tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256057876516349563.post1886358483077583228..comments2010-12-28T07:40:59.635-08:00Comments on I stole the Cookies from the Cookie Jar: On Reading Howards EndAnushkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10679958970869924269noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256057876516349563.post-78698655089254424602009-07-12T11:29:00.621-07:002009-07-12T11:29:00.621-07:00Read the book a second time. Then you can be all a...Read the book a second time. Then you can be all aloof and critical about it. Once the surprise of turning the page over and discovering a twist disappears, you can actively detach yourself from it :PD'Evil Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14153118492855156487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256057876516349563.post-28452465028463261232009-07-11T06:27:06.639-07:002009-07-11T06:27:06.639-07:00It's tough for an 18 yr-old to be aloof and cr...It's tough for an 18 yr-old to be aloof and critical about a work of this magnitude, isn't it? =]<br /><br />But thank you for the sound comments!Anushkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10679958970869924269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4256057876516349563.post-64592312747898154182009-07-11T01:27:57.976-07:002009-07-11T01:27:57.976-07:00A perfectly polished review. You didn't sound ...A perfectly polished review. You didn't sound like a critic, rather on the lines of an appreciative reader. The seamless borderline he creates is almost perfect. The only thing I would like to say is that you should also have spoken about how well the different stratas of society are portrayed in almost every one of Forster's works.<br /><br />As for the film, I completely agree with you when you say that once the book has been read there is no real point in watching the film. Although I must say that Hopkins' performance was absolutely breathtaking.D'Evil Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14153118492855156487noreply@blogger.com