tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post3299579142575678883..comments2024-01-19T13:24:15.734+00:00Comments on ::Acquired Taste: Tim Strettonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-51187099513631007482013-10-02T14:00:47.362+01:002013-10-02T14:00:47.362+01:00I am in total agreement. I read difficult loves fi...I am in total agreement. I read difficult loves first and was just left in a total funk (in a good way) - so true to life and lovely - his later work was for too intellectual and "clever". Many can do the later - very few can capture the former.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-63372010708873916522010-07-06T18:15:24.351+01:002010-07-06T18:15:24.351+01:00Thanks, Princess Kanomanom! Difficult Loves is a ...Thanks, Princess Kanomanom! Difficult Loves is a neglected thing of beauty (and a great name for a blog too!). A quiet masterpiece.Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-43514134093432129072010-07-06T17:57:57.979+01:002010-07-06T17:57:57.979+01:00GREAT analysis of this beloved book. Some of my pe...GREAT analysis of this beloved book. Some of my personal favorites are the candy shoppe story, the girl/boy insect/snake one, the ones you mention...<br /><br />Such sweet goodness, this collection.princess kanomanomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561324385057329327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-31176984852650113822007-11-27T21:18:00.000+00:002007-11-27T21:18:00.000+00:00Yeah, well, it's payback for the pile of Zelazny I...Yeah, well, it's payback for the pile of Zelazny I invested in on your recommendation...<BR/><BR/>Difficult Loves is a quick read - a shortish book padded with two novellas at the end, which, although interesting, aren't the triple-distilled vintage.Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-40172122084874618272007-11-27T21:08:00.000+00:002007-11-27T21:08:00.000+00:00I read quite a bit of Calvino...but not the early ...I read quite a bit of Calvino...but not the early stuff.<BR/><BR/>Sigh. My to-read stack is about to topple over, and you, pal, ain't helpin' much!David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.com