Anonymous  +  949811 Thu, 22 Oct 09 02:13 PM Hello, can someone explain the sentence below? I don't understand "...to read into her a dig at..." part.   Olive has a duller sister, Violet, who does much of the housework, and some critics have tried to read into her a dig at Ms. Byatt’s younger sister, the novelist Margaret Drabble. Anonymous Sentences, Colours

	coloraday  +  949846 Thu, 22 Oct 09 03:16 PM I think it means that the critics have tried to find a familiarity between Violet and Ms.Byatt's sister's personality. Have tried to attribute some of Violet's personalities to Ms.Byatt's sister's personalities. coloraday Joined on Tue, Feb 24 2009 Full Member 307 Oh,Fie upon thee blue sky , Thou viper that lie , When the venom you fire , Putrefies in covert the soul the higher , Squire thee past shames and the outrider Colours

	Avangi  +  950156 Thu, 22 Oct 09 11:18 PM A dig is a swipe, or an insult.  Some authors famously use their works of fiction to jab at personal rivals.  That is, the words may have a double meaning, sometimes unknown to the general public. Coloraday says this, but I wasn't sure the idea of the insult was clear. Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,180 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier

	CalifJim  +  950245 Fri, 23 Oct 09 01:47 AM Anonymous “Olive has a duller sister, Violet, who does much of the housework, and some critics have tried to read into her a dig at Ms. Byatt’s younger sister, the novelist Margaret Drabble. ” Olive has a duller sister, Violet, who does much of the housework, and some critics have tried to interpret the inclusion of the dull sister Violet as Ms. Byatt's disparagement of her younger sister, the novelist Margaret Drabble. In other words, the relationships which the author introduces into the book are (supposedly, possibly) similar to relationships in the author's real life, according to some critics. CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,399 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche