tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post3265565723169375342..comments2023-10-22T23:29:48.012+13:00Comments on O Audacious Book: Where the cool kids hang out - Obama in NetherlandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-36244808563986436582009-09-12T11:02:18.542+12:002009-09-12T11:02:18.542+12:00... pic of obama in the library i mean...... pic of obama in the library i mean...Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-25671048092461945962009-09-12T11:01:31.798+12:002009-09-12T11:01:31.798+12:00Hi Rachel - Great, I hope you enjoy the book. I am...Hi Rachel - Great, I hope you enjoy the book. I am still loving it and, for once, taking my time. <br /><br />Qiana - my apologies re. the gender mix up! I wasn't sure if Qiana was a surname or a christian name and I only glanced quickly at the pic. Just goes to show... Thanks for the blog and the pic...Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-28539494072579037532009-09-12T08:31:10.540+12:002009-09-12T08:31:10.540+12:00Hi Mary, thank you for linking to my blog. You kno...Hi Mary, thank you for linking to my blog. You know, I actually haven't gotten around to <i>Netherland</i> yet! Although as I said, this is a novel that probably wouldn't have crossed my radar if it hadn't been for the publicity surrounding Obama's interest in it. It's so hard to keep up with it all. I'm glad to hear that you are enjoying O'Neill's book, though. You and the President seem to have great taste. <br /><br />P.S. I'm not a chap, but I appreciate being thought of as young-looking...!Qianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606744200704059394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-40836285473950173212009-09-10T12:12:15.899+12:002009-09-10T12:12:15.899+12:00"All that stuff of alienation and longing and..."All that stuff of alienation and longing and loss and belonging are played out there." - I'll read it on the back of this...note I am ignoring the word "cricket" - no, really, I am...Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-44519367707055631002009-09-10T12:01:45.289+12:002009-09-10T12:01:45.289+12:00oops, sounds like I'm trying to convert you, T...oops, sounds like I'm trying to convert you, Tim, when I can see you are already converted... trying to convert your friends actually...Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-25004771351523703762009-09-10T11:59:49.176+12:002009-09-10T11:59:49.176+12:00But isn't the cricket just the ticket [as the ...But isn't the cricket just the ticket [as the Brits would say]? Hans' passion for the game is at the core of his character and the details of the games he plays - and remembers playing - create a particular world that he inhabits and that the reader inhabits with him. All that stuff of alienation and longing and loss and belonging are played out there. Your friends who were put off have made a terrible mistake.... On the other hand, my lit-reading, cricket-mad son is encouraged, I think, to read it...Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-76788547972358019172009-09-10T11:36:41.478+12:002009-09-10T11:36:41.478+12:00I have recently finished "Netherland" an...I have recently finished "Netherland" and loved it. I made the mistake of describing it to friends as "a cricket novel", which put them off it in droves. I have learned my lesson!Tim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.com