tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777060934365906420.post6809866942502762891..comments2024-02-11T00:44:22.223-08:00Comments on Enchanted by Josephine - ART & HISTORY Salon: Book Review- The CourtesansLucy http://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777060934365906420.post-63729114419795497122010-02-09T07:59:45.914-08:002010-02-09T07:59:45.914-08:00I read the book (but still unfinished cause...I fo...I read the book (but still unfinished cause...I found it boring) and I must agree with your review. It would definitely be better if each of the women will have a book of their own.Kattnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777060934365906420.post-28094480954087399492009-06-29T00:15:33.828-07:002009-06-29T00:15:33.828-07:00I didn't read this book because I bought it on...I didn't read this book because I bought it on sale and the print was extremely small. Now I'm glad that I didn't read it!Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046603677301666579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777060934365906420.post-11069481956599651552009-03-27T04:37:00.000-07:002009-03-27T04:37:00.000-07:00Catherine- Maybe it was a better read for 1967, an...Catherine- Maybe it was a better read for 1967, and maybe we've come to expect more these days? If you do get to read it, please let me know what you think about it:)Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777060934365906420.post-31121609184498029012009-03-26T21:51:00.000-07:002009-03-26T21:51:00.000-07:00I just realized that I have a first edition of thi...I just realized that I have a first edition of this book - it was published in 1967! I bought it years ago in a used bookstore and it is definitly not in mint condition...looks as if someone spilled a whole cup of coffee on it! I will have to look at this new volume and see if it's been edited differently. Thanks, Lucy!<BR/>Catherineceeceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962254736526651858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777060934365906420.post-5456786431785239222009-03-25T09:06:00.000-07:002009-03-25T09:06:00.000-07:00Thanks Elizabeth:) Obviously there's so much more...Thanks Elizabeth:) Obviously there's so much more to these women and that's what I'd love reading about...what made them real, and how they felt..you know what I mean. I'll look out for the books you've suggested. I'm also going back to your site now to read up on some of those reviews:)Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777060934365906420.post-57311785185669171502009-03-25T07:44:00.000-07:002009-03-25T07:44:00.000-07:00I guess my post didn't go through but if yoiu are ...I guess my post didn't go through but if yoiu are interested, Katie Hickman's book Courtesans and VIrigina Rounding's book Les Grand Horizontales are wonderful.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777060934365906420.post-89194796060086691712009-03-24T14:34:00.000-07:002009-03-24T14:34:00.000-07:00I agree with you Ingrid. For me, characters need ...I agree with you Ingrid. For me, characters need to feel real- I need to hear their story; and there are terrific historical reads that do just that- so it's not impossible. Thanks:)Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777060934365906420.post-21754523745682593562009-03-24T12:27:00.000-07:002009-03-24T12:27:00.000-07:00I appreciate your honest review of this book. I pr...I appreciate your honest review of this book. I probably would have been tempted to buy it, but I prefer to read books where the characters (whether real historical figures or not) come to life.Ingrid Midahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03609389355426171504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777060934365906420.post-78177171147777204732009-03-23T18:51:00.000-07:002009-03-23T18:51:00.000-07:00Arleigh- No, I haven't, but I'm thinking more alon...Arleigh- No, I haven't, but I'm thinking more along the lines of the one you sent me: In the Company of the Courtesan.Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777060934365906420.post-17522969670523239692009-03-23T18:06:00.000-07:002009-03-23T18:06:00.000-07:00Have you read Sex with Kings or Sex with the Queen...Have you read Sex with Kings or Sex with the Queen by Eleanor Herman? I think that's more what you're looking for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777060934365906420.post-41424682870132553722009-03-23T17:08:00.000-07:002009-03-23T17:08:00.000-07:00Amy, first things first: Thank you so much- you'r...Amy, first things first: Thank you so much- you're wonderful, and the sweetest:)<BR/><BR/>About this book...I feel the same way.Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-777060934365906420.post-12533049990381460892009-03-23T16:39:00.000-07:002009-03-23T16:39:00.000-07:00Oh, that's too bad...if done right, this could've ...Oh, that's too bad...if done right, this could've been a great book! <BR/><BR/>I keep forgetting...check my blog, I gave you an award =)Passages to the Pasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357366263195042306noreply@blogger.com