Comments on: The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova (2005) E http://theblackletters.net/the-historian-by-elizabeth-kostova-2005-e/ a literary blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:01:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Andygrrrl http://theblackletters.net/the-historian-by-elizabeth-kostova-2005-e/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 Andygrrrl Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:33:45 +0000 http://theblackletters.net/?p=1508#comment-1382 Well, as a librarian (albeit an unemployed one) myself, I'd love a good library-thriller too...but I'm starting to suspect that I might have to be the one to write it! There are some good qualities of The Historian: her food descriptions are yum, and the hardback makes for a good doorstop! Well, as a librarian (albeit an unemployed one) myself, I’d love a good library-thriller too…but I’m starting to suspect that I might have to be the one to write it!

There are some good qualities of The Historian: her food descriptions are yum, and the hardback makes for a good doorstop!

]]> By: kakaner http://theblackletters.net/the-historian-by-elizabeth-kostova-2005-e/comment-page-1/#comment-1380 kakaner Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:17:55 +0000 http://theblackletters.net/?p=1508#comment-1380 Hello too Andygrrrl! I think I even forgot to mention this to Emera before, but I also fell into the Massive-800-Page-Book-for-Five-Dollars BN Bargain Bin trap and bought The Historian. It is currently living at the bottom of my winter clothes box (I saw it just yesterday while rummaging) and has been ever since I read the first 25 pages or so. Hello too Andygrrrl! I think I even forgot to mention this to Emera before, but I also fell into the Massive-800-Page-Book-for-Five-Dollars BN Bargain Bin trap and bought The Historian. It is currently living at the bottom of my winter clothes box (I saw it just yesterday while rummaging) and has been ever since I read the first 25 pages or so.

]]> By: Emera http://theblackletters.net/the-historian-by-elizabeth-kostova-2005-e/comment-page-1/#comment-1377 Emera Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:20:32 +0000 http://theblackletters.net/?p=1508#comment-1377 Hi Andygrrrl! Thanks for your comment. :) I think a library-based thriller is awesome in theory - intellect is sexy! - but <b>The Historian</b> was just toweringly dull. Kostova's narration is so... tepid. Hi Andygrrrl! Thanks for your comment. :)

I think a library-based thriller is awesome in theory – intellect is sexy! – but The Historian was just toweringly dull. Kostova’s narration is so… tepid.

]]> By: Andygrrrl http://theblackletters.net/the-historian-by-elizabeth-kostova-2005-e/comment-page-1/#comment-1373 Andygrrrl Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:02:37 +0000 http://theblackletters.net/?p=1508#comment-1373 Glad I'm not the only one who couldn't finish this! Seriously, if your vampire thriller has the heroes constantly exclaiming, "Quick! To the card catalog!", Ur Doin It WRong. Glad I’m not the only one who couldn’t finish this! Seriously, if your vampire thriller has the heroes constantly exclaiming, “Quick! To the card catalog!”, Ur Doin It WRong.

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