tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post7031182692057979847..comments2023-11-23T09:17:41.422+01:00Comments on The Giraffability of Digressions: On inventiveness, for better and worseCruella Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-87876238232844373082010-03-10T09:32:12.897+01:002010-03-10T09:32:12.897+01:00Quirky - yes, mixed reactions seems to stick to th...Quirky - yes, mixed reactions seems to stick to this book. I'll stand by what I said, I think it's a good book, but I also recognize Tami's frustration over the ending. But I do think it's worth reading (and it's definitely worth watching Martell - I do think his potential is great)<br /><br />Tami - fictional works within fictional books keep amazing me. It's a very specific kind of description that I humbly hope I might one day be able to master myself. Time will show!Cruella Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422848273167338884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-86319674536285958082010-03-09T18:39:00.737+01:002010-03-09T18:39:00.737+01:00I'm not a huge fan of Life of Pi--maybe becaus...I'm not a huge fan of Life of Pi--maybe because I read it for a book club and it ended up being torn apart, but I remember having mixed feelings even before that. <br /><br />You do such a fabulous job though, describing the feelings about these fictional works DISCUSSED in the book, that this particular novella sounds great--it's more my thing anyway than the man-eating plant island, which was sort of the spoiler for Pi for me. (I liked the boy and tiger in a boat story up to that point)<br /><br />So I will reserve judgment on Yann...Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5263129748509629442.post-21955543121174885762010-03-09T16:19:38.563+01:002010-03-09T16:19:38.563+01:00Ack! I must be the only one who hasn't read th...Ack! I must be the only one who hasn't read the Life of Pi. I keep hearing mixed reactions to the book. Now I'm a wee bit too curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com