tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post655204324397113487..comments2024-03-18T16:41:34.785+00:00Comments on Vapour Trails: The Virgin SuicidesSéamus Dugganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-15208072017666406382011-07-25T03:17:21.651+01:002011-07-25T03:17:21.651+01:00Thanks. I wrote the first draft of this too late a...Thanks. I wrote the first draft of this too late at night and managed to delete it before posting. I think this post is a little less coherent (than the deleted one) but it does give a sense of how the book affected me.<br />the word 'conjure' seemed to appear a lot and I felt this was far less of a realist novel than it seems to be treated as. He even makes the point (in a quote that I used in the 1st draft) that he doesn't have a botany reference book like those so beloved of realists and park rangers. (this when wrongly describing a sycamore as some other tree - I don't have the book to hand to cross check.)Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-15388761971526727522011-07-25T02:19:24.425+01:002011-07-25T02:19:24.425+01:00I've heard of this one for years but never rea...I've heard of this one for years but never really wanted to read it. Tonight, it goes on the list. Such an interesting review!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01758927721152378470noreply@blogger.com