tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916640680794365241.post5150069460746527792..comments2023-09-10T19:29:28.614+10:00Comments on Bait For Bookworms: Reading Rehab...The Bookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09438661852327001822noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916640680794365241.post-70783926612308995542010-11-25T02:38:55.622+11:002010-11-25T02:38:55.622+11:00The one I'd recommend for Xinran is The Good W...The one I'd recommend for Xinran is The Good Women of China - was reminded both because of Atwood and the fact that I just picked up China Witness. I read Miss Chopsticks on international flights so my recollections cannot be trusted.Hannah Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916640680794365241.post-76534473117626460842010-11-24T17:17:43.816+11:002010-11-24T17:17:43.816+11:00I only know Sky Burial. Worth dipping into more?
P...I only know Sky Burial. Worth dipping into more?<br />PS I realised I wrote the Handmaiden's Tale instead of Handmaid's. I'm so semi-literate... As for the rest of Atwood I find her very hit and miss, but when she's in form she is amazing. And it's nice to see a woman who writes science fiction and is regarded as a literary giant. A rare occurrence...The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438661852327001822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916640680794365241.post-21452891499776420942010-11-23T20:27:33.154+11:002010-11-23T20:27:33.154+11:00I have indeed - also was quite keen on Life Before...I have indeed - also was quite keen on Life Before Man and its intricate character portraits of unlikeable people. <br /><br />Oh, are you aware of the Machine of Death short story anthology? <br />Other recommendation - anything by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xue_Xinran . I'm just rediscovering her now.Hannah Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916640680794365241.post-33741515723779492312010-11-23T15:41:06.379+11:002010-11-23T15:41:06.379+11:00Yeah I quite like her. Oryx and Crake and its comp...Yeah I quite like her. Oryx and Crake and its companion novel Year of the Flood are pretty interesting works of speculative fiction. If you haven't already read it, I strongly recommend The Handmaiden's Tale. It is Atwood's masterpiece and, I think, right up your alley.The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438661852327001822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916640680794365241.post-65138665893822710472010-11-22T18:19:06.298+11:002010-11-22T18:19:06.298+11:00What are your feelings toward Margaret Atwood? I r...What are your feelings toward Margaret Atwood? I read Oryx and Crake recently, a sci fi, and fell utterly in love with it.Hannah Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916640680794365241.post-80010264391844330792010-11-15T21:06:04.717+11:002010-11-15T21:06:04.717+11:00Hmmm interesting. I went through a Murakami phase....Hmmm interesting. I went through a Murakami phase. He is great but I've been there, done that. Eco is a good call - I generally love him. Haven't read Mysterious Flame though it is in a box somewhere from when I had to pack away my library. The premise is right up my alley (if a little close to home). Might just have to dig it up. Thanks!The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09438661852327001822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5916640680794365241.post-81305135222259541662010-11-15T15:34:45.299+11:002010-11-15T15:34:45.299+11:00Trying to think what I've read this year.
I th...Trying to think what I've read this year.<br />I think the thing that blew me away most was Murakami's Wind Up Bird Chronicle. But his Norwegian Wood was also very lovely. Eco's Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana was great too.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10364180162463944789noreply@blogger.com