tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post3165501557571720884..comments2024-03-23T18:50:06.402+11:00Comments on journey & destination: Back to the Classics: Train to Pakistan by Khushwant Singh (1956)Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-37182398528921633072016-12-23T18:52:29.494+11:002016-12-23T18:52:29.494+11:00I'm not really familar with the magic realism ...I'm not really familar with the magic realism style but Rushdie's book might be a good one to start with. Thanks for adding your recommendation to Brian's!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-35074769099026722222016-12-23T17:54:31.654+11:002016-12-23T17:54:31.654+11:00Great review! I second Brian's suggestion that...Great review! I second Brian's suggestion that you try Midnight's Children. I think knowing some of the historical background would be helpful in deciphering Rushdie's magical-realist take on the events. Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-73911296586127103292016-12-09T16:15:39.551+11:002016-12-09T16:15:39.551+11:00Hi Brian. I'd like to read more books set in I...Hi Brian. I'd like to read more books set in India & Asia Pacific. When I was looking at some of the articles on the author of Train to Pakistan, Rushdie's book was one that was mentioned so thanks for the heads up. I'd like to read that one now I've heard it recommended a couple of times.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-17999298362615577072016-12-09T16:12:53.026+11:002016-12-09T16:12:53.026+11:00You're welcome. Your Classic Club list has som...You're welcome. Your Classic Club list has some interesting titles. Look forward to seeing your reviews.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-36191128112733361282016-12-09T16:10:43.801+11:002016-12-09T16:10:43.801+11:00That's so true, Dorothy. Another case of not l...That's so true, Dorothy. Another case of not learning from the past & making the same mistakes that may have been avoided if the lesson had been learnt the first time around.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-25653774971989369212016-12-09T16:08:24.542+11:002016-12-09T16:08:24.542+11:00Hi Silvia. Funny that for a long time I used to th...Hi Silvia. Funny that for a long time I used to think non-fiction was more profitable than fiction but I think I've learnt more from the latter, at least from classic fiction.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-71647539863720735822016-12-07T21:41:34.462+11:002016-12-07T21:41:34.462+11:00I think that I would like this boo.
I also want t...I think that I would like this boo.<br /><br />I also want to read more history about this time and place. It was truly tumultuous time when very bad things happened. <br /><br />Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children also took place during this time. I highly recommend that book. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-8538313907584178882016-12-07T21:26:11.746+11:002016-12-07T21:26:11.746+11:00This sounds like such an interesting book. I appr...This sounds like such an interesting book. I appreciate books that are written honestly, and if that makes it a bit brutal, so be it. I am also drawn to books that are not necessarily political, but where politics are involved. I must give this one a try. Thank you for taking the time to share you thoughts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-5027277485665322982016-12-07T11:05:09.582+11:002016-12-07T11:05:09.582+11:00This sounds like a difficult but very worthwhile r...This sounds like a difficult but very worthwhile read. Such a tragic period in the history of that region and the people there are still paying the price of the hubris of those who believed that drawing lines on a map would solve a problem. It happened in the Middle East as well and look at all the mess that has ensued. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-67884615900742431962016-12-07T08:25:44.248+11:002016-12-07T08:25:44.248+11:00This is such an interesting title, Carol. I must a...This is such an interesting title, Carol. I must add it to my list of books to read! I like when I hear that it's a book that teaches you. Some historical fiction is also my best aid to learn all that I am so ignorant about, and this book, according to you, fits that mark.Silviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249978624747684879noreply@blogger.com