tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post12926390912937502..comments2024-03-29T00:47:12.051+00:00Comments on Biblibio: Why have I written to you? | Black BoxMeytal Radzinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-48212816114260225442013-04-20T03:18:24.538+01:002013-04-20T03:18:24.538+01:00I too have a lot of trouble enjoying books with im...I too have a lot of trouble enjoying books with impossible-to-like characters. But if they are well-written (and it sounds like this one is), then I can at least appreciate the story.Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-11361212743424658262013-04-14T09:44:38.729+01:002013-04-14T09:44:38.729+01:00I've only ever read Oz's essays. Where wo...I've only ever read Oz's essays. Where would you suggest I begin with his fiction?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-61992559326487383872013-04-14T04:34:31.863+01:002013-04-14T04:34:31.863+01:00I loved 'Scenes from Village Life' (and wa...I loved 'Scenes from Village Life' (and was almost prepared to go to the streets when it wasn't shortlisted for the IFFP last year!). This is one that I've heard good things about before, so I hope I can fit it into my busy reading schedule...<br /><br />..but then I say that so often ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-1562106779878973402013-04-14T03:24:13.089+01:002013-04-14T03:24:13.089+01:00I think it's very difficult for an author to c...I think it's very difficult for an author to create distinctive characters in an epistolary novel. I recently read one (The Red Book) in which every single character had the same 'voice' thereby ruining the whole thing. <br /><br />Black Box sounds disturbing, yet worth it. On the list it goes!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04873109350235219509noreply@blogger.com