tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post6177990198872266686..comments2023-10-08T03:32:33.151-04:00Comments on bookeywookey: Crazy debutante alert (Books - The Reserve and others)Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-17406487810602114922008-04-27T07:43:00.000-04:002008-04-27T07:43:00.000-04:00It's good to hear that Banks' Cloudsplitter is con...It's good to hear that Banks' Cloudsplitter is considered worthwhile by someone who shares my taste for Iris Murdoch. I was reluctant to commit to a book that length without some enthusiastic recommendations.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-2000762041349454412008-04-27T01:39:00.000-04:002008-04-27T01:39:00.000-04:00My goodness what a book haul! and some very tasty ...My goodness what a book haul! and some very tasty morsels. I am sorry to hear that the newest Russell Banks is a bit of a let down, with the plotting becoming so obvious. I came to him late with Cloudsplitter (still among my top books) and then read my way back through the others. I haven't kept up though. <BR/>I just read your A - Z post (which I am posting on shortly); we have a lot of favorites in common---most notably Iris Murdoch. How fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com