tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6415228448079976141.post8614001238200585562..comments2024-01-17T09:06:41.408-05:00Comments on BookMenDC: Just Say NoTimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09257203824962491470noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6415228448079976141.post-58634256127714532782011-07-15T15:20:05.570-04:002011-07-15T15:20:05.570-04:00As Tim well knows, he doesn't have to twist MY...As Tim well knows, he doesn't have to twist MY arm to head off another Hollinghurst discussion! That said, if a critical mass of Bookmen (which, realistically, is 3-4 these days) independently nominated his latest for our next reading list, I would feel honorbound to include it in the list of possibilities. But I would also have no compunction about signaling my own lack of enthusiasm!<br /><br />Cheers, SteveDCSteve1441https://www.blogger.com/profile/11062458870814694249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6415228448079976141.post-20096259071937633832011-07-14T22:54:39.216-04:002011-07-14T22:54:39.216-04:00The lengthy, featured Times Literary Supplement re...The lengthy, featured <i>Times Literary Supplement</i> review was also favorable (no link because no public access). I'm serious about not reading any author too much. If there were to be an exception, I'd make it Hollinghurst. The post and link, however, was mostly an ironic sop to the unappreciating.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09257203824962491470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6415228448079976141.post-69747419521850957552011-07-14T19:10:05.444-04:002011-07-14T19:10:05.444-04:00My reading of the review is that it fizzles. The r...My reading of the review is that it fizzles. The reviewer seems pompously silly. It won't stop me from wanting to read it anyway. For another review, see <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jun/25/strangers-child-alan-hollinghurst-kunzru" rel="nofollow">The Guardian</a>.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15785864771621974788noreply@blogger.com