tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848620772908416660.post4739047190510720817..comments2024-03-05T22:56:35.116+08:00Comments on A Kindle in Hong Kong: MIDDLEMARCH by George EliotShannon Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17375300716238391523noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848620772908416660.post-54904577592997544042011-02-04T16:53:27.537+08:002011-02-04T16:53:27.537+08:00+JMJ+
Hmmmm. I haven't reviewed it, but I do...+JMJ+ <br /><br />Hmmmm. I haven't reviewed it, but I do mention it in <a href="http://shreddedcheddar.blogspot.com/2011/01/jmj-character-connection-18-ive-just.html" rel="nofollow">this post</a>. Scroll down to the second paragraph of the main part. <br /><br />(I hope you don't mind the link. As you can tell, I'm really anti-spoiler, and I'd hate to think of someone planning to read that other book, innocently wandering into this combox about <i>Middlemarch</i>, and seeing my nitpick of the former.) <br /><br />That's interesting about Dostoevsky. Although I haven't read him yet, I kind of admire his secretary now! LOL! <br /><br />Have a great weekend, too. =)Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848620772908416660.post-51586079004382045352011-02-04T15:25:57.108+08:002011-02-04T15:25:57.108+08:00Hi Enbrethiliel,
Thank you for your comment! Now ...Hi Enbrethiliel,<br /><br />Thank you for your comment! Now I'm trying to guess which book you mean :). Have you reviewed it on your blog?<br /><br />I think it's so interesting to look at the way in which a book was originally written/published to understand its structure and content. Dostoevsky, for example, used to procrastinate so badly that his secretary would have to practically rip pages out of his hands to take them to the printer. He often did not reread or revise anything before it was published. In this case I agree that I was a little unsettled by the way in which Eliot tied up her loose ends.<br /><br />Have a great weekend!Shannon Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375300716238391523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848620772908416660.post-50075649626568433642011-02-04T02:25:40.564+08:002011-02-04T02:25:40.564+08:00+JMJ+
I wasn't disappointed by Dorothea'...+JMJ+ <br /><br />I wasn't disappointed by Dorothea's decision, but I was disappointed in Eliot's ending, if you take my meaning. I really wouldn't have minded the story wrapping up that way, especially since it had been set up near the beginning, but I don't think it really worked. <br /><br />I can think of another long novel originally published as a series in which the ending doesn't really live up to the beginning or the middle. (Title withheld because this could get spoilery!) I think it definitely has to do with the serial form allowing the authors to be "pantsers" rather than "planners." And when they have a huge cast of characters caught up in a delightfully tangled web it took months and months to weave . . . the simple act of tying up the loose ends might get overwhelming. <br /><br />PS--I love the way you have a one-sentence "gist" for every book instead of a multi-paragraph summary! =DEnbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848620772908416660.post-5877540698221264562011-02-03T11:29:37.087+08:002011-02-03T11:29:37.087+08:00Hi Kate!
Thank you for helping me spread the word...Hi Kate!<br /><br />Thank you for helping me spread the word. It's nice to see how friendly the book blogging community is so far.<br /><br />I haven't used the text to talk feature yet, but it sounds like a great use of time. Enjoy sunny Las Vegas!Shannon Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375300716238391523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848620772908416660.post-57879030480986407692011-02-03T07:37:19.651+08:002011-02-03T07:37:19.651+08:00I really like your blog :) FYI I featured you as ...I really like your blog :) FYI I featured you as my new book blog discovery on my Twitter page, hopefully you'll get some followers from it :) Here is the link to the tweet: http://twitter.com/#!/thebookbuff/status/32944424992378880<br /><br />I like the premise of your blog, I get through my books the same way as you, on my Kindle during my long commute :) only mine is in Las Vegas (meaning public transportation is scary) so I drive and utilize the text to talk feature on my Kindle lolKate the Book Buffhttp://www.thebookbuff.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com