Comments on: The Stone Carvers http://domestikgoddess.com/the-stone-carvers/ thrifty and creative | home and garden | ideas and experience Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:22:50 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: domestika http://domestikgoddess.com/the-stone-carvers/comment-page-1/#comment-5429 domestika Wed, 28 May 2008 12:58:13 +0000 http://domestikgoddess.com/the-stone-carvers/#comment-5429 @Michelle, so glad that you stopped by to comment: Yes, 'contrived' is exactly the right word for the characters. As I said above, "The individual characters are less important, in a conventional modern-literary sense, than the roles they inhabit and the images with which they create and are created." Allegory is not for everyone, is it? :) @Michelle, so glad that you stopped by to comment: Yes, ‘contrived’ is exactly the right word for the characters. As I said above, “The individual characters are less important, in a conventional modern-literary sense, than the roles they inhabit and the images with which they create and are created.” Allegory is not for everyone, is it? :)

]]> By: Michelle http://domestikgoddess.com/the-stone-carvers/comment-page-1/#comment-5428 Michelle Wed, 28 May 2008 05:25:31 +0000 http://domestikgoddess.com/the-stone-carvers/#comment-5428 honestly, i've read The Stone Carvers and was completely dissapointed. i found that the characters and imagery was contrived, and that both main characters were paired with their 'newly found love' in the end...and it felt fake. i found much of the novel uninteresting, as well as many of the symbols and motifs weak. without connection to the characters, i wasn't able to enjoy the book. i'm sorry if you were captivated after reading it, but i didn't think it compared to some of the literature that's available. honestly, i’ve read The Stone Carvers and was completely dissapointed. i found that the characters and imagery was contrived, and that both main characters were paired with their ‘newly found love’ in the end…and it felt fake. i found much of the novel uninteresting, as well as many of the symbols and motifs weak. without connection to the characters, i wasn’t able to enjoy the book. i’m sorry if you were captivated after reading it, but i didn’t think it compared to some of the literature that’s available.

]]> By: domestika http://domestikgoddess.com/the-stone-carvers/comment-page-1/#comment-3384 domestika Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:39:47 +0000 http://domestikgoddess.com/the-stone-carvers/#comment-3384 @Sally, I rather enjoyed your selections... made a note-to-self to pick up a copy of The Geek Gap, in fact... @Mary Emma, can't wait to see what you're reading -- your blog always seems to feature such tempting-covered books! @Mitch, the drowsy blonde nothwithstanding, that sounds like a ripping good read! Thinking back over the past few months, I seem to have a bit of a wartime theme going myself -- just a coincidence, not a plan -- but the First World War rather than the Second, as it happens. John le Carré rocks; so Daniel Silva intrigues! @Sally, I rather enjoyed your selections… made a note-to-self to pick up a copy of The Geek Gap, in fact…

@Mary Emma, can’t wait to see what you’re reading — your blog always seems to feature such tempting-covered books!

@Mitch, the drowsy blonde nothwithstanding, that sounds like a ripping good read! Thinking back over the past few months, I seem to have a bit of a wartime theme going myself — just a coincidence, not a plan — but the First World War rather than the Second, as it happens. John le Carré rocks; so Daniel Silva intrigues!

]]> By: Mitch http://domestikgoddess.com/the-stone-carvers/comment-page-1/#comment-3383 Mitch Fri, 23 Nov 2007 20:27:32 +0000 http://domestikgoddess.com/the-stone-carvers/#comment-3383 Seekers of the Dyslexic Bodice-Rippers, Untie! My word, I'm almost embarrassed to share sentence 6 of my current book. Why did it have to be page 161? Page 160, which I almost shared by mistake, has a much more titillating sixth sentence. The novel, by Daniel Silva, is titled, "The Unlikely Spy". It revolves around, um, espionage. It is a very well-written World War II drama. You would never guess that, from the sixth sentence: "They parted briefly and Catherine spotted a drowsy blonde waiting impatiently for the meeting to conclude." Pity. by page 164, there's some serious bodice-ripping going on. Perhaps serious students of foreshadowing can discern this from the state of the unnamed lady. Be forewarned, This is not some peek-a-boo sex thriller with a thin war-time plot. It is a fantastic spy-vs. spy thriller with juicy love scenes sprinkled tastefully throughout. If you like John le Carré more than Robert Ludlum, if you prefer gin and bitters to martinis, if you like your spies smart and your villains smarter, read this book! Cheers, Mitch Seekers of the Dyslexic Bodice-Rippers, Untie!

My word, I’m almost embarrassed to share sentence 6 of my current book.
Why did it have to be page 161? Page 160, which I almost shared by mistake, has a much more titillating sixth sentence.

The novel, by Daniel Silva, is titled, “The Unlikely Spy”. It revolves around, um, espionage. It is a very well-written World War II drama. You would never guess that, from the sixth sentence:

“They parted briefly and Catherine spotted a drowsy blonde waiting impatiently for the meeting to conclude.”

Pity. by page 164, there’s some serious bodice-ripping going on. Perhaps serious students of foreshadowing can discern this from the state of the unnamed lady.
Be forewarned, This is not some peek-a-boo sex thriller with a thin war-time plot.
It is a fantastic spy-vs. spy thriller with juicy love scenes sprinkled tastefully throughout.

If you like John le Carré more than Robert Ludlum, if you prefer gin and bitters to martinis, if you like your spies smart and your villains smarter, read this book!

Cheers,

Mitch

]]> By: Mary Emma Allen http://domestikgoddess.com/the-stone-carvers/comment-page-1/#comment-3349 Mary Emma Allen Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:10:33 +0000 http://domestikgoddess.com/the-stone-carvers/#comment-3349 What a fun idea! Now you'll have me looking through my books. And I enjoyed your response to this meme. You also have me intrigued by The Stone Carvers. What a fun idea! Now you’ll have me looking through my books. And I enjoyed your response to this meme. You also have me intrigued by The Stone Carvers.

]]> By: Sally J. (The Practical Archivist) http://domestikgoddess.com/the-stone-carvers/comment-page-1/#comment-3342 Sally J. (The Practical Archivist) Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:57:54 +0000 http://domestikgoddess.com/the-stone-carvers/#comment-3342 Ooooo. Very nice, Goddess! I just knew you'd be reading something fascinating. My only complaint is that you make<a href="http://practicalarchivist.blogspot.com/2007/11/161-meme.html" rel="nofollow"> my books</a> look utterly dull in comparison. Note to self: Pick up some riveting fiction the next time I'm at the library. Ooooo. Very nice, Goddess! I just knew you’d be reading something fascinating.

My only complaint is that you make my books look utterly dull in comparison.

Note to self: Pick up some riveting fiction the next time I’m at the library.

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