tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post4131346476485041945..comments2024-03-29T04:12:48.987+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: Bachelor of Arts by R. K. NarayanMel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-24016932840050081632012-07-01T20:46:29.988+08:002012-07-01T20:46:29.988+08:00I recently read 'The Maneater of Malgudi'....I recently read 'The Maneater of Malgudi'. One of those books that you can't wait to get back to if you have to put it down. Also very disappointing for me because...I'd like to be a writer but when I read a book like this I think "OH NO! I can never be that good. Oh woe is me!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-38699805678523479582011-07-11T09:17:37.505+08:002011-07-11T09:17:37.505+08:00My boyfriend was tipped off to Narayan by a friend...My boyfriend was tipped off to Narayan by a friend about a year ago, and has raved about him ever since, so he's been on my TBR for a bit. Recently, though, I got a boxed set of Penguin Evergreens (similar to their Great Ideas series, all Indian classics) after discovering them via <a href="http://causticcovercritic.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Caustic Cover Critic</a>. One volume is Narayan so I will be reading him very soon now too.nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532641082944082516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-47651649888061354372011-07-08T06:05:32.181+08:002011-07-08T06:05:32.181+08:00C. B. James-I hope you enjoy his work-I will look ...C. B. James-I hope you enjoy his work-I will look forward to your remarks on him<br /><br />Mellow Roc-thanks very much for the visit and comment-I will investigate Phillip Gulley and value your suggestion very highly<br /><br />James-I love Narayan-the more I read him the more I like him-thanks for sharing your experience with himMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-23967241690400063922011-07-06T23:33:08.932+08:002011-07-06T23:33:08.932+08:00Great review! Narayan is one of my favorites and ...Great review! Narayan is one of my favorites and I recently read his short story collection <i>Malgudi Days</i>. The ironic twists and small town people whose lives were changed in a matter of a few pages made this a great book. Among his novels <i>The Financial Expert</i> is one of my favorites, so I will look forward to your comments when you read it.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-76447715733304417232011-07-06T23:30:41.884+08:002011-07-06T23:30:41.884+08:00Hi Mel U, I enjoy reading novels that are set in ...Hi Mel U, I enjoy reading novels that are set in one location or another, sort of transports the reader to another place and either another time or some of the same time one finds they also are in. Will look into reading Narayan. My wife and I just finished reading several novels by Quaker Author Philip Gulley, they are set in small town Indiana about the ups and downs of congregation and community life there. Glad to be getting acquainted with you and your blog!<br />Mellow RocDavid C. Russell, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10418513249724681496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-85812656789803284002011-07-06T23:11:41.492+08:002011-07-06T23:11:41.492+08:00Soon, you will have me reading a Narayan novel. V...Soon, you will have me reading a Narayan novel. Very soon. I have some library books that are due next week.....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906212382849291562noreply@blogger.com