tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post7877796030662941641..comments2024-03-13T08:18:08.922+10:30Comments on Catdownunder: So Hilary Mantel catdownunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-86064454883194876982012-10-18T04:48:12.540+10:302012-10-18T04:48:12.540+10:30I haven't read Wolf Hall but I read Bring up t...I haven't read Wolf Hall but I read Bring up the Bodies and loved it. For a sequel it worked really well as a stand alone but Wolf Hall is definately going onto the To-be-read pile.<br /><br />I thought it was a superb book. Writing from Thomas Cormwell's POV was a bold move - the man being something of a monster by all accounts - and yet the character totally drew me in. Testimony to the skill of the author. And even though I knew what was going to happen to Anne Boleyn in the end I couldn't help hoping.<br /><br />A wonderful rich book and a strong recommend from me!K M Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09801740095715755112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-67316709294996533302012-10-17T22:59:40.946+10:302012-10-17T22:59:40.946+10:30The detective work is part of the journey. It'...The detective work is part of the journey. It's what makes us grow, as readers and writers. No gain without pain.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847263290229821059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-54545150734642256532012-10-17T20:26:42.857+10:302012-10-17T20:26:42.857+10:30It is because you read books for children that you...It is <b>because</b> you read books for children that you write so well in that genre.<br /><br />I haven't tried to read many prizewinning books. I assume such books aren't intended for ordinary people like me.Miriamhttp://andewallscametumblindown.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-77770084451335939792012-10-17T19:33:34.915+10:302012-10-17T19:33:34.915+10:30I have no intentions of stopping Sue! There is som...I have no intentions of stopping Sue! There is some wonderful writing for children coming out!<br />Jo, yes! (I suspect you have very diverse interests after your travels.)<br />I think you are right too Jean - we want a story!<br />Christine you are probably right about that but the writing still has to be "accessible" when the detective work is done.catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-88554735833072391722012-10-17T19:23:15.081+10:302012-10-17T19:23:15.081+10:30Oh yes Cat keep on reading and writing for childre...Oh yes Cat keep on reading and writing for children please! It is where they start - no Booker prize comes without children's writing and reading preceding it. RosAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-25804855625752148172012-10-17T18:40:33.957+10:302012-10-17T18:40:33.957+10:30Literary prizes are not awarded for their potentia...Literary prizes are not awarded for their potential sales merit and long may that be. Perhaps literary books are a bit like Modern Art... they may take a bit of detective work. There's Art and there's Decoration... one is easier to understand than the other.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06847263290229821059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-55263526551995730612012-10-17T18:11:42.049+10:302012-10-17T18:11:42.049+10:30I have tried a Hilary Mantel. I couldn't get o...I have tried a Hilary Mantel. I couldn't get on. This weekend I took a Philip Pullman off my daughter's bookshelf and found later that I had read it in one gulp. He is a master storyteller.<br />That is what we want if we are being intellectually honest - "Please tell me a story"jeanfromcornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062674591619616456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-70358224388867096532012-10-17T17:29:04.112+10:302012-10-17T17:29:04.112+10:30Each to their own - think how tedious bookshelves ...Each to their own - think how tedious bookshelves would look if we all liked the same thing!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-82282147208041804172012-10-17T16:10:17.463+10:302012-10-17T16:10:17.463+10:30Your instincts are right about children's fict...Your instincts are right about children's fiction. They are the last bastion of story over "beautiful writing". Not that they aren't beautifully written, but in the end, a child or teen wants a story with characters they can care about and identify with, not something of which they can say,"Hey, I loved the wording!" I get excited about new children's and YA novels in a way I will never be over adult books. So read your children's books, write them and be happy.Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-69738478264802660872012-10-17T13:15:41.959+10:302012-10-17T13:15:41.959+10:30You're right Donna - it's all subjective! ...You're right Donna - it's all subjective! Owner of the bookshop was not enthusiastic about it - and her daughter did not like it at all. There was a rep from a publishing company in when I was there this morning and she admitted, "I haven't read it. I am not sure I want to."<br />Old Kitty you are more persistent than I am! I'm with Fly in the Web - the prose was, for me, turgid!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-29166143234151705522012-10-17T10:37:42.378+10:302012-10-17T10:37:42.378+10:30I liked her early stuff..living abroad...but the h...I liked her early stuff..living abroad...but the historical stuff...to me...is turgid compared with the realities of life at the time.<br /><br />We tried ordering all the Booker finalists over the last ten years...nearly all were unreadable...to us.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-76367218447399919422012-10-17T09:48:08.926+10:302012-10-17T09:48:08.926+10:30I loved Wolf Hall and am reading her latest now.
...I loved Wolf Hall and am reading her latest now.<br /><br />Big fan!<br /><br />It's all subjective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-3187803914820535012012-10-17T09:46:55.859+10:302012-10-17T09:46:55.859+10:30I have to admit to have truly struggled with Wolf ...I have to admit to have truly struggled with Wolf Hall to the bitter bitter end. Oh lordy, it was such a chore! It wasn't a pleasure to read! LOL! I appreciate the depth of it all and now that her other book has won maybe the fault is mine but I didn't enjoy the experience and it didn't make me rush out to buy Bringing up the Bodies!<br />:-)<br /><br />I find the older I get the more pleasure I take out re-visiting books I enjoyed as a child. <br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.com