tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post3539710126590525272..comments2024-03-28T19:56:32.848-05:00Comments on Anecdotal Evidence: `Took Up Books As If They Were People'Patrick Kurphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08436175583386298032noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21999805.post-53802611662801474642010-11-08T11:46:22.931-06:002010-11-08T11:46:22.931-06:00"The girl said with disapproval: 'I see y..."The girl said with disapproval: 'I see you are a follower of Montaigne rather than Pascal.'"<br /><br />That from Pritchett's 'Midnight Oil' - another title I think you've mentioned before. So, which is it going to be, Mr Kurp? Or is a choice necessary?<br /><br />Personally, I choose Montaigne. I enjoyed the Bakewell, mostly. A few of the latter chapters I found weak. The penultimate, in fact, was litle more than a summary of the previous chapters in outline form. There was enough pleasure in the book despite that. I haven't read Frame's biography.Ian Wolcotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824138231723753507noreply@blogger.com