tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514181.post110839165773661976..comments2023-11-05T09:23:32.084+00:00Comments on Unified Review Theory: If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable ThingsNeillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13689901140275643742noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514181.post-1112617997151644312005-04-04T12:33:00.000+00:002005-04-04T12:33:00.000+00:00I would agree that this is a truly great book. I ...I would agree that this is a truly great book. I was lucky enough to purchase it with absolutely no expectations, I just liked the cover and it sounded somewhat experimental, and I think that people writing experimental fiction should be given a chance. Thank goodness I did, because this novel is fantastic. I come back to it again and again (usually between books, which is good and bad because I remember how good mcgregor's writing is, and then I realise it's going to be quite tough to find a new book that meets his standard of writing, who captures a mood so powerfully...) and I advise everyone to do the same - rediscover those tiny moments and let yourself be transported away from our dull working lives where we find ourselves needing Bus To Work books.<BR/><BR/>BTW I like your categorisation too. I liked "what should I do with my life" by Po Bronson as a toilet book, as an example of a book that can start a mini revolution in your head in just a few minutes. <BR/><BR/>Keep reading.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5514181.post-1108993393813898712005-02-21T13:43:00.000+00:002005-02-21T13:43:00.000+00:00It is one of the best books I have read. Ever. Y...It is one of the best books I have read. Ever. You do need a bit of attention span though. In attempting to discern why my wife had hated it so much, I discovered that she had failed to notice the small but perfectly formed narrative developments. Which probably made it a bit like that poem, "The Wasteland".Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414633534919409510noreply@blogger.com