tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post1337653489204307546..comments2023-08-27T04:22:55.468-07:00Comments on The Literary Lab: See for yourselfUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-7955121117348771152012-01-05T12:39:12.467-08:002012-01-05T12:39:12.467-08:00Scott, yes. Read "A Real Life"!Scott, yes. Read "A Real Life"!Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-79719810593931913892012-01-05T12:02:27.523-08:002012-01-05T12:02:27.523-08:00Open Secrets is the collection we have at home, no...<i>Open Secrets</i> is the collection we have at home, not <i>Too Much Happiness,</i> as I'd thought. Anyway, I'll have to read it now, won't I?scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-73681982680953294772012-01-05T11:59:39.683-08:002012-01-05T11:59:39.683-08:00Lavanya, My favorite story of Munro's is calle...Lavanya, My favorite story of Munro's is called "A Real Life." "Open Secrets" is also interesting, as if the first story of her collection Too Much Happiness. (I don't remember the name of the story.) I'm glad you liked it!Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-77524833607546601332012-01-05T11:56:38.602-08:002012-01-05T11:56:38.602-08:00Hey Domey- I read the story and really liked it..I...Hey Domey- I read the story and really liked it..I didn't find the narrative disorienting or confusing (or maybe that is because I was primed for it)..<br /><br />I liked how the supposed good news is, in a way, not so good news for Jinny..The narrative seemed to be going in one direction till the cornfield bit (and I expected her to run away again- which might have been a little trite at that point). But after she returns from the cornfield the narrative seems to turn and almost float- very like the name of the story..I liked it a lot- I need to read more of her stuff. Any other suggestions?<br /><br />LavanyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-29309884262815472022012-01-05T11:15:15.171-08:002012-01-05T11:15:15.171-08:00Yeah, there's irony working in every single sc...Yeah, there's irony working in every single scene of this story. The characters are all so clumsy and ill-at-ease.scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-9824140676344500712012-01-05T10:47:31.928-08:002012-01-05T10:47:31.928-08:00I think that's definitely at the heart of the ...I think that's definitely at the heart of the story. And, when it's revealed, I like the impact it had.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-3473111008153688062012-01-05T10:33:08.109-08:002012-01-05T10:33:08.109-08:00I guess I've seen enough stuff like the oncolo...I guess I've seen enough stuff like the oncologist trick before that it seemed commonplace. Though I was expecting it because you talked about it on Monday, so I'm not a fair test, am I? <br /><br />I guess I knew we'd hear what the news was at some point. I like that when the reveal finally comes, the oncologist's report is both good and bad, but not in any way you'd expect, and has more power than if Munro had just told it outright in the hospital scene early on. <i>Why</i> it might be bad news is the heart of the story, don't you think?scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-19985804689480935492012-01-05T10:23:01.316-08:002012-01-05T10:23:01.316-08:00Anne, I enjoyed this story a lot, and I read one o...Anne, I enjoyed this story a lot, and I read one other story from that collection, but then I moved on to another book myself. I realize I've never been able to read several of her stories all at once.<br /><br />Lavanya, I hope you can connect with it in some way!<br /><br />Scott, I think the narrative is complex in a sense that the section about the oncologist is vague and lacking information that we don't get until much later. The same thing happens for me in the scene where Jinny meets the young woman for the first time. We have to read a ways in before we know what's going on. So, for me, I'm having to constantly loop back in my mind to really see the full story.Davin Malasarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09385823575081492949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-14699837354968650952012-01-05T09:43:04.390-08:002012-01-05T09:43:04.390-08:00That's a lovely story. It seemed pretty straig...That's a lovely story. It seemed pretty straightforward to me, at least in the telling. Jinny's situation is complex, but the narrative isn't. <br /><br />I liked the line <i>When you died, of course, these wrong opinions were all there was left.</i>scott g.f.baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05726743149139510832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-90055734306626218372012-01-05T08:45:53.496-08:002012-01-05T08:45:53.496-08:00Ooh..thanks for the link..I searched around but co...Ooh..thanks for the link..I searched around but couldn't find the complete story..off to read<br /><br />LavanyaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092805684169371138.post-41169921723200523512012-01-05T07:11:48.843-08:002012-01-05T07:11:48.843-08:00That was interesting. A bit 'disorienting'...That was interesting. A bit 'disorienting' as well. But very nice. And genuine. I don't know if I could read that "style" all the time, but it's nice for a bit of reprieve. Thank you for sharing it.Anne Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816355522284492131noreply@blogger.com