tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post1929701531292713508..comments2023-12-13T02:57:32.461-08:00Comments on Book Aunt: Lessons from Eva IbbotsonKateCoombshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-68143752757815586122015-05-27T20:23:00.215-07:002015-05-27T20:23:00.215-07:00Absolutely, Eileen! Gotta love Eva I.Absolutely, Eileen! Gotta love Eva I.KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-58890703730206403272015-05-27T14:42:09.169-07:002015-05-27T14:42:09.169-07:00This is great! Hope you don't mind, I posted a...This is great! Hope you don't mind, I posted a link to this from my library blog.<br />Thanks!Eileen M. Washburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08310681665106213787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-27730582332415932632010-11-21T20:00:34.348-08:002010-11-21T20:00:34.348-08:00Thanks for this post--you mention several Ibbotson...Thanks for this post--you mention several Ibbotson books I haven't read yet: it's great to know I have them to look forward to! Which Witch is so wonderful on so many levels, and I loved Journey to a River Sea. You're right that her books are all happy-making!Kim Aippersbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02556947405633680410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-62058460691898510042010-11-21T18:18:58.637-08:002010-11-21T18:18:58.637-08:00Thanks, Brandy!
Jenny--It's terribly sad. Lik...Thanks, Brandy!<br /><br />Jenny--It's terribly sad. Like hearing that Diana Wynne Jones has cancer and Terry Pratchett is in the early stages of Alzheimer's. On the one hand, you feel that you know these beloved writers through their work and worry over them in a fairly personal way. On the other, there's a semi-selfish, yet honoring kind of feeling that you can't imagine not being able to read a new book by them ever again.Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-39781955143904620312010-11-21T15:51:19.153-08:002010-11-21T15:51:19.153-08:00*big eyes* Wait, Eva Ibbotson died? Did I know abo...*big eyes* Wait, Eva Ibbotson died? Did I know about this? I was kind of out of the loop in late October, and I guess I must have just missed this news. I'm so sad! I absolutely loved The Dragonfly Pool, and I was anticipating I still had many more books to look forward to from Eva Ibbotson. Wow, I'm sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-17621785914160543782010-11-21T09:49:20.854-08:002010-11-21T09:49:20.854-08:00What a lovely and informative post. I read my fir...What a lovely and informative post. I read my first Ibbotson book just this week (A Countess Below Stairs). I really want to read more and this is the perfect resource. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-54965400469040670722010-11-21T06:45:13.680-08:002010-11-21T06:45:13.680-08:00Amy, they really are "happy, happy-making boo...Amy, they really are "happy, happy-making books"--a nice counterbalance to some of the darker fantasy that's so popular right about now! Sometimes I just really find myself longing for a CHEERFUL book.<br /><br />And Eva Ibbotson is one of those people I really wish I'd been able to get to know and have long, talky lunch dates with...<br /><br />Charlotte--Ha. I know what you mean! My TBR pile is looming a bit direly, and isn't all this reading supposed to be a happy thing, speaking of which?<br /><br />Chachic--You're welcome! Ibbotson's books read a little younger than DWJ's, with less plot convolution and more goofy humor, but there are similarities in terms of creativity, cleverness, and low fantasy setups.<br /><br />Alex--Oh, thank you! I couldn't find my copy of The Morning Gift when I wrote this, but as I recall, it's the most sexual of the YA books. On the other hand, I reread The Countess Below Stairs this week, and it has no sex, just some smoldering glances and a single kiss. :)Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-13717924252454822592010-11-21T06:05:50.059-08:002010-11-21T06:05:50.059-08:00I am glad you are feeling better. Thanks for this...I am glad you are feeling better. Thanks for this great summary of some of the work by Eva Ibbotson. I have two, A Song for Summer and The Morning Gift, that I was going to write about but haven't read them and was afraid of the sexual content, but your last comment is very reassuring. Ibbotson was an amazing writer.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988251415347075888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-5941234925350192702010-11-21T05:57:24.392-08:002010-11-21T05:57:24.392-08:00What a lovely post! Thanks for sharing so much abo...What a lovely post! Thanks for sharing so much about Eva Ibbotson. I've only read her YA historical fiction books and I love them. It looks like I should hunt down her other books because they sound charming. Your descriptions make me think that her work is similar to Diana Wynne Jones (a favorite author of mine).Chachichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10216391673830772231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-57072142551840557682010-11-21T05:03:29.466-08:002010-11-21T05:03:29.466-08:00I need to read more of her books! (but when?????)...I need to read more of her books! (but when?????)Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144605744535591088.post-86350093483426512312010-11-20T13:14:56.441-08:002010-11-20T13:14:56.441-08:00Oooo, I don't think I've even FOUND (let a...Oooo, I don't think I've even FOUND (let alone read) any of her ghost stories, and it looks like I desperately NEED to.<br /><br />I know what you mean about #2-- I remember being amazed during Dragonfly Pool that here was a boarding school story in which there weren't tyrannical teachers or unredeamable bullies-- and yet it wasn't at all boring! Her books really are such happy, happy-making books. Rest in the very peace you brought everyone else, dear Ms. Ibbotson!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com