tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post759165107328587052..comments2024-03-26T03:46:04.937-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: I don’t finish every book I start.P. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-89859297412481101882021-09-17T05:27:19.310-07:002021-09-17T05:27:19.310-07:00Not a teen and not twenty or thirty Perhaps start...Not a teen and not twenty or thirty Perhaps starting around 40. And I didn't know about the promised sequel and want it to get published. It's been many many years. And yes, those French boys stealing a canoe to go find the topless beach the language was fun but the rest, non.Ruminatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03005448306780334183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-35274940521145939442021-09-17T04:31:46.560-07:002021-09-17T04:31:46.560-07:00Ah-ha! Another fan of A SUITABLE BOY! And are you ...Ah-ha! Another fan of A SUITABLE BOY! And are you as frustrated as I am by Vikram Seth's failure (so far) to publish his promised sequel? Did you know he had to return his advance after his deadline had been extended several times? Some people can't get started writing, and some -- to judge from the length of the novel we both loved -- find it hard to stop, so my bet is that he has mountains of pages written on the sequel but hasn't been able to wind it up. What do you think?<br /><br />Yes, I did bail out on the French novel. Despite many words I didn't know (I looked up a few), I was able to follow the action and pictures the scenes, but I found it just too depressing. I would never want to be a teen again myself, would you?P. J. Grathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-29684189992448606022021-09-16T17:50:57.095-07:002021-09-16T17:50:57.095-07:00I also loved A Suitable Boy, a gift from a dear fr...I also loved A Suitable Boy, a gift from a dear friend long ago now deceased. And I'll bet the one with the teenagers that you quit is the French one I gave you and that I quit for the same reason.Ruminatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03005448306780334183noreply@blogger.com