tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post8471730665616573032..comments2024-03-29T15:45:04.867+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Adrift but tied to the world: a review of BalloonistsJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-77008503646785996362010-08-20T10:12:56.393+05:302010-08-20T10:12:56.393+05:30Anon: didn't mention it in the piece, but I wa...Anon: didn't mention it in the piece, but I was also reminded of the opening scene of Fellini's <i>Eight and a Half</i>, with the movie director floating off into the air and being rudely pulled down by people who wanted him to stay "grounded".Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-61340552729045466682010-08-20T00:15:14.098+05:302010-08-20T00:15:14.098+05:30There's a scene in "I'm Not There&quo...There's a scene in "I'm Not There" where Jude Quinn floats over a city skyline like a hot air balloon but tethered to the unseen ground.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-19964104541674706642010-08-19T11:50:10.153+05:302010-08-19T11:50:10.153+05:30i love this review.i love this review.Piggy Littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13112159490654492447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-64305500501728155992010-08-19T10:38:55.962+05:302010-08-19T10:38:55.962+05:30can there be "expected surprises" as wel...<i>can there be "expected surprises" as well?</i><br /><br />Sunil: didn't really think about it until you asked the question, but yes, an "expected surprise" could be the sort of surprise a reader might get while reading a book in the crime or suspense genre - where you sort of know there's a twist in the tale or a big revelation around the corner, even if you don't know <i>what</i> it is. There's an expected trajectory for such a book. Whereas the kind of writing Rajorshi is talking about doesn't provide readers with those cues.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-28300494650634880612010-08-19T10:29:22.563+05:302010-08-19T10:29:22.563+05:30Got stuck in the initial phrase of the post, and I...Got stuck in the initial phrase of the post, and I am trying to reason out can there be "expected surprises" as well?Sunil Deepakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781674474022699458noreply@blogger.com