tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post574268048149010403..comments2024-03-25T22:59:30.053+00:00Comments on Desperate Reader: Gretel and the Dark - Eliza GranvilleDesperate Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-37900238493330490892014-03-06T22:21:45.212+00:002014-03-06T22:21:45.212+00:00The comparison with Pan's Labyrinth is a good ...The comparison with Pan's Labyrinth is a good one, I didn't see the twist with either until they (the film and the book) were ready to let me, partly because I was so absorbed that I wasn't thinking about how it would turn out. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-75913317931292440402014-03-04T23:30:51.286+00:002014-03-04T23:30:51.286+00:00I finished reading this a few weeks ago and am sti...I finished reading this a few weeks ago and am still mulling it over. It reminded me a lot of the film Pan's Labyrinth - so dark and terrifying and I wasn't sure how it was going to end. But I loved it too.sakurahttp://www.chasingbawa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-91646301248119235992014-03-04T22:25:01.208+00:002014-03-04T22:25:01.208+00:00Likely no lollipop but if it makes you feel better...Likely no lollipop but if it makes you feel better mine was soon pinched by a visiting child . Hope you find a copy and enjoy it!Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-72685027614213890622014-03-04T22:08:56.692+00:002014-03-04T22:08:56.692+00:00I'll be interested to see what you make of it ...I'll be interested to see what you make of it Annabel. I don't read much YA - actually it would be more accurate to say that I don't really read enough contemporary fiction to be sure about what YA is... I just thought this was a brilliant read with all manner of interesting observations about how we use stories and what damage people can do to each other. There are some Granville's available as ebooks but I think this might be her first traditionally published book (assuming it's thee same Eliza Granville). The ebooks didn't tempt me but I'll be interested to see what she does next. This one had a very assured feel, I thought it was clever but not overly flashy, and there were bits that had me in tears. Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-14589453352580322282014-03-04T22:02:46.560+00:002014-03-04T22:02:46.560+00:00It's a really good book Vicki, I'm never s...It's a really good book Vicki, I'm never sure what young adult really means but then I'm not over inclined to pay to much attention to those kinds of labels. It did occur to me that it was a book that could be read on different levels - there are times when it would be good to have a tame teenager on call!Desperate Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15708411387912078122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-30300846187062694672014-03-02T14:33:11.102+00:002014-03-02T14:33:11.102+00:00I love fairy tales, though I like them not to be s...I love fairy tales, though I like them not to be so grim :) .... And I have undergone a similar confusion to yours in regard to the classification of books as children's/young adult...I will look out for the book... wonder if I will get a lollipop with it though :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-12097494779665143472014-03-02T14:08:34.397+00:002014-03-02T14:08:34.397+00:00I bought this a couple of weeks ago - couldn't...I bought this a couple of weeks ago - couldn't resist! I'm finding that nowadays there is such a huge crossover between adult and YA fiction - it is harder and harder to draw a line - not that there needs to be one of course.Annabel (gaskella)http://gaskella.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8011557877105021955.post-52953107775175712292014-03-02T01:03:18.872+00:002014-03-02T01:03:18.872+00:00I find that what I once would have classed as Youn...I find that what I once would have classed as Young Adult is often now what I would class (for myself - I suspect I am quite a childish adult!) as Really Quite Adult. I'm still getting over discovering that Code Name Verity is YA. A book like Gretel and the Dark sounds like it could have gone either way: I wonder if there's some sort of publishing science about how it ends up that way? (Anyway, fascinating book - I'm sure I would like it and be puzzled by it in equal measure - which is good!).skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.com