tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post7134112061225418471..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: Stella Gibbons: Cold Comfort Farm, Pt. 2Fredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-34119630742267349022011-02-03T09:42:54.197-07:002011-02-03T09:42:54.197-07:00Cheryl,
That's quite possible. It may be a c...Cheryl,<br /><br />That's quite possible. It may be a combination of not being British and not being that knowledgeable about those "doom-laden" rural novels. Hardy could fit, as well as D.H. Lawrence, according to the Wiki entry, anyway. <br /><br />Perhaps both the city and the rural people are being satirized here. The doom-laden rural types and the bright, insanely cheerful, and insensitive meddling do-gooders.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-53303473089744313482011-02-02T19:25:47.747-07:002011-02-02T19:25:47.747-07:00Fred,
I wonder if you have to be British t...Fred,<br /><br /> I wonder if you have to be British to fully appreciate the humor of this book/movie? Some of the humor seemed to play on exaggerated versions of both Londoners and English farm dwellers. Since I don't have personal experience with either, I'm sure some of the jokes went over my head.<br /><br />I hadn't read anything by Mary Webb, either, so that probably affected my enjoyment of the book. I guess I was looking to some of the more bleak novels by Thomas Hardy when relating to the inhabitants of Cold Comfort Farm. These, too, can be doom-laden. The publisher's intro to my copy of the book does mention works by Hardy and D.H. Lawrence as books Gibbons is having fun with in Cold Comfort Farm. I actually had seen the movie version before I'd read Hardy, but I still knew what Gibbons was poking fun at.<br /><br />I do agree that it was a light, enjoyable read. I wouldn't put it on a "must re-read" list, but I'm kind of picky about re-reading. Too many books I have yet to read for the first time. :)Cherylnoreply@blogger.com