tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post8744948980306753023..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: The Balkan Trilogy: 2, The Spoilt CityRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-86953402001671269602019-04-12T12:33:16.607-04:002019-04-12T12:33:16.607-04:00Thanks, Scott, and I'm glad to hear you agree ...Thanks, Scott, and I'm glad to hear you agree about the "mystery" surrounding how Manning pulls off her highwire act. I'll have to pay closer attention in the follow-up volume and then <em>The Levant Trilogy</em>, I guess!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-30244911391145587672019-04-12T00:15:50.739-04:002019-04-12T00:15:50.739-04:00"Manning's novel would seem to have no ri...<i>"Manning's novel would seem to have no right to be as entertaining as it is..."</i><br /><br />Beautifully put, Richard. Manning is able to tread such an unusually fine line between sheer entertainment and spreading atrocity. A push in one direction would have sunk the work into kitsch romantic claptrap, in the other to a blend of humor and horror no less inapt than "Springtime for Hitler." How she pulls it off is indeed a mystery; that she pulls it off seems nothing less than astounding.seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-33912834385708216122019-04-11T16:15:40.547-04:002019-04-11T16:15:40.547-04:00You obviously have your hands full at the moment, ...You obviously have your hands full at the moment, Jacqui. but at least you'll have something else to look forward to when you're done! <em>The Balkan Trilogy</em> is definitely living up to the hype so far, and it seems to be getting better all the time. No complaints from me!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-85121604695168313162019-04-11T13:09:59.935-04:002019-04-11T13:09:59.935-04:00I so want to read this trilogy, but my current com...I so want to read this trilogy, but my current commitment to A Dance with the Music in Time means I'll have to put it on the back burner - for now at least. <br /><br />Great to hear that you found this second instalment even more addictive than the first. That's very encouraging indeed!JacquiWinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05821296196011645410noreply@blogger.com