tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post2752096023756756329..comments2023-03-28T15:23:16.297+01:00Comments on The Bookhound: Oddly compellingBookhoundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03101346534682901240noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-22512727962974410122011-12-22T12:50:24.902+00:002011-12-22T12:50:24.902+00:00Yes - that's how I felt too! Saw the Polanski ...Yes - that's how I felt too! Saw the Polanski film "The ninth gate" again the other night, and although it's not the best film ever, it did give me a feeling for how good this book could have been if it had been more of a coherent whole. You may be right about the translation - that could be partially to blame. Thanks for the chess ref - I was thinking of reading that one, will now give it a miss!Bookhoundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101346534682901240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-588269916624155352.post-20972635447991172452011-12-20T04:22:02.555+00:002011-12-20T04:22:02.555+00:00Oh, bummer. I read one book by Reverte-Perez a wh...Oh, bummer. I read one book by Reverte-Perez a while ago about a painting of a chess game, but it wasn't really that amazing. Maybe he just doesn't translate well to English? What a copout, too, on the stories being unconnected!Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.com