I'm looking forward to it.

skrevet af BarkingMatt kl. 10:56 am (EST) den Feb 19, 2008

I absolutely LOVE your library!

skrevet af Danushi kl. 8:31 pm (EST) den Feb 13, 2008

A brillig salute from a fellow carrollian

skrevet af BarkingMatt kl. 9:29 am (EST) den Feb 12, 2008

Chelseagirl--

Good afternoon.

You make a compelling arguement. Proust, however, isn't a contemporary author competing for shelf space at the local Barnes and Noble, hoping to avoid mid-listing. :)

I like your comment: Your Mileage May Vary.

Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Terry B.

skrevet af terrybanker kl. 1:43 pm (EST) den Dec 16, 2007

Chelseagirl--

Good morning.

I read your review on The Story of Forgetting, and I wanted to ask you some questions, if you don't mind.

So far, I'm 100 pages in, and to me, the story hasn't really begun. There has been no inciting incident, other than the fact that someone has Alzheimer's. We all have personal stories regarding this disease, and if we don't yet, we will. My main problem with this story is that I don't have sympathy for the main character. Thus, I don't feel excited about his quest to discover the genetic variation of his family's disease. My second problem: the connection between the narrator and Abel feels contrived and unnecessary.

Thus, my question to you: what is drawing you to Mr. Block's tale? The front end of the story is so laden with backstory and flashbacks, what is pulling you forward? If I may, I don't mean to be intrusive.

Thanks for your time,

Terry B.

skrevet af terrybanker kl. 9:58 am (EST) den Dec 16, 2007

You have a copy of Stephen Fry as Wilde in Ned Blessing?! Dear God, tell me what I have to do to get a copy of that!
~AD

skrevet af lexid523 kl. 11:48 am (EST) den Jan 20, 2007