tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post5245817860585766227..comments2023-10-05T11:30:10.608+01:00Comments on cardigangirlverity: Orange Wednesday: Fall on your knees (Macdonald)verityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-62890633210338511112010-07-06T01:49:25.978+01:002010-07-06T01:49:25.978+01:00I love the idea of Orange Wednesdays and will be s...I love the idea of Orange Wednesdays and will be sure to check for it each week. I've been doing the Orange Prize Project for some time now. I like to read many on the longlists too. I find some of my favourite reads on this award list.<br />I really liked Fall On Your Knees-most people did. But I enjoyed The Way the Crow Flies even more. Probably because I remember the criminal case at the time and was a military brat myself at the time in the same area. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265301061583417768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-70798383060933245342010-06-26T10:59:37.834+01:002010-06-26T10:59:37.834+01:00I have this TBR but the small print is putting me ...I have this TBR but the small print is putting me off and now you've mentioned the convoluted narrative I think I'll have to postpone it a while until I'm in serious book reading mode again!lovely treezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12828738423990243453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-71585745256601528852010-06-18T22:07:23.461+01:002010-06-18T22:07:23.461+01:00I read this one a few years ago, I received it as ...I read this one a few years ago, I received it as a gift and didn't have high expectations when I started, but I really enjoyed it in the end. I didn't know MacDonald had written any other books, I should try the other one sometime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-4818040693254956852010-06-17T20:18:29.896+01:002010-06-17T20:18:29.896+01:00I agree with all of the above! I read TWTCF first ...I agree with all of the above! I read TWTCF first but I loved Fall On Your Knees more, its probably in my Top20! LucyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-35963708688735150862010-06-17T13:04:25.812+01:002010-06-17T13:04:25.812+01:00Thanks for your comments everyone; it seems that t...Thanks for your comments everyone; it seems that this is a well recognised "good read" but I wonder why it is not more widely known about. i shall certainly be interested to seek out Where the crow flies when my brain is able to read proper literature again...verityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825551404394913715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-88937161609720139382010-06-16T19:09:06.788+01:002010-06-16T19:09:06.788+01:00As Carolyn says, TWTCF is good (and also dark) but...As Carolyn says, TWTCF is good (and also dark) but Fall on Your Knees is better (loved Buried in Print's history behind book!)<br /><br />Delighted that you weren't disappointed by this - I do like my convoluted narratives :)Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-3579323661499629682010-06-16T18:40:19.644+01:002010-06-16T18:40:19.644+01:00I read a good chunk of The Way the Crow Flies and ...I read a good chunk of <i>The Way the Crow Flies</i> and then set it back on the shelf because I didn't want to deal with the fact that it would likely be years before she publishes another novel. <br /><br /><i>TWTCF</i> is a fictionalized version of the Stephen Truscott case. The military station, in which the bulk of the story is set, is real, and apparently AMM grew up in the same time and area. <br /><br />It was officially determined in 2007 (so many years after the events transpired) that Truscott had been wrongly accused and he was acquitted of the crime. There had been steady interest in Truscott's appeals, well before AMM's novel, but I find it interesting to consider the role that works of art, like this novel, play in bringing attention to injustices.Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-66899272379756433052010-06-16T17:42:28.988+01:002010-06-16T17:42:28.988+01:00I've read The Way the Crow Flies, it's eve...I've read The Way the Crow Flies, it's even longer and could have used some editing I thought. It's set in the 50s in Ontario and is a coming of age story of one young girl, with her brief sexual abuse by a teacher and also deals with her dad's interaction with the Cold War and how that affects his marriage and the children in the community. As an adult the main character reflects back on another girl in her class who was killed, wondering if the wrong person was imprisoned for it. It's complicated, there's a lot going on, I think it has some good points to make about the negative impact of the Cold War on everyone, at the community and family level, but it takes a long and winding route to say those things! It is well written though, but Fall on Your Knees is better.<br /><br />I've also read a play of hers, Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet) and if you like Shakespeare it's brilliant.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11538459607519844826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-47462733647894433522010-06-16T17:28:57.728+01:002010-06-16T17:28:57.728+01:00I agree that it is depressing,( I wouldn't let...I agree that it is depressing,( I wouldn't let my Dad read it when he asked to!) but I still thought it was a marvelous read; epic, scary,haunting, moving, sexy, just amazing really.<br /><br />I almost don't want to read the author's other books as I am afraid that they wouldn't live up to this one. Ridiculous? Yes.tea ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02677205938522236209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-66232853174857750112010-06-16T17:13:35.380+01:002010-06-16T17:13:35.380+01:00Claire persuaded me to read this one too. I loved ...Claire persuaded me to read this one too. I loved it! I haven't read any of her other books yet, but I plan to at some point.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698068501004755678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-878432944752958412010-06-16T17:06:35.156+01:002010-06-16T17:06:35.156+01:00I meant couldn't!I meant couldn't!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2203825390310863045.post-67310678604818226912010-06-16T17:06:07.934+01:002010-06-16T17:06:07.934+01:00I read this years ago - I picked it up in a B&...I read this years ago - I picked it up in a B&B in Cape Cod and while I thought it was brilliantly written, the story was so depressing I could say I actually enjoyed it. Maybe it's one to revisit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com