tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773539610706998068.post2795054172148893729..comments2024-03-28T10:33:47.385+11:00Comments on Kate Constable's Blog: Dirt MusicA latte beckonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967372772145537800noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773539610706998068.post-36164969887031548692015-01-28T10:34:47.482+11:002015-01-28T10:34:47.482+11:00Hm, see, I didn't love Cloudstreet really eith...Hm, see, I didn't love Cloudstreet really either. Isn't that officially Australia's Favourite Book? Maybe I do just have a Winton blind spot!A latte beckonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967372772145537800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3773539610706998068.post-36739440462243992672015-01-20T08:44:35.878+11:002015-01-20T08:44:35.878+11:00I enjoyed DM a lot. However, although I felt it wa...I enjoyed DM a lot. However, although I felt it was highly accomplished technically it seemed to lack the spontaneity and 'ramshackleness' (innocence?) that gave Cloudstreet its incredible charm (I adored that book!). Yes, I experienced that removed feeling when reading DM, too.jen storerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03281209321875812034noreply@blogger.com