tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post113017912285216071..comments2023-08-10T16:06:35.452+01:00Comments on Scholar's Blog: Fashionable Book BuyingMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1130736375854162652005-10-31T05:26:00.000+00:002005-10-31T05:26:00.000+00:00Thanks, but I think it is highly unlikely I'll enj...Thanks, but I think it is highly unlikely I'll enjoy it. I did say I read the first chapter before the book became so popular, and it bored me senseless. I doubt I'll find it any more interesting a second time around, popularity or no popularity. I'm not disdaining it purely out of inverse snobbery - it genuinely didn't interest me.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1130355588425814882005-10-26T20:39:00.000+01:002005-10-26T20:39:00.000+01:00Heh ! I know what you mean ! I felt rather the sam...Heh ! I know what you mean ! I felt rather the same after I finished reading (under protest and interrupted by the then latest HP novel) Richardson's <I>Pamela</I> back when I was doing my degree !Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1130338197241161482005-10-26T15:49:00.000+01:002005-10-26T15:49:00.000+01:00I read Brown's 'Angels & Demons' and thought it wa...I read Brown's 'Angels & Demons' and thought it was ok but 'Davinci code' is just a redux and if possible more ponderous and plodding. If it were not for THE AMAZING SUBJECT the book would sink like a brick. Even I picked out the bad guy as soon as he entered, "stage left." After I read it, I wanted that time back in my life.Camillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10422449200792287901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1130259284748407182005-10-25T17:54:00.000+01:002005-10-25T17:54:00.000+01:00I think that we inverse snobs must stick together ...I think that we inverse snobs must stick together ! I confess to having to look up <I>Infinite Jest</I> - it had escaped my notice as I was immersed in First World War literature back in 1996 and the only post-FWW literature I was reading was <I>The Lord of the Rings</I> ! It doesn't sound like my cup of tea, though, so I think I'll join you in eschewing it !Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888298679182871669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162585.post-1130183463761429452005-10-24T20:51:00.000+01:002005-10-24T20:51:00.000+01:00This article is truly weird, Michele, I agree! (A...This article is truly weird, Michele, I agree! (Although I must admit I'm with you on Dan Brown. Have yet to read because "everyone else LOVES "The Da Vinci Code.") Call me a non-conformist too. Or an inverse snob.<BR/><BR/>Still, no one can make me finish "Infinite Jest" even if I'll look smart carrying it on the metro.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169707337312707247noreply@blogger.com