tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439823737924396912.post235264313793038787..comments2023-02-28T00:51:06.240-08:00Comments on The Inside Cover: Reviews I've been avoidingBeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04454844719358203405noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439823737924396912.post-1753373357565427972009-02-07T20:11:00.000-08:002009-02-07T20:11:00.000-08:00Lia: Thanks for the comment. I think that Marquez ...Lia: Thanks for the comment. I think that Marquez writes beautifully, but I still have to say I didn't enjoy the book because I wasn't drawn into the story. It doesn't matter how wonderfully you can put prose down on a page if people can't stay interested in what it is you're saying. I know many people do love this book though. It just didn't do it for me.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04454844719358203405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439823737924396912.post-5199079300698079772009-02-07T18:40:00.000-08:002009-02-07T18:40:00.000-08:00You concentrate too much on plot. There's a lot mo...You concentrate too much on plot. There's a lot more to most books than that, unless you're reading Sophie Kinsella--<BR/><BR/>Marquez was a magical realism writer. His books are lavish, beautiful love stories, not meant to be "realistic." A good writer knows exactly what he's doing, and Marquez is a good writer. If Marquez spent fifty pages on the doctor then he had a reason for it. <BR/><BR/>And Marquez's books were utterly original. Very little had been written in a similar style before Marquez and the ensuing crop of magical realism writers.<BR/><BR/>Said the author, "My most important problem was destroying the line of demarcation that separates what seems real from what seems fantastic." <BR/>Yes, he knew exactly what he was doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439823737924396912.post-32775352702482809662008-05-27T20:21:00.000-07:002008-05-27T20:21:00.000-07:00you said I hope youre all having a good memorial d...you said I hope youre all having a good memorial day, but i didn't, not really, I ate too much and now my stomach hurts and I think I look pretty fat. But, yeah, Love in the time of whateves was boring- I recommend Ask the Dust by John Fante, but not the movie, cause i just don't believe Collin Farrell as a virgin, ya know?Angilazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928408876607424128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439823737924396912.post-18336561073663332622008-05-27T16:13:00.000-07:002008-05-27T16:13:00.000-07:00Look at you! Your site is getting pretty popular n...Look at you! Your site is getting pretty popular nowadays. I read "Falling Through the Earth" per your recommendation. It was pretty sad overall, but I really enjoyed the ending. The guy in the Iron Maiden shirt freaked me out. I thought for sure that he was going to end up being her father's kid or maybe the kid of one of the guys in her dad's platoon. I hope Danielle ends up writing more books. You should try to get an interview with her. She seems like she would be accessible.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18432910645758618241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439823737924396912.post-55309417711964415842008-05-26T19:44:00.000-07:002008-05-26T19:44:00.000-07:00Nymeth, Laura: Thanks so much for your comments. I...Nymeth, Laura: Thanks so much for your comments. I passed the book on to one of my friends yesterday and I'm curious to see which side of the fence she'll fall to.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04454844719358203405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439823737924396912.post-18790994331130336242008-05-26T14:46:00.000-07:002008-05-26T14:46:00.000-07:00I have trouble writing about books I have no stron...I have trouble writing about books I have no strong feelings about too. <BR/><BR/>I absolutely loved Love in the Time of Cholera, but I don't think you are missing anything. For every person that loves that book there's another that doesn't...it's one that seems to polarize opinions.<BR/><BR/>"Also, really, how long can infatuation last when you've never actually talked to the subject of your fascination?"<BR/>This is a good point. And I was honestly surprised that the book grabbed me the way it did when I'm really not one to believe in love at first sight or love when you barely know the person. I'll tell you one thing: things change a lot in the last third of the book and I found the ending absolutely beautiful. But I'm not sure if I'd tell you to pick it up again, because it it hasn't worked for you so far, it might just never work at all.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3439823737924396912.post-28888708913181525632008-05-26T14:36:00.000-07:002008-05-26T14:36:00.000-07:00I know you said you wanted to hear from those who ...I know you said you wanted to hear from those who like the books, but I have to say--Love in the Time of Cholera was PAINFUL for me to finish. I did not find the "love" story to be a true depiction of love at all, and the story line goes from bad to worse--in my opinion. However, I know there are many out there who really really liked it!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05048221087572023485noreply@blogger.com