Caroline, you are so astute. I read Tom Lake and loved it, but your analysis revealed why I loved it and how it was done. So glad I subscribe to your channel. Bel Canto was the first Ann Patchett I read, years ago. I highly recommend it.

Mind sharing which edition of Pale Fire this is? It's beautiful and I've been searching everywhere and can't find it!

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I enjoyed listening to your views of one of my favorite novels. ❤👍😊 Edith Wharton also weaves into the storyline the language of flowers. During Victorian times people used flowers to express their emotions. May favors and is represented by lily of the valley (lilies = purity) Yellow roses were often sent by a man to a woman whom he desired as his mistress (Red roses for deep passionate love) etc., etc.. I think that the subject of spousal abuse is larger than modern readers realize. For centuries people stayed married, even if they were not happy being married. Those with money had the luxury of living in different homes or wings of a very large home. Others made due with separate beds (not uncommon among the rich, even when they were happy together) unwritten codes of what to- or not to- discuss, etc. to be able to maintain a level of respect within the home; especially if the couple had children. However, a violent spouse is often a possessive, selfish and domineering spouse who will not allow his (or her) partner to live in peace within a wing of the family's massive house[1] Ellen Olenska's husband, Count Olenska, probably did not want to let go of Ellen's dowry payments; so he sent his representative to try to persuade her to come back to Europe. Conversely, had she divorced him, not only would her and the representative (secretary) be dragged through the mud; the regular remittances would have dried up. That is, unless Count Olenska could prove that it was her who broke the marriage vows. *Either divorced* *or married, but living separately; it was Ellen who was going to bear the brunt of a courts and society's condemnation.* _____________________________ 1.) This happens even in this age in UK to people with titles, primogeniture, large estates and divorce. If the couple divorce and split the assets; the entire estate (and the oldest son's ability to keep the estate running, when he inherits it) goes down the tubes because it has to be kept intact for it to function and be sustainable) So, they often live in different wings of those huge houses.

I had seen the movie years ago and loved it and wanted to read the book too but for some reason I couldn’t. Recently I was blessed to gain entry to the book and was amazed how different everything was this time. Part of it was that books and movies are usually very different but this much? Some of it must have been me. But yes you touched on many different valid points that were mostly positive. But on the negative side, for example characters, especially the first character of a novel usually have a ton of redeeming qualities even though, at times they are down right villains. Here, I thought that most characters were “oh so nice!” One could not see the harsh ugly face of truth most of the time. Most everyone was goody goodies. Remember now that these are royalties.worse yet poor Anna commits suicide and the book goes on and even the main character changes to Levin, a land lord who is very nice!! He also happens to find God after he gets the rich princes and falls in love with Anna for two seconds! No I gave this book 3 stars on good reads. Sorry Tolstoy

I call it the skittles section because all romance books are the colors of a bag of skIttles

The teacher said that she would fail Sidney if he didn't have the sexual encounter with her thats power dynamics.

Good point about Anna’s morphine addiction. I remember thinking that when I read it but you’re the first I’ve heard mention it on KZbin.

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Thanks for the video beauty.

women are literally the most important thing in this book

please post more. You are amazing

I read this book a while ago. Sad to think of what three generations of the Irish are going through. Bringing it to the level of sisters, downright scary. Kids playing on the streets with gunfire going off all over. It was normalized. ☘

So im going to read it now

This is one of my favorite books, I’ve read it at least 5-6 times and it never gets old. I think I’m on my 4th copy now because I keep giving them away 🥰

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My students just finished The Hurting Kind. The majority dug/digged it. A pleasure to see your face, Caroline, when scrolling through looking for videos of Gary Snyder!

I really wanted to see Bene Gesserit lose! Their breeding programme and something about the way they resent love really gets in my nerves. The Bene Gesseits have no moral right to call the Honored Matres whores. Anyways, I still really enjoyed this book. Thank you for the summary, helped me piece together a couple of things that weren't clear in the first reading.

Just read this book for the first time. Great analysis!!

Ha ha, big worm man funny (I freaking love this book.)

You've done an amazing job of explaining that book. The best I've heard ever!! Bravo!!!

I find that commentators I’ve listened to so far tend to not discuss how Lydgate was the author of his own demise in many ways. In a big ways. There’s that scene at the beginning where he’s involved with the French dancing girl which was disastrous, and let’s remember he himself fell into debt and made his own choices. in the end he -compromised his own in just about every way including working for rich people and giving up his scientific research. Yes, Rosamund was not a good match for him personally, but he did make her believe they were going to have a very different life and she was disillusioned. I think that’s fair. Remember at the beginning of their marriage and even in their engagement He was spending freely and in many ways he lacked sense. Yes, by all means Dorothea would have been the perfect wife for him, and what a great team they would’ve been - going out there and changing the world together. BUT She had her strong views, and he had his weakness for pretty women. Alas!

I won’t live long enough to hear your AK interpretations when you are 55, but I’m certain you will have evolved further, and your outlook will change.

Grrrr8 job,,,,,,, u were amazin,,,,

I genuinely disliked this book. Thank you for this review, I gave up on it and you confirmed that I was good not to waste my time. You are a good reviewer! Books like this show me that anyone can get published. It’s very cheap writing and I find the problems very small, it’s just a story of middle class people wading through inconsequential life. It is like reading about Sims.

Anna Karenina is training.

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This is the best video I have come across in a while. I was a little scattered and confused after reading the book. But you have so beautifully articulated every single point. I now feel at peace. Thank you ❤

It’s such a wonderful novel. It’s my go - to to introduce people to Victorian fiction.

Please may you tell me if it has any kisses or 18+ parts because I’m sensitive to such things ; I would read it if it has none!

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You should watch the "Spice Diver Fan Edit" of Dune (1984). It is on KZbin. The Lynch version is too short.

Eileen was so gross in her personal time 😂, but she did do the right thing at the end.

I'm so thankful that we got a pretty faithful film adaptation of it. If anything, I wish the movie was longer so we could have seen more scenes from the novel

A non Northern Irish person reading up on our culture is a green flag

great video!

Congrats on hitting 1k!

Great description of the contents and contexts connected to this book! Your discussion was very detailed and knowledgeable - you've done the book justice and convinced me why I should put this title on my list of books to read.

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