It's probably a case of wrong timing for me to read this book. i had difficulty in pacing. i can't read it for more than few pages without my mind staIt's probably a case of wrong timing for me to read this book. i had difficulty in pacing. i can't read it for more than few pages without my mind starting to wander. but reading it piecemeal left me not remembering anything. in the end i gave up n not trying to remember anything. i simply read it for the writing at the moment.
add to it my inability to read description it would have probably better for me to reread in the future. ...more
i promise myself i won't rush through this the way i did balkan. so i'm giving pause after each book.
so far it feels less colourful and somehow emptiei promise myself i won't rush through this the way i did balkan. so i'm giving pause after each book.
so far it feels less colourful and somehow emptier. eventhough i'm used to change of perspective and even like it, in this case i don't care much about it. maybe i just don't care about simon, really. anyway connection between simon n harriet is very tenuous, i wonder if it wouldn't be better for manning to choose either one or devote a book to each. i understand why simon has came to be, but i don't think it works very well. on the other hand, harriet's story line seems to stagnant too.
perhaps it's just because balkan was too good that levant suffers in comparison. let's see how it goes. ...more
what surprised me the most about it is that buck is a st behrnard.... whenever i think about jack london's dogs it's always with wolflike features, huwhat surprised me the most about it is that buck is a st behrnard.... whenever i think about jack london's dogs it's always with wolflike features, huskies or german shepherds
i think i can understand why it's on booker's shortlist. announcement soon. i was pettily being annoyed by the small bloopers. no, i don't mind ghost i think i can understand why it's on booker's shortlist. announcement soon. i was pettily being annoyed by the small bloopers. no, i don't mind ghost and demons, but if you're going to be faithful about corpse, surely a 3rd day head in a lake has not turned into a skull? and who took your couple photo? no it's not selfie...more
I was pleasantly surprised by the writing, the humour and playfulness. Was not sure if it could be kept up and if it would be bearable to read over a I was pleasantly surprised by the writing, the humour and playfulness. Was not sure if it could be kept up and if it would be bearable to read over a long time. in the end i was annoyed by the plot and the characterisation. not an amazing book but it was a fun beginning....more
Having read and adored Paddy's travel books, I was wondering why a fiction, would it be fictional enough. The answer is not really, even the big gun hHaving read and adored Paddy's travel books, I was wondering why a fiction, would it be fictional enough. The answer is not really, even the big gun he used was taken from reality. It's still wonderfully written as usual, but he could sell it to me as his usual travelogue and i wouldn't have batted an eye. i did try to google map the island a couple of times before reading the introduction. yeah, i do believe that introduction needs to be read last. ...more
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