tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684536971172270103.post4057482168806897607..comments2023-10-09T12:06:17.459+01:00Comments on Emerging Writer: Galaxy Award Winners AnnouncedEmerging Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06539530495238043923noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684536971172270103.post-7029739329052500422008-05-02T10:55:00.000+01:002008-05-02T10:55:00.000+01:00EWI was very disappointed in 'A Thousand Splendid ...EW<BR/>I was very disappointed in 'A Thousand Splendid Suns' which is not particularly well-written or well plotted. Over-hyped. I agree that Chesil Beach is brilliantly written and worth a read. <BR/>JoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840475795135915167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684536971172270103.post-70637026498096885832008-04-30T22:47:00.000+01:002008-04-30T22:47:00.000+01:00Hi Aidan, I'll have a dip into Chesil Beach now. I...Hi Aidan, I'll have a dip into Chesil Beach now. I'm listening to a Thousand splendid suns in the car. It's a fictionalised misery memoir written for the US market and not for me at all. I didn't much like the Kite Runner either.<BR/>Lily - what did you like particular about My Booky Wook?Emerging Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06539530495238043923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684536971172270103.post-68469866484174432452008-04-29T22:32:00.000+01:002008-04-29T22:32:00.000+01:00I'm so glad about My Booky Wook. I cannot praise ...I'm so glad about My Booky Wook. I cannot praise it enough!Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10653762974885767334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2684536971172270103.post-83503003853819692082008-04-29T12:08:00.000+01:002008-04-29T12:08:00.000+01:00I thought that "On Chesil Beach" was one of the fi...I thought that "On Chesil Beach" was one of the finest novels I have ever read. Maybe it is a matter of taste (when isn't it?) but rarely have I been so impressed by both the style and content of a novel.<BR/>I have "A Thousand Splendid Suns" waiting on my shelf too, I keep putting it off for some reason.<BR/>Right now I am reading "Half of a Yellow Sun" and I sure recommend it based on the first one hundred pages I have managed.Aidanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14634020914060592767noreply@blogger.com