tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post9116506201156855912..comments2024-01-25T06:57:01.312+08:00Comments on KyusiReader: K is for KiplingPeter S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-13635588116995375192014-05-14T10:35:27.146+08:002014-05-14T10:35:27.146+08:00Hello, Jeane! Me too! I love that scene as well!
...Hello, Jeane! Me too! I love that scene as well! <br /><br />When I reread Kim, I'll make sure to do so slowly.Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-58429173568312901652014-05-14T09:26:06.097+08:002014-05-14T09:26:06.097+08:00I totally missed all the political goings-on when ...I totally missed all the political goings-on when I first read Kim as a teen. I just enjoyed the characters, without really following much of it. Glad I read it again, and if I read it now I'm sure I'd understand & discover even more. One of my favorite scenes was when Kim and the Lama were riding in a train and disguised themselves, completely changing their identities and striking awe into their fellow-travellers.... such great descriptions.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-5192661437666715222014-05-13T12:32:21.769+08:002014-05-13T12:32:21.769+08:00Hello, Jack! And his poetry too! I think I prefer ...Hello, Jack! And his poetry too! I think I prefer his poems to his novels.Peter S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17363239232633174946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879483355240373611.post-89891573569078755192014-05-13T12:23:50.683+08:002014-05-13T12:23:50.683+08:00Ah, Kipling, one of the few classical authors that...Ah, Kipling, one of the few classical authors that my stomach will tolerate. Small wonder that the literary snobs insist that he really isn't a member of the true classics. I didn't get <i>Kim</i> as a child, and haven't returned to it. Of course, <i>The Jungle Book</i> remains his best-known work, and many people know <i>If</i> without really knowing where it came from. <i>White Man's Burden</i> is routinely misunderstood, and my personal favorite is <i>Tommy.</i> Such a range this man covered, he truly offers something for every taste. As a literary observer, you could do a year on Mr. K, and not lose a speck of quality between New Year's and Christmas. Well done, good sir!Jack Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030471723776022615noreply@blogger.com