tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post928137767725708758..comments2023-12-24T17:41:42.989-08:00Comments on seraillon: Innocence Abroad: Elaine Dundy's The Dud Avocadoseraillonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-22633226697809125452018-08-26T10:42:14.916-07:002018-08-26T10:42:14.916-07:00Fabulous stuff, a very fitting review that capture...Fabulous stuff, a very fitting review that captures the lightness, sharpness and verve of Dundy's novel. (It's an interesting combination, don't you think?) I completely agree with you on the writing - it just gets better and better. In fact, I had to stop myself from stuffing my own mini review full of quotes from Sally Jay. There's a wonderful one from the final section of the novel where she's describing dry martinis, 'great wing-shaped glasses of perfumed fire, tangy as the early morning air'. How marvellous is that? And I love the idea that the book was inspired by some of Dundy's own experiences in life - it makes me wonder which bits are *real* and which are imaginary. <br /><br />Have you read the other Dundy published by NYRB, The Old Man and Me? I think it's set in London, a feature that really appeals to me. JacquiWinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220597283351925721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-45604549410005055502013-10-07T06:41:05.358-07:002013-10-07T06:41:05.358-07:00Guy - I should not have been so faithless.Guy - I should not have been so faithless.seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-20500211011416253322013-10-06T10:21:48.685-07:002013-10-06T10:21:48.685-07:00interesting that you mention the 'hiccup' ...interesting that you mention the 'hiccup' because I've wondered the same thing--which is why I haven't read this. Thanks for the review. Guy Savagehttp://www.swiftlytiltingplanet.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-31719624903880550862013-09-10T11:36:16.890-07:002013-09-10T11:36:16.890-07:00I read Dundy a few years ago and I remember it pre...I read Dundy a few years ago and I remember it pretty much as you describe it: the story's thin, but the narrator has so much verve that the fortunes of her verve become the point.Umbagollahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14556344092820711893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-48794726147436962292013-09-09T10:24:05.742-07:002013-09-09T10:24:05.742-07:00Brian: I did enjoy this quite a lot, especially Du...Brian: I did enjoy this quite a lot, especially Dundy's sharp sense of humor (clearly she was a big fan of James Thurber). <br /><br />Glad to hear that <i>Rue de Maléfices</i> is on its way. I look forward to reading about how your wife's responses to it. seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2609668304633418767.post-31016697000287913592013-09-07T07:07:01.184-07:002013-09-07T07:07:01.184-07:00Outstanding commentary.
This sounds really good ...Outstanding commentary. <br /><br />This sounds really good in so many ways. As you allude to, the American in Paris is such a popular literary subject. I am beginning to ponder the reasons for such. Though I think that this topic has yielded fruitful results, it is good to know that this one avoids the same trod upon ground already covered by others.<br /><br /><br />PS - My wife - Whose family is from Paris, has ordered Rue des Maléfices. I will let you know what she thinks.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com