tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post3562710290262634800..comments2023-10-14T09:40:06.690-05:00Comments on Jean Kazez: Minority ReportJean Kazezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592593002719828153noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-89950653848102268272011-05-27T07:26:11.807-05:002011-05-27T07:26:11.807-05:00Thanks very much for the link--that's terrific...Thanks very much for the link--that's terrific! Just had a look at the top 10 lists--I was surprised to discover all the affection for The Fish Can Sing. Great book!Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297159994901018071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-82120237116337761002011-05-26T20:56:31.863-05:002011-05-26T20:56:31.863-05:00Glad to find another Laxness fan. You may enjoy th...Glad to find another Laxness fan. You may enjoy this site which some of us have put together recently:<br /><br />http://laxnessintranslation.blogspot.com/<br /><br />It covers everything we've been able to find about Halldór which has been translated into English, many reviews, links, pictures, etc...Professor Battyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09802171986501104683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-11525502591610157952011-05-26T15:57:58.838-05:002011-05-26T15:57:58.838-05:00Another thing is that a book (or a movie) may be g...Another thing is that a book (or a movie) may be great, but what makes it great may not interest me at all.<br /><br />There's often a presupposition in literary criticism that everyone should be interested in all great works of literature, while in my case, only some great works of literature interest me.<br /><br />However, I don't argue with the experts who claim that work X, s. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-7606583533475357122011-05-26T11:47:52.120-05:002011-05-26T11:47:52.120-05:00CA, That intro is good, but full of spoilers! In...CA, That intro is good, but full of spoilers! Independent People is one of my favorite books of all time. I also really liked The Fish Can Sing and Paradise Reclaimed. Any others you can recommend? I had trouble with World Light, but may make a second attempt.Jean Kazezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06297159994901018071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-72306309286502491552011-05-26T11:42:37.096-05:002011-05-26T11:42:37.096-05:00Haven't read Wolf Hall, but Halldor Laxness ha...Haven't read Wolf Hall, but Halldor Laxness has been one of my favorite authors ever since I read an essay in the New York Review of Books (later the intro to Independent People) about Independent People. I'm always checking Amazon to see whether any more are being published. More people should love Laxness.CAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8310450667755637519.post-43124468795071610002011-05-25T16:48:03.604-05:002011-05-25T16:48:03.604-05:00I have a lot less patience with books that don'...I have a lot less patience with books that don't seem to be teaching me anything as I get older.<br /><br />As you say, life is short and there's no final exam.s. wallersteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17448905469871566228noreply@blogger.com