tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674903326278125686.post7528759969830522941..comments2014-05-30T19:40:25.931-04:00Comments on Book Lovers, Get Your English On!: A Spot of Bother — Review by CaroleChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07364752277483354507noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674903326278125686.post-80995267048826355602008-03-10T11:47:00.000-04:002008-03-10T11:47:00.000-04:00Haddon definitely makes us laugh at the ridiculous...Haddon definitely makes us laugh at the ridiculous in ourselves. Fforde's and Moore's scenarios can't really happen (I don't think), but Haddon's sets his stories in reality.<BR/><BR/>We can either invite Carl Hiaasen to dinner with these guys or start a guest list for another party. Who else would we like at the table?Carolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12984662752736103778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674903326278125686.post-8588850138982705082008-03-09T00:03:00.000-05:002008-03-09T00:03:00.000-05:00I would be glad to join the dinner party -- and no...I would be glad to join the dinner party -- and not just because you'd be the fabulous cook! I do love those three authors as well.<BR/><BR/>While they all share a type of wit and understanding of personality, as well as a true appreciation for the absurd, I think Haddon differs in a way from the other two. Whereas Fforde and Moore are more carefree, witty and comical, Haddon grounds himself in reality, which is a different absurdity altogether. That quality of realism always anchors his stories, which may careen off into situations that are comical, but never to the comically absurd.<BR/><BR/>Maybe for me, it's the difference between "Finding Nemo" and "The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau" -- both are exciting and riveting, but Jacques' great white shark is scarier and more real than Bruce.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of the ocean, Carole, can we invite Carl Hiaasen to dinner, too?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07364752277483354507noreply@blogger.com