tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post116027586854249312..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: Best of Britishbibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1160538815038443112006-10-11T11:53:00.000+08:002006-10-11T11:53:00.000+08:00"How would one of our Malaysian writers feel if th..."How would one of our Malaysian writers feel if they were told they were a British writer?"<BR/><BR/>I've no idea, but I'm quite sure a lot of Malaysian teachers of English have been told that they're English teachers :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1160538705093443922006-10-11T11:51:00.000+08:002006-10-11T11:51:00.000+08:00"We don't really believe in the last word, prefer ..."We don't really believe in the last word, prefer not to be told what's best and would rather make our own discoveries."<BR/><BR/>Which explains the Booker, I suppose. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1160464919250848782006-10-10T15:21:00.000+08:002006-10-10T15:21:00.000+08:00correction, a south african man with a dutch name ...correction, a south african man with a dutch name now resident in australia<BR/><BR/>we brits sort of appropriate the best bits of the world and call it british - even now.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1160447287669611372006-10-10T10:28:00.000+08:002006-10-10T10:28:00.000+08:00Ok, can any one tell me WHY a man born in SOUTH AF...Ok, can any one tell me WHY a man born in SOUTH AFRICA writing a book about SOUTH AFRICA is considered a BRITISH writer?????<BR/><BR/>This smacks of intellectual kidnapping. How would one of our Malaysian writers feel if they were told they were a British writer?<BR/><BR/>I like Coetzee, but I have never thought of him as British. For gossake, even his name is of DUTCH origins!!Glenda Larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1160401717542840852006-10-09T21:48:00.000+08:002006-10-09T21:48:00.000+08:00i'm just so dynamic ms d. must be getting lessons...i'm just so dynamic ms d. must be getting lessons in wonderfulness from amir hafizi!!bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1160396352913796302006-10-09T20:19:00.000+08:002006-10-09T20:19:00.000+08:00sharon bakar - how many pairs of eyes do you have?...sharon bakar - how many pairs of eyes do you have???? what with work, research etc... i salute you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1160390655570638842006-10-09T18:44:00.000+08:002006-10-09T18:44:00.000+08:00well said, krishna and thanks for the sense of per...well said, krishna and thanks for the sense of perspective, though i must confess i love these lists<BR/><BR/><I>a Philistine doomed to peruse Airport<BR/>Thrillers while in Transit? </I> <BR/><BR/>sounds like the seventh circle of hell :-Dbibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1160383427934435892006-10-09T16:43:00.000+08:002006-10-09T16:43:00.000+08:00> One statement from this piece sums up my feeling...> One statement from this piece sums up my feelings about these<BR/>polls:"List culture as a pact with the devil of popular culture"<BR/>> <BR/>> I for one would like to see these "best of" lists go the way of<BR/>the Dodo. Recommend me a book you feel is interesting and I'll give it<BR/>a go. Do NOT wrap it in a "Best Novel Of The last 25 years" sheen,<BR/>weigh it down with Literary awards and critical plaudits and Fed-Ex it<BR/>to me with a "Must Read" label slapped on to it for good measure.<BR/>> <BR/>> Should one seek out one of these books in the list and discover in<BR/>the process a delightful reading experience he or she would have<BR/>otherwise missed, then these polls in my opinion have served their ONE<BR/>SOLE beneficial purpose.<BR/>> <BR/>> But in the process of reading one of these celebrated tomes, if<BR/>one finds,instead, the whole experience akin to having a tooth pulled<BR/>without the benefit of anaesthesia, does that mean your tastes don't<BR/>measure up? That you're a Philistine doomed to peruse Airport<BR/>Thrillers while in Transit? <BR/>> <BR/>> Let's all keep our favourite reads(Be it in the last 25 or even 50<BR/>years) in the one place it matters: Inside our minds and hearts(while<BR/>keeping them a little open,of course!)<BR/>> <BR/>> Happy reading!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1160362537740259372006-10-09T10:55:00.000+08:002006-10-09T10:55:00.000+08:00ted - ah yes, the ones that got away. i have plen...ted - ah yes, the ones that got away. i have plenty of regrets. can lend you money though. (the book i mean!)<BR/><BR/>anon - i feel exactly the same way. this pressure and the guilt it engenders sort of stops the fun, doesn't it? you can't read everything, and reading faster means you probably don't read as deeply. but at least lists like this give you a reference point and suggestions for good stuff. anyway, take a deep breath, don't panic.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1160359021159760432006-10-09T09:57:00.000+08:002006-10-09T09:57:00.000+08:00The list of books is getting longer by the day!!! ...The list of books is getting longer by the day!!! How DO you find the time to read all of these books? I love to read as well, but I'm faced with lack of time, exhaustion from work and the ever new titles that appear everyday. :P Maybe I should increase my reading speed. But the story won't be appreciated fully, if I did it that way. Grrr!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1160358194707831082006-10-09T09:43:00.000+08:002006-10-09T09:43:00.000+08:00Am hitting myself on the head for not getting Mone...Am hitting myself on the head for not getting Money at the Big Bookshop Sale! Argh!Ted Mahsunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555225524434639998noreply@blogger.com