Fabulous, Jo! Aren't you clever! Thanks for organizing our podcast and looking forward to our next discussion. Thanks for the recipe as well - a delicious bonus. xx
The comment about it being published for adults, most books of fiction were. Verse was sometimes just for kids but Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland and all those books we think of as kids books were for adults. (The original illustrations for Alice were by the Punch political cartoonist). I think whimsy was more appealing and normalised for adults. I think now Sci-fi, Fantasy and Manga have picked up where it left off. Lovely to hear all your ideas. Look forward to the next one.
I also love how the narration can sometimes be 'wrong' to how they are in our heads (I think Sue said that?). It's funny how strong the character can be in our heads.
And I LOVE lemon drizzle cake!
Really interesting comment 'Do we always need to have women?' but do we need to always have male characters? If there are none, it's a statement, feminist book, but if it's just men it's a normal adventure story. It's funny how strong this bias is.
Thank you for this insightful and thought-provoking comment, Lydia. It's so true what you say about a book (or film, etc) about guys is often seen as a 'normal' story, but just about women -- totally feminism!
Thanks Lydia. We did Alice in Wonderland last year and said much the same about that. (I loved Alice!) Such a good point you make about bias too. Thanks for listening. I promise next time the editing won't be so clunky.
Well done, everyone. I enjoyed this conversation very much. I also just recently read Wind in the Willows and hadn't read it before. I loved it for the same reasons you all did. Thanks, Donna for the extra info on the author and his son.
Loved hearing your voices ladies. Thank you for a very thought provoking discussion. I now feel I should read Wind in the Willows again but to be honest my TBR pile is soooo huge it isn’t going to happen anytime soon. Looking forward to hearing all about Bertie Wooster next time
Thank you for putting this all together, Jo. It reflects our discussion very well. I look forward to our next chat!
Fabulous, Jo! Aren't you clever! Thanks for organizing our podcast and looking forward to our next discussion. Thanks for the recipe as well - a delicious bonus. xx
Thanks Sue... I've learnt a few lessons for next time.
Loved hearing our discussion all over again. Well done Jo!
Thanks Debbie.
The comment about it being published for adults, most books of fiction were. Verse was sometimes just for kids but Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland and all those books we think of as kids books were for adults. (The original illustrations for Alice were by the Punch political cartoonist). I think whimsy was more appealing and normalised for adults. I think now Sci-fi, Fantasy and Manga have picked up where it left off. Lovely to hear all your ideas. Look forward to the next one.
I also love how the narration can sometimes be 'wrong' to how they are in our heads (I think Sue said that?). It's funny how strong the character can be in our heads.
And I LOVE lemon drizzle cake!
Really interesting comment 'Do we always need to have women?' but do we need to always have male characters? If there are none, it's a statement, feminist book, but if it's just men it's a normal adventure story. It's funny how strong this bias is.
Great work everyone! Very enjoyable.
Thank you for this insightful and thought-provoking comment, Lydia. It's so true what you say about a book (or film, etc) about guys is often seen as a 'normal' story, but just about women -- totally feminism!
Thanks Lydia. We did Alice in Wonderland last year and said much the same about that. (I loved Alice!) Such a good point you make about bias too. Thanks for listening. I promise next time the editing won't be so clunky.
Well done, everyone. I enjoyed this conversation very much. I also just recently read Wind in the Willows and hadn't read it before. I loved it for the same reasons you all did. Thanks, Donna for the extra info on the author and his son.
Loved hearing your voices ladies. Thank you for a very thought provoking discussion. I now feel I should read Wind in the Willows again but to be honest my TBR pile is soooo huge it isn’t going to happen anytime soon. Looking forward to hearing all about Bertie Wooster next time