tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661661471345368.post6897906672943953659..comments2022-11-21T00:00:38.250+11:00Comments on Rubyfire writes...: Tasting plateRubyfire Writeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07131762372873141262noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661661471345368.post-63918629062837151032010-10-23T23:46:36.911+11:002010-10-23T23:46:36.911+11:00I guess, as the Latins used to say, de gustibus et...I guess, as the Latins used to say, de gustibus et coloribus non disputandum est. My bro-in-law, a very literate man and now Dean of History/English, does not get Rushdie. I could not get past the first 3 chapters of An Episode of Sparrows (Rumer Godden)... To each their own (blind spot).Daniel Ionitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989074878119155507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661661471345368.post-2707425998956493012010-10-22T08:17:58.607+11:002010-10-22T08:17:58.607+11:00I've tried to like Carey, but I just can't...I've tried to like Carey, but I just can't get into any of his books. There was an interesting review of his latest here:<br />http://www.lrb.co.uk/v32/n15/nicholas-spice/forged-forger-forget<br />If you need a password to read it let me know.Rubyfire Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07131762372873141262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4140661661471345368.post-14202481915321522712010-10-20T21:47:19.882+11:002010-10-20T21:47:19.882+11:00What? Peter Carey is a more than acceptable writer...What? Peter Carey is a more than acceptable writer, and a damn lot better than Frenzen.Daniel Ionitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989074878119155507noreply@blogger.com