Okay, this is my first attempt at doing a links post. Hopefully, over time, these will become more frequent, and the links more numerous; but, for now, you may find these pages of interest:
- Adam Roberts reviews Transition by Iain Banks, and doesn’t think much of it.
- Niall Harrison reviews three books, and reminds me that I really need to get around to reading The Ask and the Answer.
- Lija from The Writer’s Pet interviews David Vann.
- A few months old, but well worth reading: John Grant champions the good stuff.
- Gav from NextRead asks what reviews are good for.
- And, finally, just because: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ as you’ve never heard it before.
26th November 2009 at 12:00 pm
Thanks for the link! I like your review on Legend further down here – especially what you said about the trippy structure. Wish I hadn’t wasted so much time flipping back and forth at the beginning trying to figure out why the chronology/stories weren’t matching up!
What did you think about the interview? Do leave a comment if anything comes to mind.
27th November 2009 at 1:52 pm
Hi Lija, and thanks for commenting!
Truth be told, I’m not sure I actually noticed that there were discrepancies until I got to The Twist — at which point, I wracked my brains trying to work out what Vann was doing. Totally unexpected, and a very effective technique.
It was a good interview; I’ll pop along and see if I can think of something more substantial that that to say!