tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post8138241320857466182..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: Of Literature and Other Abstract ThoughtsA Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-6902888619983435532016-10-21T21:04:06.575+01:002016-10-21T21:04:06.575+01:00I'm a fan of hers and I think Hemingway summed...I'm a fan of hers and I think Hemingway summed up a writer's reluctance best: "writing is easy, you only have to open up you veins and bleed."Fly Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191335990973494972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-44609177000210661212016-10-21T21:04:02.102+01:002016-10-21T21:04:02.102+01:00I'm a fan of hers and I think Hemingway summed...I'm a fan of hers and I think Hemingway summed up a writer's reluctance best: "writing is easy, you only have to open up you veins and bleed."Fly Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18191335990973494972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-83091817660808551852016-10-14T23:20:36.707+01:002016-10-14T23:20:36.707+01:00:):)NatureFootstephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340635075481959029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-9704405334649244062016-10-14T22:51:26.874+01:002016-10-14T22:51:26.874+01:00I think you're right. When a writer produces s...I think you're right. When a writer produces something that is exquisite, and that's lauded and loved by most who read it, that writer has to get filled with fear and self-doubts about his ability to ever produce anything that wonderful again. Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-86885164059333445422016-10-14T21:35:01.795+01:002016-10-14T21:35:01.795+01:00You're quite right. An oversight on my part, p...You're quite right. An oversight on my part, perhaps because of the fact I have yet to read her. She's certainly in the same club and in the "doorstoppers" club as well. :-)<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-86432850098517149092016-10-14T12:56:50.022+01:002016-10-14T12:56:50.022+01:00i love what you wrotei love what you wroteRecomenzarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374707052626551976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-53610807581041766742016-10-14T10:24:51.980+01:002016-10-14T10:24:51.980+01:00I really must get round to reading her! I do hope ...I really must get round to reading her! I do hope the second book is a joyfest. (You didn't mention Donna Tartt's long absence between her first and second novels....)Lady Fihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16181866510595193667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-81511369306587451752016-10-14T00:30:24.991+01:002016-10-14T00:30:24.991+01:00I should check her out. Marylinee Robinson is ano...I should check her out. Marylinee Robinson is another author whose novels are decades apart even though she has published a couple of books of non-fiction essays.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-67405057634758096002016-10-13T16:12:49.659+01:002016-10-13T16:12:49.659+01:00Todo lo que cuesta elaborar sale bueno, así que es...Todo lo que cuesta elaborar sale bueno, así que espero que la obra sea de tu agrado.<br />Un saludo.Mari-Pi-Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661886117860375651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-74162270618820477692016-10-13T14:59:46.054+01:002016-10-13T14:59:46.054+01:00Hi ACIL - thanks for directing us to Arundhati Roy...Hi ACIL - thanks for directing us to Arundhati Roy ... she is one talented lady ... and by the sound of it always busy. I look forward to reading her books now ... and the others you mention - I am poorly educated from a literary point of view - so the more input I get the better ... brilliant thoughts here ... we just do what we do - I guess ... cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-22175395253325616272016-10-13T09:41:17.059+01:002016-10-13T09:41:17.059+01:00I'm afraid these days my reading is as limited...I'm afraid these days my reading is as limited as my writing. I don't worry though since no avid reader will miss me. However, I do enjoy reading your intelligent views on this and other subjects.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-77447233629155074562016-10-13T02:16:40.859+01:002016-10-13T02:16:40.859+01:00I read The God of Small Things and I am really loo...I read The God of Small Things and I am really looking forward to reading this one. I agree with you one hundred percent that it is well worth the wait. On why writers take forever...I am not sure. Awesome post!Hana Njau-Okolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978662559579409259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-45022788095221178242016-10-13T02:00:10.269+01:002016-10-13T02:00:10.269+01:00I would suggest that in some instances, CiL, write...I would suggest that in some instances, CiL, writers are more interested in living life than in writing about it. <br /><br />I am not acquainted with Arundhati Roy and my only encounter with Milan Kundera (perhaps unfortunately) has been in seeing the film adaptation of, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being." I feel I really should read him.<br /><br />In the instance of our buddy, James Joyce, there are those who think he would have been wiser to have stopped after publishing his magnum opus, "Ulysses." (Some think he did stop !!) Neither his mind nor his body was equipped to match it -- living life had worn them out. As for the others you mention .... no thoughts, no comment.<br /><br />It has been fun to witness your enthusiasm about Ms. Roy. I cannot remember the last time I felt any real passion about either a writer or a book.Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-43473363486586763952016-10-13T01:13:00.655+01:002016-10-13T01:13:00.655+01:00I have only read To Kill A Mockingbird (of course)...I have only read To Kill A Mockingbird (of course) and God of Small Things. But now you have give me treasure chest of things to explore. Thank you for that.livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-20436916183293245232016-10-12T19:46:25.361+01:002016-10-12T19:46:25.361+01:00I really, really hope that it is as good as her ea...I really, really hope that it is as good as her earlier work.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-7612052699856683572016-10-12T19:10:23.539+01:002016-10-12T19:10:23.539+01:00I know life can get in the way, but not for 20 yea...I know life can get in the way, but not for 20 years, hopefully lol Another thing too is such authors don't have to. Wham, got a slamdunk and are now rich. They can enjoy life and take their time. Plus maybe they just had something that needed to be told and wanted to wait until they had something as good. Different strokes for different folks.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-12962415371107860952016-10-12T18:48:14.562+01:002016-10-12T18:48:14.562+01:00I'm so looking forward to this - and, given th...I'm so looking forward to this - and, given the efforts she has made to fight for the underclasses in India over the years, I can forgive the long wait.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.com