tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post4535627442072276198..comments2024-03-29T09:16:34.018+00:00Comments on Yorkshire Pudding: BookYorkshire Puddinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-8528937813485159962018-04-15T23:53:14.108+01:002018-04-15T23:53:14.108+01:00Wow ! I really have to read the red books . How ab...Wow ! I really have to read the red books . How about Mao's little red book?Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-41061663993938402642018-04-14T20:41:15.682+01:002018-04-14T20:41:15.682+01:00You are right there John. By the way, I would put ...You are right there John. By the way, I would put money on this novel being turned into a film or TV drama series.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-58795435949839805812018-04-14T20:38:52.350+01:002018-04-14T20:38:52.350+01:00The author said he never sets out to teach. His ma...The author said he never sets out to teach. His main preoccupation with this novel was to create a community and a sense of time passing. He is much feted by critics.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-12284704618860345962018-04-14T19:56:28.606+01:002018-04-14T19:56:28.606+01:00I get what you're saying. But if their writing...I get what you're saying. But if their writing is not good then readers should feel comfortable spending their valuable time on something else. Just my opinion.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-40144917050601595172018-04-14T16:11:26.344+01:002018-04-14T16:11:26.344+01:00I wonder if the author has explained why he resolv...I wonder if the author has explained why he resolved (or not) the book the way he did? Also, it seems very strange to write a novel without dialogue. To me, dialogue provides air to a story. Otherwise all those words and descriptions tend to get quite heavy.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-60314111978454254852018-04-14T13:52:05.210+01:002018-04-14T13:52:05.210+01:00like a provocative movie......it has stimulated di...like a provocative movie......it has stimulated discussion which is always a good thingJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-63709881686645930282018-04-14T09:56:52.122+01:002018-04-14T09:56:52.122+01:00There are so many great books out there. Even if w...There are so many great books out there. Even if we read 24/7 we would only be skimming the surface of the vast book world.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-25011698144663226792018-04-14T09:55:17.450+01:002018-04-14T09:55:17.450+01:00I bet you would finish "The Hunt for RED Octo...I bet you would finish "The Hunt for RED October" and "The RED Badge of Courage".Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-51472719461201949282018-04-14T09:53:46.360+01:002018-04-14T09:53:46.360+01:00I have never read one book like that. I read and d...I have never read one book like that. I read and digest every word as I turn the pages in order. Partly I do this out of respect to the writer.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-80005492221898392112018-04-14T09:52:32.348+01:002018-04-14T09:52:32.348+01:00As I say, in my view, an open ending can sometimes...As I say, in my view, an open ending can sometimes be justifiable but I think "Reservoir 13" deserved resolution.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-21414883349040939622018-04-14T09:51:12.672+01:002018-04-14T09:51:12.672+01:00I don't often read crime fiction. I guess that...I don't often read crime fiction. I guess that "Reservoir 13" gave out the initial illusion that it belonged to that genre though there were no police officers or cunning detectives.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-79641018663943928302018-04-14T09:47:59.646+01:002018-04-14T09:47:59.646+01:00Well I hope I haven't given too much away.Well I hope I haven't given too much away.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-18465395408745201542018-04-14T09:19:29.927+01:002018-04-14T09:19:29.927+01:00Well, it was the winner of the Costa Novel award l...Well, it was the winner of the Costa Novel award last year, although winning an award is not always the sign of a good book! I haven't read any of his books but you have piqued my interest and I might just have a look at it, contrary as I am!Jennytchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621488409334115930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-51866927589544723502018-04-14T08:24:13.227+01:002018-04-14T08:24:13.227+01:00I don't like a book that doesn't clear up ...I don't like a book that doesn't clear up the mystery. "The Miniaturist" was one of those.....a great read but very disappointing end as the reader was no nearer to knowing the hows and whys and who !! I also vaguely remember reading an Agatha Christie many years ago that was written in the first person and the narrator turned out to be the murderer and had been lying to the reader throughout. I never read another Agatha !Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-67182806831586464882018-04-14T07:13:26.850+01:002018-04-14T07:13:26.850+01:00Books like that leave me feeling a bit cheated. I ...Books like that leave me feeling a bit cheated. I want to be entertained, not teased!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-81827472887646135932018-04-14T03:37:43.551+01:002018-04-14T03:37:43.551+01:00While on the subject of books and reviews thereof,...While on the subject of books and reviews thereof, Yorkie...<br /><br />A few minutes ago I just finished reading a review on the recently-released autobiography by Geoffrey Robertson (lawyer, academic, author, TV show host -"Hypothetical"...etc.) <br /><br />His autobiography is titled - "Rather His Own Man; Reliable Memoirs". I think it would be very interesting, entertaining reading.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-9287746398713068612018-04-14T03:01:29.526+01:002018-04-14T03:01:29.526+01:00Here's how I read books like that: if there...Here's how I read books like that: if there's nothing going on by the end of the second chapter, I flip to the last few pages of the book. If the ending is not clear from that, I work backward until (1) it gets clearer, or (2) I realize I don't care. Life's too short to read disappointing books! Thank you for the heads up; I'm sure there are readers for whom this would be intriguing and worth reading.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-2939657374982937002018-04-14T02:16:40.366+01:002018-04-14T02:16:40.366+01:00You were very persistent to finish this story. I p...You were very persistent to finish this story. I probably wouldn't complete reading the book.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13883584.post-81618498204188307492018-04-14T01:52:26.742+01:002018-04-14T01:52:26.742+01:00I doubt this will be on my reading list. Actually,...I doubt this will be on my reading list. Actually, I have no doubt...it won't be on my list of books to read. The quote supplied doesn't raise my interest one iota. My opinion matters little, but it is mine to express.<br /><br />Also, I have a pile of Diana Gabaldon ("Outlander") books to plough through first before I consider anything else. <br /><br />I'm still trying to finish reading today's newspaper, which is taking me forever to do because the Commonwealth Games events are on in the background (via TV). Today is the second last day of competition...my addiction ends tomorrow! Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.com