tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410373290265879019.post5504616670861317109..comments2024-03-28T06:05:17.085-04:00Comments on THE READING APE: Wishing We Were at the Beach...the Apehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14060965283007759623noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410373290265879019.post-28257988314991975702010-07-08T13:23:04.350-04:002010-07-08T13:23:04.350-04:00Dillard had me at Pilgrim. That, and I find her cu...Dillard had me at Pilgrim. That, and I find her curiously attractive, even hotter than miss Monroe reading the last page of U. While D makes me ache in an undisclosed location, I can't shake the impression that her storytelling in Maytrees suffers from a defect of sorts, having do to with a strained poetic effort to strike a deep metaphysical cord, emphasis on strained. As though she concerns herself with the characters only to the extent that they illustrate some deeper meaning or teaching. Still, the enduring relationship at the end of the novel goes a long way in overcoming this defect. Now that I think about it, Maytrees reminds me of Angle of Repose, at least in terms of thematic content... Regards, KevinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410373290265879019.post-46698499438163417182010-07-08T07:58:23.656-04:002010-07-08T07:58:23.656-04:00right now i'm dreaming of heat and beaches, it...right now i'm dreaming of heat and beaches, it's so so so cold and thunderstormy here in Perth Australia - those books look interesting, however in this weather i feel a need for gothic ghosts stories!Danielle Zappavignahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493099952285137131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410373290265879019.post-71149518901304242552010-07-08T00:37:22.125-04:002010-07-08T00:37:22.125-04:00I'm feeling the heat too, though not as much a...I'm feeling the heat too, though not as much as you city folk. <br /><br />I haven't read them yet, but after asking for seafaring/nautical suggestions these made my TBR list: Linda Greenlaw's All Fisherman Are Liars, the Hungry Ocean, and the Lobster Chronicles; R.M. Ballantyne's the Coral Island; and Frederick Marryat's Mr. Midshipman Easy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5410373290265879019.post-6586173289403322192010-07-07T19:12:45.466-04:002010-07-07T19:12:45.466-04:00You're lucky youve got some warm weather. Here...You're lucky youve got some warm weather. Here is Sydney its 12C (54F). Freezing cold. Thanks for the recommendationsRebecca Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144719070318640603noreply@blogger.com