's ever put me off C.S. Lewis either. It's just sometimes he can be such a sexist jerk. On the other hand, he writes in beautiful, clear, elegant prose.<br><br>King Solomon's Mines is a good one to try by Haggard!Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4120610619207414251.post-61016894601612719902009-05-01T00:41:00.000+10:002009-05-01T00:41:00.000+10:00King Solomon's Mines is on my list. And that p...King Solomon's Mines is on my list. And that promise of beautiful, clear, elegant prose makes me think that I should consider filling the Narnia-shaped gap in my reading.CoversGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343725194203848055noreply@blogger.com