tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post5440257272677415544..comments2023-12-22T10:17:24.280-05:00Comments on Bookpuddle: Splash du Jour: WednesdayCiprianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-23913906453695478792009-08-07T11:15:03.253-04:002009-08-07T11:15:03.253-04:00Sometimes I wish I'd pay more attention to thi...Sometimes I wish I'd pay more attention to this metaphor. Have you ever rea a novel all the way through and then realized you wised you'd just stoped after that first sentence?kingmonkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875604039242908927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-39711404286446054092009-08-05T21:53:33.244-04:002009-08-05T21:53:33.244-04:00I wonder if Arukiyomi could give any "concret...I wonder if Arukiyomi could give any "concrete structure" to support his statements about Mr. McEwan's writing.<br /><br />The metaphor is. . . colorful. . . but I really don't know what he is talking about. I am quite taken by the artfulness of nearly everything I have read by McEwan.<br /> I was first blown away by Atonement, whose "structure" is so intricately built that I returned many times to the novel to re-examine how he pulled it off. The way he dovetails subplots...and freely uses the elements of time and place in a book is nothing short of brilliant, in my estimation. It all works together...and follows an intro that has always given me a great platform on which to build the rest of the book.<br /><br />But that's just me. So, as a great fan of McEwan's art, I am intrigued to find out what Arukiyomi means by his metaphor of outdated and tacked on structures strewn with carrion. <br /><br />Are we talking about plot structure here? Or theme? Character development? Parallel subplots? Language? Credibility? <br /><br />Curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-50068083980767517562009-08-05T21:20:31.983-04:002009-08-05T21:20:31.983-04:00Absolutely. And McEwan is one of the best in the c...Absolutely. And McEwan is one of the best in the contemporary business of constructing said entrances. However, I usually find with McEwan that you'll walk through the grand entrance into an equally impressive hallway which leads to an outdated kitchen and finally a tacked on outhouse overlooking an overgrown garden with a dead pigeon. <br /><br />As someone who's studied architecture, I know how important it is to carry that level of creative design through into every element of the building. I'm hoping McEwan can pull this off more in future writing.Arukiyomihttp://johnandsheena.co.uk/booksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-48519623188605149312009-08-05T19:53:28.746-04:002009-08-05T19:53:28.746-04:00O yes. The opening sentence (or several pages as i...O yes. The opening sentence (or several pages as it may be) says so much to me about a book- often whether I will continue reading or not. Great quote!Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.com