Comments for David Mitchell http://www.thousandautumns.com The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:58:33 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 Comment on Welcome by kay http://www.thousandautumns.com/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3031 kay Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:58:33 +0000 #comment-3031 Oh you lucky people, having not had to wait. I sit here in Australia waiting, denied the chance to win a copy due to the tyranny of distance. No publicity here, no advance press, it's all too disappointing! I hope I haven't overstepped the boundary by posting when I haven't read the book; I just wanted you northerners who have to know how jealous I am.*+*reader*+*15 Gllamis Road*+**+*West Footscray*+*Vic*+*3012 Oh you lucky people, having not had to wait. I sit here in Australia waiting, denied the chance to win a copy due to the tyranny of distance.

No publicity here, no advance press, it’s all too disappointing!

I hope I haven’t overstepped the boundary by posting when I haven’t read the book; I just wanted you northerners who have to know how jealous I am.*+*reader*+*15 Gllamis Road*+**+*West Footscray*+*Vic*+*3012

]]> Comment on The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by kay http://www.thousandautumns.com/thousand-autumns/comment-page-1/#comment-3045 kay Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:58:33 +0000 http://www.thousandautumns.com/2010/01/14/thousand-autumns/#comment-3045 Oh you lucky people, having not had to wait. I sit here in Australia waiting, denied the chance to win a copy due to the tyranny of distance. No publicity here, no advance press, it's all too disappointing! I hope I haven't overstepped the boundary by posting when I haven't read the book; I just wanted you northerners who have to know how jealous I am.*+*reader*+*15 Gllamis Road*+**+*West Footscray*+*Vic*+*3012 Oh you lucky people, having not had to wait. I sit here in Australia waiting, denied the chance to win a copy due to the tyranny of distance.

No publicity here, no advance press, it’s all too disappointing!

I hope I haven’t overstepped the boundary by posting when I haven’t read the book; I just wanted you northerners who have to know how jealous I am.*+*reader*+*15 Gllamis Road*+**+*West Footscray*+*Vic*+*3012

]]> Comment on Welcome by Jill http://www.thousandautumns.com/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3030 Jill Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:10:34 +0000 #comment-3030 I was lucky enough to read this in an ARC: LOVE this book and Mitchell's skill. His facility and variety of language amazed me and made me smile with pleasure. It's an epic adventure of so many parts, yet so whole. I'm sure it will be one of my favorites of the year; days after finishing, I’m still thinking about it and want to tell everyone you HAVE to read this so we can share our thoughts. Filled with twists and shifts, adventure and subtle interactions—you won’t know where you’re going but you’ll be glad you went. The historical research and Mitchell’s ability to give a sense of the immediate surroundings are amazing. I found myself asking...how did he know that? How did he find that out? Because it feels more than imagined and I’ve read a lot of historical fiction set in Japan. This setting is a Western enclave on a little island shut off from and by Japan in 1799-1800s. The characters are a mix of Dutch traders, a few from other parts of the Western world, and many of the Japanese with whom they interact. Mitchell seeds the book with rich vignettes and folktales that are almost like campfire stories; they give marvelous flavor to the times and what people were capable of believing. DO NOT read plot-giving reviews if you're going to read the book because there are a few shockers along the way that are much better not anticipated. Really! I suspect reaction is going to be mixed because it is quite long and detail-rich but it's also linear, which helps a lot. Mitchell is really in control of his skills and manages to convey a sense of immediacy/reality by letting the background 'noise' interrupt a paragraph in a way that feels very realistic. But he doesn't overuse the device so it's not intrusive yet it gives the pacing of allowing concurrent happenings and thoughts. After finishing: I can only hope lots of folks read this so we can all huddle together and talk about it. I was truly sad to have it end and will miss the sound of this book as well as a few of the people in it. Here's hoping to a shorter wait for Mitchell's next epic.*+*book-club-leader*+*3603 Riverbirch Trace Court*+**+*Midlothian*+*VA*+*23112 I was lucky enough to read this in an ARC: LOVE this book and Mitchell’s skill. His facility and variety of language amazed me and made me smile with pleasure. It’s an epic adventure of so many parts, yet so whole. I’m sure it will be one of my favorites of the year; days after finishing, I’m still thinking about it and want to tell everyone you HAVE to read this so we can share our thoughts. Filled with twists and shifts, adventure and subtle interactions—you won’t know where you’re going but you’ll be glad you went.
The historical research and Mitchell’s ability to give a sense of the immediate surroundings are amazing. I found myself asking…how did he know that? How did he find that out? Because it feels more than imagined and I’ve read a lot of historical fiction set in Japan. This setting is a Western enclave on a little island shut off from and by Japan in 1799-1800s. The characters are a mix of Dutch traders, a few from other parts of the Western world, and many of the Japanese with whom they interact.
Mitchell seeds the book with rich vignettes and folktales that are almost like campfire stories; they give marvelous flavor to the times and what people were capable of believing. DO NOT read plot-giving reviews if you’re going to read the book because there are a few shockers along the way that are much better not anticipated. Really! I suspect reaction is going to be mixed because it is quite long and detail-rich but it’s also linear, which helps a lot.
Mitchell is really in control of his skills and manages to convey a sense of immediacy/reality by letting the background ‘noise’ interrupt a paragraph in a way that feels very realistic. But he doesn’t overuse the device so it’s not intrusive yet it gives the pacing of allowing concurrent happenings and thoughts.
After finishing: I can only hope lots of folks read this so we can all huddle together and talk about it. I was truly sad to have it end and will miss the sound of this book as well as a few of the people in it.
Here’s hoping to a shorter wait for Mitchell’s next epic.*+*book-club-leader*+*3603 Riverbirch Trace Court*+**+*Midlothian*+*VA*+*23112

