tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post8685247077263073933..comments2024-01-17T09:43:44.882-06:00Comments on The Frugal Chariot: Do you Remember What Really Happened?Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-1607989840281881792018-05-11T16:05:25.124-06:002018-05-11T16:05:25.124-06:00Brian,
To paraphrase Tolstoy, every unreliable nar...Brian,<br />To paraphrase Tolstoy, every unreliable narrator is unreliable in his (or her) own way. This is a good book and depending on how you react to the narrator you may find that it is even better.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-42975192643426582572018-05-11T16:03:27.151-06:002018-05-11T16:03:27.151-06:00Stephen,
The narrator here creates a mysterious si...Stephen,<br />The narrator here creates a mysterious situation with his blindness to his own past actions. This leaves the reader wondering, but also eager to read on and discover the ending.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561320676355168336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-53351400767074554522018-05-11T15:44:12.101-06:002018-05-11T15:44:12.101-06:00I have had this one on my radar for several years....I have had this one on my radar for several years. I think that I like unreliable narators but I do not think that I have read enough books that incorporate them to be sure. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5231952.post-35634075871779767922018-05-11T10:16:26.130-06:002018-05-11T10:16:26.130-06:00Novels with an unreliable narrator can be intrigui...Novels with an unreliable narrator can be intriguing or frustrating, depending on how they're done. It's the hook in "Gone Girl", but an object of extreme annoyance in one of Grisham's books. This use of it sounds more successful than not. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15097908023032528200noreply@blogger.com