I love the honesty of your review, Sam. It's disappointing when you really want to find something in a novel and it's lacking, although it sounds as though it was still a novel worth reading.
Very interesting. And I, for one, like that you are writing (very shrewdly) about something that underwhelms you. It complements and strengthens your other paeans of praise.
But at that this point I feel I must make a shaming confession. I have never read The Twyborn Affair. I know, I know. I’m finding it hard to read fiction at the moment but I sense I need to correct this oversight PDQ.
I think you should let The Twyborn Affair find its time and its space - it sort of needs them. (And now, of course, there's the issue of your expectations ...!) x
I love the honesty of your review, Sam. It's disappointing when you really want to find something in a novel and it's lacking, although it sounds as though it was still a novel worth reading.
Thanks, Kate! Oh yes, a fascinating novel. A failure, in my view, but a fascinating failure!
Very interesting. And I, for one, like that you are writing (very shrewdly) about something that underwhelms you. It complements and strengthens your other paeans of praise.
But at that this point I feel I must make a shaming confession. I have never read The Twyborn Affair. I know, I know. I’m finding it hard to read fiction at the moment but I sense I need to correct this oversight PDQ.
Thanks, David, that means a lot coming from you.
I think you should let The Twyborn Affair find its time and its space - it sort of needs them. (And now, of course, there's the issue of your expectations ...!) x