tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28645193.post384509518561036407..comments2024-01-02T13:43:52.659+05:30Comments on manki’s weblog: A thousand splendid sunsMankihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01719555448858778552noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28645193.post-35159957012701564582014-03-16T05:19:08.914+05:302014-03-16T05:19:08.914+05:30This post was written some 3 years ago, so I'm...This post was written some 3 years ago, so I'm pretty sure if I were to read the novel again I'd react differently to it. (And hopefully write about it with some better English :-)<br /><br />I agree that people can behave strangely to an outsider's view when they actually are consistent in their behaviour/style. Maybe I am not seeing the world through Miriam's eyes and that makes it look odd to me.<br /><br />Another thing is, most of the time, I want to see life in novels. I don't care much about the story; it's the characters and events in the novel that interest me. When a novel focuses a lot on negatives (or positives) of life, it makes me cringe.Mankihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719555448858778552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28645193.post-12055184135373290482014-03-14T04:50:56.495+05:302014-03-14T04:50:56.495+05:30Ah looks like we already had a discussion on this ...Ah looks like we already had a discussion on this and I had forgotten. Having re-read the book since then and also after re-reading your comments on Miriam, I think I must say this. I have a cousin who behaved and continues to behave EXACTLY like this. children do dramatic things, things we don't expect them to do. it's not fair to expect a behaviour from anyone just because you think that's normal, right? so on miriam's character, i think it's fair enough. on the husband, i agree with you. but here's how i look at it - he chose to write only of the bad and left out the good days since that didn't add to the storyline. amnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065092085963619873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28645193.post-81017231916127844472011-06-02T09:05:43.535+05:302011-06-02T09:05:43.535+05:30my point is "much better" is subjective....my point is "much better" is subjective. that's all.amnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065092085963619873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28645193.post-16236190327339545312011-06-02T09:03:09.613+05:302011-06-02T09:03:09.613+05:30I don't think I am a "critic reader"...I don't think I am a "critic reader"; maybe more like someone that understands by visualizing. I build the story and the characters in my own mind as the story progresses. (That's another reason why I read slow.) When there's a contradiction I see it easily. Having read much better authors like Jeyamohan, Tolstoy, etc. also has improved my taste, I guess.Mankihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719555448858778552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28645193.post-58897919092783216552011-06-02T08:54:25.802+05:302011-06-02T08:54:25.802+05:30interesting to see your thoughts. i think i now un...interesting to see your thoughts. i think i now understand why you didn't enjoy the book. you are more of a critical reader. i read just to pass time and because i enjoy it. so we are two different types of "audience". <br /><br />all the points you made are fair, i just never thought of all that in such depth.amnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00065092085963619873noreply@blogger.com