In a message dated 18/11/00 07:04:53 GMT Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> i've had 'an equal music' on my hope to/maybe list for a while. didn't read
> 'suitable boy', but vikram seth wrote a book in the '80s called 'golden
> gate', a somewhat light northern california soap opera, except for the fact
> that whole novel was written as a series of 14-line sonnets (that may be
> redundant). they weren't in the typical shakespeare rhyme scheme, they
were
> in the same scheme as 'eugene onegin'.
>
> it sounds like a parlor trick, and reading it felt like that for about half
> of the first chapter, then the story grabbed me. yes, i looked at each
> sonnet as i read, and marvelled how he could keep doing it, but that would
> get my defenses down and i'd get to know the characters better, and care
> more for them. a really lovely, favorite book.
>
Thanks, for that, Patrick. It's lovely to hear from you.
I've looked at that book in shops once or twice and was put off by the idea
of reading a book in verse. I'm not good at reading poetry at the best of
times and often find it difficult to understand the meaning. Now, after
reading your opinion, I shall definitely give it a go. In fact, I'll put it
on my Christmas list. If you decide to read "An Equal Music", I really
recommend obtaining the 2 CD set of music which has been issued to accompany
the book and listening to it as you read - really atmospheric. I started
reading it that way on the plane over to Boston and I suspect the 2 glasses
of wine helped as well to make me feel really good about the book.
My best,
Jacky
