tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post3554897760999705343..comments2024-03-26T13:05:44.788-04:00Comments on The Once Lost Wanderer: A Bend in the River by V.S. Naipaul (64 down 36 to go)Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-48321406009031746482015-12-31T15:04:29.237-05:002015-12-31T15:04:29.237-05:00Thanks for the feedback Jean.Thanks for the feedback Jean.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-58105145496872215762015-12-31T12:26:37.847-05:002015-12-31T12:26:37.847-05:00I felt similarly. It's well-written, but I di...I felt similarly. It's well-written, but I didn't love it at all.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14247515387599954817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-62228259472111924292015-12-09T20:11:42.598-05:002015-12-09T20:11:42.598-05:00Absolutely. There are some books I don't think...Absolutely. There are some books I don't think I'll ever reread, but I might give this another chance and I might feel differently in another decade or so.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-8748112065572920422015-12-09T20:10:15.035-05:002015-12-09T20:10:15.035-05:00No, I don't think so. I simply cannot be more ...No, I don't think so. I simply cannot be more precise without denigrating the author personally, and I don't want to do that. I am comfortable with my own opinion, but I don't want to prejudice anyone else. Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-39094885288010761932015-12-09T18:34:51.173-05:002015-12-09T18:34:51.173-05:00To bad you didn't like it. I read it as a teen...To bad you didn't like it. I read it as a teenager and liked it well enough. Though it's possible my more mature opinion would be different. I find books change a lot with experience.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14629744053780948715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-78853359899777000102015-12-09T16:55:48.435-05:002015-12-09T16:55:48.435-05:00Joseph, it is my experience with post-colonial wri...Joseph, it is my experience with post-colonial writers that some try too hard to make the rest of the world feel guilty about colonialism; perhaps Naipaul falls into this "some" category. Yes, fiction can be political and instructive, but story and character must dominate. Was this part of the problem?RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.com