tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681312837094557550.post3350177732621166904..comments2023-10-08T15:15:22.722+05:30Comments on ibelieve: I for one, cannot be Aunt LinnieMoonshinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01112996795287324549noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681312837094557550.post-87579755751689786402011-06-24T14:59:08.839+05:302011-06-24T14:59:08.839+05:30@SGD Thanks for dropping by!!! Enid Blyton remains...@SGD Thanks for dropping by!!! Enid Blyton remains one of my favourite authors even now.. as an adult!!!<br /><br />Nirupa Roy minus the tears :))Moonshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01112996795287324549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681312837094557550.post-84924249749929595572011-06-23T11:36:18.311+05:302011-06-23T11:36:18.311+05:30Bumped into your site and what do i find ... enid ...Bumped into your site and what do i find ... enid blyton..one of my favourite authors while growing up! Love the idea of revisiting these books!! <br />And yes, Aunt Linnie sounds just like the 'bharatiya naari' of the 'nirupa roy' kind!! ;))Sharmistha Guhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313702624756588109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681312837094557550.post-14840550029909426962011-06-22T22:15:13.394+05:302011-06-22T22:15:13.394+05:30@besunni I agree For me, it offers an escape into ...@besunni I agree For me, it offers an escape into another world altogether. Much like PGW where there is no evil that exists. Or nothing more depressing than falling for the wrong people!!! I find seeking solace in Enid Blyton very often..the older I grow, the more of Enid Blyton I revisit.<br /><br />@Scarlett Perhaps? In Indian mythology you find women to be more liberated in some ways!!!<br /><br />@Bluestocking I liked St Claire's and Malory Towers also. My favourite Enid Blyton book till date remains the magic faraway trees series which incidentally I dont remember reading or liking so much as a child..I love it as an adult. It deserves a separate post. :)Moonshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01112996795287324549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681312837094557550.post-23625212550431202542011-06-22T18:48:02.626+05:302011-06-22T18:48:02.626+05:30Phew...can't imagine being Aunt Linnie either ...Phew...can't imagine being Aunt Linnie either :-) I generally enjoy Enid Blyton school stories like Malory Towers & St. Clare's more than the Famous Fives. I guess considering she was writing for kids in a time when everything had to come with a clearly defined moral of the story, shades of grey would have been an extravagance.Bluestockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961370538312610961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681312837094557550.post-7036180759414720302011-06-22T17:33:54.107+05:302011-06-22T17:33:54.107+05:30Hmmm...I wonder where the concept of 'the idea...Hmmm...I wonder where the concept of 'the ideal Bhartiya naari' came from. Are the English to be blamed for this as well?Scarletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08909702073286784203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6681312837094557550.post-80210835239145936112011-06-22T14:03:53.574+05:302011-06-22T14:03:53.574+05:30Loved all Enid Blyton books. So what's interes...Loved all Enid Blyton books. So what's interesting for me is how we revisit her books when we are old and read so much more into her characters - most of whom we simply loved and assumed to be like every "English mother", when we were children.besunnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216060568331207827noreply@blogger.com