tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920543597656580492.post3950089699333250616..comments2009-07-22T06:24:49.503-07:00Comments on Book Maven: Moi, j'aime le noirMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920543597656580492.post-86151474755504402152009-06-05T10:01:53.302-07:002009-06-05T10:01:53.302-07:00I LOVE the look of that book, even if the backgrou...I LOVE the look of that book, even if the backgrounds are...pink! But then that's the point, isn't it? We need a bit of light & shade. Black compliments everything else, but too much of it...well, not sure I like the idea of hordes of 7-year-old emos much more!fionadunbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774780945853573692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920543597656580492.post-74745814091757730302009-06-03T12:51:45.824-07:002009-06-03T12:51:45.824-07:00OOh, we used to have Zephirine Drouhin! And we hav...OOh, we used to have Zephirine Drouhin! And we have Madame Pierre Ogier and La Reine Victoria (both pink) and love them. But they aren't what comes first to mind in the bookshops and toyshops when I see the sea of pink that threatens to overwhelm the female (slightly more than) half of the population.<br /><br />It's that bright plasticky pink that we've had just too much of and I blame Disney as much as anyone.Mary Hoffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4920543597656580492.post-79657468742193796222009-06-03T03:05:07.553-07:002009-06-03T03:05:07.553-07:00Hmmn--pink has its place, Mary. I couldn't do...Hmmn--pink has its place, Mary. I couldn't do without the vivid pink of my Constance Spry rose, nor that of my Zephirine Drouin--coupled with their fabulous scent. I like my other pink flowers too--especially the crumply petals of the poppies that are unfurling right now. I love the palest pink of an early dawn sky, and the pink of light shining through a baby's fingers when it holds them up to the sun. I sometimes even like candyfloss, though I am definitely not a KP or Barbie girl, and had no pink favours at my own wedding 20 years ago, so I am with you on those. I do also wish that it wasn't the default colour for the background of every 'girly' book. That's what's given it a bad name, and it doesn't deserve it. I shall carry on wearing pink. And black.Lucy Coatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774389681477698245noreply@blogger.com