tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post7197067163524169351..comments2024-02-25T19:19:39.854+11:00Comments on I prefer reading: Still Missing - Beth Gutcheonlynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-7254409425103536542011-02-27T23:41:09.126+11:002011-02-27T23:41:09.126+11:00This sounds like a very sad book. Somehow that sca...This sounds like a very sad book. Somehow that scares me a little? I do want to read it, but I might save it for a time later on in life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-53884317259190359142011-02-27T10:49:34.118+11:002011-02-27T10:49:34.118+11:00Simon, what with your unread Persephones & Whi...Simon, what with your unread Persephones & Whipples, you could read nothing but middlebrow novels for years! Dani, I was initially surprised by Nicola's choice of SM for Persephone but it has some elements in common with the thrillers they've published as well as the domestic novels & of course the themes of women's experiences.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-2164892218165619092011-02-27T10:32:31.982+11:002011-02-27T10:32:31.982+11:00I read Still Missing when it came out in paper qui...I read Still Missing when it came out in paper quite a few years ago and I remember it being a gripping reading experience. It's an interesting Persephone choice, but in its own way fits in well with their backlist. The movie of the book is actually pretty good, too.Daniellehttp://danitorres.typepad.com/workinprogress/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-25698513390741909522011-02-27T07:53:38.061+11:002011-02-27T07:53:38.061+11:00This sounds so unPersephone, but if you and Barbar...This sounds so unPersephone, but if you and Barbara love it, then I'm sure I will! But I discovered I had 27 unread Persephones on my shelves...!!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-11997829215710150802011-02-26T23:32:20.014+11:002011-02-26T23:32:20.014+11:00This sounds a really gripping novel. I was holding...This sounds a really gripping novel. I was holding my breath just reading your review!<br /><br />I will have to look this one out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-84246394564420108232011-02-26T22:37:50.287+11:002011-02-26T22:37:50.287+11:00I thought Still Missing was extraordinary and it p...I thought Still Missing was extraordinary and it provided such an eerie insight into the horror of a child abduction. Susan's unrelenting hope in the face such bleakness was heart-wrenching.<br /><br />Thank you for joining us for Persephone Reading Weekend, Lyn.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-84179226747523882222011-02-26T18:33:10.882+11:002011-02-26T18:33:10.882+11:00Karen, LBL is compulsive in the same way & it&...Karen, LBL is compulsive in the same way & it's inevitably sad because of the post-war setting & the theme of lost children but it's one of my favourite books, not just favourite Persephones.ramblingfancy, the sad thing is that it happens over & over again, doesn't it? Children abducted, abused, murdered, the parents judged or pitied. One of the saddest things about SM is how true to life it is.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-17228106995089175412011-02-26T18:13:13.817+11:002011-02-26T18:13:13.817+11:00Like you, I couldn't put this one down and kno...Like you, I couldn't put this one down and knowing it was inspired on a real life case made me dread how it would end. Gutcheon really pulls it off though. Looking forward to hearing more about your Persephone collection!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-5976244680495131922011-02-26T17:45:42.938+11:002011-02-26T17:45:42.938+11:00I agree, this book was absolutely gripping, I thin...I agree, this book was absolutely gripping, I think I read the whole thing in one day because I had to find out what happened. Not exactly my favorite Persephone because of the gut-wrenching topic, but it absolutely sucked me in and made me want to keep reading. I want to read Little Boy Lost but I'm afraid it will be just as sad.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-57171646790689125752011-02-26T14:16:12.223+11:002011-02-26T14:16:12.223+11:00Mystica, I'd be interested in reading your rev...Mystica, I'd be interested in reading your review of the other Still Missing. The Gutcheon SM is also in print in the US, that edition might be easier for you to get hold of. Misha, I was blown away by SM, such a powerfully emotional story.lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04509400868331534237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-48431076815922856462011-02-26T13:59:56.667+11:002011-02-26T13:59:56.667+11:00I read Still Missing 2 years ago and you're ri...I read Still Missing 2 years ago and you're right, it's such an engaging book. So sad and gripping at the same time.Mishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987790171985663765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3020849054403226268.post-32549540519486592612011-02-26T13:42:18.749+11:002011-02-26T13:42:18.749+11:00I heard of Still Missing ages ago and have tried t...I heard of Still Missing ages ago and have tried to get to it and failed! I read another book by the same name by Chevy Stevens which was equally good (similar story but adult abduction). My review of that book is up and I hope you would come over and look it up.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.com