tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post771449650530643057..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: Pure by Andrew MillerBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-65382915067474289062014-06-28T15:55:49.814+10:002014-06-28T15:55:49.814+10:00Yes to all of the above Delia, yet at the same tim...Yes to all of the above Delia, yet at the same time, many parts of this book has stayed with me - it was such an intense experience.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-21215555617759446842014-06-28T13:25:48.221+10:002014-06-28T13:25:48.221+10:00Hi Brona,
I just posted my review of Pure and reme...Hi Brona,<br />I just posted my review of Pure and remembered the link you left on my blog to come and read yours.<br /><br />I had a similar reaction to the book; there were so many directions the story could have taken - the beast said to live in the charnels of the place, the man with the violet eyes, the corpses of the two young girls...<br />As for the name of the book, it is said at one point in the story that the place (les Innocents) is to be made "pure" again by removing all the bones and raising the church to the ground.<br /><br />I really liked the story and the writing but I wish there was more to it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13046607853046787390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-72337836049779483152013-06-02T18:18:36.461+10:002013-06-02T18:18:36.461+10:00Yes just writing this reply makes my nose crinkle ...Yes just writing this reply makes my nose crinkle in remembered disgust at the smells! I guess the elephant could be a symbol of the decadence and wastefulness of that time. Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-1202488763553674852013-06-01T17:50:30.761+10:002013-06-01T17:50:30.761+10:00This book was so good at evoking the atmosphere of...This book was so good at evoking the atmosphere of decay that every time I picked it up, I felt my skin was crawling. My take on it was that it was about the corruption at the heart of French life pre revolution. But could be completely off the mark ....<br /><br />karen@bookertalkKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05415811109852633395noreply@blogger.com