tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post6896411423327690348..comments2024-03-20T19:40:58.078-05:00Comments on The OF Blog: Teju Cole, Open CityLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-47976277613444398852012-09-26T07:06:44.798-05:002012-09-26T07:06:44.798-05:00It certainly was deserving of its nomination for t...It certainly was deserving of its nomination for the National Book Critics Circle Award. It was a very strong shortlist this year, I thought.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-121425392556701962012-09-26T06:23:18.912-05:002012-09-26T06:23:18.912-05:00Quite liked this book as well, thought it was anot...Quite liked this book as well, thought it was another interesting take on the unreliable narrator theme.jane gardinerhttp://glasgowpainter.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-5334113969844078612012-09-25T03:39:38.490-05:002012-09-25T03:39:38.490-05:00I think what appealed to me about Open City is tha...I think what appealed to me about <i>Open City</i> is that sense of "openness," of a traveler walking about and observing life in the city as it unfolds around him. That open endedness may be disorienting for those who favor more taut plots/themes, but I think it works in this particular case because there is no constrictions of time/space applied to it.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-75049818285718801722012-09-25T00:01:01.533-05:002012-09-25T00:01:01.533-05:00damn, I just couldn't get into this one. Well ...damn, I just couldn't get into this one. Well written, and everything else, but I couldn't help wondering why he didn't just write a series of essays. Why is the character who he is? What is the organising theme of the book?Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415151159054635677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-56926948131766660192012-09-24T13:17:35.176-05:002012-09-24T13:17:35.176-05:00You're welcome :D
And no, no I haven't, b...You're welcome :D<br /><br />And no, no I haven't, but I'll look into her work now that you've mentioned it.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-29843800931066938282012-09-24T05:16:31.112-05:002012-09-24T05:16:31.112-05:00Thanks for the review Larry,this is going on my TB...Thanks for the review Larry,this is going on my TBR pile.<br /><br />By the way,have you read anything by Evgenia Fakinou ?Johnnoreply@blogger.com