tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post6742205850267688555..comments2024-03-29T04:12:48.987+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: "The Elegance of the Hedgehog" by Muriel Barbery-Reading Through The HedgeMel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-90826668065560133712012-06-26T09:24:58.556+08:002012-06-26T09:24:58.556+08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-84014855927327451232009-09-25T17:56:29.118+08:002009-09-25T17:56:29.118+08:00I agree that Mr. Ozu is not used to glorify Japane...I agree that Mr. Ozu is not used to glorify Japanese culture. I see him as a foil for the self-absorbed French culture that the author is satirizing. Renee is guilty of the same self absorbtion. In that way, she is also very much a part of her environment, and is pulled out of it by meeting Mr. Ozu. I loved this book and much of what the author tried to say, both about her society and about philosophy.Book Bird Doghttp://bookbirddog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-82591361604114388822009-09-25T17:24:09.962+08:002009-09-25T17:24:09.962+08:00I like your view of the book that focuses on Renee...I like your view of the book that focuses on Renee's secret reading life. A very important part of the novel,yes.Book Bird Doghttp://bookbirddog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-538436942696666612009-07-24T22:21:40.185+08:002009-07-24T22:21:40.185+08:00You might be interested in listening to the discus...You might be interested in listening to the discussion on the Diane Rehm Show (NPR radio show) of this book. The audio archive of the show (it's about an hour long) is at http://wamu.org/programs/dr/09/04/22.php#25627SusieCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00104969464072536034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-40638614054616314312009-07-24T13:21:28.555+08:002009-07-24T13:21:28.555+08:00Mel, I have heard so much about The Elegance of th...Mel, I have heard so much about <i>The Elegance of the Hedgehog</i> and now I read your review, in which you say, "What I liked best about the book was its depiction of how a life of reading can shape a person." Think I will need to read this book. Definitely.Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-45981425035609082132009-07-22T21:46:29.069+08:002009-07-22T21:46:29.069+08:00Your review prompted me to buy this book, tho I di...Your review prompted me to buy this book, tho I did not real all of the review as I want to be surprised by the book! I was surprised that several people on Goodreads did not like the book at all!Harveehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03490108303790217277noreply@blogger.com