tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post3171180311845132069..comments2024-03-22T07:35:09.284-07:00Comments on Books in the City: Author Event: Colm Tobin on Henry JamesBooksnychttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11197753056299399065noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-55820520997824039152010-12-18T16:12:52.625-08:002010-12-18T16:12:52.625-08:00i've read some henry james but it was waaay ba...i've read some henry james but it was waaay back in college. haven't read toibin but just saw his name on a list that showed how to properly pronounce the names! <br /><br />the tenement museum is terrific and we usually take our students every few years. glad you got to see this author and listen to his lecture. i haven't been to an author reading or anything since i saw jk rowling, john irving, and stephen king at radio city a bunch of summers ago.nat @book, line, and sinkerhttp://www.booklineandsinker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-83522301634524595232010-12-18T15:30:39.901-08:002010-12-18T15:30:39.901-08:00V interesting post, both on the talk and the museu...V interesting post, both on the talk and the museum, which I would love to visit someday. With regards to James, I read Wings of the Dove in college (forever ago) and didn't much care for it, and then read Turn of the Screw last year, and thought it good but maddening! Brooklyn is on my list for 2011.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-32601583262306596932010-12-18T07:19:22.314-08:002010-12-18T07:19:22.314-08:00@ Carin - yes I have been to the museum -your comm...@ Carin - yes I have been to the museum -your comment about thinking it didn't look too bad made me laugh. You are right, though, there are some pretty abysmal apartments in the city today too!<br /> <br />@jenny @softdrink and @diane - definitely go to the museum - they offer many different theme tours so each visit can be a little different - and they have a great bookstore/gift shop!<br /><br />@ Marie - I am opposite to you - have read Tobin but not James!Booksnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197753056299399065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-67388688362679905072010-12-17T21:31:17.628-08:002010-12-17T21:31:17.628-08:00I've read Toibin's Brooklyn, but wasn'...I've read Toibin's Brooklyn, but wasn't exactly bowled over. I seem to be in the minority, though.<br /><br />And if I ever make it back to NY, the Tenement Museum is on my list of things to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-67276263979355759452010-12-17T17:25:29.383-08:002010-12-17T17:25:29.383-08:00Sounds like a wonderful event. I've not read T...Sounds like a wonderful event. I've not read Toibin but James' PORTRAIT OF A LADY is one of my favorites.Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-92170832938108348282010-12-17T15:34:30.913-08:002010-12-17T15:34:30.913-08:00Wow- this sounds like a terrific event. I definite...Wow- this sounds like a terrific event. I definitely have to make time to see the Tenement Museum. My sister-in-law took her daughters to see it and said it was wonderful.(Diane) bookchickdihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16640913682123489734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-12230159937218696582010-12-17T15:10:39.505-08:002010-12-17T15:10:39.505-08:00I bet this was a fascinating event! I read The Mas...I bet this was a fascinating event! I read The Master for a class (on the heels of The Aspern Papers by James and Felony by Emma Tennant) and found it to be beautiful. I'd like to read more Toibin and have Brooklyn actually on my shelf waiting for me. He is a lovely writer.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11429588794754369453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-37271574212519741212010-12-17T13:07:52.375-08:002010-12-17T13:07:52.375-08:00Have you actually been through the museum itself? ...Have you actually been through the museum itself? It's super-cool. The reall sad thing is, when I went there, I kept thinking, "what, this isn't that bad. I'd rent it. You know, if they put in a bathroom." Of course I'd consider it an apartment for 1 person, not for 6, but really for a girl who lived her firts year is a badly renovated 1-room basement out near Riker's Island, the "tenement" seemed fairly luxurious.Carin Siegfriedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278383926500248048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-80842181327087919672010-12-17T13:03:22.208-08:002010-12-17T13:03:22.208-08:00Ahhh I've been wanting to go to the tenement m...Ahhh I've been wanting to go to the tenement museum for a while now! I didn't make it this last trip because I wanted everything to be "christmas-sy". Def. wanna go though. And I still need to read Brooklyn!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14128837662718618636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-92158334604346435232010-12-17T06:05:41.583-08:002010-12-17T06:05:41.583-08:00@ JoAnn - glad you enjoyed the post and definitely...@ JoAnn - glad you enjoyed the post and definitely read the Master especially if you also like James.<br /><br />@Jenny - the events there are quite good (although space is limited so get there early) - I went to Pete Hamill on Tuesday night.Booksnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11197753056299399065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-50518850447144745532010-12-17T04:47:37.430-08:002010-12-17T04:47:37.430-08:00I'm ashamed to say I've never read anythin...I'm ashamed to say I've never read anything by Toibin or James. This talk looks really good though -- I actually found out about it after the fact, and was a bit sad I hadn't gone.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206029274559460902.post-21146584244631468552010-12-17T03:55:47.609-08:002010-12-17T03:55:47.609-08:00Thanks so much for posting this - what a marvelous...Thanks so much for posting this - what a marvelous event! I'm a big fan of both Colm Toibin and Henry James, but have never gotten around to reading The Master. Hope to change that soon.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.com