tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post111985150069099368..comments2024-03-18T19:46:10.130+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Portrait of a writer and his cityJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1127123414197075712005-09-19T15:20:00.000+05:302005-09-19T15:20:00.000+05:30Good writing,Good writing,yuvakuranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12642291540488735061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1126173942893842932005-09-08T15:35:00.000+05:302005-09-08T15:35:00.000+05:30Hi Jabberwock,I agree with you on Istanbul. I was ...Hi Jabberwock,<BR/><BR/>I agree with you on Istanbul. I was a bit disappointed by this book - it's too much of a scrapbook, albeit a superb one. I somehow missed a strong and constant urge in it. Too meandering & whiffs of vanity. Pamuk remains my No.1 writer still<BR/><BR/>LizzyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1124992320222498672005-08-25T23:22:00.000+05:302005-08-25T23:22:00.000+05:30Neela: please, please give it another try. Of cour...Neela: please, please give it another try. Of course, one's moods do affect the reading experience, and <I>Snow</I> probably isn't one of those books you can just randomly enjoy, irrespective of your state of mind at the time of reading. But do give it another shot. <BR/>And being familiar with Kafka isn't really a pre-requisite; that was just a little thing that struck me about it. I thought the book had a very striking sense of (black) humour that not many reviewers had spoken about - everyone seemed too preoccupied with the seriousness of the issues (moderate vs extreme Islam, etc) dealt with in the story.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1120123969962285262005-06-30T15:02:00.000+05:302005-06-30T15:02:00.000+05:30hey thats a superb book review.. i usually read th...hey thats a superb book review.. i usually read the ones u post here.. never from the paper! anyway.<BR/>I have just started reading My Name is Red.. he is a very vivid writer.. Another definite must.. i guessJanakihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06068622582534965333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1120016234795155082005-06-29T09:07:00.000+05:302005-06-29T09:07:00.000+05:30I had some problems with blogger this week too -- ...I had some problems with blogger this week too -- things seemed to randomly change after they went through their update. I ended up changing my whole template around, since I couldn't get it to go back to the way it was.<BR/><BR/>And I agree with you about Istanbul. There's tons of interesting stuff in there about the city, and many chapters that bring the city alive.<BR/><BR/>But as a whole the writing is a little looser than one would expect.Amardeep Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408720639556886665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1119937473961676472005-06-28T11:14:00.000+05:302005-06-28T11:14:00.000+05:30It's better, but Times New Roman is so boring, bor...It's better, but Times New Roman is so boring, boring, boring! (Said in the manner of an erstwhile co-worker common to you and Rumman, flapping hands et al)The Marauder's Maphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691114757718617846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1119891031472135692005-06-27T22:20:00.000+05:302005-06-27T22:20:00.000+05:30Now can I borrow it?*embarrassed look again*Now can I borrow it?<BR/><BR/>*embarrassed look again*Aishwaryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871059152281065272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1119859425101316532005-06-27T13:33:00.000+05:302005-06-27T13:33:00.000+05:30Okay, have changed it to Times New Roman now; don'...Okay, have changed it to Times New Roman now; don't know if that helps.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1119857261828086392005-06-27T12:57:00.000+05:302005-06-27T12:57:00.000+05:30No idea how it happened. Certainly wasn't delibera...No idea how it happened. Certainly wasn't deliberate.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1119857002506131002005-06-27T12:53:00.000+05:302005-06-27T12:53:00.000+05:30What's the because for the change in font? The pre...What's the because for the change in font? The previous one was pretty easy on the eye, especially compared to the lurid lime green background you have. If you were getting bored or something, you sure could have done us all a favour by getting rid of that!The Marauder's Maphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691114757718617846noreply@blogger.com