tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post8944804344456829128..comments2024-01-19T13:24:15.734+00:00Comments on ::Acquired Taste: Tim Strettonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-13561480090400199202009-04-06T17:43:00.000+01:002009-04-06T17:43:00.000+01:00"...for now I can only hint darkly that my pleasur..."...for now I can only hint darkly that my pleasure is not as unalloyed as I'd hoped..."<BR/><BR/>Uh-oh. Foreshadowing.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-90815763169325419492009-04-06T11:13:00.000+01:002009-04-06T11:13:00.000+01:00Yes and no, Matt. In many ways it's highly accomp...Yes and no, Matt. In many ways it's highly accomplished, and it's not fair to judge it until the end. Other aspects strike me as clumsy.<BR/><BR/>When I've finished it I'll put up a post comparing it with Cecelia Holland's "Jerusalem", in many ways a very similar novel and strong in some of the areas where "Gates of Fire" is not.Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21671128.post-14289006429310655742009-04-06T10:34:00.000+01:002009-04-06T10:34:00.000+01:00Hi TimDidn't think about this until you've posted ...Hi Tim<BR/><BR/>Didn't think about this until you've posted it - but I can definitely see the similarities! I wonder if that was intentional? If you achieve just a smidgen of Gates of Fire's sales figures then you'll be laughing all the way to the bank - so here's hoping...<BR/><BR/>(PS: I take it you're not enjoying the book much?)mattfwcurran.com Web Admin https://www.blogger.com/profile/13651266491906006561noreply@blogger.com