tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post8006804590355101585..comments2024-03-29T10:56:39.755+11:00Comments on Elephant's Child: NaNoReMoElephant's Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-1851832690795296992014-04-11T04:41:56.447+10:002014-04-11T04:41:56.447+10:00Ida Chiavaro: Thank you. I am not sure it qualif...Ida Chiavaro: Thank you. I am not sure it qualifies as a 'review', and is probably more a reflection of my reactions. And I hope you do read it - and let me know what you think.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-84825222251930013762014-04-10T20:33:38.726+10:002014-04-10T20:33:38.726+10:00I've never read Rushdie. Your review is super...I've never read Rushdie. Your review is superb, I wish I could write like that. I tend to enjoy anything with mixed reviews, based on your reasons for not liking the book I too would be disappointed, but I still feel I want to read it for the way you describe his writing of India... and I'm intrigued by the smell reference. <a href="http://www.idachiavaro.blogspot.dk/" rel="nofollow">Reflex Reactions</a>Ida Thoughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15479961947050289284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-58643644000530802032014-04-10T07:44:28.844+10:002014-04-10T07:44:28.844+10:00Andrew Maclaren-Scott: Some of the classics I lov...Andrew Maclaren-Scott: Some of the classics I love, and others - well to say not is probably the politest way I can put it. I can see a lot of positives in this one and it STILL isn't for me. I would however happily read any non-fiction that Rushdie writes. I think. When my unreal tower is reduced.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-20421417935880036652014-04-10T05:25:33.987+10:002014-04-10T05:25:33.987+10:00Very interesting review.
I am rather sceptical o...Very interesting review. <br /><br />I am rather sceptical of many books that others deem "classics".<br /><br />I have never read Rushdie (other than a few extracts that did not appeal).Andrew MacLaren-Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275686573421308677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-43504405540350425062014-04-07T16:12:07.365+10:002014-04-07T16:12:07.365+10:00Riot Kitty: I don't have to necessary connect...Riot Kitty: I don't have to necessary connect with them, but I DO have to be interested in what they are doing. So I failed here. I would read a memoir or an essay he wrote, but will probably avoid his fiction.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-10757226839547007282014-04-07T13:26:19.286+10:002014-04-07T13:26:19.286+10:00Sorry I missed this one...I've been meaning to...Sorry I missed this one...I've been meaning to read Rushdie. I have to connect with at least one of the characters, or rather feel some sympathy for him or her, to really get into a book, I think.Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-21957476340203403582014-04-07T04:38:52.199+10:002014-04-07T04:38:52.199+10:00A Cuban in London: I can't tell you how happy...A Cuban in London: I can't tell you how happy I am to hear from someone who loved it. Thank you. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-66396405316684912502014-04-06T21:20:05.236+10:002014-04-06T21:20:05.236+10:00"Midnight" was my first Rushdie novel an..."Midnight" was my first Rushdie novel and I loved it. I find his style playful but intellectually engaging. I, too, fretted about the number of pages but his writing is so beautiful and inventive that by the time I finished I didn't realise it'd taken me four or five weeks. With a book like that it's usually more. Ulysses took me three months and The Second Sex three and a half. It's a pity that they made a film of Midnight. I don't think it's movie material.<br /><br />Lovely post. Many thanks.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-81618577094571177012014-04-06T10:51:21.418+10:002014-04-06T10:51:21.418+10:00Isabelle: Welcome. I didn't enjoy it - but I...Isabelle: Welcome. I didn't enjoy it - but I really don't want to put anyone off. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-35162809248657227552014-04-06T08:57:40.357+10:002014-04-06T08:57:40.357+10:00Some years ago I kept starting it and then forgett...Some years ago I kept starting it and then forgetting what it was all about and having to start again (over several nights). Eventually I gave up. Didn't grip me. Maybe now I'm retired and have more time to read... but you've decided me not to bother!Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-27565055248321429122014-04-06T04:15:11.574+10:002014-04-06T04:15:11.574+10:00Roland D Yeomans: Character is hugely important t...Roland D Yeomans: Character is hugely important to me as well, which this book reminded me. Thank you.