tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post5337419712814839074..comments2023-11-05T05:01:58.563-05:00Comments on Ward Six: A Life of One's OwnUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-46347200763047088872008-05-01T16:19:00.000-05:002008-05-01T16:19:00.000-05:00Hahahahahahahahahahah.Hahahahahahahahahahah.rmellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133206908895131438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-62997854610615600702008-05-01T13:16:00.000-05:002008-05-01T13:16:00.000-05:00Rhian, you can track down Bruno Schulz by going in...Rhian, you can track down Bruno Schulz by going into your office and looking at the "S" section of the bookcase... ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-32520133896293216812008-05-01T08:31:00.000-05:002008-05-01T08:31:00.000-05:00I've never read Bruno Schulz -- will track him dow...I've never read Bruno Schulz -- will track him down.rmellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133206908895131438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-44812976948496429232008-04-30T20:20:00.000-05:002008-04-30T20:20:00.000-05:00Borges, Trevor, Calvino, Bruno SchulzBorges, Trevor, Calvino, Bruno Schulzxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866348942612559536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-57981308511740224122008-04-30T18:43:00.000-05:002008-04-30T18:43:00.000-05:00Rhian, yes I'm in Australia (which is why my comme...Rhian, yes I'm in Australia (which is why my comments are usually so untimely. It's a time-and-place thing)<BR/><BR/>Tim Winton is a kind of minor deity here. His short stories are good, as is his novel Cloudstreet. He is a serious-minded sort of writer, but capable of great compassion in his work. And he's rough around the edges. That's probably why he's popular here; he's an intellectual bogan.<BR/> (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogan)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-37388686579955396782008-04-30T17:24:00.000-05:002008-04-30T17:24:00.000-05:00Writers are classless, I think. We are equally unc...Writers are classless, I think. We are equally uncomfortable in every class.rmellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133206908895131438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-3062955872283599462008-04-30T14:27:00.000-05:002008-04-30T14:27:00.000-05:00Virginia Woolf is great. But I have a hard time im...Virginia Woolf is great. But I have a hard time imagining that anything from her life would apply to mine. The class issue would put me off more than the fact that she committed suicide. Living and working are much different when your time is your own, while most of us are working for others through the greater part of the day.<BR/><BR/>I've only read about half of her novels. The first one I read was Mrs. Dalloway, and it's still my favorite. The characters seem more human than in most of her novels. Characters are not her strong point.AChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077988599467518893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-31818322859002273492008-04-30T09:59:00.000-05:002008-04-30T09:59:00.000-05:00Michel Faber is pretty good. He's a dutch guy who ...Michel Faber is pretty good. He's a dutch guy who lives in Scotland. His stories are odd in a good way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-68130205257217158582008-04-30T09:57:00.000-05:002008-04-30T09:57:00.000-05:00Unlike many other Europeans I love very-americanes...Unlike many other Europeans I love very-americaness. I've just read a story where the characters called Zoe - that was extremely gratifying.<BR/><BR/>However, I think if you like Margaret Atwood (as surely anyone with any sense whatsoever does) you'd like Lorrie Moore. These short stories remind me a lot of The Edible Woman which is one of my all time favourite books and the template for my life. (sort of).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-32269623454301873492008-04-30T09:52:00.000-05:002008-04-30T09:52:00.000-05:00I would say she's VERY American...I would say she's VERY American...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-78983938239664813152008-04-30T09:41:00.000-05:002008-04-30T09:41:00.000-05:00Oh yes Lorrie Moore is great. Is she awfully Ameri...Oh yes Lorrie Moore is great. Is she awfully American, maybe? I wonder how her humor translates.rmellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133206908895131438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-3056406767683178402008-04-30T08:56:00.000-05:002008-04-30T08:56:00.000-05:00I know you've posted on this writer's amazingness ...I know you've posted on this writer's amazingness already, but I'm reading some Lorrie Morre stories at the moment and absolutely love them! Why is she not well known in Britain?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tip on her and on Mary Robison. I get so excited when I read somebody who I haven't heard of before and then get the opportunity to mine all their back catalogue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-86127105199999324902008-04-30T06:56:00.000-05:002008-04-30T06:56:00.000-05:00Myles, are you in Australia??? I was reading Tim W...Myles, are you in Australia??? I was reading Tim Winton's collection recently and thought it was pretty good, pretty serious. <BR/><BR/>I can take one or two Irishy stories at a sitting, but then I start to choke on peat smoke. I will check it out, though. Haven't read Mavis G in years -- will take a relook.rmellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133206908895131438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2046663689477874544.post-32443879961698834762008-04-29T21:17:00.000-05:002008-04-29T21:17:00.000-05:00I've been reading John McGahern's Creatures of the...I've been reading John McGahern's Creatures of the Earth. A reissue of his collected stories, and a real treat for fans of rainy, rusticated Irish stories.<BR/><BR/>Also, Mavis Gallant's Paris Stories. Gotta love Mavis. And my bookstore suggestion: Best Australian Stories 2007. Probably hard to get outside Oz, but worth a look. Published by Black IncAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com