tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post7936733234675799375..comments2023-05-22T10:56:58.915+01:00Comments on Chloe Tells Tales: Oranges, Storytelling and ReadingChloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-8422568527610024272011-07-06T10:03:07.740+01:002011-07-06T10:03:07.740+01:00Tom, I have never read Treasure Island! It is one ...Tom, I have never read Treasure Island! It is one of the 11 books I still have left to read on the BBC Top 100 list and is one of the easier reads I think (I am also left with such delights as 'Ulysses' and 'Crime and Punishment')so I might get round to it sometime this year. Perhaps it can be the one to take me up to a nice, round 90.Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-59454681433913908012011-07-06T10:01:13.001+01:002011-07-06T10:01:13.001+01:00My dear auralia, I am enjoying the book very much!...My dear auralia, I am enjoying the book very much! I don't understand all the cultural references and I am still finding the length a bit daunting (just about halfway through now!), but it is so well written.Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-2975603515662485252011-07-01T22:42:41.831+01:002011-07-01T22:42:41.831+01:00I absolutely loved A Suitable Boy! I hope it doesn...I absolutely loved A Suitable Boy! I hope it doesn't disappoint you- I read it while in India and part of the reason I liked it is it helped explain phenomena I had noted. You could say he opened my eyes!auraliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092600210821107457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-13743854222992251232011-07-01T15:53:47.090+01:002011-07-01T15:53:47.090+01:00Like you I have no big beef about 'selective&#...Like you I have no big beef about 'selective' competitions because from my point of view, if it reduces the number of folk entering the same competitions as me ... so much the better! <br /><br />On reading, I've recently finished reading 'Those in Peril' by Wilbur Smith. There are those that say it's too graphic, but that is the man's style. I have all of his books and have been a fan for years.<br /><br />I have a fair selection of books I haven't read but have neatly lined up on my shelves, ranging from Lee Child, through James Patterson and Jeffrey Archer to a complete range of 'true life' tales of modern warfare. What do I fancy reading next? Treasure Island. I have to get a fix fo total escapism.Tomhttp://tomfoollery.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-9109263079059367442011-06-11T14:58:18.067+01:002011-06-11T14:58:18.067+01:00I think the world would be a little bit darker wit...I think the world would be a little bit darker without Jeeves and Wooster.Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-10217878730996725172011-06-11T13:28:16.859+01:002011-06-11T13:28:16.859+01:00I'm reading Death and the Penguin off Beth, an...I'm reading Death and the Penguin off Beth, and The Hare with Amber Eyes off Beth. But she didn't write them. And I a bit of Bluebear and sometimes Jeeves & Wooster as needed.EHSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-31945406783033090842011-06-09T23:22:36.055+01:002011-06-09T23:22:36.055+01:00Don't be put off by other people's styles ...Don't be put off by other people's styles ~ they're simply different, and there's room for everyone. I know how awful it is to have something you really want to write and not be able to formulate it Time to back off and do something else; the course should help, and a mother would always be willing to help. Chin up, and keep at it just as long as you enjoy it. When it's miserable drudgery, stop. CeveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-41020403527487064942011-06-09T18:09:14.809+01:002011-06-09T18:09:14.809+01:00Hmmmm interesting Derek. My instinct would be no! ...Hmmmm interesting Derek. My instinct would be no! I don't have a problem with having awards for specific age groups or just men or just women or whatever. In fact I think specific awards can be qutie motivational for writers. But I don't think the 'need' is there any more. There are many respected women writers out there. Perhaps if women aren't being nominated for the biggest awards, then women should write better books!Chloehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183206722136871230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650080146272323615.post-37851466782459573412011-06-09T14:15:45.818+01:002011-06-09T14:15:45.818+01:00Hi Chloe, I'm reading Je t'aime à la Folie...Hi Chloe, I'm reading Je t'aime à la Folie by Michael Wright. It's about the adventures of a late thirties guy who ups sticks and moves to France so he can make something happen with his life. After this one I want to get into something with a harder edge, for a little contrast!<br /><br />I wish I were reading one of my own novels in print. Except of course, I'd be huffing and tutting at the way I'd written it!<br /><br />Do you think there is still a need for an Orange Fiction Prize - an open question to your blog readers. Discuss... :o)DThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803989273524731892noreply@blogger.com