Oh Dear!
Having reached page 504 (!!!!), I finally admit that I am now totally lost....
Can't wait to be able to discuss this reading journey with you next Wednesday...
:-~
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Saturday, September 18, 2010
All-India radio
Hi Rampire Readers,
if by any chance you are, like me,struggling or have struggled with Rushdie...
Please soldier on!!!
I have just reached the "All-India radio" chapter in Book Two where all is revealed finally...And it is well worth it!!
Can't wait to read what happens next!! If you are sailing ahead of that chapter, would you agree with me or not?
if by any chance you are, like me,struggling or have struggled with Rushdie...
Please soldier on!!!
I have just reached the "All-India radio" chapter in Book Two where all is revealed finally...And it is well worth it!!
Can't wait to read what happens next!! If you are sailing ahead of that chapter, would you agree with me or not?
Thursday, September 2, 2010
"In Their Own Words: British Novelists" on BBC i player
BBC 4 series looking at the story of the British novel in the 20th century told by those who know it best - the authors themselves.
In part three Rushdie talks of Midnight's Children.
Here is the link.
http://bbc.co.uk/i/tlvtj/
or
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tgz5d
I have utterly enjoyed the whole series by the way...
In part three Rushdie talks of Midnight's Children.
Here is the link.
http://bbc.co.uk/i/tlvtj/
or
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tgz5d
I have utterly enjoyed the whole series by the way...
CUTTING FOR STONE: our scores _ /10
We devised this grid last night and thought of the following categories:
Characters, Topic, Style, UPD*(plot), Best and Worst Character, Final Score
We then added our scores for each one as follows:
Anja 6 8 7 8 Gosh Rosina/Mary 29/40
Heather 6 8 7 8 Gosh Rosina 29/40
Monica 6 9 7 8 Hema Jenet 30/40
Mira 7 6 7 7 Hema Thomas Stone 27/40
Sara 7 8 6 7 Hema Stone’s father 28/40
*UPD = Unputdownableness
Characters, Topic, Style, UPD*(plot), Best and Worst Character, Final Score
We then added our scores for each one as follows:
Anja 6 8 7 8 Gosh Rosina/Mary 29/40
Heather 6 8 7 8 Gosh Rosina 29/40
Monica 6 9 7 8 Hema Jenet 30/40
Mira 7 6 7 7 Hema Thomas Stone 27/40
Sara 7 8 6 7 Hema Stone’s father 28/40
*UPD = Unputdownableness
Discussing Cutting for Stone
Hi Rampire Readers,
we had a brilliant time last night discussing Cutting for Stone and many thanks to Heather for hosting the session. Many issues were raised although we all agreed that it was an enjoyable read, despite the plot being rather far-fetched at times.
As Mira and Raka were not there unfortunately, we felt that it would be great to hear their thoughts on the novel nonetheless and hope that our scores would prompt them to post their contributions.
As we are now officially reading Midnight's Children, we also thought that we could start posting comments on our October choice as we read along, without having to wait for Wed Oct 6th at Mira to discuss it.
we had a brilliant time last night discussing Cutting for Stone and many thanks to Heather for hosting the session. Many issues were raised although we all agreed that it was an enjoyable read, despite the plot being rather far-fetched at times.
As Mira and Raka were not there unfortunately, we felt that it would be great to hear their thoughts on the novel nonetheless and hope that our scores would prompt them to post their contributions.
As we are now officially reading Midnight's Children, we also thought that we could start posting comments on our October choice as we read along, without having to wait for Wed Oct 6th at Mira to discuss it.
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