tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post7812519860418449643..comments2023-10-30T01:02:44.056-07:00Comments on Stacy's Cafe: On WritingStacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-16361775070446028522008-06-05T09:36:00.000-07:002008-06-05T09:36:00.000-07:00That was a delay? Seemed pretty quick to me!I'll s...That was a delay? Seemed pretty quick to me!<BR/><BR/>I'll see if I can get the <I>Unbearable Lightness</I> from the library and give it a go.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-12318027984001729082008-06-05T09:19:00.000-07:002008-06-05T09:19:00.000-07:00The Unbearable Lightness of Being is by Milan Kund...<I>The Unbearable Lightness of Being</I> is by Milan Kundera. I read it in my early twenties and loved it. Just right for my angst-filled being. <BR/><BR/>Mainly, it's a philosophical book masquerading as a novel as told through the stories of five people falling in and out of love. Plenty of angst to go around. <BR/><BR/>Adding<I>The Crow Road</I> to my wishlist.<BR/><BR/>Sorry about the delay in responding. My wireless is acting wonky today.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-62280180126022630562008-06-05T08:54:00.000-07:002008-06-05T08:54:00.000-07:00The Crow Road has the hero trying to solve the mys...<I>The Crow Road</I> has the hero trying to solve the mystery of his uncle's disappearance. It begins: "It was the day my grandmother exploded" and goes on from there. Wikipedia have got a good article on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crow_Road<BR/><BR/>What about <I>The Unbearable Lightness of Being</I>? I know I should know it but I don't.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-49001133787018771902008-06-05T08:49:00.000-07:002008-06-05T08:49:00.000-07:00What's The Crow Road about? Sounds interesting. I ...What's <I>The Crow Road</I> about? Sounds interesting. I shall be checking out writers on Amazon.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, developed this little philosophy when I read <I>The Unbearable Lightness of Being</I>. Long, long ago. I loved it when I read it, but I suspect now if I were to go back and read it I might find it a tad overrated. But . . . won't know for sure unless I read it again.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03365582623380288038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067029258023615701.post-1035792296223907902008-06-05T08:23:00.000-07:002008-06-05T08:23:00.000-07:00I like this idea of the two elements involved in w...I like this idea of the two elements involved in writing novels: the storytelling and the writing. I'm not sure I'm any good at either but since it's plots that give me the most problems, I probably write better than I storytell.<BR/><BR/>I'm sitting here now thinking about some of my favourite authors and which they do best. I think Ian Rankin and Tanya Huff are pretty good story tellers but maybe not world class writers. Iain Banks can do both, although he doesn't always. <I>The Crow Road</I> is pretty damn good, though, and parts of it have stuck in my mind.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.com