Comments on: Art Brut: Emily Cane

By: chris

chris — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:05:17 +0000

i picked it up in a bookshop cos i liked the title and put it down again as it seemed too much “philip petit” (on whom i had overdosed).
maybe i was wrong to?
Let me know when you’ve read more.

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 09:45:09 +0000

The Lovely Bones was sold out, so I got Let The Great World Spin, by Colum McCann, instead – and I’ve started and it’s lovely, too!

By: chris

chris — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:48:05 +0000

Avoid the film, the book really is excellent!

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:14:31 +0000

Ah, thank you!! I didn’t realize it contained such a poetic element. I’ll go and get it at the English bookstore today, then.
Along with a few more marvelous books…
It’s been made into a movie, too
http://www.lovelybones.com

By: chris

chris — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:19:12 +0000

Hi Anne, i’ll post this comment here because i can’t remember where it should go and even though it has nothing to do with your post – which i enjoyed though even older than you!
A while back i left a comment about a book where the character discovers a heaven that grows as they grow and then overlaps with other peoples’s heavens – each being individual and full of what you need.
Do you remember?
You asked me to tell you the title of the book if i remembered.
I have.
It WAS Lovely Bones – which if you first read the blurb looks like it will be horrific – and in truth starts with a brutal rape – but in fact is a very beautiful book.