tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post2582438524783511806..comments2023-10-21T05:56:15.949-06:00Comments on Utah Savage: The Reviews On the Novel Are InUtah Savagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16385093247915560752noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-71137132727966739042009-04-03T09:07:00.000-06:002009-04-03T09:07:00.000-06:00Sure it's a lot of drama. Sometimes real life has ...Sure it's a lot of drama. Sometimes real life has more drama than the run-of-the-mill, off-the-rack novel.<BR/><BR/>What I get from the reviewers, and not having lived your life, is that they want a pretty straightforward narration with internal continuity. I'd wager a lot of us don't have that, that our stories aren't self-contained slow builds or perfectly framed like a Molière play, but haphazard and all over the place, and stylistically, especially in such a powerful story, it can make more sense than paring it down to fit in a box.<BR/><BR/>If one wants to quibble with the actual prose/grammar, fine, but aren't too many novels already A to B to C as it is?Randal Graveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08728992897551848531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5954604416278665691.post-71766664664480054182009-04-03T08:59:00.000-06:002009-04-03T08:59:00.000-06:00'It is impossible to achieve the aim without suffe...'It is impossible to achieve the aim without suffering' - J. G. Bennett.<BR/><BR/>Keep at it, Utah. The story needs to be told.darkblackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584075324283109495noreply@blogger.com