]]> Comment on The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by Jill http://www.thousandautumns.com/thousand-autumns/comment-page-1/#comment-3046 Jill Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:10:34 +0000 http://www.thousandautumns.com/2010/01/14/thousand-autumns/#comment-3046 I was lucky enough to read this in an ARC: LOVE this book and Mitchell's skill. His facility and variety of language amazed me and made me smile with pleasure. It's an epic adventure of so many parts, yet so whole. I'm sure it will be one of my favorites of the year; days after finishing, I’m still thinking about it and want to tell everyone you HAVE to read this so we can share our thoughts. Filled with twists and shifts, adventure and subtle interactions—you won’t know where you’re going but you’ll be glad you went. The historical research and Mitchell’s ability to give a sense of the immediate surroundings are amazing. I found myself asking...how did he know that? How did he find that out? Because it feels more than imagined and I’ve read a lot of historical fiction set in Japan. This setting is a Western enclave on a little island shut off from and by Japan in 1799-1800s. The characters are a mix of Dutch traders, a few from other parts of the Western world, and many of the Japanese with whom they interact. Mitchell seeds the book with rich vignettes and folktales that are almost like campfire stories; they give marvelous flavor to the times and what people were capable of believing. DO NOT read plot-giving reviews if you're going to read the book because there are a few shockers along the way that are much better not anticipated. Really! I suspect reaction is going to be mixed because it is quite long and detail-rich but it's also linear, which helps a lot. Mitchell is really in control of his skills and manages to convey a sense of immediacy/reality by letting the background 'noise' interrupt a paragraph in a way that feels very realistic. But he doesn't overuse the device so it's not intrusive yet it gives the pacing of allowing concurrent happenings and thoughts. After finishing: I can only hope lots of folks read this so we can all huddle together and talk about it. I was truly sad to have it end and will miss the sound of this book as well as a few of the people in it. Here's hoping to a shorter wait for Mitchell's next epic.*+*book-club-leader*+*3603 Riverbirch Trace Court*+**+*Midlothian*+*VA*+*23112 I was lucky enough to read this in an ARC: LOVE this book and Mitchell’s skill. His facility and variety of language amazed me and made me smile with pleasure. It’s an epic adventure of so many parts, yet so whole. I’m sure it will be one of my favorites of the year; days after finishing, I’m still thinking about it and want to tell everyone you HAVE to read this so we can share our thoughts. Filled with twists and shifts, adventure and subtle interactions—you won’t know where you’re going but you’ll be glad you went.
The historical research and Mitchell’s ability to give a sense of the immediate surroundings are amazing. I found myself asking…how did he know that? How did he find that out? Because it feels more than imagined and I’ve read a lot of historical fiction set in Japan. This setting is a Western enclave on a little island shut off from and by Japan in 1799-1800s. The characters are a mix of Dutch traders, a few from other parts of the Western world, and many of the Japanese with whom they interact.
Mitchell seeds the book with rich vignettes and folktales that are almost like campfire stories; they give marvelous flavor to the times and what people were capable of believing. DO NOT read plot-giving reviews if you’re going to read the book because there are a few shockers along the way that are much better not anticipated. Really! I suspect reaction is going to be mixed because it is quite long and detail-rich but it’s also linear, which helps a lot.
Mitchell is really in control of his skills and manages to convey a sense of immediacy/reality by letting the background ‘noise’ interrupt a paragraph in a way that feels very realistic. But he doesn’t overuse the device so it’s not intrusive yet it gives the pacing of allowing concurrent happenings and thoughts.
After finishing: I can only hope lots of folks read this so we can all huddle together and talk about it. I was truly sad to have it end and will miss the sound of this book as well as a few of the people in it.
Here’s hoping to a shorter wait for Mitchell’s next epic.*+*book-club-leader*+*3603 Riverbirch Trace Court*+**+*Midlothian*+*VA*+*23112

