tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post7634631247266084098..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: On Jaspreet Singh's Helium, fiction as lecture, and the 1984 riotsJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-84330168998921674522013-12-17T21:47:17.907+05:302013-12-17T21:47:17.907+05:30This post sort of discouraged me to read this book...This post sort of discouraged me to read this book. However, your mention of W.G. Sebald made me order his books. Never read him. Hoping that his books would turn out to be a good read! Pessimist Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057153008708242962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-73534800412411156812013-12-13T07:21:00.796+05:302013-12-13T07:21:00.796+05:30sweetyshinde: thanks for the suggestion, but I'...sweetyshinde: thanks for the suggestion, but I've written the post as I wanted to write it, and I think there is enough in here indicating what I didn't like about the book. Nice Sun-Jayadratha analogy btw!Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-73709290741270389202013-12-12T21:33:15.812+05:302013-12-12T21:33:15.812+05:30post a preview with the review. A passage that u l...post a preview with the review. A passage that u liked and one that u didn't. That will be more 'Here is the Sun;; and there is Jayadrath' for us. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-44470333524630930172013-12-11T18:57:27.757+05:302013-12-11T18:57:27.757+05:30Anon: point taken. The piece I did for GQ was a co...Anon: point taken. The piece I did for GQ was a condensed one, which was (proportionately) more about "the larger point about the genre" than about the specifics of this novel; that piece wasn't anything like a review. For the blog post, I tacked on a few more thoughts about the book itself, but I didn't have the time to do a longer, more detailed review just for the blog. That shift in focus could be what didn't work for you.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-43374490713215074442013-12-11T18:19:08.157+05:302013-12-11T18:19:08.157+05:30Confusing piece. I don't quite enjoy the revie...Confusing piece. I don't quite enjoy the review and larger point made about the genre rolled into one kind of an essay.<br /><br />I like lengthy book reviews; no two ways about it, but I think that rather than making comparisons with books that deal with similar subjects, you should have explained more as to why you did not like this one very much.<br /><br />There's criticism in there, but not enough examples cited from the book, or angles explored from the narrative that support the critique. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-6103548606164815702013-12-11T08:03:00.065+05:302013-12-11T08:03:00.065+05:30Enjoyed reading this review. Going to steer clear ...Enjoyed reading this review. Going to steer clear of the book!Radhika Oltikarnoreply@blogger.com