tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post4251420060707604523..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: 'Everything Love Is' and the contract between writer and reader, by Ali Bacon Katherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-62939887013164983382016-08-26T03:47:04.171+01:002016-08-26T03:47:04.171+01:00How exciting. I'm looking forward to reading i...How exciting. I'm looking forward to reading it Wendy H. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022089775887274043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-46954204607263455462016-08-25T15:01:32.535+01:002016-08-25T15:01:32.535+01:00thanks for all your great comments. Claire has mad...thanks for all your great comments. Claire has made the draw and the winner is - Wendy Jones.<br />Well done Wendy! I'll be in touch about getting the book to you. AliBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611113709872287863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-80083667813237469842016-08-23T16:24:51.581+01:002016-08-23T16:24:51.581+01:00Well Angela, I've never even tackled Murakami ...Well Angela, I've never even tackled Murakami so you are way ahead of me! <br />That sounds interesting Tara - looking forwRd to hearing more about it.<br />:)AliBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611113709872287863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-46836195036953733902016-08-23T12:47:09.409+01:002016-08-23T12:47:09.409+01:00Interesting! The original ending of my debut was c...Interesting! The original ending of my debut was completely different when I first started writing it. In the end I didn't take the risk with it - I thought it might upset readers and they'd never come back!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15000269932630968495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-23451083776405157682016-08-23T11:19:48.572+01:002016-08-23T11:19:48.572+01:00I am commenting.I am commenting.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-78392354134953691162016-08-23T10:06:45.402+01:002016-08-23T10:06:45.402+01:00I'm struggling with Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki b...I'm struggling with Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki by Haruki Murakami. I have yet to feel any sympathy or liking for the characters so keep reading a bit then putting it down, going back to it again sometimes weeks later. Surprising as the author is one of my favourites. I feel unhappy if I don't read a book through, it feels disrespectful to the author! angelaebrookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127466182792952384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-24205690577181494632016-08-23T10:06:19.560+01:002016-08-23T10:06:19.560+01:00I'm struggling with Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki b...I'm struggling with Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki by Haruki Murakami. I have yet to feel any sympathy or liking for the characters so keep reading a bit then putting it down, going back to it again sometimes weeks later. Surprising as the author is one of my favourites. I feel unhappy if I don't read a book through, it feels disrespectful to the author! angelaebrookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127466182792952384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-11116737024424461692016-08-22T19:51:39.992+01:002016-08-22T19:51:39.992+01:00I should also say I'm quite an impatient reade...I should also say I'm quite an impatient reader and am unlikely to be the first to work things out! AliBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611113709872287863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-87489913757407759782016-08-22T19:49:48.036+01:002016-08-22T19:49:48.036+01:00Hi Anne. I haven't read Queenie because I wasn...Hi Anne. I haven't read Queenie because I wasn't entirely satisfied by Harold Fry. Now you've got me interested!<br /><br />AliBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611113709872287863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-7784207409450695362016-08-22T17:45:12.856+01:002016-08-22T17:45:12.856+01:00Interesting conversation, Claire and Ali. I haven’...Interesting conversation, Claire and Ali. I haven’t yet read Everything Love Is, though appreciate being prepared for this possible difficulty in the reading. I found something very similar with The Love Song of Queenie Hennessy; though it was less about being confused than thinking it wasn’t very authentic – until the reveal right at the end (maybe others grasped this earlier) when I realised it was (authentic and cleverly written).Anne Goodwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184575753612760952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-19737281311573886692016-08-22T11:25:22.702+01:002016-08-22T11:25:22.702+01:00Hi Catherine - interesting! - must read HBP!didn&#...Hi Catherine - interesting! - must read HBP!didn't realise it was with Saraband) I agree with the fifty page rule but reasons to give up are usuallly because the writing/genre/scenario doesn't do it for me. this was not the case with Everything Love Is, more a feeling of being kept in the dark! AliBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611113709872287863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-79347358781250916752016-08-22T09:56:33.248+01:002016-08-22T09:56:33.248+01:00Fascinating, Ali. I've just finished reading B...Fascinating, Ali. I've just finished reading Booker longlisted His Bloody Project (published by my small, indie publisher, Saraband) and that has a central revelation that pretty much takes the reader's breath away. It isn't a plot twist, it's a deliberate shift in perspective, it's skilfully done, believable and deeply disturbing. But it always, always engaged me as a reader and not once did I even consider giving up - which was, I think, as much the result of the fine writing, the clarity, the characterisation, as the story. So I already trusted the writer by the time I came to the 'what? wait a minute?' moment and was happy to go along with him. (You can tell this is a book I admire!) I tend to give a book about 50 pages. if I'm not hooked in by then, if I'm bored or find the style clunky or inaccessible, I give up. I used to persevere but these days I think 'too many books I really want to read.' I don't mind difficulty, but as with all of us, some books are just 'not for me' and that's fine, because they usually are the right books for somebody else! I play the piano and often liken it to some pieces of music that just don't sit well under the hands. Nothing to do with difficulty either! Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-29236512536225109342016-08-22T09:46:30.933+01:002016-08-22T09:46:30.933+01:00I still haven't forgiven Kate Atkinson for the...I still haven't forgiven Kate Atkinson for the ending of A God in Ruins - I won't go into it in detail in case others haven't read it yet - and I literally (really literally) threw the book across the room.<br />I am looking forward to reading Everything Love Is and will definitely persevere through any twists and turns!Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288574214855156268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-89070919501781846982016-08-22T09:24:01.279+01:002016-08-22T09:24:01.279+01:00She did Wendy, although it's not quite the sam...She did Wendy, although it's not quite the same as a plot twist - you'll have to read it to find out ;) AliBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611113709872287863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-61026787006815036132016-08-22T07:17:33.577+01:002016-08-22T07:17:33.577+01:00It can be difficult when something unexpected happ...It can be difficult when something unexpected happens leaving the reader confused and wondering what is going on. Also when the reader has invested in a particular chapter and then the character changes or turns out to be someone different. However, as a reader of crime fiction I am used to twists and turns. It sounds like Claire has handled it well. Wendy H. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022089775887274043noreply@blogger.com