tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post6993970882262899394..comments2024-01-28T21:33:18.654-08:00Comments on VANESSA GEBBIE'S BLOG: Reading, reading, reading ...Vanessa Gebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-56033167667601034152011-02-04T04:03:40.977-08:002011-02-04T04:03:40.977-08:00For it to work I wonder if the reader needed to m...For it to work I wonder if the reader needed to mirror Treslove and his obsessions? In the end I felt beaten about the head with it all.Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-79547392396135400072011-02-04T03:49:58.895-08:002011-02-04T03:49:58.895-08:00I've just finished The Finkler Question and it...I've just finished The Finkler Question and it feels like a relief. What started off as a book that made me laugh, that I thought I was going to enjoy more than Room, became very angst-ridden and gloomy towards the end. In the end I'd have to say I'd recommend Room because even though Jack's voice got on my nerves, those characters were fighting a real threat. There was bravery and fear and someone to root for. I couldn't find a character to root for in The Finkler Question, and I guess that's why it didn't grip me as much as I'd hoped.Claire Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07450391828618774543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-39963499109332476872011-01-28T01:28:20.516-08:002011-01-28T01:28:20.516-08:00hello Neezes, thanks for dropping by - and yes, I ...hello Neezes, thanks for dropping by - and yes, I agree (with fingers crossed behind my back) The kindle is just another 'book' - I hope the other formats stay around too.Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-20964257587104974642011-01-27T14:54:10.936-08:002011-01-27T14:54:10.936-08:00It's always good to hear what others are enjoy...It's always good to hear what others are enjoying, I will look out for that SH collection. I agree about poetry on kindle - I sometimes read on my phone and it is functional and handy, but I reckon the printed page will be around for a while to come!<br /><br />Neezes<br />http://wordingtheimage.blogspot.com/JW_Firthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02883661609381686214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-13215583714356847352011-01-26T00:46:38.278-08:002011-01-26T00:46:38.278-08:00Hi Stephanie, thanks for dropping in! The two boo...Hi Stephanie, thanks for dropping in! The two books are so different, aren't they? I suspect people get a lot more fuel for argument from 'Room' - a really good choice for a book group. Not that Finkler wouldn't be, mind you, just different.<br /><br />I see you've self published your third novel! Masses of good luck, what a fab thing to do. Off to investigate...Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-89565756819355904232011-01-26T00:41:09.219-08:002011-01-26T00:41:09.219-08:00Interesting, Finkler was first book I read on Kind...Interesting, Finkler was first book I read on Kindle and was reading Room at same time for my book club. Room really divided the group, some loved it very much indeed others hated it with a passion. I was meh, just didn't enjoy it. Enjoyed Finkler mostly but felt it fizzled out towards end.<br />Lovely blog! Came here via Twitter.Stephanie Ziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009923261529219522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-72766051154469397762011-01-24T01:30:55.368-08:002011-01-24T01:30:55.368-08:00I am so glad you enjoyed it, Sue. Such an eye-open...I am so glad you enjoyed it, Sue. Such an eye-opener from the writer's career point of view, too.Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09088301040602803489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598558136160705007.post-66246025783105610992011-01-24T01:03:33.103-08:002011-01-24T01:03:33.103-08:00Just finished Maggie Gee's My Ani al Life. Wh...Just finished Maggie Gee's My Ani al Life. What a wonderful, brilliant and generous book. Thanks for recommending it!Sue Guineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13556228394020314560noreply@blogger.com