tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post8784905644688178226..comments2023-10-08T03:32:33.151-04:00Comments on bookeywookey: Suing bloggers and actors unravelled (Books - Eclipse by John Banville)Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-85969455013762652452008-10-07T03:33:00.000-04:002008-10-07T03:33:00.000-04:00I am thrilled you are enjoying this book. And I lo...I am thrilled you are enjoying this book. And I love your comment about imagining yourself inside the lives of others. I do not have an acting background but I see the writer in me doing the same thing - the way faces change to express emotion, the way a person holds their body when they're tense or excited or scared. Just watching how someone's inner life is expressed on their outer shell - I suppose it is the ultimate voyeurism. But so fascinating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-27752987340673257482008-10-05T21:55:00.000-04:002008-10-05T21:55:00.000-04:00Oh, and you should read The Sea (if you like banvi...Oh, and you should read The Sea (if you like banville) ... That's his Booker book ... and yeah, it's definitely great.<BR/><BR/>He also wrote a book about Kepler (or was it Copernicus? I have forgotten) ... he's a deeply committed writer - Irish to the core (his thoughts on what it is like to be an irish writer and have to deal with the long shadow of joyce are wonderful) ... but, for me, it is the fact that he has consciously thrown off the shackles of "John Banville" and taken on another persona (the Benjamin Black persona) that truly marks him as a genius - He has said stuff like "John Banville takes 3 months to write 2 pages - but Benjamin Black writes an entire book in 2 weeks ..." It's a split personality. He has so loved NOT being John Banville in the Black books ... and you can feel it ... They are phenomenal: Christine Falls and Silver Swan ... They are Sam Spade books for the Irish set ... totally wonderful.<BR/><BR/>And yes - drinks!!Sheila O'Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859697259996394827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-9419505127738695682008-10-05T21:50:00.000-04:002008-10-05T21:50:00.000-04:00You HAVE to read his stuff as "Benjamin Black" - I...You HAVE to read his stuff as "Benjamin Black" - I can't remember if we have spoken of it. RUN - don't walk - and pick up a copy of Christine Falls!! <BR/><BR/>Yes - drinks!!Sheila O'Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859697259996394827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-28829169120996196182008-10-05T21:46:00.000-04:002008-10-05T21:46:00.000-04:00S - This is amazing writing and very psychological...S - This is amazing writing and very psychologically perceptive. This is the only thing I've read of his. I tried the Shawl, I think it's called, but couldn't get into it. <BR/><BR/>How about drinks?Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-51956989457250190962008-10-05T20:07:00.000-04:002008-10-05T20:07:00.000-04:00Isn't Banville absolutely to die for? He's my dad...Isn't Banville absolutely to die for? He's my dad's favorite living author. I adore him. I love his Benjamin Black stuff, too - great 1950s Dublin noir.<BR/>I haven't read this one - so I must!! Banville can sometimes be a bit of a drip (haha - at least that's my dad's word for him - the sad middle-aged Irish man) - like, The Sea comes to mind - marvelous book, but God. I felt like I needed to let off some STEAM after reading it ... but I'll read anything he writes.Sheila O'Malleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05859697259996394827noreply@blogger.com