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Comment on This Weekend I… by christina

christina — Wed, 09 May 2012 00:08:49 +0000

I read The Uncoupling by her last year. It’s been my only read and to be quite honest, I’m unsure if I’d pick up another one of her books. Let me tell you, when I first read the synopsis I was stoked. It’s a play off of the Greek play Lysistrata (essentially women use sex to manipulate the men in their community. The war must end!). Brilliant homage right? Create this small town where all of a sudden there’s a ‘dry spell’ hitting the sex lives. Let’s discuss gender roles and sexuality and…and..and- Oh the potential. Which for me just didn’t live up to.

From my actual review: “Part of me wants to be enthused. Choosing a Greek play as the backdrop is quite smart and the writing ultimately was astute and witty. BUT sometimes it just felt like it was trying too hard to be that a SMART book. Does that make sense? Like, maybe it felt a little pretentious to me? And the ending. Sheesh. The whole time the novel is moving along I’m an intelligent buckaroo…and then as soon as the ending strikes, it’s as though the Cliff Notes version wrapped it up just in case I missed something.”

Needless to say, others have claimed that she writes brilliantly. And perhaps she does. Perhaps I’m allowing this one book to push her out of my readingsphere forever (*que haunting music for effect*) but I really hate feeling talked down to.

How’s The Position so far? Is she worthy?

Comment on Cover Friday: Looking for a Replacement by Rebecca ♥

Rebecca ♥ — Wed, 02 May 2012 01:43:56 +0000

Thanks for the input, Andi!

Comment on Cover Friday: Looking for a Replacement by Rebecca ♥

Rebecca ♥ — Wed, 02 May 2012 01:43:31 +0000

Thanks for the info, Courtney. I remember having a similar reaction to Groff’s The Monsters of Templeton. I’ll let you know how it goes for me!

Comment on Cover Friday: Looking for a Replacement by Courtney

Courtney — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:43:39 +0000

I just read Arcadia a couple weeks ago. I liked it, but I didn’t love it. I really enjoyed the first half which takes place on the commune, but I didn’t enjoy the second half nearly as much.

Comment on Cover Friday: Looking for a Replacement by Andi (@estellasrevenge)

Andi (@estellasrevenge) — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 18:16:11 +0000

I haven’t read it myself, but I’d go with Arcadia. Groff is usually awesome.

Comment on Fell In Love With A Book by Cover Friday: Looking for a Replacement | Drunk Literature

Cover Friday: Looking for a Replacement | Drunk Literature — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:22:43 +0000

[...] am near desperate finding a book to read after this one. Just picked these two up from the library… if you’ve read either, please let me know [...]

Comment on Fell In Love With A Book by Andi (@estellasrevenge)

Andi (@estellasrevenge) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:18:20 +0000

Yay! It’s already on my library wishlist. :D

Comment on This Weekend I… by Andi (@estellasrevenge)

Andi (@estellasrevenge) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 20:17:38 +0000

Love the pastels — I’m especially fond of the minty green. And I can’t wait to know what this “best book in years” is!

Comment on Fell In Love With A Book by Rebecca ♥

Rebecca ♥ — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:37:21 +0000

Maes, that is by far the nicest comment I’ve received in a long time! Thank you so much! You just made my weekend!

Comment on Fell In Love With A Book by Maes Bertumen (@supermaes)

Maes Bertumen (@supermaes) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 06:39:08 +0000

Hey just wanna say I really like your posts. They’re inspiring and amusing. Reading your blog is like drinking coffee on a lazy day. It’s simply delectable. :)