tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post285810273346579136..comments2024-03-11T00:52:06.529+10:30Comments on MYSTERIES in PARADISE: Sunday Salon #9 - 18 May 2008Kerriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-9301799896222793972008-05-21T20:07:00.000+09:302008-05-21T20:07:00.000+09:30Hello Table TalkThanks for the pointers with Jane ...Hello Table Talk<BR/>Thanks for the pointers with Jane Austen.<BR/>My review might interest you<BR/><BR/>I didn't see the links to Twelfth Night thoughKerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-67620948860712738512008-05-19T18:46:00.000+09:302008-05-19T18:46:00.000+09:30Thanks for the information about the Hill novels, ...Thanks for the information about the Hill novels, Table Talk. Now you mention it, I can see that.<BR/><BR/>I had a problem with the weekly geek's logos too John.<BR/><BR/>Fay, I try to tell myself, when I am reading slowly, that I am savouring it.<BR/><BR/>Megan, it takes a while to get used to the POV changes doesn't it?Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-46600835715251721062008-05-19T16:31:00.000+09:302008-05-19T16:31:00.000+09:30It has taken me ages to read through Saint Maybe. ...It has taken me ages to read through Saint Maybe. Part of the reason is that each chapter is written from a different point of view and it takes me about a half a chapter to get into the new voice and it seems like once I am settled we are moving onto a new one, or an old one, but one I don't remember either way.<BR/><BR/>I do like to read slow when a book is beautiful and I often read two books at once for this reason, one that is a slow read and one that I can race through. I can't always manage to get into anything too wordy when the kids are around.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05446328800757725901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-27660282197067757572008-05-19T02:19:00.000+09:302008-05-19T02:19:00.000+09:30Density slows me down, and you've covered several ...Density slows me down, and you've covered several forms that can take: plot, structure. Density either slows me down or I put the book down, if it's dense as in dull.<BR/><BR/>Then there is love of the language. If the book is beautifully written, I tend to slow down to sink into the words. This type of book is the opposite of a page-turner. I like both.Fay Shecohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429054658179952511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-30576998932996162552008-05-18T19:56:00.000+09:302008-05-18T19:56:00.000+09:30Useful list. I would also add the complexity of th...Useful list. I would also add the complexity of the language used and the ideas being explored in the narrative. But in the hands of a good writer these and the complexity of plots and POV make usually make a book zip along. See the The Sot-weed Factor or the Tidewater Tales by John Barth as examples.<BR/><BR/>Looked up the weekly geeks and would have posted the logo but none of them worked for me. I did like the idea of posting links to other blog reviews so now that I know how to do a hyperlink I will also be doing thatJohn (@bookdreamer)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11576434749272275190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-91824787312609351482008-05-18T18:54:00.000+09:302008-05-18T18:54:00.000+09:30One of the things that many of Reginald Hill's 'Da...One of the things that many of Reginald Hill's 'Dalziel and Pascoe' books have in common is a relationship with a particular author or book from classical literature. If you read 'A Cure for all Diseases' carefully you will see that not only are there links to Austen's works, but also a good many references to 'Twelfth Night'. Hill does this all the time. 'Arms and the Woman', for example, is linked throughout to the Odyssey. If you want his real Austen novel read 'Pictures of Perfection' Jane's country village alive and well and to be found in Yorkshire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-49205475518758370102008-05-18T16:31:00.000+09:302008-05-18T16:31:00.000+09:30I agree also that the writing can make a differenc...I agree also that the writing can make a difference. Some people are just easy to read aren't they? With some writers it is almost just like picking up the threads of an old acquaintance, while with others, the relationship feels a bit strained.<BR/><BR/>For me too, reading more than one book at once just doesn't work.<BR/><BR/>With writers like Margaret Atwood you feel like you need to pay careful attention because you don't want to miss anything.<BR/><BR/>I have 100 pages to go in A CURE FOR..Kerriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581470363339796352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-92042867976812451702008-05-18T16:12:00.000+09:302008-05-18T16:12:00.000+09:30Reading? I seem to be taking YEARS to finish The B...Reading? I seem to be taking YEARS to finish The Blind Assassin. Mind you, I like Atwood!<BR/><BR/>:DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8273911883856580200.post-34321921061555692182008-05-18T15:15:00.000+09:302008-05-18T15:15:00.000+09:30I can relate to the reasons you list for a reading...I can relate to the reasons you list for a reading slowdown. I think too, for me at least, the writing itself can make a difference.<BR/><BR/>I hope you have a good week.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.com