tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536494490438337342.post8392585737012769016..comments2023-07-28T12:53:47.873+01:00Comments on Some books what I have read: Death at IntervalsRandom Reflectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07961882549625406258noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536494490438337342.post-15251158587507333102009-11-18T22:29:09.328+00:002009-11-18T22:29:09.328+00:00Sarah - I did find it quite satisfying, I felt tha...Sarah - I did find it quite satisfying, I felt that Saramago saw the potential flaws in his writing and addressed the issues - perhaps it worked for me as that is sort of what I do at work.<br /><br />I think the conclusion made sense, although it is kind of difficult to discuss without giving the plot away for any potential future readers... I thought it worked out as a plot though and made sense. Having said that, I often read books so fast that I entirely miss fairly major pieces of plot, so might entirely have misunderstood it!<br /><br />anothercookiecrumbles - You are correct, it is Sarah's review that prompted me to track down a copy and so I read it as a direct result of Sarah reading it.<br /><br />I think his style might be an acquired taste for some!Random Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961882549625406258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536494490438337342.post-66476933908899655122009-11-18T22:01:18.045+00:002009-11-18T22:01:18.045+00:00THink I read a review of this book on Sarah's ...THink I read a review of this book on Sarah's blog a couple of months back, and was intrigued. <br /><br />Bizarre but satisfying piques the curiosity much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536494490438337342.post-12319270269464486652009-11-18T21:17:23.071+00:002009-11-18T21:17:23.071+00:00I would go with bizarre, but satisfying? I had a ...I would go with bizarre, but satisfying? I had a bit of a problem with that because, although I enjoyed the read, I was disappointed that I didn't understand the ending. <br /><br />I was wondering whether the conclusion seemed to make sense to you, or whether you were able to accept that the ideas were the crucial thing. (I can do this with some books, but somehow not this one.)Sarahhttp://www.sarahbbc.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com