http://www.wisemandarine.com/lady-susan/ none the wiser Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:15:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.wisemandarine.com/lady-susan/#comment-9268 mandarine » Blog Archive » How to fight mild insomnia: audio books as digital sleeping pills Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:58:21 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/lady-susan/#comment-9268 [...] Not every kind of book. Thrillers and detective stories generally keep me awake. But a good old Victorian novel, a slow paced chapter of Proust, or any nonfiction work has a huge doze-off power. By forcing my [...] […] Not every kind of book. Thrillers and detective stories generally keep me awake. But a good old Victorian novel, a slow paced chapter of Proust, or any nonfiction work has a huge doze-off power. By forcing my […]

]]> http://www.wisemandarine.com/lady-susan/#comment-447 mandarine Sun, 22 Apr 2007 05:53:40 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/lady-susan/#comment-447 In these cases where we are drawn to feel some sympathy for the bad guys against our reason, I often wonder whether it is the author's skill or the natural identification process that does the trick. In these cases where we are drawn to feel some sympathy for the bad guys against our reason, I often wonder whether it is the author’s skill or the natural identification process that does the trick.

]]> http://www.wisemandarine.com/lady-susan/#comment-445 Dorothy W. Sun, 22 Apr 2007 00:07:38 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/lady-susan/#comment-445 Oh, what a wonderful response! You capture what's so appealing -- and frightening -- about Lady Susan. Indeed, it IS always a game with her. Oh, what a wonderful response! You capture what’s so appealing — and frightening — about Lady Susan. Indeed, it IS always a game with her.

]]> http://www.wisemandarine.com/lady-susan/#comment-444 mandarine Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:14:16 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/lady-susan/#comment-444 The book was a really enjoyable read, and short enough to make it to the top of a TBR list without upsetting the other books. The book was a really enjoyable read, and short enough to make it to the top of a TBR list without upsetting the other books.

]]> http://www.wisemandarine.com/lady-susan/#comment-446 Emilybarton Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:58:18 +0000 http://www.wisemandarine.com/lady-susan/#comment-446 Awww, I won't read anything that includes spoilers, so I'm out of luck today. I'll have to read the book and then come back. Awww, I won’t read anything that includes spoilers, so I’m out of luck today. I’ll have to read the book and then come back.

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