tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post5998683855526639730..comments2024-03-28T16:20:18.628-05:00Comments on Book Chase: DjiboutiSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-58617639472337298362010-11-17T18:56:23.261-06:002010-11-17T18:56:23.261-06:00I was shocked to see a writer of Leonard's sta...I was shocked to see a writer of Leonard's stature stoop to that, Factotum...equally surprised that at least one mainstream reviewer remarked at how clever Leonard was for taking that kind of risk. Yeah, riiiiiiight.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-23588340874062658932010-11-17T18:52:26.187-06:002010-11-17T18:52:26.187-06:00Andy, I know a bunch of people who have modified t...Andy, I know a bunch of people who have modified that rule. Instead of reading a full 100 pages before allowing themselves to abandon a book, they read 100 pages minus their age...the theory being that they have less time to waste every year. :-)Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-27839944811645167602010-11-16T07:57:41.695-06:002010-11-16T07:57:41.695-06:00Rather than show all of this lead-in action in rea...<i>Rather than show all of this lead-in action in real time, Leonard chooses to have Dara and Xavier discuss it </i><br /><br />This was my frustration with "Wolf Hall" (along with all the pronouns without antecedent). All the action took place offstage. I don't want to have to piece everything together by dialogue. Just show me what happens. Everyone but one person in my book club Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-46102106233261306882010-11-16T06:13:42.811-06:002010-11-16T06:13:42.811-06:00I've heard some people say they have the "...I've heard some people say they have the "100 page rule", if it isn't good in the first 100 pages they quit. I can't bring myself to do that but there have been books that I wished I had, but others like this one, reward the reader for their patience. I still prefer to be grabbed in the first couple chapters! :)The Book Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08742929699209017621noreply@blogger.com