tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post2740695792789806531..comments2024-03-25T09:03:39.020-07:00Comments on The Uncrushable Jersey Dress: Cruise to a Wedding--RepriseBetty Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-49553920603791028882021-05-19T07:40:58.101-07:002021-05-19T07:40:58.101-07:00See post of July 15, 2010 for George Michael discu...See post of July 15, 2010 for George Michael discussion.<br /><br />B. BaersmaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-61913637474617627152021-05-19T04:43:08.989-07:002021-05-19T04:43:08.989-07:00Could it not be argued that this is Neels take on ...Could it not be argued that this is Neels take on The Song of Wandering Aengus, the poem that Adam quotes. Based on Dr Google's crib notes, boy meets girl. Girl utters boy's name. Girl runs away. Boy spends considerable time (wastes his youth) trying to find girl 'Through hollow lands and hilly lands' and hopes to spend rest of his life with her. Loveday inadvertently utters his name, ‘I don’t know you from Adam...' Their courtship encompasses hilly Maidera and flat Holland. Every time, Adam thinks he has captured Loveday she eludes him until he corners her in the Nurse's sitting room, 'Dear girl,’ he declared genially, ‘how I do waste my time chasing you around!’<br /><br />Cruise to a Wedding is a fun romp. Loveday doesn't believe in her heart of hearts that Rimanda will marry Terry so we don't find her decision to assist to be morally objectionable (and she is roundly punished for it). She is angered that Adam has inferred that she 'old' with his meddling busy body quip so it really is about their one-up-man-ship than Rimmy. <br /><br />Yes, we too wondered who George Michael is substituting for. We wish that MB in reprinting these novels will use the original text than the later amendments. <br /><br />The Silencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726296159407789314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-9773701632068000742021-02-28T21:50:22.173-08:002021-02-28T21:50:22.173-08:00I came here for the George Michael comments, but a...I came here for the George Michael comments, but apparently that's the least problematic aspect of this book...that was written in 1974.tjbwaldringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17432405211116904031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-10568004811383717322014-01-03T15:16:04.449-08:002014-01-03T15:16:04.449-08:00If you forget BN and read it as a Julia Roberts/Ca...If you forget BN and read it as a Julia Roberts/Cameron Diaz comedy it is very funny but if you are expecting true BN it just isn't serious enough - think of The Secret Pool and A Girl Named Rose.<br /><br />I thought Rimada seemed too nearly insane to ever be a functioning nurse and the unlikelihood of a fabulously rich heiress being made to train as a nurse at all quite unswallowable.<br /><br />As for the Baron....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-17696060348218814932012-05-13T08:31:50.839-07:002012-05-13T08:31:50.839-07:00Before we go on to Uncertain Summer let me show yo...Before we go on to <i>Uncertain Summer</i> let me show you one beautiful aspect of <i>Cruise to a Wedding</i>. Obviously, this is another one of those books that hardly anybody but me seems to have enjoyed reading. <i>sigh</i> Betty Anonymous, feeling dejected, curling up on the sofa with a large carton of... - Nah! Just kidding. Besides, there is only a smallish carton of ice-cream in the freezer, 900 ml or almost a quart, which I am honourbound to share with its kind giver - who, luckily, wishes for a very small portion... But I digress. <br />Perhaps you'll enjoy taking a look at their hotel <a href="http://www.reidspalace.com/web/omad/reids_palace.jsp" rel="nofollow">Reid's Palace</a> in Madeira.<br />I'll spare your sensibilities by not citing the restaurant review I found (restaurant in London).<br />And I'm looking forward to next weeks review.<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-71519695037731748192012-05-08T21:22:28.355-07:002012-05-08T21:22:28.355-07:00Well, when she appears later in Esmeralda, already...Well, when she appears later in <i>Esmeralda</i>, already married, she was quite sweet. I had read Esmeralda first, and was looking forward to hearing about Loveday's story. Imagine my disappointment.Betty Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634519999898307583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-117992766129394962012-05-08T15:15:23.993-07:002012-05-08T15:15:23.993-07:00In fact, my biggest peeve for this particular BN i...In fact, my biggest peeve for this particular BN is that it is sooo unrealistic!!!!<br /><br />I thought both the hero and the heroine were so not close to real life. <br /><br />He was way too much a mythical hero, and she was way too um ditzy, to put it politely. <br /><br />By the way, I have the old cover; the guy is ooogly, but the girl looks like Loveday. <br /><br />Betty FrancescaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-70439068100869376072012-05-08T15:10:52.868-07:002012-05-08T15:10:52.868-07:00Well, all I can say is I loved the bit where he te...Well, all I can say is I loved the bit where he tells Rimmy that she lost all her money!!! LOL in order to get rid of the leech! I thought that was awesome. <br /><br />I liked Adam. <br /><br />I liked how he took his job seriously with Rimmy and went on the cruise to do some clever manipulation. Who IRL would actually go to such lengths for a tiresome ward????<br />I loved how he planned for another (much better suitor) of hers to meet them at the destination. Excellent plan. Very romantic. <br /><br />I liked how cool he was at the heights when he found out she was sick. <br /><br />I liked all his actions in pursuit of our Loveday. <br />Therefore, I hated all her reactions to his monumental heroisms. <br /><br />I didn't think she deserved someone as wonderful as him. <br /><br />Was there anything wonderful about her???? (other than her figure?)<br /><br />Betty FrancescaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-64867118516184189912012-05-08T13:39:23.502-07:002012-05-08T13:39:23.502-07:00I liked this less than Little Dragon and that was ...I liked this less than Little Dragon and that was always my bottom line. Arrogant males and women who plays fast and loose with the truth make this one a super loser.<br /><br />Speaking of losers, have you seen the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cruise-Wedding-1857-Betty-Neels/dp/B000I3BK08" rel="nofollow">older cover</a>. It looks like the artist made these people with one of those 3 part books. He took parts from Jimmy Cagney, Alan Ladds and Shaun Hannity. Not terribly attractive. The gal is pieces, too. And whats with the hook noses?BettyMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676458096380002508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-16106648765757184992012-05-08T12:29:26.414-07:002012-05-08T12:29:26.414-07:00About the name Guake - is there such a name, Dutch...About the name <b>Guake</b> - is there such a name, Dutch or Fries? Tried to find it via internet - no luck there. Found Gauke (Fries). <b>We need a Dutch Betty to answer that question.</b> Could this be one of those misspelled names in Neelsdom, like <i>Leidesplain</i> = Leidseplein?<br />Betty AnonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-42605285756826182622012-05-07T20:03:59.247-07:002012-05-07T20:03:59.247-07:00Was this the book where the heroine first met the ...Was this the book where the heroine first met the hero by running into him, and then says, "I don't know you from Adam"? If so, that was probably the part I liked best from that book.Betty Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634519999898307583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-65206383051218242362012-05-07T20:00:37.055-07:002012-05-07T20:00:37.055-07:00It seems to me that pretty Neels heroine often are...It seems to me that pretty Neels heroine often are...less upright than the plain ones. This one irks me as much as <i>An Apple from Eve</i> and <i>Victory for Victoria</i>.Betty Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634519999898307583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-16830572104502107572012-05-07T18:14:33.442-07:002012-05-07T18:14:33.442-07:00Yes, Betty Keira. Wish I liked this one better to...Yes, Betty Keira. Wish I liked this one better too. The run roughshod over Loveday just turns me off, as well as how things got turned around.opramumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04576604368249554678noreply@blogger.com