tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post5620686086801854623..comments2024-01-29T08:16:59.673-08:00Comments on In one eye, out the other...: I'm a Blue, my ex is Orange--this explains so much...Susan Tunishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17393038397678961337noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-30387967459361586682010-02-19T07:20:57.158-08:002010-02-19T07:20:57.158-08:00I finished this last night and loved every minute ...I finished this last night and loved every minute of it. It was thought provoking as well as laugh out loud funny. I had to laugh at Eddie's invention at the very end because a co-worker had suggested that very solution when I told her about the spoon problem! Thanks for this recommendation Susan, it was a shining gem!!! I love finding new authors and it is so much easier now that I have you finding them for me!<br /><br />Oh and Nicole, I totally get your Hunger Games comparison. You are right, they are similar and they have both captivated me.Sweet Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14371762059710482615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-43412233231743572602009-12-24T15:44:55.043-08:002009-12-24T15:44:55.043-08:00Hey --- Yes, I did think it was more substantive w...Hey --- Yes, I did think it was more substantive which I guess is partially why I think it's him at his best. I think for a first time reader of Fforde, this would be my recommendation, because you don't have to be as up on literature as with the other books. I'm always a little at a loss b/c I'm not up on all the Dickens. <br /><br />-----Spoiler ------<br /><br />I think the part that reminded me of Hunger Games was at the end when Jane and Eddie went to Saffron and sort of decided to try to change the system. And also, sort of the disregard for individuality (in the whole book), the class system and the political undertones (overtones?)<br /><br />-----End Spoiler ------ (that wasn't much of a spoiler, but I don't want to ruin anything for anyone who may be poking around.<br /><br />Anyway, loved it. And totally can't wait for more. And I think I'm going to Portland on the 9th. Stupid travel.<br /><br />I am definitely coming to SF for Bite Me though.Nicole Del Sestohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12912762319119895627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-90902431350383353682009-12-24T11:10:06.606-08:002009-12-24T11:10:06.606-08:00Hey Nic,
Regarding accessibility... When you get...Hey Nic,<br /><br />Regarding accessibility... When you get right down to it, I'm a fairly conventional reader. I don't venture much into science fiction and only slightly more into fantasy. I think readers more familiar with the tropes of those genres may find the novel very accessible and for readers less familiar it will be less obvious. I didn't find Shades of Grey to be inaccessible or difficult, but I definitely had to use my brain. I think the word I used was "challenging," and there's definitely nothing wrong with that. <br /><br />It didn't remind me of Hunger Games at all--other than the fact that I'd consider both to be dystopian novels, but I read so many of them this year it seems hardly noteworthy.<br /><br />And YA? Definitely not. I mean, young people could read it, but I would NOT consider this a young adult novel. I think some readers think any fiction that's not completely realistic or naturalistic falls into the young adult category. <br /><br />Yeah, I'm also really curious to see how this novel is received. You described it as Fforde at his Ffordey best, and I wrote that it was a bit of a departure. Didn't you think it was a bit more substantive and less fluffy than his earlier works? A little more "there" there, as it were? I mean, I guess you could read the book on a fairly superficial level and enjoy the humor and whatnot, but there was so much food for thought. And I am REALLY looking forward to the sequels!!<br /><br />So, are you going to come into SF on January 9th (the correct date) to see Mr. Fforde with me?Susan Tunishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17393038397678961337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-49262746061433655972009-12-23T22:31:03.646-08:002009-12-23T22:31:03.646-08:00Hmmm ... Now that I've finally read you review...Hmmm ... Now that I've finally read you review, I'll be very curious what others think. We both loved it, but I guess I'm thinking it's a bit more accessible then you did.<br /><br />Did it remind you at all of Hunger Games? it did me a bit. Also, I've seen people calling it young adult. What do you think about that? It would have to be a pretty sophisticated youth.Nicole Del Sestohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12912762319119895627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-77034084522532125412009-11-20T09:23:37.924-08:002009-11-20T09:23:37.924-08:00Oh Wow! That sounds fascinating!Oh Wow! That sounds fascinating!Sweet Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14371762059710482615noreply@blogger.com