[ebooktalk] Re: Back to Blood.
- From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 21:18:21 -0000
I rather like the previous book from Wolfe, "I am charlotte Simmonds". Much
better plot. I have his bonfire of the vanities on my TB player, but need
a break before I tackle that one.
David
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Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Back to Blood.
I suppose there's no reason to think that everything an author churns out is
going to be to the same standard, but we do expect that, don't we?
June
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On Behalf Of Shell
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Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Back to Blood.
I do agree with you June, but please try A Man In Full, it's a wonderful
book. I had a look at the Amazon reviews though and lots of people seemed to
like it very much although many complained about the wandering plot.
I think perhaps people were kinder because of his past wonderful books. If
he'd have been an unknown author, I don't think they might have been as
kind.
Shell.
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Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 8:04 PM
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Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Back to Blood.
> This is only my second Wolfe, and I found it really distasteful, boring,
> sprawling and at times the writing was lazy - not something I expected
from
> Wolfe. He just didn't seem to have the same drive and focus with his
> narrative, and last time I really enjoyed his use of language, but this
just
> didn't cut it for me. Having read only one other, and heard the other
> comments, I'm sorry I wasted a day and persevered, but will perhaps try A
> Man in Full sometime as this seems to get rave reviews. I think he should
> stay out of the politics and go back to being a painter of words! Someone
> should have cut this one in two. Someone pointed out that this was written
> in his 70's, and I think it shows a laboured and tired effort. He surely
> can't need the money, and he must know this wasn't a good book, so why did
> he go ahead with its publication?
> June
>
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> On Behalf Of Shell
> Sent: 01 January 2013 21:59
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> Subject: [ebooktalk] Back to Blood.
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>
> Well, I've read some fantastic Tom Wolfe books over the years. My
favourite
> being A Man In Full, which I still think ranks in my top ten favourite
books
> of all time. However, as we've discussed, I found this one very difficult
> to get through. I didn't like any of the characters and wasn't really
> interested in what happened to them, the story-line was disjointed and
> seemed to wander off for long periods of time. I thought about giving up
> several times and would have done if it hadn't been a Tom Wolfe and I kept
> hoping it would pick up. However it never did and I was really
disappointed
> in it. I hope his next book is back to his usual standard.
> Shell.
>
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