tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296256244311296024.post183092876528364777..comments2023-06-02T08:20:25.707-05:00Comments on Daisy's Book Journal: Bone China by Roma TearneMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15577757312285531026noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296256244311296024.post-5151557909720313032018-05-23T17:16:19.565-05:002018-05-23T17:16:19.565-05:00I've read two hundred pages and I'm strugg...I've read two hundred pages and I'm struggling. Tearne's style is clunky, with a marked tendency to explain everything rather than showing things. There is very little narrative pull - I always wonder why I should read on. The characters are underdeveloped, the political background only very sketchily given. It's really badly written most of the of the time. Compare this with someone like Chimanda Ngozi Adichie (Purple Hibiscus) - there are worlds in between.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105576839439383079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296256244311296024.post-36746972354514018652018-05-23T17:16:18.819-05:002018-05-23T17:16:18.819-05:00I've read two hundred pages and I'm strugg...I've read two hundred pages and I'm struggling. Tearne's style is clunky, with a marked tendency to explain everything rather than showing things. There is very little narrative pull - I always wonder why I should read on. The characters are underdeveloped, the political background only very sketchily given. It's really badly written most of the of the time. Compare this with someone like Chimanda Ngozi Adichie (Purple Hibiscus) - there are worlds in between.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105576839439383079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296256244311296024.post-71413724133390297992010-04-16T00:36:27.973-05:002010-04-16T00:36:27.973-05:00This book sounds right up my alley! Thanks for th...This book sounds right up my alley! Thanks for the review!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02706544792110129160noreply@blogger.com