tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32275650.post9192069107168319752..comments2023-09-21T13:22:39.657+01:00Comments on wordsbody: Review: Measuring TimeWordsbodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17965726929008839788noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32275650.post-49242915305526218792007-05-26T08:07:00.000+01:002007-05-26T08:07:00.000+01:00If you don't mind a comment ...Having read only a ...If you don't mind a comment ...<BR/><BR/>Having read only a few (very good) short stories of his prior, I'd expected a lot more from Habila. His writing technique is really good, a skilled storyteller, but this novel was lacking, almost like the story itself was wanting.<BR/><BR/>Reminds me of the latest Shrek movie (bear with me): great stuff visually, lot of technical graphic excellence on Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14147714446076460699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32275650.post-32833665983545796802007-05-24T23:26:00.000+01:002007-05-24T23:26:00.000+01:00Talatu-Carmen,Thanks so much for your comments, wh...Talatu-Carmen,<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for your comments, which actively engage with the post/review at hand.<BR/><BR/>From one Habila reader to another...Wordsbodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965726929008839788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32275650.post-11488940990828029132007-05-24T22:38:00.000+01:002007-05-24T22:38:00.000+01:00Nice review. I love Waiting for an Angel so much t...Nice review. I love Waiting for an Angel so much that I wrote my MA thesis on it. I like Measuring Time very much too--especially because it seems like a continuation of Habila's biographical focus--telling the stories of "ordinary people." But, I agreed with you about the space devoted to Zara. I thought both Zara in Measuring Time and Alice in Waiting for an Angel were disappointing Talatu-Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13402484991153486289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32275650.post-70425489443481990962007-05-22T08:11:00.000+01:002007-05-22T08:11:00.000+01:00Thanks Renegade. If you see a copy of "Measuring T...Thanks Renegade. If you see a copy of "Measuring Time" - read it and see.Wordsbodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965726929008839788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32275650.post-11067557938623229662007-05-22T04:28:00.000+01:002007-05-22T04:28:00.000+01:00Very good writing sample.Very good writing sample.Frank Partisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536211653082893030noreply@blogger.com