Great analysis of the actions and attitude of the 'Serpent in Paradise' author. Very interesting, and I do appreciate a good rant. ☺️ I also liked your takes on the Heyer book and the Ellis Peters mystery - very accurate - and I think I'll pick up the prose version of Gilgamesh you recommended. Thank you for sharing! ~ Kim
I've only read the Sophus Helle translation of Gilgamesh. I will check out the N. K. Sanders one. Your rant of a Serpent in Paradise seems warranted. Wow.
Wow, excellent review of the Pitcairn island. If you had asked me what my 'vision' of the island was I guess I would have fallen back to the Disney view. But having so few people on the island brings a totally different view. I must agree, the author is someone I would not like to know or be involved with!! Well said and well thought out my friend.
I know I wouldn't like to live on Pitcairn or an island of the sort. It felt very claustrophobic just reading about it. I can't imagine how it must be when living there...
"Serpent" is certainly an apt word, though I wouldn't consider Pitcairn a paradise. It might have been an idea of paradise, but it's too confined for my taste. 😁
What an awful person the author of Serpent in Paradise. That version of Gilgamesh sounds like a good place to start with it, thanks for the recommendation!
This was 30 years ago, so I won't hope the author of Serpent in Paradise has changed and learned from her mistakes. Nevertheless, I doubt I will pick up another book by that author...
I loved this one! I haven't read Serpent in Paradise but I agree, the author seems pretty stupid to me 🤦🏼♀️ Starting for her motivation to go to the Island. Was she expecting Mel Gibson to be there?!?! Æchkt I would say with you (but pronouncing the "ch" with a German accent, not French or English 😂)
Æchkt wraps my reaction well! 😂 I wish the author had figured out why she wanted to go to Pitcairn before she got there. She would have avoided many problems.
What a loopy woman. She went to an isolated society as an outsider but thought she would be included immediately in a culture she has no real Knowledge of.
Exactly! Her expectations were so odd. I can't understand why she had these expectations of belonging to that family and that society. It's really odd.
Great analysis of the actions and attitude of the 'Serpent in Paradise' author. Very interesting, and I do appreciate a good rant. ☺️
I also liked your takes on the Heyer book and the Ellis Peters mystery - very accurate - and I think I'll pick up the prose version of Gilgamesh you recommended. Thank you for sharing!
~ Kim
I too love Heyer. Always thrilled to see someone read one of her books.
I've only read the Sophus Helle translation of Gilgamesh. I will check out the N. K. Sanders one. Your rant of a Serpent in Paradise seems warranted. Wow.
I love Gilgamesh in all of its translations! 😁
Wow, excellent review of the Pitcairn island. If you had asked me what my 'vision' of the island was I guess I would have fallen back to the Disney view. But having so few people on the island brings a totally different view. I must agree, the author is someone I would not like to know or be involved with!! Well said and well thought out my friend.
I know I wouldn't like to live on Pitcairn or an island of the sort. It felt very claustrophobic just reading about it. I can't imagine how it must be when living there...
I guess the best thing about Serpent in Paradise is the title!
"Serpent" is certainly an apt word, though I wouldn't consider Pitcairn a paradise. It might have been an idea of paradise, but it's too confined for my taste. 😁
I’ve read Penguin’s _Gilgamesh_ (same one) last year and liked it. I have the Ferry (?) but can never find it when I want it.
😂Books can be very good at playing hide and seek.
Does she admit that she's the serpent?
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Not really. She admits that going there was a mistake, but more because she was disappointed than because she thinks she caused harm.
Epic rant Elizabeth. Not adding that one to my list
I am glad my rant serves a purpose. 😂
What an awful person the author of Serpent in Paradise. That version of Gilgamesh sounds like a good place to start with it, thanks for the recommendation!
This was 30 years ago, so I won't hope the author of Serpent in Paradise has changed and learned from her mistakes. Nevertheless, I doubt I will pick up another book by that author...
I loved this one! I haven't read Serpent in Paradise but I agree, the author seems pretty stupid to me 🤦🏼♀️ Starting for her motivation to go to the Island. Was she expecting Mel Gibson to be there?!?! Æchkt I would say with you (but pronouncing the "ch" with a German accent, not French or English 😂)
Æchkt wraps my reaction well! 😂 I wish the author had figured out why she wanted to go to Pitcairn before she got there. She would have avoided many problems.
What a loopy woman. She went to an isolated society as an outsider but thought she would be included immediately in a culture she has no real
Knowledge of.
Exactly! Her expectations were so odd. I can't understand why she had these expectations of belonging to that family and that society. It's really odd.