tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post1283887507860729402..comments2024-03-25T02:15:02.505-07:00Comments on Nancy's Blog: The Casual Vacancyadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442349453021015062noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-25514064732663431592012-10-03T17:57:31.800-07:002012-10-03T17:57:31.800-07:00I think he's over-reaching his comprehension l...I think he's over-reaching his comprehension level. The "familiar as a Masonic handshake" means it's always performed the same way, as is this couple's sex. The "hating sudden death" is explained in the rest of the paragraph in opposition to lingering death, which is preferred because there is a chance to say good-bye. I thought Rowling's prose was fine. Nancy Kresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834410304227906387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-26671326784842944432012-10-03T00:03:34.471-07:002012-10-03T00:03:34.471-07:00I don't know what Nan thinks of this reviewer&...I don't know what Nan thinks of this reviewer's comments, but from these examples I'd say he's being too nit-picky. I kind of like the Masonic handshake line.Jack Skillingsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207752603640432019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-7975907216701617562012-10-02T19:23:30.771-07:002012-10-02T19:23:30.771-07:00What's your response to this observation (from...What's your response to this observation (from a review that appeared in The Guardian):<br /><br />"No one, I suspect, reads Rowling for the beauty of her sentences but there is often a sense here that the language is not quite doing what she wants it to do. One character, we are told, "hated sudden death". Who doesn't? The metaphors regularly run away with her. One character's sexual performance was "as predictable as a Masonic handshake". What's predictable about that?"Alvaro Zinos-Amarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807685475596094127noreply@blogger.com