tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31875695.post8304474883667818843..comments2024-02-07T21:24:37.121-08:00Comments on Blogtrotter: Lionel Shriver's "The Bleeding Heart": Book ReviewJohn L. Murphy / "Fionnchú"http://www.blogger.com/profile/16616876266772470719noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31875695.post-84577979451725199842010-05-06T12:28:05.339-07:002010-05-06T12:28:05.339-07:00"Not my usual genre"-- I tried vainly fo..."Not my usual genre"-- I tried vainly for diplomacy, not condescension. Her comment that "she was the only writer not in Gerry Adams's pocket" does not seem true, but she is in the minority if she calls herself "pro-unionist." I wonder why she stuck it out in Belfast so long, and why she lives in London? <br /><br />I may get around to "Kevin" & "Birthday" sometime. Maybe when I am sunbathing at the beach. Seriously, thanks for goading me. Also, I read "Housekeeping." Or I saw the movie. Or both.John L. Murphy / "Fionnchú"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16616876266772470719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31875695.post-84599246425269235552010-05-06T11:02:48.673-07:002010-05-06T11:02:48.673-07:00After twenty years of marriage I think I can count...After twenty years of marriage I think I can count the number of books that I’ve recommended and you’ve actually read on one hand. I’m glad you appreciate Lionel’s unflinchingness which, even in her lesser works like this one, elevates her novels far above what you typically disparage as chick lit. Maybe you’ll get around to Marilynne Robinson eventually in the next quarter century. Nevertheless, your condescension to read one of my favorite novelists makes me feel significant and your analysis greatly enriches my experience of having read it.Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202742050661813668noreply@blogger.com