tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post3642972847468835742..comments2024-03-28T07:56:38.659+00:00Comments on The View from the Blue House: Review of City of Bohane by Kevin Barry (Jonathan Cape, 2011)Rob Kitchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-49859180675712423332011-08-22T14:20:51.653+01:002011-08-22T14:20:51.653+01:00Hard to go from short stories to novels, isn't...Hard to go from short stories to novels, isn't it? Wish I had started with the novel but all those writing classes didn'tpromote it.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-66553317993776467912011-08-22T12:36:04.709+01:002011-08-22T12:36:04.709+01:00Rob - Sorry to hear that this one didn't live ...Rob - Sorry to hear that this one didn't live up to your expectations. You make an interesting point about context and backstory. If they aren't there, readers are left wondering too much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com