tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post4786970645886762119..comments2023-10-22T23:29:48.012+13:00Comments on O Audacious Book: Nose-to-tail books and their authors: catching up with the Writers' FestivalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-59450542995162651432010-03-20T22:58:16.181+13:002010-03-20T22:58:16.181+13:00I'm with you on the ending. It is not inconclu...I'm with you on the ending. It is not inconclusive I believe. Which is not to say all the questions are answered or that everything can be laid at that particular door. Going back through the novel, the trail is clearer - but still not absolutely clear - which is very cool! (How to say something without saying anything!)<br /><br />And yes, Rachael, a ghost story would be so much fun to write - for YA or Adults. And fun should be had in this writing lark...Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-70588795342867324192010-03-20T22:21:19.463+13:002010-03-20T22:21:19.463+13:00I loved the way it built so slowly and completely ...I loved the way it built so slowly and completely so by the time the ghost arrives (well after page 100) you are putty in her hands. Interesting that you said in your latest post 'now I know'. I was wondering how you interpreted the end. Some readers think it's inconclusive but I'm not so sure.<br /><br />I have another idea for a ghost story and am thinking of just going for it, making it an all out spine-tingler. Maybe for young adults.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05405353741160535547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-21793654604112821312010-03-20T00:58:19.810+13:002010-03-20T00:58:19.810+13:00...I meant to say, reading THEM so pleasurable... ......I meant to say, reading THEM so pleasurable... both Little Stranger and Magpie HallMary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-77730222068202990282010-03-19T20:36:21.958+13:002010-03-19T20:36:21.958+13:00Thanks for that insight, Rachael. It's a terri...Thanks for that insight, Rachael. It's a terrific book, there's no doubt: an old-fashioned kind of tale going from go to whoa in a deliberate, non-ironic, storytelling way ... building the voice, the tension etc. Critically, i think, it takes its time, which is not the stuff of much contemporary writing these days. Interesting, how there are so many threads which link your two stories. You both clearly have the same influences which chime with my love of the same books and make reading so pleasurable.Mary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-688274121226963086.post-64933516226763003042010-03-19T13:07:16.267+13:002010-03-19T13:07:16.267+13:00I loved loved loved The Little Stranger and Waters...I loved loved loved The Little Stranger and Waters was great on stage, in conversation with her UK editor (which seems odd, but never mind). I read it just after I finished Magpie Hall and was humbled.Rachael Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07690377694600952816noreply@blogger.com