tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post599021798865204326..comments2024-03-20T19:40:58.078-05:00Comments on The OF Blog: 2009 in Review: Mimetic FictionLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-52141019365502193222010-01-01T21:03:02.491-06:002010-01-01T21:03:02.491-06:00I stayed late last night and read Invisble/Auster...I stayed late last night and read Invisble/Auster and it was impressive and a page turner though I have to say that I saw most of the twists after the first one with the knife since I started thinking of the novel as "sff-nal in plotting" and then the "where can it go" was kind of clear the moment something appeared (eg the "move in" implied the respective relationship, the widow + knife implied the last pages twist...)<br /><br />All in all excellent stuff<br /><br />Started Valley of the Kings and indeed the first two stories are excellent too.Liviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-26637073760381893092010-01-01T01:16:15.708-06:002010-01-01T01:16:15.708-06:00I've read previous books by Hall and Pears and...I've read previous books by Hall and Pears and enjoyed both, so I'll certainly consider those first, time permitting. I think my reading will be shifting quite a bit shortly, moreso than I thought it would back in the summer. Looking forward to it and perhaps these books can serve as a change of pace.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-63728854117263028112010-01-01T00:48:56.424-06:002010-01-01T00:48:56.424-06:00How to Paint a Dead Man/Sarah Hall, The Glass Room...How to Paint a Dead Man/Sarah Hall, The Glass Room/Simon Mawer, Stone's Fall/Iain Pears and Brooklyn/Colm Toibin are several of the books I would recommend hereLiviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.com