tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post5476921964870686613..comments2023-11-05T10:11:31.578+00:00Comments on Just William's Luck: 'That's the sort of nonsense that got us here in the first place!'William Rycrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-86860071112354951632011-06-23T08:18:41.260+01:002011-06-23T08:18:41.260+01:00Thanks for the comment Stu. It's certainly a v...Thanks for the comment Stu. It's certainly a very different book and Sjón a fascinating writer. Actually, following your own review of that Creole novel, there is definitely that folk tale, oral storytelling feel to things. Translated fiction seems to be much better at this kind of thing. I think we're not used to reading fiction that connects so directly with our own folk culture in this country, which is why David Hayden at The Folio Society highlighted Katherine M. Briggs' Folk Tales of Britain as an important book both now and far into the future.William Rycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-80983959439178851362011-06-22T23:34:35.468+01:002011-06-22T23:34:35.468+01:00sorry I took time to comment will ,this sounds lik...sorry I took time to comment will ,this sounds like its got a folk tales feel to it ,I ve not read his other book ,but out of two this one is the one that grabs my attention moreI m always interested in anything different and this seems it ghreat review will ,all the best stuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com