tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post3334415138622980965..comments2024-03-28T15:01:12.582+00:00Comments on The little white attic : A riff on long novels and the Stockholm syndrome theory Hai Di Nguyenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-23110596778246577902016-04-28T22:33:47.003+01:002016-04-28T22:33:47.003+01:00:-s:-sHai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-28974608546937481892016-04-25T02:22:29.245+01:002016-04-25T02:22:29.245+01:00None as important as Mimesis.None as important as <i>Mimesis</i>.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-9590323639195394052016-04-25T02:02:52.336+01:002016-04-25T02:02:52.336+01:00Anything else? Anything else? Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-78871298827535688302016-04-22T20:37:14.830+01:002016-04-22T20:37:14.830+01:00I've only read part of Mimesis - now that'...I've only read part of <i>Mimesis</i> - now that's an important book!Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-15650237040653663252016-04-22T20:34:45.697+01:002016-04-22T20:34:45.697+01:00Wait, you didn't say I couldn't try again....Wait, you didn't say I couldn't try again.<br /><br />Is Ben Okri's <i>Famished Road</i> important? It won the Booker.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-3291405554688547792016-04-22T20:31:11.628+01:002016-04-22T20:31:11.628+01:00Which important books have you set aside and not t...Which important books have you set aside and not tried reading again then?Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-37307729738940361532016-04-22T20:17:19.777+01:002016-04-22T20:17:19.777+01:00No, I can set a book aside.No, I can set a book aside.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-44643379910804706302016-04-22T20:03:58.475+01:002016-04-22T20:03:58.475+01:00Hahaha.
I'm guessing you have to read the who...Hahaha. <br />I'm guessing you have to read the whole thing? Do you ever give up on anything, though?Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-88214937565269777082016-04-22T20:01:15.493+01:002016-04-22T20:01:15.493+01:00That article annoyed me so much.
Beacon, hmmm. Af...That article annoyed me so much. <br />Beacon, hmmm. After this tome I need to find something short to read though. Something really short, and very good but different, because I'll have high expectations after the Whale.Hai Di Nguyenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02230670162621139739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-71272126907594438162016-04-20T18:44:49.024+01:002016-04-20T18:44:49.024+01:00How much of that essay would be left if all of the...How much of that essay would be left if all of the "I used to do this but now I do that" were cut? But it inspired your list, so that's good. Your approach to long books is admirably non-neurotic.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3901980733463068698.post-37209936673344243592016-04-20T18:26:19.313+01:002016-04-20T18:26:19.313+01:00O'Connel seems to have a firm grasp on about 1...O'Connel seems to have a firm grasp on about 1/4 of his topic. my own theory is that writers write themselves, mainly, and that readers read their own books. another way of saying, i guess, that our understanding is limited to our sensory apparatuses, as is our comprehension of reality/world. reading a long tome can stretch our vision and enhance our perception of that mysterious surround in which we live our lives. shorter works, albeit entertaining and occasionally enlightening, are like a spark in the dark, whereas longer works can shine as a beacon in the cosmic paradox in which we live our lives and enable us to know what we're doing better... and who we are... i liked your remarks and agree with almost all of them...Mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17194891656971454279noreply@blogger.com