tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post4109265792058617767..comments2024-02-04T10:42:07.020-05:00Comments on Light reading: Not at all relatedJenny Davidsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-57219667852981074272006-12-13T08:32:00.000-05:002006-12-13T08:32:00.000-05:00She's being more satirical than that--it's a tende...She's being more satirical than that--it's a tendentious comparison between the two kinds of love, given that underneath it she has respect & admiration of a serious kind for her cousin & for true love and contempt for the Dr. and his gluttony...Jenny Davidsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02295436498255927522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-12318976051384889912006-12-13T05:00:00.000-05:002006-12-13T05:00:00.000-05:00So this type of love she describes is of the "devo...So this type of love she describes is of the "devoir, enjoy, and discard" variety -- nothing to sink too much of yourself into, but still enough to gain a singular pleasure from? Or am I misunderstanding her?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959297.post-70887345823859940992006-12-12T08:17:00.000-05:002006-12-12T08:17:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting about Ferrier's novel -- I hadn...Thanks for posting about Ferrier's novel -- I hadn't heard of it and it sounds interesting.Rebecca H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10825532162727473112noreply@blogger.com