tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post8837510301551381996..comments2023-10-30T20:33:13.380+10:30Comments on the paper drunkards: The Dressmaker by Rosalie Hamthe paper drunkardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14282542514339651070noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-51424766441987986762014-06-14T18:09:52.530+09:302014-06-14T18:09:52.530+09:30Ann and Rosanna- funny coincidence- The wonderful ...Ann and Rosanna- funny coincidence- The wonderful film 'Road to Nhill' was produced by Sue Maslin- same producer of the up-coming screen adaptation of The Dressmaker- starring Judy Davis and Kate Winslett.... She must have a good eye for a great story!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849645186928955735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-89510116291164391682014-06-14T18:08:38.042+09:302014-06-14T18:08:38.042+09:30This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849645186928955735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-20331415627092212862009-09-24T12:51:47.766+09:302009-09-24T12:51:47.766+09:30Hi fans of Rosalie Ham, she now has a website you ...Hi fans of Rosalie Ham, she now has a website you can check out. <br /><br />http://www.rosalieham.com/Jef + Stefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448779786472229566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-20309328219411492312007-09-28T11:58:00.000+09:302007-09-28T11:58:00.000+09:30The sad thing is... I've been to Nhill! I will hav...The sad thing is... I've been to Nhill! I will have to see it - thanks for the heads up.<BR/><BR/>Oh, she's very batty. Not even remotely sane - but Rosalie Ham does such a brilliant job of making her believably in the same context, an almost child-like voice that thinks everyone is a witch. <BR/><BR/>The way Rosalie Ham describes her - it's just incredible, it will make you laugh out loud.<BR/><BR/>/ end gushing.Rosannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087927276996432786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-8574661898974617532007-09-28T11:16:00.000+09:302007-09-28T11:16:00.000+09:30Never heard of it or her!Now you've made me want t...Never heard of it or her!<BR/><BR/>Now you've made me want to read it.<BR/><BR/>I love the DUNGatar naming theme.<BR/><BR/>and what makes you think a clinically insane mother is 'incredible' ?<BR/><BR/>There's lots of them.<BR/>Believe me.<BR/><BR/>PS: if you liked this book you will enjoy the film titled Road To Nhill - about the undercurrents of a small town. quite old now but hysterically funny.(search at www.imdb.com/ will give you cast and details)Ann ODynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159263330547329077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-3996872586489839692007-09-23T20:39:00.000+09:302007-09-23T20:39:00.000+09:30PS: That Mark Twain quote is wonderful! I think I ...PS: That Mark Twain quote is wonderful! I think I ought to print it off, and keep it on my desk for future reference.Rosannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087927276996432786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-85519283295354019102007-09-23T20:38:00.000+09:302007-09-23T20:38:00.000+09:30I didn't like Cape Grimm AT ALL. I know exactly ho...I didn't like Cape Grimm AT ALL. I know exactly how you feel! Carmel Bird was a wonderful Literature teacher during my VCE years, and I found her to talk in the same way she writes - full of expression and colour, if a little over the top. I have never read The Bluebird Cafe, but I will look into it.<BR/><BR/>She used to tell me off for my dismal readings of Cordelia, from Lear. I never wanted to play his daughter but somehow got roped in to it. I think it scarred me for life.Rosannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087927276996432786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-666635352896746842007-09-23T18:40:00.000+09:302007-09-23T18:40:00.000+09:30Have you read any of Carmel's books? I read The Bl...Have you read any of Carmel's books? I read <I>The Bluebird Cafe</I> at uni and even though it was a bit unsatisfying, I loved it. When I tried to read <I>Cape Grimm</I> last year, though, I couldn't stand it. I think I got about 40 pages in before I tossed it aside. It wasn't that her style had changed, it was that I had. There were too many damned adjectives. The place was awash with the things! (And as the wonderful Mark Twain said, "If you see an adjective, kill it!") The repetition was driving me spare, too. I still love the idea of her books and the ideas of fairy tale, myth and legend she brings to them, but I can't read them any more.redcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916750858980883634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-25494345284557691342007-09-23T17:31:00.000+09:302007-09-23T17:31:00.000+09:30*As are. Gah. Lazy Sunday!*As are. Gah. Lazy Sunday!Rosannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087927276996432786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-34011478498068338182007-09-23T17:30:00.000+09:302007-09-23T17:30:00.000+09:30Redcap - it is a spooky world. Carmel Bird taught ...Redcap - it is a spooky world. Carmel Bird taught me King Lear! The 'dung' is certainly very telling. As is names like 'Beula Harridien' ("awful woman") and 'Evan Pettyman'.<BR/><BR/>Cliche, but oh-so-perfect.Rosannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06087927276996432786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363999539728413766.post-71614063939351674622007-09-23T16:20:00.000+09:302007-09-23T16:20:00.000+09:30Ooh, Australian gothic! I love gothic.I used to fi...Ooh, Australian gothic! I love gothic.<BR/><BR/>I used to find silly or too-appropriate character names a bit distracting, but I've come to appreciate them lately. It's so Dickensian. It sounds as though the "dung" in the town's name is quite telling.<BR/><BR/>Your review makes me think of Carmel Bird's <I>The Bluebird Cafe</I> and Janette Turner Hospital's <I>Oyster</I> - they're both character-driven and set in oppressive small towns with a lot of secrets to hide. Maybe <I>The Child's Book of True Crime</I>, too, but I didn't like that as much as the others.redcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916750858980883634noreply@blogger.com