tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post6736539355583588354..comments2024-03-20T09:37:09.972-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: Friday Fright Night: The Spiral StaircaseBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-28635081569647815112020-10-09T21:44:28.091-04:002020-10-09T21:44:28.091-04:00No, I haven't seen the film--really must somed...No, I haven't seen the film--really must someday. If I can shoehorn it in between TBR books, LOL.<br /><br />Yeah, the plot really does need her to do silly things and they're not quite as bad as others from the period. That is a particularly nice quote.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-37966255317458838212020-10-09T17:39:58.370-04:002020-10-09T17:39:58.370-04:00This is a favourite of mine from the White canon. ...This is a favourite of mine from the White canon. Not an ideal read when you're at home alone late at night! Have you seen the film adaptation from the 40s?<br />My memory is hazy, but I imagine Helen has to do some less than wise things for the plot to function. Though I felt she was not quite as hapless as other heroines of the time. I loved this line from her:<br />‘Those derided Victorians, who looked upon every man, as a potential husband, certainly extracted every ounce of interest from a dull genus. Yet, while she respected the Professor’s intellect, and genuinely looked forward to the visits of the young Welsh doctor, she resolved to go on buying Savings Certificates, for her old age. For she believed in God – but not in Jane Eyre.'Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.com