tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974756.post2009101446228391731..comments2023-07-08T12:28:53.416+02:00Comments on Amanuensis: BooksSimon Hallidayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04289994368497331598noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974756.post-1801220142043605842009-03-29T14:33:00.000+02:002009-03-29T14:33:00.000+02:00Dave, I will definitely take a look at Atonement a...Dave, I will definitely take a look at <I>Atonement</I> and <I>Brighton Rock</I> for my injections of fictions. <BR/><BR/>I am not sure why I post all my reviews at once. I think I find it easier to work on a 'Books I've recently read' post, rather than posts reviewing each one immediately subsequent to reading it, although I do type some notes into blogger when I've finished reading or while I'm reading a book. <BR/><BR/>The amazon reviews are there for all to see - you don't need an account. Alternatively, I regularly use the book depository as a book source as they seem to work better for me in Italy than Amazon does (don't know why). Getting English language books locally and inexpensively just isn't that easy with the breadth of stuff I like to read. <BR/><BR/>On 'hoodies' in the UK - they are a terrifying manifestation of contemporary UK society aren't they? I don't feel too threatened by them, but Amy does when we see them. Luckily we haven't been in that many places where they are too prevalent.Simon Hallidayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04289994368497331598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12974756.post-38277602219041622472009-03-29T13:08:00.000+02:002009-03-29T13:08:00.000+02:00You should read Atonement, it is perfectly paced a...You should read Atonement, it is perfectly paced and is one of the best examples of economical, yet vivid writing I have seen. Also uses subjective narration really well by portraying one event through the eyes of several people, an event which is distorted and reworked as you progress through the story. I browsed through Chesil Beach once in a bookstore and it looked terrifying!<BR/><BR/>Speaking of terror, your next Greene novel should definitely be Brighton Rock. I am living in the UK now and I see many manifestations of the protagonist, Pinkie, on the streets of London. Only nowadays they call them 'Hoodies', but pretty much the same thing.<BR/><BR/>I need to read more about writing, so your suggested titles might be a good place to start.<BR/><BR/>Love your reviews. Why do you post them together and not break them up into constituent parts?<BR/><BR/>Also, do you have to buy books from Amazon in order to access the reviews you mention?David Ansarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17846061442168286744noreply@blogger.com