tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520417522254048550.post8298565217538848485..comments2023-10-02T03:40:50.258-07:00Comments on jillysheep: Reading old favouritesJillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00104126307586066155noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520417522254048550.post-56586174141031960012009-12-27T06:16:53.549-08:002009-12-27T06:16:53.549-08:00Annie Wilson really does annoy me as well and what...Annie Wilson really does annoy me as well and what annoys me even more is you still hear the same sentiments expressed today! The latest version of which seems to be that if you think women are allowed to have their own life you are rejecting God. Ok then I'll be a pagan is my usual reaction to that!<br /><br />I agree it is a very powerful story and yet so many readers these days think it's dated, racist and snobbish and they completely miss the relevance of the subject matter to today's world.Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00104126307586066155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4520417522254048550.post-83272039342434066632009-12-26T10:48:16.953-08:002009-12-26T10:48:16.953-08:00It's a very powerful story, I feel - probably ...It's a very powerful story, I feel - probably the more so for there being no actual murder, in fact. <br /><br />As you may remember, Annie Wilson always makes me see red over her her reaction to her weak husband's behaviour - but then I guess she's meant to. The story is an unusually subtle handling of a 'bad' character, who wins in the short term but will lose in the future. <br /><br />Belated Happy Christmas, and I am now trying to catch up again with being blog-attuned...NAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08975998484831083527noreply@blogger.com