pennyhodgkinson commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
I have just put the paperback to one side, I held off the hardback partly because of the hype, partly the expense, sadly I am struggling to become engaged with the story - the translation is clunky...
View Articledovegreyreader commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
It's been interesting to get all these comments confirming my rather indetreminate thinking.Clearly hype may put off as many people as it attracts and a book certainly has to work considerably harder...
View Articledovegreyreader commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
Jenni, many thanks for this really thoughtful comment and how much I agree with you but that's the problem for me.I LOVE these books as a rule and have read almost the entire Persephone oeuvre so I'm...
View ArticleCindy commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
I happened to stumble on this blog, looking for background info about this book. I have read it, and while I had some difficulty with the transition between the two books (one really a diary, the other...
View ArticleCindy commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
My apologies, I'm not used to this forum. The person I was agreeing with was Jenni
View Articledovegreyreader commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
Wendy, Irene and I have just had a bit of a rapprochement, check out the most recent of my 2007 reads,more later this week!
View ArticleJenni commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
With all due respect, those of you who are disappointed with Suite Francaise are missing the point of why it is important. Nicola Beauman (Persephone Books) says wouldn't you rather read a contemporary...
View ArticleKaren commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
I was disappointed by this book, probably because it read like the draft that it was and not a finished piece, and secondly because the translation was a bit mannered in places and I felt 'got in the...
View ArticleA. commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
At last! I thought I was the only one who didn't think Suite Française was a materpiece. Certainly I found it interesting but not a great deal more. It is not, I think, great literature. Admittedly...
View ArticleVictoria commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
I can't help but feel that 'Suite Francaise' as a *novel* has been subsumed by 'Suite Francaise' as a *story-legend* in the media. Nearly every review or accolade I've read recounts events from Irene...
View ArticleCatheryn Kilgarriff commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
I also was disappointed in Suite Francaise - I felt like I only picked it up because of the hype, and felt let down. The different stories didn't interact and I kept hoping for some real progression in...
View Articledovegreyreader commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
Thanks so much for making this excellent point Steve and for me one of the joys of doing this is to hear other points of view.That had just never occurred to me in my book jacket ponderings.
View Articledovegreyreader commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
Cindy, thanks again for these comments and one of the reasons I blog is to hope to get just this sort of debate because I KNOW this book is worthy of my attention.It's one of the reasons I put it down...
View ArticleSteve Clackson commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
Everyone has different tastes and while I know some who have read and liked it, not everyone will, regardless of how well accepted it was or how glowing the reviews. As far as the suitcase. I think you...
View ArticleWendy commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
I finished reading this book yesterday and felt quite differently than you did (isn't it great we can all like different things!). For me, as a writer, I found this book to be extremely moving...it put...
View ArticleLes in NE commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
You're not alone! I just finished this book today and felt quite let down by the whole experience. I'll blog about it this weekend, but wanted to let you know that I enjoyed reading all the extra...
View ArticleImani commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
I've avoided the book precisely because it's been so over-hyped and, as Victoria noticed, reviewers seemed to be as if not more enamoured by the biographical elements surrounding it, rather than the...
View ArticlePaul commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
got here in the end - the link worked eventually... But what a disappointing commentary! Although I have learned that you had real issues with the cover I am none the wiser as to what it was about the...
View Articledovegreyreader commented on 'Not so Suite Francaise'
Paul, that's exactly the point, there is no commentary because I couldn't read the book! Far too many distractions invaded and in the end the book went back on the shelf.It's often about admitting my...
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