tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post4000589312440292859..comments2024-02-13T12:31:21.829-08:00Comments on Shelf Life: Sleepless Nights by Elizabeth HardwickGentle Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-18203931409822367642009-10-23T11:31:27.204-07:002009-10-23T11:31:27.204-07:00"I'm going to buy a camera and walk aroun..."I'm going to buy a camera and walk around filming to one side of things, wherever the action isn't.<a href="http://www.meadbrown.com" rel="nofollow">costa rica vacation rentals</a> Say there's a touchdown at a football game, I'll narrow in on one straggling player at the other end of the field. If I see a purse-snatcher I'll find someone reading a newspaper just to the right of the victim." <br /><a href="http://www.meadbrown.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.meadbrown.com</a>Stivel Velasquezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303438661176426633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-88521450589125740442009-09-08T10:51:39.125-07:002009-09-08T10:51:39.125-07:00I’ve been trying to decide what to say about sport...I’ve been trying to decide what to say about <a href="http://www.enterbet.com" rel="nofollow">sportsbook</a> Sleepless Nights by Elizabeth Hardwick for quite a while now, and I’m still not sure. I feel conflicted not so much about the book itself but about what I actually feel and what I think I should feel about this book. I want to like non-traditional, experimental fiction. And I’d really like not only just to like it but to unequivocally enjoy the reading of it. But that doesn’t <a href="http://www.enterbet.com" rel="nofollow">bet nfl</a> always happen. With Wittgenstein’s Mistress I appreciated it and thought about it a lot and am glad I read it, but I didn’t savor the experience. I didn’t mind putting it down after a while<br />With Sleepless Nights I felt something similar. I appreciate what she’s doing, and I enjoyed the reading of it more than I enjoyed Wittgenstein’s Mistress but I also didn’t mind putting it down after a while. I read this book in short chunks and the structure of the book makes that easy, <a href="http://www.enterbet.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.enterbet.com</a> with short “parts” and shorter sections within those parts and I don’t think I could have read it fast if I’d tried.pedro velasquezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906868750940934366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-84471582603097500722007-08-03T12:03:00.000-07:002007-08-03T12:03:00.000-07:00iliana--I understand the lost feeling. It took me...iliana--I understand the lost feeling. It took me awhile to get into it, and I definitely had to read it as an experimental form, not as a normal narrative. Imani (at The Books of My Numberless Dreams--sorry I'm not sure how to make that into a link in comments--pathetic, I know) wrote a great review and said that rereading it was really helpful for her. I liked the book, but not sure I'm going for a second time!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-63472742382681632882007-08-03T10:29:00.000-07:002007-08-03T10:29:00.000-07:00This was a great review. I had such a hard time wi...This was a great review. I had such a hard time with this book that I gave up half way! It's not even a big book - what's wrong with me!! :)<BR/>You touched on something that I guess was the reason that I couldn't get into it. The feeling that it was or wasn't Hardwick who the book was about. I just felt lost basically.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-73240703219627964712007-08-02T07:43:00.000-07:002007-08-02T07:43:00.000-07:00bookfool--I know, I saw that about the teeth! Was...bookfool--I know, I saw that about the teeth! Wasn't that funny? I did not notice an excessive amount of teeth, but that person had the evidence to back it up! He he he!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-67824713921972334242007-08-01T20:49:00.000-07:002007-08-01T20:49:00.000-07:00It definitely sounds unique. I peeked at the conv...It definitely sounds unique. I peeked at the conversation and I'm particularly intrigued that someone noticed she went on and on about teeth. Teeth? Hmm. Thanks, cool review!Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-12736576082638262772007-08-01T17:23:00.000-07:002007-08-01T17:23:00.000-07:00joy--it is unique--I can honestly say I've never r...joy--it is unique--I can honestly say I've never read anything like it!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-30508787098871433782007-08-01T16:27:00.000-07:002007-08-01T16:27:00.000-07:00I ditto what Literary Feline said. :) Seems like...I ditto what Literary Feline said. :) Seems like a very unique work and that can be very intriguing.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832231139076878401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-67605582609682119312007-08-01T15:06:00.000-07:002007-08-01T15:06:00.000-07:00litlove--now that's a compliment! Thank you!litlove--now that's a compliment! Thank you!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-16026331728287591702007-08-01T14:06:00.000-07:002007-08-01T14:06:00.000-07:00This is a beautiful review, gentle reader, and it ...This is a beautiful review, gentle reader, and it helps me get a great deal more out of the book than I did initially. Thank you.litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-84844850693419871772007-08-01T07:39:00.000-07:002007-08-01T07:39:00.000-07:00literary feline--it is interesting, and very diffe...literary feline--it is interesting, and very different. Not the sort of thing I usually read, but I enjoyed it. And lots of the Slaves seemed to feel similarly, if you check out the website. But lots of people got frustrated with it, too...so it's a little controversial, which is always fun!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8275808567357577735.post-2727515193723838852007-07-31T21:27:00.000-07:002007-07-31T21:27:00.000-07:00What a great review! This novel sounds interestin...What a great review! This novel sounds interesting--and different. I will have to look further into it.Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.com