tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post366840288659861240..comments2024-03-07T11:38:48.622-08:00Comments on We Be Reading: New Release: Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight NightsKristen M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-50425746681602122232015-09-15T07:30:07.167-07:002015-09-15T07:30:07.167-07:00This would be a great place to start with him. The...This would be a great place to start with him. Then you can read The Ground Beneath Her Feet which I think you would love because Jenny (Reading the End) and I do!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-66345649668967296872015-09-13T21:22:01.138-07:002015-09-13T21:22:01.138-07:00I'm like Debi...I haven't read any Rushdie...I'm like Debi...I haven't read any Rushdie yet because he intimidates the hell out of me :p But I really would like to. I've always really liked him as a person and it sounds like this novel touches on a lot of the reasons why I like him as a person despite it being awfully sad. I think I might try this one out!chrisa511https://www.blogger.com/profile/05793512698366676453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-74185238168762392612015-09-11T08:01:56.888-07:002015-09-11T08:01:56.888-07:00I absolutely agree. It was depressing to see it al...I absolutely agree. It was depressing to see it all spelled out but it also made me feel a bit better in a weird way. I think it was the fact that someone else is seeing what is happening. Maybe if enough people acknowledge things, we can start changing them?<br />And this one is on par with Midnight's Children for readability. Sometimes I think Salman himself makes people intimidated because his books aren't all that daunting. ;)Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-89192138176527191542015-09-10T10:20:39.028-07:002015-09-10T10:20:39.028-07:00I'm with Debi--for some reason Rushdie really ...I'm with Debi--for some reason Rushdie really intimidates me (though I did love Midnight's Children). Glad to hear this one is short and accessible...even if a bit haunting. I'm scared for my children's future. Every day it seems to get scarier and scarier out there.Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225576485797030511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-59898089713702602062015-09-09T07:56:13.155-07:002015-09-09T07:56:13.155-07:00Yes, this book will not give you that. Although, h...Yes, this book will not give you that. Although, he does say things will be better in 1000 years ... ;PKristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-36637181469010911982015-09-09T07:55:28.688-07:002015-09-09T07:55:28.688-07:00This is one of his most accessible (and shortest!)...This is one of his most accessible (and shortest!) books. He's a little wordy at the start but then the story gets going and it's an easy read. I think it would be a good place to start with Rushdie!Kristen M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02335598194501733541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-36342355068257739222015-09-08T08:03:35.783-07:002015-09-08T08:03:35.783-07:00For now I'll give this one a wide berth. What ...For now I'll give this one a wide berth. What I need right now is faith in humanity and lots of it!Alex (The Sleepless Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03083761152675156469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-754919688510890076.post-82920303431663241812015-09-08T06:17:05.391-07:002015-09-08T06:17:05.391-07:00I still have not read anything by Rushdie. He is o...I still have not read anything by Rushdie. He is one of those authors (and there are many :P ) that intimidate me for no good reason. But this really does sound like something I might love a lot. Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13999759633682551104noreply@blogger.com