tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post7829047031666664737..comments2024-02-06T10:23:35.321-08:00Comments on Sharon M. Himsl - Shells, Tales and Sails: The Classics - CLOSING LINES: The Strange Case of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis StevensonSharon Himslhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-52601929830655058952016-01-14T00:31:24.351-08:002016-01-14T00:31:24.351-08:00Oh, that's so true. It leaves the reader with ...Oh, that's so true. It leaves the reader with something to thing about. The best kind of book. Thanks!Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-56106786373252434892016-01-14T00:29:08.763-08:002016-01-14T00:29:08.763-08:00Scottish dialect would take a certain ear to read....Scottish dialect would take a certain ear to read. Does not sound like a happy ending. Thanks for sharing. Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-49223459741887286672016-01-13T13:03:46.988-08:002016-01-13T13:03:46.988-08:00There's an example of how we don't have to...There's an example of how we don't have to answer all the questions, just tie up the story. Nice.Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-18159238048939616652016-01-13T12:48:15.570-08:002016-01-13T12:48:15.570-08:00Here's the closing line from "Thrawn Jane...Here's the closing line from "Thrawn Janet" (written mostly in a Scots dialect): "But it was a sair dispensation for the minster; lang, lang he lay ravin' in his bed; and frae that hour to this, he was the man ye ken the day."dennistheeremitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801567321734091885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-31649653702514126312016-01-13T01:14:00.255-08:002016-01-13T01:14:00.255-08:00And a story that's one of a kind too. Thanks f...And a story that's one of a kind too. Thanks for commenting Sarah!Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-91826651487377610692016-01-13T00:06:13.326-08:002016-01-13T00:06:13.326-08:00I voe Stevenson. He's powerful in hs storytell...I voe Stevenson. He's powerful in hs storytelling, and Dr Jeckyll is no different :-)JazzFeathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08650512457155395633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-14626199761912766882016-01-12T16:27:29.555-08:002016-01-12T16:27:29.555-08:00Definitely interesting to read newspapers from tha...Definitely interesting to read newspapers from that period, and magazine articles too. It almost feels like time travel to me. I've spent hours in the library doing this type of research for nonfiction, but great for fiction too. Thanks Stephanie!Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-22170494281711495172016-01-12T13:27:30.467-08:002016-01-12T13:27:30.467-08:00The words people used and the way they expressed t...The words people used and the way they expressed their thoughts were far more poetic and slow paced. It's fascinating to read. Even newspapers from the early 1900s are so fascinating to read because the reporters made choices reporters would never make today!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-54959766097809517612016-01-12T13:24:39.095-08:002016-01-12T13:24:39.095-08:00Which is another strange story. I wonder if the yo...Which is another strange story. I wonder if the younger generation still reads Dorian Gray in school. Thanks Susan!Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-51012440921583797692016-01-12T13:23:04.368-08:002016-01-12T13:23:04.368-08:00Oh, wow. A silent version with John Barrymore. Be ...Oh, wow. A silent version with John Barrymore. Be sure to blog about this later. Thanks Birgit!Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-62143694835072428052016-01-12T13:21:10.963-08:002016-01-12T13:21:10.963-08:00Ooh, another to add to the list. Curious now about...Ooh, another to add to the list. Curious now about "Thrawn Janet." Thanks Dennis!Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-81147670090411124492016-01-12T03:08:44.099-08:002016-01-12T03:08:44.099-08:00Thanks Sharon, powerful words ... reminds me of Os...Thanks Sharon, powerful words ... reminds me of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray' - two characters inhabiting the same body.Susan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12041548718544123557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-7228697898329630282016-01-11T20:07:08.931-08:002016-01-11T20:07:08.931-08:00I have seen movies but I have never read the book....I have seen movies but I have never read the book...I will have to remedy this. I just taped the silent version with John Barrymore to watchBirgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-9664212128107965002016-01-11T19:24:43.493-08:002016-01-11T19:24:43.493-08:00I haven't read it for ages, but it was a great...I haven't read it for ages, but it was a great book. He also has some great short stories. "Thrawn Janet" is a scary one and a good one for a minister to read.dennistheeremitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801567321734091885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-11240114486994753382016-01-11T14:31:26.198-08:002016-01-11T14:31:26.198-08:00This would never make it past a traditional publis...This would never make it past a traditional publisher, although the Book Thief is similar. The narrator is 'death' but of course it's really the author's voice. As you said, if the story is told well, the writing style shouldn't be a hindrance. Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-11730239041448492772016-01-11T12:20:36.059-08:002016-01-11T12:20:36.059-08:00They loved to have the narrator front and center, ...They loved to have the narrator front and center, and I still enjoy reading in that style. I mean, really, we all know there's a writer behind the scenes in modern stories, and we just pretend there isn't. A story well told is all I ask, and that can be in any style, even what we now consider archaic.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-2004736682048716682016-01-11T08:42:32.207-08:002016-01-11T08:42:32.207-08:00Thanks! Wishing you a good year too. Have never re...Thanks! Wishing you a good year too. Have never read this but hope to. Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-49452913825925011222016-01-11T08:40:29.985-08:002016-01-11T08:40:29.985-08:00Oh, yes. That would be good too :)Oh, yes. That would be good too :)Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-31280800255339539882016-01-11T08:29:11.846-08:002016-01-11T08:29:11.846-08:00Still love this book to pieces. Happy New Year! :)...Still love this book to pieces. Happy New Year! :)David Powers Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942728197352977520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-33099306538339821792016-01-11T08:17:32.410-08:002016-01-11T08:17:32.410-08:00Written back in the day when an external narrator ...Written back in the day when an external narrator directed the story. Not done much today. It would be interesting to read it from Jeckyll's POV. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900383840255608898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-40319737696549412042016-01-11T05:15:12.225-08:002016-01-11T05:15:12.225-08:00Boy, it sure is different. I never thought to read...Boy, it sure is different. I never thought to read it until now. Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908408097679531435.post-66561400610532014862016-01-11T03:49:13.705-08:002016-01-11T03:49:13.705-08:00What a great ending! I really should read this som...What a great ending! I really should read this someday, and am not sure why I haven't yet. It's always sounded like an excellent story!Heather R. Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309060285955963459noreply@blogger.com