Comments on: "The End of the Affair", Graham Greene http://www.bloggingthebookshelf.com/2009/06/19/the-end-of-the-affair-graham-greene/ Blogging my bookshelf - one book at a time Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:46:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 50 Down… « Blogging The Bookshelf http://www.bloggingthebookshelf.com/2009/06/19/the-end-of-the-affair-graham-greene/comment-page-1/#comment-17 50 Down… « Blogging The Bookshelf Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:12:52 +0000 http://bloggingthebookshelf.wordpress.com/?p=190#comment-17 [...] Lewis Grassic Gibbon The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Living by Henry Green The End of the Affair by Graham Greene The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy Jude the [...] [...] Lewis Grassic Gibbon The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Living by Henry Green The End of the Affair by Graham Greene The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy Jude the [...]

]]> By: Tim http://www.bloggingthebookshelf.com/2009/06/19/the-end-of-the-affair-graham-greene/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Tim Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:24:02 +0000 http://bloggingthebookshelf.wordpress.com/?p=190#comment-15 Hi becks, I appreciate what you're saying - the book certainly doesn't have to apply to me to be either interesting or important. All I was saying is that for me at least, the book wasn't full of revelation and insight because the questions it posed weren't relevant to my life. It was an interesting read, but not one that had an impact on the way I life my life. As you mention earlier, learning about the human condition is a big part of what makes reading important. I guess what I was trying to say here was that I didn't think that the insights in this book were universal. The questions the book posed were challenging for some, but less relevant for others. That doesn't mean that it wasn't interesting on an intellectual level - just that it didn't connect with me on an emotional level. Anyway, I don't claim to be any kind of an expert. The point of what I'm doing here isn't to offer objective literary critic - just to reflect on what the books said to me. I don't mind if that doesn't apply to you... Hi becks,

I appreciate what you’re saying – the book certainly doesn’t have to apply to me to be either interesting or important. All I was saying is that for me at least, the book wasn’t full of revelation and insight because the questions it posed weren’t relevant to my life. It was an interesting read, but not one that had an impact on the way I life my life.

As you mention earlier, learning about the human condition is a big part of what makes reading important. I guess what I was trying to say here was that I didn’t think that the insights in this book were universal. The questions the book posed were challenging for some, but less relevant for others. That doesn’t mean that it wasn’t interesting on an intellectual level – just that it didn’t connect with me on an emotional level.

Anyway, I don’t claim to be any kind of an expert. The point of what I’m doing here isn’t to offer objective literary critic – just to reflect on what the books said to me. I don’t mind if that doesn’t apply to you…

]]> By: becks http://www.bloggingthebookshelf.com/2009/06/19/the-end-of-the-affair-graham-greene/comment-page-1/#comment-16 becks Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:53:35 +0000 http://bloggingthebookshelf.wordpress.com/?p=190#comment-16 Why do you read? Do you read to identify with a character or situation? Or do you read to learn something about the human condition? Your response to this books seems to indicate that it's all about you. I'm just wondering what your intention is. Because you've given the book a very narrow reading, even with your concession that Greene fans might say you're "missing the point." Is what you identifed as the point really the point? Is there just one? And do you really think Bendrix hated Sarah? I don't know why I'm commenting. I'm sure I won't come back to see if you have a response. I guess I'm just a little piqued that I don't see you saying much of anything interesting about a very interesting book other than it doesn't apply to you. But why should it? Why do you read? Do you read to identify with a character or situation? Or do you read to learn something about the human condition? Your response to this books seems to indicate that it’s all about you. I’m just wondering what your intention is. Because you’ve given the book a very narrow reading, even with your concession that Greene fans might say you’re “missing the point.” Is what you identifed as the point really the point? Is there just one? And do you really think Bendrix hated Sarah? I don’t know why I’m commenting. I’m sure I won’t come back to see if you have a response. I guess I’m just a little piqued that I don’t see you saying much of anything interesting about a very interesting book other than it doesn’t apply to you. But why should it?

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