tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post8470844550765203910..comments2024-03-29T01:33:22.188+11:00Comments on The Intrepid Reader and Baker: Ransom by David MaloufMarghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-19741528436757283832011-04-07T23:17:21.993+10:002011-04-07T23:17:21.993+10:00I thought this was so incredibly well written, and...I thought this was so incredibly well written, and I had so many moments of awe at the turn of phrase he used. But in some ways I also found it to be almost too perfect - like a textbook example of 'how to write the perfect tale', and it ultimately left me a bit cold.Danielle Zappavignahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10493099952285137131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-12112776572539578792011-04-05T22:27:10.784+10:002011-04-05T22:27:10.784+10:00The Iliad and the Odyssey are books that I one day...The Iliad and the Odyssey are books that I one day hope to read, and I would bet that this book makes a really good companion piece to the former. I am adding it to my list, though I don't know when I will get to read it. Thanks for the great review!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05857638467064749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-68251525956149910372011-04-05T14:28:25.724+10:002011-04-05T14:28:25.724+10:00I have heard almost everyone say that this book is...I have heard almost everyone say that this book is really hard to get into so I haven't ever made a great deal of effort to read it. In fact, I have never any of Malouf. I do own Remembering Babylon though, so I think I will try that one first.Rebecca Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144719070318640603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18884029.post-67097537096849529332011-04-05T11:31:43.951+10:002011-04-05T11:31:43.951+10:00I enjoyed this one - some of the rhythms of his la...I enjoyed this one - some of the rhythms of his language were so beautiful - and am keen to read his <i>An Imaginary Life</i> now, which is another ancient-themed work, on Ovid's exile. I found that Malouf required a lot of single-minded concentration, as you say!bibliolathashttp://bookforgetter.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com