tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post7939080487222591415..comments2023-08-15T07:41:19.933-05:00Comments on <center>Slaves of Golconda</center>: The Stone AngelQuillhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07601080339912553168noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-20956491540724295212008-03-03T10:33:00.000-06:002008-03-03T10:33:00.000-06:00Danielle, I can't remember if I first read The Sto...Danielle, I can't remember if I first read <I>The Stone Angel</I> as a school assignment or if I picked it up on my own, but I did read it as a Canadian high school student and I loved it. I very much enjoyed rereading it now and trying to identify the source of the power that it held for me back then. Thanks for putting it forward as a Slaves of Golconda read! I'm glad that you enjoyed it as well. I think you've got to the crux of it when you write in your post: "I'm not sure how Laurence managed it, but this woman wrenched my heart despite her incessant bad-temper." I very much want to figure out how Laurence managed it! As a writer that would be an extraordinary thing to learn from this book.Kate S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-21095147437736876252008-03-02T17:14:00.000-06:002008-03-02T17:14:00.000-06:00I like what you say about the way old age is repre...I like what you say about the way old age is represented through Hagar, Danielle. For all her meanness, it's better to see an old lady with a bit of rebellious spirit than a submissive one, I guess. But it's still heartbreaking, nevertheless. Lovely review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-51125164513049402072008-03-01T10:18:00.000-06:002008-03-01T10:18:00.000-06:00Yeah, I was about 20 when I read it for the first ...Yeah, I was about 20 when I read it for the first time and it really shook me up. I've been kinda curious about how teenagers deal with it in school. It's one of those classics on Amazon that get annoyingly stupid bad reviews and not more than a few seem to be from frustrated high school students. :/ I'd like to think that at that age I would have enjoyed it as much as I do now, but who knows? *shrugs*<BR/><BR/>I watched and interview of her from the CBC online archives and, in her day, her books like "Stone Angel" and "The Diviners" won't taught below grade 11/12.Imanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647980707788075258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-14483027093071193472008-02-29T20:43:00.000-06:002008-02-29T20:43:00.000-06:00Stefanie--I'm pretty wimpy compared to Hagar, but ...Stefanie--I'm pretty wimpy compared to Hagar, but I can understand why she was at times so crotchety! When you're young you never think that will be you, but while I'm still quite young in comparison, I can at least now imagine what it might be like!<BR/>Dorothy--There is really so much to think about when it comes to this book. She was a really strong person, wasn't she, even if less than perfect and being in such a frail body was obviously extremely difficult for her!Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415242678720695754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-77836466348642209442008-02-29T18:55:00.000-06:002008-02-29T18:55:00.000-06:00Yes -- it was so painful to read about her frailty...Yes -- it was so painful to read about her frailty! The book forces you to think about what old age is like in ways that are really uncomfortable. The contrast between Hagar's weak body and her strong spirit is very powerful.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30395167.post-13022570692359559452008-02-29T14:43:00.000-06:002008-02-29T14:43:00.000-06:00It was the indignities of aging that got to me too...It was the indignities of aging that got to me too. And you're right, Hagar would hate almost everything you said about her. I, on the other hand, concur with everything you said :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com