tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481340601069600500.post7058540429317567848..comments2023-10-10T17:53:18.369+08:00Comments on Chapter III: Lesleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07175734326888791038noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481340601069600500.post-21056606851147911642007-12-01T05:58:00.000+09:002007-12-01T05:58:00.000+09:00The Michael Frayn book Karen mentioned is called "...The Michael Frayn book Karen mentioned is called "Headlong" and I found it fascinating. I found it after seeing his play "Noises Off", which led me to "Spies", "Headlong" and several of his other books.<BR/>When I was younger I'd read everything by an author upon discovering them. Now I get more easily bored by the same style, and tend to ration myself. I'm going through a second generation migrant phase though: Jhumpa Lahiri; Monica Ali; and Alice Pung (Unpolished Gem).lazy cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756448890246596503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481340601069600500.post-52639853858783132452007-12-01T01:57:00.000+09:002007-12-01T01:57:00.000+09:00I did not Like "Namesake". The movie is even worse...I did not Like "Namesake". The movie is even worse. It is my personal opinion though!<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://readingandmorereading.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">reading room</A>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481340601069600500.post-12296129388965280842007-11-30T20:50:00.000+09:002007-11-30T20:50:00.000+09:00Mm, yes, the Indian migrant experience. That ring...Mm, yes, the Indian migrant experience. That rings a bell. There's also a whole bunch of "nisei" novels, about the experiences of second generation migrants, Japanese, Chinese, Indian etc. I've also read a raft of war diaries; and Bloomsbury autobiographies, biographies, novels and commentaries; and occasionally you find a particular thematic thread, such as novels about artistic stuff, and you read Siri Hustvedt's works, and - oh bugger, I've forgotten the names! - one about a work of art that was stolen, and one by Michael Frayne (?), and a couple about constructed miniatures (Michael Brickhill?); and of course all the Jewish lit: Chaim Potok and Philip Roth and the rest. So, on a roll? Of course. I just wish my memory could jump on.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02291355846454553030noreply@blogger.com