tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post1713632663438215100..comments2024-03-29T09:16:34.018+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: ShuggieYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-46776584044589685152021-05-04T11:43:48.976+01:002021-05-04T11:43:48.976+01:00Surprised that was your reaction to "Angela&#...Surprised that was your reaction to "Angela's Ashes". I loved it and thought it was a celebration of life. It was one of those books I just could not put down. Sometimes our responses to works of fiction are greatly affected by the moods we are in when we read them - the point we are in our lives. Mind you, I have always been drawn to novels about the poor and the dispossessed - including "The Grapes of Wrath", "A Kestrel for a Knave", "Oliver Twist" and "The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists". I guess that "Shuggie Bain" falls into this same category.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-73497264319995233592021-05-04T11:22:31.811+01:002021-05-04T11:22:31.811+01:00Though I'm not keen on books with bad language...Though I'm not keen on books with bad language, I'll wait until it's offered at 99p on Amazon, and buy it to read on my Kindle. Having had Scottish in-laws, hopefully some of the phraseology won't be too alien.<br />Years ago I read "Angela's Ashes" - it was recommended as a must read, but although well written, I found it rather depressing. When I'd read it, I wondered why I'd bothered to plough my way through it.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-79682910195199229032021-05-04T03:33:26.740+01:002021-05-04T03:33:26.740+01:00My granny was Scottish so I expect I'll manage...My granny was Scottish so I expect I'll manage.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592184037513559644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-20671528177055010342021-05-03T22:49:16.133+01:002021-05-03T22:49:16.133+01:00In my eyes mistakes rise up out of printed materia...In my eyes mistakes rise up out of printed material like dolphins breaking the surface of the sea.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-5010848114741160682021-05-03T22:47:53.546+01:002021-05-03T22:47:53.546+01:00Be patient with some of the Glaswegian dialect. Yo...Be patient with some of the Glaswegian dialect. You might have to phone your friend for assistance!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-39672158763275728612021-05-03T22:46:48.720+01:002021-05-03T22:46:48.720+01:00It may be that this was the novel he had to write ...It may be that this was the novel he had to write because it was his own life story. What's next after that?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-34795952737174853962021-05-03T22:45:42.552+01:002021-05-03T22:45:42.552+01:00There are some parallels. People rising above the ...There are some parallels. People rising above the surface in spite of the odds stacked against them. Life on the edge.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-15514337120999315392021-05-03T22:43:02.317+01:002021-05-03T22:43:02.317+01:00I put this comment through Google Translate but al...I put this comment through Google Translate but all I got back was "Will Not Compute. Will not Compute..."Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-20799070673951578412021-05-03T22:41:31.278+01:002021-05-03T22:41:31.278+01:00You are welcome.You are welcome.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-56370810469463396372021-05-03T22:41:14.160+01:002021-05-03T22:41:14.160+01:00I hope you enjoy it.I hope you enjoy it.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-84457862501403742192021-05-03T17:47:41.344+01:002021-05-03T17:47:41.344+01:00We read that one a long time ago. It was an excell...We read that one a long time ago. It was an excellent read and discussion. Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197599882756386184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-65020364275350252002021-05-03T17:30:13.720+01:002021-05-03T17:30:13.720+01:00I have this sitting in my "to read" pile...I have this sitting in my "to read" pile right now!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-59121119777632048252021-05-03T15:52:36.384+01:002021-05-03T15:52:36.384+01:00I loved the book "When I came home by George ...I loved the book "When I came home by George Brinley Evans. A beautiful snapshot of time and place and people gone. The closing paragraphs brought tears to my eyes. Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-43828624058959330502021-05-03T14:12:54.732+01:002021-05-03T14:12:54.732+01:00I will keep my eyes out for this one. Thank you. I will keep my eyes out for this one. Thank you. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-45606162533943295432021-05-03T13:42:09.433+01:002021-05-03T13:42:09.433+01:00Haw you listen Pal oor streets are no mean Ah'...Haw you listen Pal oor streets are no mean Ah'd sub ye twa crisp tenners charge ye the same interest rate as ye scunners in the Bank o' Scotland only kiddin Big Man dae ye ever read that Zadie Smith she's gorgeous by the way see tae be a young guy thi day wi a' that Young Pussy aroond must be Shaggers Paradise maybe see at the Glesca Fair if Ah'm doon your way Sheffield must be sum place man Ah love your beer some of your Wimmin arenae bad either.<br />HaggertyHaggertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13428937273804366081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-74592439274762265362021-05-03T13:34:14.325+01:002021-05-03T13:34:14.325+01:00I use to know someone who knew Frank McCourt's...I use to know someone who knew Frank McCourt's brother Malachi in New York. Malachi is famous too and wrote books. Frank was a teacher like your good self YP.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-24802989080366312512021-05-03T13:19:23.529+01:002021-05-03T13:19:23.529+01:00It reminds me of Angela's Ashes so I think I&#...It reminds me of Angela's Ashes so I think I'll pass on it. Angela's Ashes just left me angry at the parents and the poverty. I know we all do our best but I hate seeing what alcoholism does to children, hits too close to home.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-75358246395065535462021-05-03T12:44:07.347+01:002021-05-03T12:44:07.347+01:00I found this book to be incredibly powerful...I found this book to be incredibly powerful and so well written. I hoe we see more from this writer.terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029254221341149298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-81073625599605474892021-05-03T12:33:05.200+01:002021-05-03T12:33:05.200+01:00That one looks too difficult for me YP.That one looks too difficult for me YP.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-43290862145095372492021-05-03T11:37:11.291+01:002021-05-03T11:37:11.291+01:00My 72 year old Glaswegian friend loved this book. ...My 72 year old Glaswegian friend loved this book. Echoes of her husband's childhood. I'm waiting for her to finish reading it for the second time and pass it on to me.<br />Adele Adelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17775493635832126041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-9531218851145240192021-05-03T11:21:11.007+01:002021-05-03T11:21:11.007+01:00I've had this one on my mental list for a whil...I've had this one on my mental list for a while.<br />"Earn money as a proofreader." Well, someone I know did, but didn't earn much, and was given some unbelievably poor stuff to read. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-32143460992884924392021-05-03T11:16:54.052+01:002021-05-03T11:16:54.052+01:00May I recommend "Tales from Moominvalley"...May I recommend "Tales from Moominvalley" by Tove Jansson?Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-90383141676752924022021-05-03T11:14:28.428+01:002021-05-03T11:14:28.428+01:00I doubt that life in the kingdom of Fife is the sa...I doubt that life in the kingdom of Fife is the same as life in the housing schemes of Glasgow. I hope you also appreciate "Shuggie Bain" Jo.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-89963366490864551292021-05-03T11:12:37.833+01:002021-05-03T11:12:37.833+01:00You wish you hadn't read it and I am glad I di...You wish you hadn't read it and I am glad I did read it. There's the difference.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-42289768192348246522021-05-03T11:11:34.806+01:002021-05-03T11:11:34.806+01:00I was enthralled by "Angela's Ashes"...I was enthralled by "Angela's Ashes" when I read it. Of course it was also semi-autobiographical. I also enjoyed "Trainspotting". We have similar tastes Dave.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com