tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post7245514292640064052..comments2024-01-25T06:57:01.312+08:00Comments on KyusiReader: Bad, bad monkPeter S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-16525416432094271442010-01-29T22:26:51.492+08:002010-01-29T22:26:51.492+08:00I'd been meaning to read this for years, ever ...I'd been meaning to read this for years, ever since coming across it mentioned in Jane Austen...wish I had sooner! Amazing to think Matthew Lewis was only about 20 when he wrote it, and pretty much a contemporary of Jane Austen! Very, very interesting psychologically - Lewis had an incredible grasp of the workings of the human mind for his age; love reading a book where you really feel you've learnt something at the end of it, and enjoyed reading it at the same time! And the ending...wow, just wow! :-)LJTradcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09618988827377725175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-19908467432263681202010-01-12T14:32:28.149+08:002010-01-12T14:32:28.149+08:00Reading your review made the music from Carmina Bu...Reading your review made the music from Carmina Burana play in my head - that was about monks and illicit pleasures as well, if I remember right! I definitely want to read this book, but have resolved not to buy any new ones until I've finished the still unread ones on my bedside table, so it may be a while before I get to this one :(Stepford Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743519363331407619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-15519484189321907952010-01-12T08:02:59.562+08:002010-01-12T08:02:59.562+08:00Hi, C.B. James! Darn racy indeed!Hi, C.B. James! Darn racy indeed!Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-35710142666279026632010-01-11T00:57:47.726+08:002010-01-11T00:57:47.726+08:00Good to see The Monk getting some attention. I rea...Good to see The Monk getting some attention. I read it in grad school and loved it. Seldom has anything anyone had to read it grad school been as much fun to read as The Monk. <br /><br />Judging from the 18th century lit I've read, it's all pretty bawdy if not outright dirty. There was lots of sex in it, actually. Everything got very tame after Jane Austen, but before she came along it was a wild party. There's some stuff in Tom Jones that would shock a modern reader and Moll Flanders....well!<br /><br />But, even among it's contemporaries, The Monk is darn racy.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-66460519955607636382010-01-04T21:18:57.160+08:002010-01-04T21:18:57.160+08:00Hi, Simon! It is! It's a juicy, sensational re...Hi, Simon! It is! It's a juicy, sensational read.Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-88118784464808939252010-01-04T21:14:22.126+08:002010-01-04T21:14:22.126+08:00If I do another sensation season this year then th...If I do another sensation season this year then this is one that I will grab from the library for it as apparently it just falls into the catagory! Sounds like it is immense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-59163615398075306592010-01-04T11:25:53.439+08:002010-01-04T11:25:53.439+08:00Hi, SariJ! I'm glad to finally meet someone wh...Hi, SariJ! I'm glad to finally meet someone who's read and enjoyed the book as much as I have.Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-24053310340170217552010-01-04T11:12:18.171+08:002010-01-04T11:12:18.171+08:00Oh Peter you picked a fine book to start the new y...Oh Peter you picked a fine book to start the new year with. What captivated me was the writing style. The prose was wonderful! At times the book horrified me, but in a delightful way. There are not many books like this I would recommend. But I would just for the writing. It makes me wish more modern writers would take the time to write like this.SariJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11576155931734364322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-42855592746429421882010-01-04T08:32:57.997+08:002010-01-04T08:32:57.997+08:00Hi, Buckeye Girl! Thanks! I'm enjoying World W...Hi, Buckeye Girl! Thanks! I'm enjoying World War Z!Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-30975291094465076682010-01-04T08:13:08.062+08:002010-01-04T08:13:08.062+08:00I can't believe I haven't heard of this cl...I can't believe I haven't heard of this classic-it sounds like a good read for a classic! I've heard good things about the book you're reading now World War Z-can't wait for your review of it!A Buckeye Girl Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08952103323793072580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-17115313877864033612010-01-04T06:38:00.470+08:002010-01-04T06:38:00.470+08:00@Diane: I'm happy that you became curious abou...@Diane: I'm happy that you became curious about this book! I hope you get to read it.<br /><br />@Sheila: The classics are indeed very satisfying reads. I hope to read more of them this year.Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-44199711662439765342010-01-04T01:13:46.733+08:002010-01-04T01:13:46.733+08:00In a word? Inspired! Your description on this boo...In a word? Inspired! Your description on this book is fantastic. I am always afraid that I get so caught up on what is new and coming up next that I forget some of the older amazing books of our past!<br /><br />I can always count on you Peter to real me in and make me see the wonders in the books of the past! :)Sheila (Bookjourney)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05354184020340930630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-40695807329807566502010-01-04T00:53:03.379+08:002010-01-04T00:53:03.379+08:00This is the first that I have heard of this book, ...This is the first that I have heard of this book, but now I am very intrigued.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-2856884338234589662010-01-03T21:37:33.580+08:002010-01-03T21:37:33.580+08:00By the way, Mark David, the sole ravishing scene i...By the way, Mark David, the sole ravishing scene in the novel is somewhat integral to the story. Read The Monk to find out!Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-70834470705107397172010-01-03T21:11:39.842+08:002010-01-03T21:11:39.842+08:00Yes I also prefer reading the extra material after...Yes I also prefer reading the extra material after the story. It's like watching DVD extras after the movie, hehe.Mark Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191881042368314958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-38128158002118241632010-01-03T21:00:31.764+08:002010-01-03T21:00:31.764+08:00@Mark David: Yes, the introductions and the append...@Mark David: Yes, the introductions and the appendices are great! However, I prefer to read them after I read the novel. That way, I avoid the spoilers. <br /><br />@line of flight: Hahaha. You are so right!<br /><br />@Amanda: This is indeed an excellent novel.Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-42889088515643902792010-01-03T20:52:01.205+08:002010-01-03T20:52:01.205+08:00Another blogging friend of mine just reviewed this...Another blogging friend of mine just reviewed this about a month or two ago and it sounds excellent!Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-64916334162164024552010-01-03T20:43:28.672+08:002010-01-03T20:43:28.672+08:00sounds like 9 out of 10 frailes during the colonia...sounds like 9 out of 10 frailes during the colonial period here.LoFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17790755800889443785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-24456830458394877902010-01-03T20:41:58.195+08:002010-01-03T20:41:58.195+08:00Oh I just love endings where people get what they ...Oh I just love endings where people get what they deserve. There's nothing like sweet justice :) Though I'm just not so sure if I'll take all the rape scenes you seem to be pointing at (are they rape scenes?).<br /><br />About the Oxford Classics series, aren't they great? I love the paper they use and the extra material included like introductions and appendices seem quite helpful :)Mark Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191881042368314958noreply@blogger.com