This was such an exciting week. When Delia and I decided to host an Angela Carter Week we couldn’t foresee such a great success. So many fascinating posts and discussions. So many people who have either discovered a new favorite author or rediscovered her writing. What I liked best was the enthusiasm and the lively discussions and how all of our posts together are like one big tapestry, which mirrors and illustrates Angela Carter’s themes, the symbolism in her work, the topics.
It was great to see that some picked up a second book after finishing the first and certainly will go on reading her.
There were some critical comments as well. There should be, actually, after all, she’s a provocative writer and some of her topics are disturbing and can make a reader feel uncomfortable. I don’t think she ever wanted to please and that’s illustrated in some of our posts as well.
We’ve had 34 contributions, one of which from Russia. I had to use google translate to read it and wouldn’t have seen it if the writer of the post hadn’t linked to my post. Unfortunately I couldn’t leave a comment.
Thanks to everyone who joined us, to those who read Angela Carter’s books, wrote about them, discussed them and to those who read our thoughts on her work.
A very big thank you goes to Delia, my co-host.
Here are the links to all the participant’s posts.
1. Brona 13. The Reading Life “Wolf Alice” 25. LindyLit – Black Venus
2. Melinda Jane Harrison 14. Danielle @ A Work in Progress – Angela Carter’s Fairy Tales Part 1 26. Brona (The Bloody Chamber – the rest!)
3. Bluebeard (Dolce Bellezza) 15. TJ @ MyBookStrings (Love) 27. Caroline @ Beauty is a Sleeping Cat – American Ghosts and Old World Wonders
4. TJ @ MyBookStrings (Love) 16. Priya @ Tabula Rasa (American Ghosts and Old World Wonders) 28. Yasmine Rose – Love
5 Violet @ Still Life With Books // Love 17. Helen @ She Reads Novels (The Bloody Chamber) 29. Vishy (The Magic Toyshop)
6. The Reading Life (The Man Who Loved a Double Bass) 18. Brona (The Bloody Chamber – the cat stories) 30. The Reading Life Angela Carter on Tales Versus Traditional Short Stories
7. Candiss @ Read the Gamut (The Fall River Axe Murders) 19. Jane @ Fleur in her World (The Magic Toyshop) 31. Brona (The Fall River Axe Murders)
8. The Reading Life “Black Venus” plus Rushdie picks 20. Violet @ Still Life With Books // Heroes and Villains 32. Book Notes – Кровавая &#
9. Delia @ Postcards from Asia – The Bloody Chamber 21. Helen @ a gallimaufry (Several Perceptions) 33. Delia @ Postcards from Asia – Nights at the Circus
10. Caroline @ Beauty is a Sleeping Cat – The Magic Toyshop 22. The Reading Life “The Company of Wolves” 34. Danielle @ A Work in Progress – Angela Carter’s Fairy Tales Part 2
11. Violet @ Still Life With Books // The Magic Toyshop 23. Yasmine Rose – Bluebeard
12. Brona (The Bloody Chamber) 24. Cathy 746 Books
