tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post1448591838521380552..comments2024-01-19T13:24:15.734+00:00Comments on ::Acquired Taste: Tim Strettonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-3793323308455384532009-06-24T14:42:45.104+01:002009-06-24T14:42:45.104+01:00Exactly my views, Alis. I wonder whether I'm ...Exactly my views, Alis. I wonder whether I'm reading a history text book explored through characters (like the old schools' programme "How We Used to Live") or a novel.<br /><br />And God, is he obsessed with breasts! The first 300 pages is a damned gropathon...<br /><br />I can also do without (to give but one example): "Merthin raised his eyebrows. He was surprised." You don't say...<br /><br />That said, a lot of people buy his books. But in all seriousness, you could do this kind of thing much better (and indeed I suspect you are in the process of doing so).Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-12502678672732219582009-06-24T11:15:05.362+01:002009-06-24T11:15:05.362+01:00World Without End... yes... I quite liked Pillars ...World Without End... yes... I quite liked Pillars of the Earth, though I did think that the historical knowledge he'd boned up on tended to be inelegantly foregrounded to the detriment of the story, particularly in the first third of the book. But I quite simply couldn't read WWE - even though I love the period. It just creaked too badly and I hate reading novels in which I'm constantly being made conscious of the craft (not in a good way). But I don't supposed he cares for a second what I think...Alishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-27613568004490319072009-06-24T08:05:38.587+01:002009-06-24T08:05:38.587+01:00I haven't read this one, Frances. The blurb o...I haven't read this one, Frances. The blurb on Amazon looks promising so I'll track it down. Fellow MNWers' recommendations are normally pretty good!Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-8517087047617961092009-06-23T19:23:10.488+01:002009-06-23T19:23:10.488+01:00I actually preferred A Thousand Splendid Suns to t...I actually preferred A Thousand Splendid Suns to the Kite Runner, but loved them both. Have you tried A Fine Balance by Khaled Hosseini? It's not dissimilar, and is one of the best books I've ever read.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.com