tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post116372287069872953..comments2023-10-06T18:30:44.757+08:00Comments on The Battersblog: Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14168569626904048820noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post-1163982581893144952006-11-20T08:29:00.000+08:002006-11-20T08:29:00.000+08:00I loved the original novella, and when I came to r...I loved the original novella, and when I came to read the novel it just felt bloated and padded in comparison. <BR/><BR/>I find I rarely enjoy novels that are created from shorter originals. It's partly reading taste: I do prefer the shorter form by nature.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168569626904048820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5917837.post-1163912847267640812006-11-19T13:07:00.000+08:002006-11-19T13:07:00.000+08:00I can't believe you never finished A Canticle for ...I can't believe you never finished A Canticle for Leibowitz. I utterly loved that book -- and it was only this year that I read it. I also read and loved The Postman this year and I will never forgive Kevin Costner for what he did to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com