tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post8957955739858419457..comments2023-10-10T20:43:00.969-04:00Comments on Books and Chocolate: Poor Caroline by Winifred Holtby is Poorly Titled Karen K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-40696553575566501062018-09-30T08:43:15.100-04:002018-09-30T08:43:15.100-04:00I remember really liking The Crowded Street -- I&#...I remember really liking The Crowded Street -- I'll have to reread it when I get my books out of storage next year!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-54469816760863559112018-09-24T19:57:23.791-04:002018-09-24T19:57:23.791-04:00I loved South Riding but have yet to read anything...I loved South Riding but have yet to read anything else by Winifred Holtby. It doesn't sound like this should be one I rush to pick up anytime soon. I have high hopes for The Crowded Street though!Jessie @ Dwell in Possibility https://www.blogger.com/profile/16812314114814289903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-58918943784554456932018-09-24T12:02:07.923-04:002018-09-24T12:02:07.923-04:00I think that's exactly it, it doesn't seem...I think that's exactly it, it doesn't seem to have held up. Now I'm hesitant about Mandoa because I wonder if it's going to be horribly tasteless. It's supposed to be satire but that's really tricky. I did like the other Yorkshire novels though. Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8027299943447728658.post-53964369068897198472018-09-23T21:19:36.755-04:002018-09-23T21:19:36.755-04:00I think I read that nothing else that Holtby wrote...I think I read that nothing else that Holtby wrote can compete with South Riding, which I loved. Poor Caroline sounds awfully dated and hasn't withstood the test of time.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.com