Comments | books1001: Looking for the possible dance, by A. L. Kennedy

taraxasch in books1001

Looking for the possible dance, by A. L. Kennedy

Jan 24, 2011 22:36

Publication date: 1993
Edition: New Ed edition (February 14, 1994)
Publisher: Vintage (Rand)
Format: Paperback
Genre: Novel/regionalism (not sure about the second); In the library I found it in the category women, family and relationships
Source: Public Library
Time needed for reading: 3-4 hours
Price: Well I saw this book on Amazon Marketplace for 0,77 ( Read more... )

a. l. kennedy, 19th century books, author:k, 20th century books

Comments 7

inverarity January 24 2011, 21:54:28 UTC

I hope your experience in reading more widely will introduce you to more women authors you enjoy. While male authors predominate in most genres, I've never found it to be true that women are less likely to write well.

ardys_the_ghoul January 24 2011, 23:38:43 UTC

Most men can't write, either.

If you think women can't write, I would suggest that you are reading the wrong books.

trinityofone January 25 2011, 01:08:10 UTC

most importantly I hate books written by women - not because they are unable to write(think of Inkheart for a moment), no, but because most of them are unable to write and as a consequence lots of my valuable time was wasted.

I would love to know what you are basing this assessment on.

I would guess... anthonyjfuchs January 25 2011, 01:15:36 UTC

...Stephenie Meyer's Twilight screeds?

Re: I would guess... trinityofone January 25 2011, 01:27:56 UTC

Shoot, does she represent all women now? I feel like I really ought to have received some sort of notice. Maybe in our monthly newsletter?

Re: I would guess... ardys_the_ghoul January 25 2011, 08:47:53 UTC

I kind of thought the same thing, and then I wanted to cry, because Stephenie Meyer is as much a writer as I am a piece of french toast.

Also, I'm a little confused, because the reviewer refers to not liking the genre, but he didn't actually say what genre this book fell under. I wish he had said specifically so I knew what genre he wasn't liking. (And no, "Books Written by The Womens" is not a genre!)

swissmarg January 25 2011, 07:02:01 UTC

Thank you for this review and for pushing yourself to follow through even though you thought you wouldn't like it. I've never heard of it, nor of the author, so I wouldn't know anything about it if it weren't for your review, and I'm sure the comm here has benefitted from it. It sounds like a pretty interesting book, especially the Webster guy.