tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post1746483187846411089..comments2023-04-29T20:44:14.520+08:00Comments on A Man in Manila: The Folding StarMigs Bassighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00993507822600826775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-79573815206992619052011-08-25T16:32:25.427+08:002011-08-25T16:32:25.427+08:00Hi again Jed,
Yes, I loved every bit of "The...Hi again Jed,<br /><br />Yes, I loved every bit of "The Folding Star". A friend described its writing to me as quite simply "moist", and there is no passage there that isn't beautiful. "The Line of Beauty" may have been more political and important, at least for Mr. Hollinghurst, but it's the "The Folding Star" that's stuck on my mind.Migs Bassighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993507822600826775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278944282678206652.post-17995585851517721222011-08-24T17:20:43.318+08:002011-08-24T17:20:43.318+08:00I'm happy that I'm not the only one distur...I'm happy that I'm not the only one disturbed by Mr. Hollinghurst novel. I read this book about 8 years ago or so and I can still remember the two young boys (one beautiful and the other fat and ugly) and the narrator, the Flemish setting and that young guy, whose name I can't recall who had an affair with the Teacher/narrator. I got the chance to read two more books of Mr. Jedhttp://www.facebook.com/themoviefanaticnoreply@blogger.com