tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post5610952334677131076..comments2023-12-22T10:17:24.280-05:00Comments on Bookpuddle: One Hell(enga) of a WriterCiprianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-3745614026455853132010-03-31T09:57:18.224-04:002010-03-31T09:57:18.224-04:00I second cipriano's view.
I have read Hellen...I second cipriano's view. <br />I have read Hellenga's Sixteen Pleasures, and although reviews call it his major work, I think I like this one better. <br /><br />If you enjoy literary allusions -to Greek and Roman myths as well as other classics - you will especially enjoy this one. I find the allusions not at all intrusive - as they can be in a writer who is just being pedantic. <br /><br />The references to blues and jazz and music and art in general are nicely intertwined as well. <br /><br />A dual narrative stance divides the book's presentation of plot; it seems to add emphasis to the theme of the importance of "storytelling" itself as a thing that shapes our lives. <br /><br />I don't have cip's expertise in reading and reviewing what he reads, but for what it's worth, I too, highly recommend this book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12546017.post-26035895527818379952010-03-31T08:59:06.456-04:002010-03-31T08:59:06.456-04:00Okay, I'm convinced. This is going on my TBR l...Okay, I'm convinced. This is going on my TBR list. I've been eyeing anyway and waiting to hear from someone I trust that it's a good one. So thanks!Stefaniehttp://somanybooksblog.comnoreply@blogger.com