tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674510287177469473.post4841752324059115391..comments2023-06-06T08:13:43.101-07:00Comments on Vanessa Gebbie's news: ELEGY FOR EASTERLY _ THE WINNER OF GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARDVanessa Gebbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674510287177469473.post-86129492607928102252009-12-04T09:12:24.651-08:002009-12-04T09:12:24.651-08:00Yes, Miss!
Hooray for you, for championing good wr...Yes, Miss!<br />Hooray for you, for championing good writing so passionately (and with such wit and humour).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674510287177469473.post-85690763796066537482009-12-03T08:34:46.722-08:002009-12-03T08:34:46.722-08:00Off you go and get the book, Minnie! It would not ...Off you go and get the book, Minnie! It would not be winning a prize like this if it wasnt seriously good... dont take my word for it though... it was also shortlisted for the Frank O Connor Award - no mean achievement in itself!!Vanessa Gebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833187671441310234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674510287177469473.post-35514504194752829602009-12-03T08:05:48.875-08:002009-12-03T08:05:48.875-08:00Sorry, entirely put off by that opening sentence. ...Sorry, entirely put off by that opening sentence. It's trite (e.g has been ridiculed - unto death - by would-be comedians), and the voice combines a hint of truculence with self-pity: both = unattractive. <br />What follows would either have to consist of razor sharp satire or heart-stoppingly beautiful writing about glum subject matter to convince me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com