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-73011228129587334712014-04-06T04:13:51.064+10:002014-04-06T04:13:51.064+10:00Haddock: I don't know 'Freedom at Midnigh...Haddock: I don't know 'Freedom at Midnight', so can't answer you. I will see what I can find out.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-47775910223078629592014-04-06T04:12:46.636+10:002014-04-06T04:12:46.636+10:00Linda Starr: A leaning tower at that... Linda Starr: A leaning tower at that... Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-30043798615885530872014-04-06T02:46:03.656+11:002014-04-06T02:46:03.656+11:00I would rather re-read a favorite book than contin...I would rather re-read a favorite book than continue on with one that bores me. I have to have a character to root for in any book I read -- one that I would like to have as a companion on a roadtrip. Fun post.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-12282423037245135142014-04-05T22:38:42.251+11:002014-04-05T22:38:42.251+11:00I have not read this one. I wonder of it is someth...I have not read this one. I wonder of it is something similar to "Freedom at midnight" (which I liked very much)Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573906991666088642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-68967724394310243942014-04-05T22:28:19.995+11:002014-04-05T22:28:19.995+11:00an unread book tower, what a hoot, haan unread book tower, what a hoot, haLinda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-65760607747556862492014-04-05T05:25:24.578+11:002014-04-05T05:25:24.578+11:00klahanie: Dear Penny, Gary is so lucky to have yo...klahanie: Dear Penny, Gary is so lucky to have you to read to him. I am sure he liked the pictures even if the stories were beyond him.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-21061550320515226462014-04-05T01:39:02.303+11:002014-04-05T01:39:02.303+11:00Hi human, Sue,
I reckon if you kept putting his b...Hi human, Sue,<br /><br />I reckon if you kept putting his book off to one side, kept skimming through it, that tells me an awful lot. I'm not a big fan of his writing style. Still, I'm amazed you read so many books. I tried reading Mother Goose stories to Gary and he just couldn't follow along.<br /><br />Pawsitive wishes,<br /><br />Penny the Jack Russell dog and modest internet superstar! :)klahaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613505424843475639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-37403581576232604812014-04-04T09:19:14.048+11:002014-04-04T09:19:14.048+11:00Friko: I am glad to hear that others found it a m...Friko: I am glad to hear that others found it a much easier book to put down than to pick up.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-64159500743296776072014-04-04T09:18:36.832+11:002014-04-04T09:18:36.832+11:00Sonia Lal: I am so sorry - I really don't wan...Sonia Lal: I am so sorry - I really don't want to put anyone off. It wasn't for me, but that means very little.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-75791309407119728892014-04-04T09:07:57.070+11:002014-04-04T09:07:57.070+11:00Dear EC, I picked it up when it first came out. It...Dear EC, I picked it up when it first came out. It as in the book club too. <br />I picked it up and put it down, picked it up again and put it down again. And left it. As did most of the book club members.<br /><br />Life’s too short. And there are too many books to read already.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-56579213994668797722014-04-04T08:38:16.964+11:002014-04-04T08:38:16.964+11:00This book is on my TBR list. I've read some of...This book is on my TBR list. I've read some of it and it wasn't that bad. Your review pushes it down my TBR list.Sonia Lalhttp://storytreasury.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-24152720997647531592014-04-04T06:03:55.396+11:002014-04-04T06:03:55.396+11:00Marie: I was afraid of that. She might have to r...Marie: I was afraid of that. She might have to remain partially ready by me for a while yet.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-63612355647361600152014-04-04T05:43:49.995+11:002014-04-04T05:43:49.995+11:00I just finished it today and wondered why I bother...I just finished it today and wondered why I bothered. She tries to cover too much ground and never quite gets there in the end. Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088355577823930786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7516733121956849207.post-25217766292428569242014-04-04T05:40:53.203+11:002014-04-04T05:40:53.203+11:00The Wicked Writer: Many, many people have loved t...The Wicked Writer: Many, many people have loved this book - but it isn't for me. He does write well, and I suspect many of his peers believe it had all the drafts and polishing that it needed. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com