tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post7776084235191633195..comments2024-02-29T02:54:19.767-05:00Comments on Babbling Books: Insurrecto by Gina ApostolBrian Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-42913210516785025972019-11-29T15:09:45.945-05:002019-11-29T15:09:45.945-05:00Hi Rachel - There was a fair amount of meta fictio...Hi Rachel - There was a fair amount of meta fiction in the book. That added to the book’s appeal. <br /><br />There is so much to read. It is hard to get to everything. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-73900312891468515632019-11-29T12:57:11.566-05:002019-11-29T12:57:11.566-05:00Hi Brian! This book sounds very much like metafict...Hi Brian! This book sounds very much like metafiction, which (I believe) is popular these days. I will probably never get to this one, as I have so many on my to-read list, but I enjoyed your take on the book.Rachel Bhttp://hibernatorslibrary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-64321124739645495352019-11-22T11:46:22.861-05:002019-11-22T11:46:22.861-05:00Hi Felicity- I agree that is s great cover.
I of...Hi Felicity- I agree that is s great cover. <br /><br />I often find lesser known history fascinating. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-66217300263155336202019-11-22T10:35:06.564-05:002019-11-22T10:35:06.564-05:00MMM! That's an interesting cover, it certainly...MMM! That's an interesting cover, it certainly made me sit up and pay attention.<br /><br />Its no mean feat to write a book in which the readers finds something of interest on every page and thus for this reason alone I can understand your enjoyment of this book The very fact that it seems to have had lots of lesser known history will also have been a big draw.<br />Felicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-63234741705486309542019-11-21T11:10:28.973-05:002019-11-21T11:10:28.973-05:00Hi WG - Yes, the ereaders are very good for this s...Hi WG - Yes, the ereaders are very good for this sort of thing.<br /><br />I think that the main point here is to illustrate and play with the way people’s view of reality is malleable. I also think that the author tried to say something about American foreign policy. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-35112271371221986112019-11-21T07:01:55.414-05:002019-11-21T07:01:55.414-05:00Oh dear, I haven't heard of this book at all, ...Oh dear, I haven't heard of this book at all, but I love the sound of it - two people writing film scripts. How fascinating.<br /><br />And I know what you mean by "I am glad that I read this book on a Kindle so that I was able to search for character and place names". I prefer print books but the kindle does come into its own in situations like this doesn't it?<br /><br />What do you think was the driving idea behind the novel?Whispering Gumshttps://whisperinggums.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-53268762848323517622019-11-19T21:03:12.996-05:002019-11-19T21:03:12.996-05:00Hi Susan - I lot of folks who are interested in hi...Hi Susan - I lot of folks who are interested in history, including myself, could learn more about that war.<br /><br />Apostol really does display talent here. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-64395688809731876552019-11-19T19:12:50.821-05:002019-11-19T19:12:50.821-05:00Wow this novel does sounds multi-layered. I like t...Wow this novel does sounds multi-layered. I like the film script aspect of it. The author seems talented in her ideas & how she's put it together. And I definitely could use learning more about the Phillippine-American War. thx for the review.thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-17410038837527727862019-11-19T14:38:57.060-05:002019-11-19T14:38:57.060-05:00Thanks Lainy. It did have lots of lesser known his...Thanks Lainy. It did have lots of lesser known history. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-39223619028886943782019-11-19T13:47:38.175-05:002019-11-19T13:47:38.175-05:00Not sure if this would be a bit too heavy for me b...Not sure if this would be a bit too heavy for me but I do enjoy reading your thoughts on it. I quite like books that have historical facts/info in it xxx<br /><br />Lainy http://www.alwaysreading.netSo many books, so little timehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564778178609301461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-7116759584888070042019-11-19T06:56:46.833-05:002019-11-19T06:56:46.833-05:00Thanks Stefanie. Thanks Stefanie. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-56286577991060144322019-11-18T12:26:00.665-05:002019-11-18T12:26:00.665-05:00Enjoyed your review. Sounds like an interesting an...Enjoyed your review. Sounds like an interesting and complex book, but enjoyable. Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943596258182968212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-26858343592465367872019-11-18T11:48:08.692-05:002019-11-18T11:48:08.692-05:00Hi Carol - There are many definitions and the term...Hi Carol - There are many definitions and the term is used in different contexts. In terms of postmodern literature I characterize it as lots of ideas, images, concepts and styles thrown at the reader very quickly. The author seems to do so playfully. Usually the author throws these things out without commenting on them. Often there is an underlying set of ideas that center on the concept that there is no objective truth. If there is truth, it is based on one’s perspective. <br /><br />The most emblematic postmodern novel that I have read is Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-16225592617598917872019-11-18T11:38:51.687-05:002019-11-18T11:38:51.687-05:00Hi Susan - Sometimes the book did feel a little li...Hi Susan - Sometimes the book did feel a little like a ping - pong. <br /><br />The interaction between American and Philippine culture was actually most interesting in the parts of the book that took part in the 1970s and in present time. It was shown to be a real mash up and not at all negative. <br /><br />That is a great quote. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-47514992154689671482019-11-18T11:33:28.268-05:002019-11-18T11:33:28.268-05:00Hi Sharon- Yes Indeed. There is a way to make poin...Hi Sharon- Yes Indeed. There is a way to make points about politics, social issues, history, etc. in fiction that works and a way that does not work. I think about Jodi Picoult’s Small Great Things which tried to make points about social issues but that did so in-artfully. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-15325485386894241352019-11-18T00:49:25.441-05:002019-11-18T00:49:25.441-05:00Ive never really been able to get my head around t...Ive never really been able to get my head around the term ‘post modern’ and I haven’t read many newer/modern books. What would be <br /> a ‘classic’ post modern book?Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-67959073922352294342019-11-17T23:21:50.629-05:002019-11-17T23:21:50.629-05:00This book, with its multi-layers and time periods,...This book, with its multi-layers and time periods, would feel somewhat like watching a ping-pong game. It is intense, fast paced, and one has to pay attention. <br /><br />Clash of Cultures--This is a unit I put together for gifted students. Conflict of European superiority and Native Americans, other vulnerable nations. He who has the biggest weapons wins. <br /><br />" it will provide the satisfaction of unrelieved despair." resonates. I'll be thinking about that for a while.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-8043283639826818432019-11-17T21:49:44.176-05:002019-11-17T21:49:44.176-05:00I have to comment on one of your comments. I agre...I have to comment on one of your comments. I agree that it is OK to make sides, as you say as long as it is artfully done. There are a number of writers whose views I don't especially agree with, but I enjoy their writing.<br /><br />Also, I think it's OK to take sides as long as you successfully and effectively support your arguments.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-76596445359790095162019-11-17T21:47:26.024-05:002019-11-17T21:47:26.024-05:00Excellent review, Brian. I appreciate your even h...Excellent review, Brian. I appreciate your even handed handling with this book. I'm going to go to Amazon and read other reviews and an overview. Have a great week.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-56495918126729298322019-11-17T02:04:37.198-05:002019-11-17T02:04:37.198-05:00Thanks Kathy - I think some modern works are more ...Thanks Kathy - I think some modern works are more difficult then others. This book was fairly accessible. I am currently rereading Gabriel García Márquez‘s One Hundred Years of Solitude. I would classify that as postmodernist but very accessible. If you have not read that it seems a good place to start.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-81638811311110760032019-11-17T01:19:53.172-05:002019-11-17T01:19:53.172-05:00Hi Brian, excellent commentary on this book. Throu...Hi Brian, excellent commentary on this book. Throughout my life I have gravitated to conventional novels. But your review has me thinking I need to stretch a bit and as you say Apostol's novel might be convuluted but its not confusing There is a way to read modernist literature that I have to learn Kathy's Cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03967595794483824444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-886332651914845632019-11-16T21:03:21.999-05:002019-11-16T21:03:21.999-05:00Hi Sue - It would be interesting is Apostol came o...Hi Sue - It would be interesting is Apostol came out with a script or at least a story based on the Unintended. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-4116506659138411802019-11-16T20:09:32.499-05:002019-11-16T20:09:32.499-05:00Hi Brian! It does indeed sound rather confusing, b...Hi Brian! It does indeed sound rather confusing, but I am interested in the Coppola theme. If it has already won all these awards in the year or so it has been out, I’m sure it’s going to do well. Who knows? Maybe it will spawn its own Apocalypse Now! Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-24114648161697717772019-11-16T13:09:04.964-05:002019-11-16T13:09:04.964-05:00Hi Debra - Indeed there are some big themes here. ...Hi Debra - Indeed there are some big themes here. I think that is true of a lot of good and great literature. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043273283783489008.post-76097213435848598082019-11-16T12:19:20.897-05:002019-11-16T12:19:20.897-05:00This sounds like a good read, but with heavy theme...This sounds like a good read, but with heavy themes.Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com