tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641443496612927441.post8595358953240876573..comments2023-09-11T05:46:29.728-03:00Comments on Novel Readings: This Week in My Classes (April 7, 2008)Rohan Maitzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12111722115617352412noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641443496612927441.post-68086331959665467812008-04-13T20:09:00.000-03:002008-04-13T20:09:00.000-03:00Dorian--I think you're right about G. Blunt not ob...Dorian--I think you're right about G. Blunt not obviously adding anything new to the genre. I suppose an emphasis on place <B>is</B> a fairly Canadian thing to do, but in itself, how interesting is it? I don't know the Inger Wolfe; I'll go look it up.<BR/><BR/>Another temptation I have is to do John Banville's recent cross-over, <I>Christine Falls</I>, but only if it seems more exciting to me Rohan Maitzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111722115617352412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641443496612927441.post-5453809596361341302008-04-09T00:19:00.000-03:002008-04-09T00:19:00.000-03:00I thought the first Giles Blunt was really good--t...I thought the first Giles Blunt was really good--they became less interesting to me after that (and I haven't even read the latest). I'm not sure what it would contribute to your study of the genre, though, beyond maybe allowing you to think further about the relation of place to the genre. <BR/><BR/>What about this Inger Wolfe book that's just come out?dorian stuberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10069923023770087626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641443496612927441.post-12058320937214170162008-04-07T16:13:00.000-03:002008-04-07T16:13:00.000-03:00I actually start with it: we read the whole thing ...I actually start with it: we read the whole thing aloud on the first day, and even students who have never read or seen <I>Macbeth</I> (sadly, more than a few) have no trouble 'getting' the humour! I think--I hope--it will mean more to them, though, when we come back to it in our last class.Rohan Maitzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111722115617352412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641443496612927441.post-27653649139449105612008-04-07T11:31:00.000-03:002008-04-07T11:31:00.000-03:00Ending with Thurber: nice touch.Ending with Thurber: nice touch.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.com