tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641443496612927441.post4489440616026145495..comments2023-09-11T05:46:29.728-03:00Comments on Novel Readings: The Rape of the Lock: The NovelRohan Maitzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111722115617352412noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641443496612927441.post-58892941549238794622007-10-12T14:17:00.000-03:002007-10-12T14:17:00.000-03:00I had a mixed reaction to the book. It's a fascin...I had a <A HREF="http://www.readforpleasure.com/2007/09/sophie-gee-scandal-of-season.html" REL="nofollow">mixed reaction</A> to the book. It's a fascinating time period, but I enjoyed the book more as fictionalized history than as a novel. I'd prefer to see more of the historical and literary dimensions, and fewer of the rather bland social scenes and the stilted romance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com