tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post4695600620803494120..comments2023-09-26T09:08:59.079+01:00Comments on WOMEN RULE WRITER: The Granta Book of the Irish Short Story - reviewGroup 8http://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-39505257173068042922010-12-14T09:09:48.110+00:002010-12-14T09:09:48.110+00:00Aidan - Chimamanda is brilliant, alright.
Maeve -...Aidan - Chimamanda is brilliant, alright.<br /><br />Maeve - hope she likes it!Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-74363498766651702472010-12-13T23:20:05.484+00:002010-12-13T23:20:05.484+00:00Based on your review, I think this would be a book...Based on your review, I think this would be a book my best friend would love for Christmas! I may well just buy it! :)The Plath Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04103304765202593417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-55407223668013047692010-12-09T12:46:46.522+00:002010-12-09T12:46:46.522+00:00I changed over to Wordpress a while back (I still ...I changed over to Wordpress a while back (I still left the old blog there though read-only).<br />I actually ordered "Nude" a while back so it should be coming to me soon but we have postal strikes in Holland. I am going crazy for short stories partly because of my OU studies. Jhumpa Lahiri is one writer who has really hooked me. Chimamanda is still my favourite short story writer and novelist though, I guess that she is a true all-rounder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-54519879851628092572010-12-09T10:51:06.545+00:002010-12-09T10:51:06.545+00:00Aidan - tusa atá ann! Fáilte.Aidan - tusa atá ann! Fáilte.Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-52362410731643607702010-12-09T10:49:10.878+00:002010-12-09T10:49:10.878+00:00Wow, I love that gymnastics analogy.
I agree re an...Wow, I love that gymnastics analogy.<br />I agree re anthologies - they should introduce lesser known writers.<br />And what you say re novelists is true - the s/s is a specific art, not a short novel.<br />Thanks for stopping by, Oranje.Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-8338455061577296192010-12-09T10:37:25.393+00:002010-12-09T10:37:25.393+00:00I was going to buy this second-hand but I found ou...I was going to buy this second-hand but I found out that the vendor wasn't shipping here. I ended up buying two Claire Keegan collections instead.<br />I have to say I prefer mix and match anthologies where they don't just include the big names like a Greatest Hits collection. I remember reading "Ireland in Exile - Irish Writers Abroad" and discovering several writers I had known nothing about. I have been reading a lot more short stories lately and I am beginning to see that the best novelists are not necessarily the best short story writers. The best short story writers are like the apparatus specialist in gymnastics, they deliver potent magic in a concentrated dose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-25656975713306202372010-12-08T19:15:16.432+00:002010-12-08T19:15:16.432+00:00PJ - I hope your hints are heeded. I love the way ...PJ - I hope your hints are heeded. I love the way an anthology makes no urgent demands on the reader. You can dip in and out as you like. There's plenty to enjoy in it.Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-44238962641913026162010-12-08T19:13:56.465+00:002010-12-08T19:13:56.465+00:00Kar - maybe wait for the paperback? I've no do...Kar - maybe wait for the paperback? I've no doubt it won't be too long coming.Group 8https://www.blogger.com/profile/07924947352624027079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-78575560694990312552010-12-08T18:38:53.429+00:002010-12-08T18:38:53.429+00:00Interesting review, ta.
As a rule, anthologies ar...Interesting review, ta.<br /><br />As a rule, anthologies are rife with caveats, which doesn't automatically prevent them from being successful books in their own right - although many end up as flawed endeavours. Not a bad thing in itself - better to take a few editorial risks than be doggedly predictable?<br /><br />I've been dropping xmas present hints for this book - sounds like a sturdy collection - but I'm pretty appalled to hear of those proofing issues. As you say, if Granta are missing these things it's a very sad state of affairs. Creative editorial risk is one thing - but technical negligence? Not impressive.<br /><br />We're all on a very tight budget these days, so a book with nuts and bolts issues like this does itself no favours when there are so many other excellent titles out there, competing for limited funds. Pity.Padhraig Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010869074911253314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6407922151503116046.post-26958543215732259472010-12-08T15:20:23.889+00:002010-12-08T15:20:23.889+00:00How lovely to get a present of a book because they...How lovely to get a present of a book because they thought you’d like it. <br /><br />I looked at the book on Saturday in town and to be honest the size of it put me off, that and the fact that nearly all of the writers are well known. It miffed me a bit. I’d have loved to come across a whole pile of names that I’d never heard before or were only vaguely familiar to me. You know even a mix of known and unknown / nearly known would have been great. In my head I was saying ‘ahhhh give the strugglers out there a chance!’ <br /><br />The sloppy editing and incorrect name spelling would annoy me too. However in saying all that, you’ve given it a good enough review for me to want to read it, so I may just have to present it to myself because I’d like it ;-)Karhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626595624495967954noreply@blogger.com