tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18173351.post6037963124363838724..comments2023-11-11T21:26:46.689+00:00Comments on This Side of Sunday: The Poisonwood BibleJon Couttshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01728055140831842717noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18173351.post-9335015333185990802008-12-09T03:40:00.000+00:002008-12-09T03:40:00.000+00:00Colin:Hello fellow Vanderhaeghe fan!Colin:<BR/>Hello fellow Vanderhaeghe fan!s$shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10332235497811000409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18173351.post-54540019844508867072008-12-08T07:33:00.000+00:002008-12-08T07:33:00.000+00:00Nathan:Have you read Ondaatje's 'The Conversations...Nathan:<BR/><BR/>Have you read Ondaatje's 'The Conversations'? Incredible stuff.s$shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10332235497811000409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18173351.post-61457231912112954682008-12-07T11:56:00.000+00:002008-12-07T11:56:00.000+00:00Wow Matt, you're the only other person I know who'...Wow Matt, you're the only other person I know who's a Guy Vanderhaeghe fan. I also heartily recommend Man Descending. This one's a little older (from the 80s) but I very strongly recommend Name of the Rose by Eco. One of my favorites.Colin Toffelmirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13857934895856384717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18173351.post-13340623213432812572008-12-07T03:28:00.000+00:002008-12-07T03:28:00.000+00:00In the Skin of a Lion is great, nice suggestion ND...In the Skin of a Lion is great, nice suggestion NDTony Tantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619319927519736211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18173351.post-64489671595545952982008-12-07T01:37:00.000+00:002008-12-07T01:37:00.000+00:00Michael Ondaajte...that's all i have to say. 'engl...Michael Ondaajte...that's all i have to say. 'english patient' and 'in the skin of a lion' are incredible.<BR/>i have both of them if you want to borrow them.<BR/>i can't say enough about the 2 of them.nathan davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11382402085306068909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18173351.post-58447064158924658752008-12-07T00:02:00.000+00:002008-12-07T00:02:00.000+00:00Great review Jon, bang on. As for future reading, ...Great review Jon, bang on. <BR/><BR/>As for future reading, you should try Rushdie - Satanic Verses or Midnight's Children, Paolo Coehlo's The Alchemist, Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake, anything by Douglas Coupland, Alistair McLeod's No Great Mischief... There's more but those are my favorites from the last few years.Tony Tantihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619319927519736211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18173351.post-11553680738026006712008-12-06T21:17:00.000+00:002008-12-06T21:17:00.000+00:00thanks for the detailed review.I started reading t...thanks for the detailed review.<BR/><BR/>I started reading this a couple years ago, but I found Kingsolver's prose too, um, "poetic" for my liking and I set it down after only a couple hours. I've still got my copy though; your recommendation makes me think I should add it to my Christmas reading list and give it another go.<BR/><BR/>My suggestion is to travel next to the magical land of Saskatchewan. I recommend Guy Vanderhaeghe's 1982 short story collection 'Man Descending.' I generally am not a fan of Canadian literature, but Vanderhaeghe is spectacular. Plus, it's short stories, so it's easy to put down and pick up again with long lapses between readings, or to skip stories that don't interest you.s$shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10332235497811000409noreply@blogger.com