Comments on: A Disobedient Girl

By: Sheila DeChantal

Sheila DeChantal — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 04:38:51 +0000

I think this sounds like a wonderful read... one for my wish list! .-= Sheila DeChantal´s last blog ..Cleopatra’s Daughter by Michelle Moran =-.

By: softdrink

softdrink — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:30:42 +0000

I didn’t, but I tend not to notice language so much (I’m working on that, though!). Latha’s story is actually told in third person, and spans many years, so that passage doesn’t seem so jarring within the novel.

By: softdrink

softdrink — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:23:56 +0000

Cultural fiction is the perfect description! I never think of using that term.

By: softdrink

softdrink — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:23:04 +0000

And no drugs!

By: Lisamm

Lisamm — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:36:45 +0000

Where did my other comment go??? Ugh. You’re getting the original comment after the PS. Sorry.

Jill. Thanks for a great review. I was hoping this book would give you that sense of place that the traveler in you enjoys. Thanks so much for all the time that went into reading and reviewing this book! It is much appreciated.

By: Lisamm

Lisamm — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:34:23 +0000

PS I am loving the new look. I hate the look of my blog but really need a push to go the self hosted route. It seems like a big hassle. I guess I don't hate it enough yet. .-= Lisamm´s last blog ..Review: Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger =-.

By: bethany (Dreadlock Girl)

bethany (Dreadlock Girl) — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:20:46 +0000

I love your newish layout and colours!

I keep wondering if I should try this read, I still just don’t know if it is too much for me. I would love the setting though!!

There is another book I really enjoyed about Sri Lanka, Love Marriage- so good!
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By: EL Fay

EL Fay — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:42:35 +0000

I considered this one but I don’t know . . . the passage you quoted felt very awkward. Little girls generally don’t articulate their thoughts and feelings in phrases like “derogatory conjugation of verbs” – that’s just not part of their cognitive understanding. I was actually just involved in a discussion on another blog about fiction involving non-Western cultures written for Western audiences, and how such works sometimes have an unnatural didactic tone. The argument was that this only ironically reinforces the “otherness” of the characters and setting. Did you get a sense of that with this book?
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By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:04:37 +0000

I've never read anything set in Sri Lanka either, so this book interests me. Great review. .-= Kathy´s last blog ..Wondrous Words Wednesday =-.

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:23:36 +0000

I LOVED the setting, the cover, and parts of the story, but all in all it was somewhat disappointing to me
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