tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003481309943985808.post4320612885243184430..comments2023-04-02T04:32:27.499-07:00Comments on Patti's Pages: GREAT HOUSE by Nicole KraussPattisPageshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17954902652432497263noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003481309943985808.post-43455183555465469632011-03-07T06:57:35.142-08:002011-03-07T06:57:35.142-08:00I spoke briefly with the author at a book festival...I spoke briefly with the author at a book festival, and she told me that she intentionally did not tie up all loose ends. Thanks for commenting!PattisPageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954902652432497263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6003481309943985808.post-21250319698306885602011-03-06T15:11:35.251-08:002011-03-06T15:11:35.251-08:00What a terrific review -- I feel very similar abou...What a terrific review -- I feel very similar about this book, having just read it in January. I do not mind a certain amount of... you know, literary unraveling or re-reading to establish a thread now and then -- but one thing I do not appreciate is the kind of seemingly <i>deliberate</i> obfuscation that I found not only in <i>Great House</i>, but also in <i>Man Walks Into A Room</i> and <i>The History of Love</i>.<br />Why have I read her three times, then? <br />Because I am aware that there is a real gifted writer at work here -- but I keep hoping that she will be easier on me next time around.<br />With <i>Great House</i> I was left with that sort of feeling you get when you read what you know to be a great poem, but are still left wondering if you really <i>got</i> it!Ciprianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00254338542624853230noreply@blogger.com