Comments on: Gail Hareven: The Confessions of Noa Weber http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews/2010/04/09/gail-hareven-the-confessions-of-noa-weber/ Book reviews of contemporary literary fiction and modern classics. Sun, 20 May 2012 18:41:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Trevor http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews/2010/04/09/gail-hareven-the-confessions-of-noa-weber/comment-page-1/#comment-6558 Trevor Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:33:20 +0000 http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews/?p=3609#comment-6558 I'm glad that my review, despite it's disclaimer at the end, still showed you some of the strengths of the book, Stu, and that you were able to evaluate for yourself whether it was worthwhile. Thanks! And Lee, as you see, I agree completely. There's true talent and great insight here -- oh, but that it were edited down. I’m glad that my review, despite it’s disclaimer at the end, still showed you some of the strengths of the book, Stu, and that you were able to evaluate for yourself whether it was worthwhile. Thanks!

And Lee, as you see, I agree completely. There’s true talent and great insight here — oh, but that it were edited down.

]]> By: Lee Monks http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews/2010/04/09/gail-hareven-the-confessions-of-noa-weber/comment-page-1/#comment-6554 Lee Monks Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:42:09 +0000 http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews/?p=3609#comment-6554 'The cleverness and unique voice, then, in the end became annoying to me and the book started to look flabby. The book, then, ended rather flat despite the fact that I continued to admire what Hareven was doing with the whole of the novel.' Pretty much sums up how I felt about it! Clever and some great stuff but could do with a trim to say the least, and the repetitive attempts at unravelling things was overdone. Should've been half the size, whereby we might be talking about a much more powerful, tightly constructed novella. ‘The cleverness and unique voice, then, in the end became annoying to me and the book started to look flabby. The book, then, ended rather flat despite the fact that I continued to admire what Hareven was doing with the whole of the novel.’

Pretty much sums up how I felt about it! Clever and some great stuff but could do with a trim to say the least, and the repetitive attempts at unravelling things was overdone. Should’ve been half the size, whereby we might be talking about a much more powerful, tightly constructed novella.

]]> By: Stujallen http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews/2010/04/09/gail-hareven-the-confessions-of-noa-weber/comment-page-1/#comment-6552 Stujallen Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:31:01 +0000 http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews/?p=3609#comment-6552 i liked the sound of this when saw it on three percent list ,can't see me getting to it for a while got a real backlog of other books ,but you ve sold it to me i liked the sound of this when saw it on three percent list ,can’t see me getting to it for a while got a real backlog of other books ,but you ve sold it to me

]]> By: Teddy http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews/2010/04/09/gail-hareven-the-confessions-of-noa-weber/comment-page-1/#comment-6544 Teddy Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:05:55 +0000 http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews/?p=3609#comment-6544 I have been following your blog for a long time with big joy, and was wondering if you ever have read David Mitchell´s Cloud Atlas? If not, its HIGHLY recommended. Cheers Teddy I have been following your blog for a long time with big joy, and was wondering if you ever have read David Mitchell´s Cloud Atlas? If not, its HIGHLY recommended.

Cheers
Teddy

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