tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post5068839948886379384..comments2024-03-29T08:45:57.792-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Friday's Forgotten Books: PATRICIA HIGHSMITH DAYpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-11313107193517383502013-09-27T20:44:39.864-04:002013-09-27T20:44:39.864-04:00My own review of THE PRICE OF SALT and Meaker'...My own review of THE PRICE OF SALT and Meaker's SPRING FIRE remains one of my favorites I've done for this exercise...if the one most crying for (mostly syntactic) revision!Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-72420279848858675052013-09-27T19:30:47.391-04:002013-09-27T19:30:47.391-04:00I have only read some of the short stories but cer...I have only read some of the short stories but certainly found them much less memorable than the best of the novels - thanks also for organising the celebration of her work Patti, really worth doing.Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-20766139330274642452013-09-27T18:53:50.614-04:002013-09-27T18:53:50.614-04:00it's a lurid prejudicial tabloid style peek-a-...<i> it's a lurid prejudicial tabloid style peek-a-boo into Highsmith's love life and personal traumas</i><br /><br />That's exactly why I picked it out.Gerardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-64491623716247290472013-09-27T12:44:20.354-04:002013-09-27T12:44:20.354-04:00Small g is one I haven't read yet. It might se...Small g is one I haven't read yet. It might seem odd to not have read all the books of an author I call a favorite, but I like her so much, I dread coming to the end of her. I dole them out, reading one or two a year, but often re-reading the ones I like most.<br /><br />I'm not that surprised that the short stories aren't pleasing most people. I think they're her weakest work. <br /><br />I sort of regret not tackling one of her better books, but I thought they'd be well covered!Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24748683170482835622013-09-27T12:16:41.626-04:002013-09-27T12:16:41.626-04:00I'm a huge Highsmith fan ... and I highly reco...I'm a huge Highsmith fan ... and I highly recommend this particular bio of her, the Talented Miss Highsmith by Joan Schenkar.<br /> http://temporaryknucksline.blogspot.com/2010/01/general-fun-stuff.htmlCharlieoperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876755029099726686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-37970399485796802562013-09-27T11:56:45.409-04:002013-09-27T11:56:45.409-04:00I'd recommend Beautiful Shadow too; I refer to...I'd recommend Beautiful Shadow too; I refer to it all the time when I'm writing about Highsmith (which I seem to do quite a lot).Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71051286278409337412013-09-27T11:50:55.817-04:002013-09-27T11:50:55.817-04:00Gerard (and anyone else interested in Highsmith...Gerard (and anyone else interested in Highsmith's biogrpahy) --<br /><br />I recommend the Andrew Wilson's biography of Highsmith, A BEAUTIFUL SHADOW. Avoid the Schenkar 2009 biography - it's a lurid prejudicial tabloid style peek-a-boo into Highsmith's love life and personal traumas more and it's BADLY written too. Schenkar doesn't like Highsmith or her books and it shows. In Wilson's biography you know that he admires Highsmith as a writer first and foremost regardless of her messy personal life.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-83239004339307671292013-09-27T11:15:43.866-04:002013-09-27T11:15:43.866-04:00I checked out the 2009 biography of Highsmith but ...I checked out the 2009 biography of Highsmith but the text runs for 630 pages so I may not even start it.Gerardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-32934736486109840942013-09-27T11:02:52.939-04:002013-09-27T11:02:52.939-04:00Here's my Highsmith contribution, Patti:
The...Here's my Highsmith contribution, Patti:<br /><br /><a href="http://prettysinister.blogspot.com/2013/09/ffb-tremor-of-forgery-patricia-highsmith.html" rel="nofollow"> The Tremor of Forgery</a>J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-39574542201819043592013-09-27T09:59:23.028-04:002013-09-27T09:59:23.028-04:00I don't know how my post got missed. I put it ...I don't know how my post got missed. I put it up early and I'm plenty proud of it, as she's one of my favorites. Is there a time we should have them up by? <br /><br />http://bookdirtblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/patricia-highsmiths-snail-obsession-and.html<br /><br />(I'll be back to comment on the post itself!)<br /><br />Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-14768094383463787302013-09-27T09:38:11.969-04:002013-09-27T09:38:11.969-04:00Deb, nice review of SMALL G. Highsmith used that ...Deb, nice review of SMALL G. Highsmith used that European setting for many of her books including RIPLEY'S GAME.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-25476207823043974562013-09-27T09:37:15.445-04:002013-09-27T09:37:15.445-04:00Patti, I agree with you. Highsmith's best wor...Patti, I agree with you. Highsmith's best work is her novels. The short stories have a sense of sameness to them.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-9930417311153890042013-09-27T09:15:04.836-04:002013-09-27T09:15:04.836-04:00Interesting but strangely muted collection of High...Interesting but strangely muted collection of Highsmith reviews thus far. Seems not everyone loves her work as much as I do! Great review of Small G though – I haven't read that one yet, but that review really makes me want to. Thanks as ever for hosting, Patti.<br /><br />By the way, seeing as I posted my review yesterday, I've put up a Highsmith shelf porn post today as well:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.existentialennui.com/2013/09/patricia-highsmith-shelf-porn-slight.html" rel="nofollow">Patricia Highsmith shelf porn (slight return)</a> Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-40218443234926595482013-09-27T09:01:23.175-04:002013-09-27T09:01:23.175-04:00I guess I'm gonna have to try something from h...I guess I'm gonna have to try something from her. Don't think I ever have.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.com