tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post6093931213076519553..comments2024-02-26T13:12:10.143-05:00Comments on Lizok's Bookshelf: Seeing the Light: Platonov’s Juvenile SeaLisa C. Haydenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-17224799929873451882011-06-28T15:07:27.173-04:002011-06-28T15:07:27.173-04:00Thanks, Alex! That is definitely a large pumpkin. ...Thanks, Alex! That is definitely a large pumpkin. I didn't realize there was such a problem with exploding giant pumpkins.Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-32547614631974956572011-06-28T14:36:52.272-04:002011-06-28T14:36:52.272-04:00Pumpkins can, in fact, grow quite large.Pumpkins can, in fact, <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95603520" rel="nofollow">grow quite large</a>.Alexnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-6378617738601523942011-06-28T10:51:47.007-04:002011-06-28T10:51:47.007-04:00Thanks to both of you for the comments! I'm lo...Thanks to both of you for the comments! I'm looking forward to reading more Platonov... probably <i>Dzhan</i>, partly because I've been curious about it for ages and partly because Westerman mentions it.<br /><br />Languagehat, I think you'll enjoy "Juvenile Sea." Oddly, I'd also saved it as a treat for myself! It's difficult to compare but I found it more interesting than "The Foundation Pit," perhaps because there was more familiar material for me... that made it feel even more wonderfully disorienting. <br /><br />Anonymous Anne Marie, I find the Westerman book very enjoyable, largely because he has a good narrative flow and doesn't cram the book with superfluous facts/information. I got a little stuck in the middle of <i>Molotov's Magic Lantern</i>, which feels a bit crowded with informational bric-a-brac, though I plan to finish it soon.Lisa C. Haydenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139281544357167953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-39670128870408569992011-06-28T09:36:47.469-04:002011-06-28T09:36:47.469-04:00What a fantastic review. (By the way, I've ju...What a fantastic review. (By the way, I've just ordered the Westerman book!)<br /><br />-- Anonymous Anne MarieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7932429135630556215.post-33164588508161608792011-06-28T09:10:37.174-04:002011-06-28T09:10:37.174-04:00This is great -- I've been saving "Juveni...This is great -- I've been saving "Juvenile Sea" for a treat, and you've really made me eager to read it!languagehathttp://languagehat.comnoreply@blogger.com