tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post610297514758749420..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Anita Brookner's FraudSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-33140049497311075092007-03-10T13:24:00.000-06:002007-03-10T13:24:00.000-06:00I don't think that Brookner really aims for dark c...I don't think that Brookner really aims for dark comedy, John. She has a certain consistent vision of what life is like for women of a certain type and she works that theme with some consistency. I don't enjoy her books but she is a favorite of the critics and has her fans. It's difficult for me to explain what it is that discourages me to read more of her work. It's not just the depressing Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-43692950357880019282007-03-09T18:47:00.000-06:002007-03-09T18:47:00.000-06:00Disappointing. From the way you describe it, it ha...Disappointing. From the way you describe it, it had potential to be a dark comedy. Sounds like the humour was missing.John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.com