tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987513.post5933752334162018249..comments2024-03-17T11:05:22.464+00:00Comments on The Life And Opinions of Andrew Rilstone: (4)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987513.post-42279906030537085742021-01-07T10:13:56.636+00:002021-01-07T10:13:56.636+00:00Thank you!Thank you!Andrew Rilstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05786623930392936889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987513.post-87392187741957597572021-01-07T00:48:57.693+00:002021-01-07T00:48:57.693+00:00Re: the previous comments - yes, I think most well...Re: the previous comments - yes, I think most well-written books (and I would count the Potter books in that class) provide at least SOMETHING for both kinds of readers, but certainly there are books that aim more for one than the other, and rereading Potter books seem to me more an exercise in nostalgia or wanting to ride a particular favorite roller coaster again than something once expects will reveal new depths of meanings previously unrecognized. Watching the performances of an actor AFTER knowing that he knew (partially) the ending is in a slightly different class, and comes closer to what inveterate rereaders are seeking when they reread.<br /><br />What I came here to say before reading the previous comments - <br /><br />Wow. This is a masterful essay that does a very good job of "summing up" (without actually DOING much summing up per se, and what actually summing up there is is confined mostly to one small volume, the smallest of 16, the one Sim archly calls a "short story" despite the fact it is more pages than 90% of the "graphic novels" published, and indeed, just one small portion of that small story, one issue of the original comics magazine) exactly WHY Cerebus is worth reading, and discussing, and arguing about. Bravo!Steve B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09770611418164713806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987513.post-20210057029537217452021-01-05T21:34:11.919+00:002021-01-05T21:34:11.919+00:00"For two panels he says nothing; and he seems..."For two panels he says nothing; and he seems to brighten up. He doesn’t do anything as obvious as smile: I think the dots of eyes move closer together."<br /><br />What happens is that Cerebus raises his brow. The upper line of his eyes becomes slightly curved. One ear pricks up, presumably at the suggestion of alcohol. Also, the proportions of his face vary slightly. All this results in a cuter, more wistful expression.<br /><br />"Once you know [...] whose side Snape is on, there isn’t much point in going back and experiencing the story a second time."<br /><br />Maybe not, but I *did* feel the need to re-watch Alan Rickman's performances, once I realized how cleverly he balances between being unpleasant and actually doing the right thing without giving the trick away.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113204783597409765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987513.post-15379077794755639862021-01-05T19:56:48.123+00:002021-01-05T19:56:48.123+00:00‘It is great fun to try and work out the solution ...‘It is great fun to try and work out the solution to the narrative puzzles, but once you know what is in the Pandorica and whose side Snape is on, there isn’t much point in going back and experiencing the story a second time.’<br /><br />I guess one could argue that there are two different kinds of books as much as two different kinds of readers? By extension, that most stories exist on a sliding scale somewhere between the two. That said, how much you like the Father Brown stories (and how likely you are to re-read them) would, I think, depend on the kind of reader you are.Aonghus Fallonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11414643238115071988noreply@blogger.com