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10-6-09
#34
The Clothes they stood up in Alan Bennett
3 stars
Mr. and Mrs. Ransome live a very quiet life. Apparently they have no friends, no family to speak of and each day is like the last. Mr. Ransome tunes Mrs. Ransome out by slipping on his headphones and listens to Mozart while Mrs. ... >37 I think you'll enjoy it Eliza.
I'm currently reading The clothes they stood up in by Bennett. It's such a small book I should have had it done by now but other things (LT included) keep pulling me away from my books. The nerve! I'm also reading The Postmistress an ARC from Barnes and No ... Completed Book #23 - The Clothes They Stood Up In by Alan Bennett
... Carey
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Theodosia and the Serpents of C ... ... have not yet had a chance to read The Lady in the Van, but I agree with you about The Uncommon Reader being better than The Clothes They Stood Up In. I think it was easier for me to identify with the queen in Reader than it was either of the main characters in Clothes. 25. The Clothes They Stood Up In and The Lady In The Van by Alan Bennett
I read The Uncommon Reader by Bennett earlier this year and enjoyed it, so when I saw this book for sale I decided to check it out too. The first story is about a couple who lose all their possessions in a robbery; the ... #24: How did you like Beyond the Fringe? I have read Bennett's The Uncommon Reader and The Clothes They Stood Up In but have not heard of Fringe until now. ... Queen's reading habits. I found the end a bit contrived, but that's okay for this type of book. I also thoroughly enjoyed The Clothes They Stood Up In earlier this year. #92: I have read The Clothes They Stood Up In, but have not yet read The Lady in the Van although it is on Continent TBR. Thanks for your input on it. ... Connelly
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The Clothes They Stood Up In by Alan Bennett
Connelly's books are the first and second in his Harry Bosch series. I had read a much later Harry Bosch novel at some point, ... I'm with Marise Kiwidoc. I so enjoy visiting your thread but my TBR pile is rapidly getting out of control I have added The Clothes They Stood Up In by Alan Bennett. It sounds like a delightful read. Thanks for all your comments - I appreciate your visits to my thread!!
32. The Clothes They Stood Up In by Alan Bennett
This well known English ... ... time since I read this and someone on the thread mentioned it, so I decided a re-read was in order; I still like it
29. The Clothes They Stood Up In by Alan Bennett - I did not enjoy this book nearly as much as I did The Uncommon Reader, although there were parts of it I greatly ... I liked the essay, too. Several years ago I read Alan Bennett's The Clothes They Stood Up In. It's about a husband and wife who return home to find that everything -- literally everything -- is missing. It's short, funny, and thought-provoking. ... by Frigyes Karinthy
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32. The Clothes They Stood Up In by Alan Bennett
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28. ... Book 84 - The Clothes They Stood Up In - Alan Bennett - Finished December 8, 2008
I enjoyed Bennett's An Uncommon Reader, so I decided to try this one. Like An Uncommon Reader, it is a novella, so it didn't take long to read.
Bennett's insightful way of describing human nature is once ... ... on Cedars by David Guterson
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