tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post7301742820089180056..comments2024-01-30T20:01:01.316+00:00Comments on Science Fiction & Fantasy: Indigo by Graham Joyce, plus the PlatypusAnthony G Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-65305615747771544352008-06-03T09:04:00.000+01:002008-06-03T09:04:00.000+01:00Thanks for that Bill.I am reminded of a visit to E...Thanks for that Bill.<BR/><BR/>I am reminded of a visit to England by a distant relative who had lived in New Zealand all her life. She commented that what struck her most whenever she visited England was the great sense of age; not just in the towns and villages, but the fact that virtually every part of the countryside had been worked over by people, time and time again.Anthony G Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00798830903236765181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6331135384154117296.post-6758770830765127642008-06-02T15:22:00.000+01:002008-06-02T15:22:00.000+01:00Tony, I missed this blog entry earlier, but I just...Tony, I missed this blog entry earlier, but I just wanted to comment on the sample of that 'atmospheric quality of the writing.' I haven't read that book, and I normally prefer more straightforward storytelling (minus the flowery prose), but he sure got the description of Rome right, as far as I'm concerned.<BR/><BR/>That's really how I felt in Italy - in much of Europe, to tell the truth - as if there was history in every glance. Every time I turned a corner, there was some new treasure to catch my eye. His description of this is perfect, IMO.<BR/><BR/>I suppose I've become less patient as I get older, less willing to take my time enjoying a book's descriptive passages. But these things can still reach me, if I give them a chance.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the review of an interesting book that I've never heard of and will probably never read. (I mean that. I enjoyed your post.)<BR/><BR/>BillBill Garthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08552459555883204060noreply@blogger.com