Comments on: Thoughts on A Favorite Book: Lanark by Alasdair Gray http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/01/07/some-thoughts-on-a-favorite-book-lanark-by-alasdair-gray/ Jeff VanderMeer Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:47:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kevin Arthur http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/01/07/some-thoughts-on-a-favorite-book-lanark-by-alasdair-gray/comment-page-1/#comment-18875 Kevin Arthur Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:20:55 +0000 http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/?p=3187#comment-18875 Lanark is a great book. Thanks for reminding me I need to reread it. He has a website with some interesting stuff (http://alasdairgray.co.uk/) Lanark is a great book. Thanks for reminding me I need to reread it.

He has a website with some interesting stuff (http://alasdairgray.co.uk/)

]]> By: J. T. Glover http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/01/07/some-thoughts-on-a-favorite-book-lanark-by-alasdair-gray/comment-page-1/#comment-18847 J. T. Glover Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:35:56 +0000 http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/?p=3187#comment-18847 I'm almost done with the first (well, third) section and put it aside a couple months ago, planning to return to it when the weather was colder. <i>Lanark</i> makes me very much want to visit Glasgow, as HPL lured me to Providence. The novel strikes me as deeply European, informed by all manner of bits of European history, Kafka, cafe culture, the Blitz, etc., and I really agree with what you said about the story being paramount while it still serving as social commentary. Looking forward to finishing it. I’m almost done with the first (well, third) section and put it aside a couple months ago, planning to return to it when the weather was colder. Lanark makes me very much want to visit Glasgow, as HPL lured me to Providence. The novel strikes me as deeply European, informed by all manner of bits of European history, Kafka, cafe culture, the Blitz, etc., and I really agree with what you said about the story being paramount while it still serving as social commentary. Looking forward to finishing it.

]]> By: James http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/01/07/some-thoughts-on-a-favorite-book-lanark-by-alasdair-gray/comment-page-1/#comment-18843 James Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:34:13 +0000 http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/?p=3187#comment-18843 Definitely one of the least-known great novels. As you said, Jeff, you can't really pick and choose what's good and bad about it--it just kinda is, take it or leave it. Definitely one of the least-known great novels. As you said, Jeff, you can’t really pick and choose what’s good and bad about it–it just kinda is, take it or leave it.

]]> By: Larry http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/01/07/some-thoughts-on-a-favorite-book-lanark-by-alasdair-gray/comment-page-1/#comment-18837 Larry Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:43:56 +0000 http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/?p=3187#comment-18837 OK, I'm sold. OK, I’m sold.

]]> By: Colleen Lindsay http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/2009/01/07/some-thoughts-on-a-favorite-book-lanark-by-alasdair-gray/comment-page-1/#comment-18836 Colleen Lindsay Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:21:38 +0000 http://www.jeffvandermeer.com/?p=3187#comment-18836 Love love love love LOVE that book! Love love love love LOVE that book!

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