Comments | electricland: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

electricland

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)

Mar 09, 2008 17:11

I cannot for the life of me remember who on my friends list made me aware of this movie, and thus of the book. If it was you: Thank you!* Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (1938), by Winifred Watson, is a thoroughly delightful book about the healing power of female friendship, good clothes, makeup, and having fun, not to mention the marvellous ( Read more... )

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slammerkinbabe March 10 2008, 03:48:00 UTC

I was the one who posted about the movie, and oh, oh, I want to read the book so much!!! Oh!!!

Is there as much delicious lesbian subtext in the book as there is in the movie? Is there??? No, no, wait, wait! I want to find out for myself!

Oh, I'm excited! !!!

electricland March 10 2008, 14:05:01 UTC

Was it you? Not sure -- this was about a month ago, and mentioned the book in comparison to Cold Comfort Farm.

Either way, the book is awesome. I'm glad you liked the movie (I did enjoy it really, just not as much).

I regret to say that I am lousy at spotting lesbian subtext. Even when it's practically text (see: Xena, Warrior Princess). But this review says "what makes her novel a delight is its guilelessly homoerotic subtext" and suggests that the movie actually plays this down, so I'd say you're in pretty good shape there. ;)