tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post3876319021001617947..comments2024-02-14T01:50:56.112-06:00Comments on The OF Blog: Jeff VanderMeer, FinchLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-36743491035413752452009-10-31T04:44:14.280-05:002009-10-31T04:44:14.280-05:00My copy arrived from Amazon today, wolfed it down ...My copy arrived from Amazon today, wolfed it down this evening.<br /><br />A lot easier to consume quickly than Shriek or City of Saints (which I reread over the past 2 weeks in preparation), in a way that means I think I'll need to do several rereads to get everything. The short sentences and the pacing make it easy to be propelled by the plot, rather than wallow in the details (which is why I did in CoS and Shriek).<br /><br />Like you, Larry, very impressed overall. Vandermeer's yet to let me down!<br /><br />Finally, [Mild spoiler]<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />.<br />I like the degree of overall questions answered/left open/made even more confusing, but I would like to know what happened to Janice :P.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15446040693497057719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-64213364190845756282009-10-23T12:49:43.620-05:002009-10-23T12:49:43.620-05:00Tough question, Kelly, as I read it from the vanta...Tough question, Kelly, as I read it from the vantage point of an essayist, someone not interested in writing fiction. I think those readers curious about how some writers go about organizing their duties/chores might find this entertaining, but it certainly wouldn't read as well as a good novel for them.<br /><br />That being said, it seemed to know its target audience quite well.Larry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-4066122146776402742009-10-23T10:14:43.746-05:002009-10-23T10:14:43.746-05:00That last post was from me, Kelly S.
http://kelly...That last post was from me, Kelly S.<br /><br />http://kellyshaw.livejournal.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-32120209725547221282009-10-23T10:13:28.482-05:002009-10-23T10:13:28.482-05:00Looking forward to your Booklife review. I'm a...Looking forward to your Booklife review. I'm a big VanderMeer fan and greatly enjoyed his non-fiction collection, Why Should I Cut Your Throat? I'm curious, though, if this book has entertainment value for the non-writer, the non-creator. In short, would Average Joe Reader enjoy Booklife?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-3342084777164163782009-10-23T00:55:00.453-05:002009-10-23T00:55:00.453-05:00Glad you enjoyed it, Kelly! I had hoped to have a...Glad you enjoyed it, Kelly! I had hoped to have a review of <i>Booklife</i> up by now, but life demands got in the way, so it'll be either late Friday or sometime Saturday before I review it. Ought to be interesting, since I don't think I've reviewed such a work since my grad school days at UTK a dozen years ago :PLarry Nolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-77107629270030298512009-10-21T18:42:28.941-05:002009-10-21T18:42:28.941-05:00Very enjoyable review.
Kelly S.Very enjoyable review. <br /><br />Kelly S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com