]]> Comment on Welcome by Simone http://www.thousandautumns.com/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-3028 Simone Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:57:41 +0000 #comment-3028 This was the first book of David Mitchell's I have read-- and it won't be my last. Wow. His writing style and this enchanting tale blew me away. I can't wait to re-read with my book club this summer. Highly recommended!*+*book-club-leader*+*ssmsm*+*akma*+*Greenwich*+*CT*+*10210 This was the first book of David Mitchell’s I have read– and it won’t be my last. Wow. His writing style and this enchanting tale blew me away. I can’t wait to re-read with my book club this summer. Highly recommended!*+*book-club-leader*+*ssmsm*+*akma*+*Greenwich*+*CT*+*10210

]]> Comment on The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by Simone http://www.thousandautumns.com/thousand-autumns/comment-page-1/#comment-3047 Simone Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:57:41 +0000 http://www.thousandautumns.com/2010/01/14/thousand-autumns/#comment-3047 This was the first book of David Mitchell's I have read-- and it won't be my last. Wow. His writing style and this enchanting tale blew me away. I can't wait to re-read with my book club this summer. Highly recommended!*+*book-club-leader*+*ssmsm*+*akma*+*Greenwich*+*CT*+*10210 This was the first book of David Mitchell’s I have read– and it won’t be my last. Wow. His writing style and this enchanting tale blew me away. I can’t wait to re-read with my book club this summer. Highly recommended!*+*book-club-leader*+*ssmsm*+*akma*+*Greenwich*+*CT*+*10210

]]> Comment on The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by Seth http://www.thousandautumns.com/thousand-autumns/comment-page-1/#comment-3044 Seth Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:15:26 +0000 http://www.thousandautumns.com/2010/01/14/thousand-autumns/#comment-3044 (I was extremely lucky - by pestering my RH sales rep - to have been able to read the manuscript of "Thousand Autumns" several month in advance of the release.) While "Autumns" does not have the complex, head-exploding machinations of some of Mitchell's past work (Ghostwritten, Cloud Atlas esp.) it does prove that Mitchell has been no fluke - his burgeoning talent has hit full stride at this point and "Autumns" showcases his immense ability to write in any genre he chooses and blow your socks off in the process. There are multiple narrators throughout, as is Mitchell's wont, but it is structurally done in such a subtle way that you hardly notice - you are just swept along in the flow, wondering, as a foreigner like Jacob, how much of the lush, inner world of Japan you will be allowed to glimpse. My god, if this book isn't the one that earns him that elusive Booker prize...*+*bookseller*+*Warwick's*+*7812 Girard Avenue*+*La Jolla*+*CA*+*92037 (I was extremely lucky – by pestering my RH sales rep – to have been able to read the manuscript of “Thousand Autumns” several month in advance of the release.) While “Autumns” does not have the complex, head-exploding machinations of some of Mitchell’s past work (Ghostwritten, Cloud Atlas esp.) it does prove that Mitchell has been no fluke – his burgeoning talent has hit full stride at this point and “Autumns” showcases his immense ability to write in any genre he chooses and blow your socks off in the process. There are multiple narrators throughout, as is Mitchell’s wont, but it is structurally done in such a subtle way that you hardly notice – you are just swept along in the flow, wondering, as a foreigner like Jacob, how much of the lush, inner world of Japan you will be allowed to glimpse.
My god, if this book isn’t the one that earns him that elusive Booker prize…*+*bookseller*+*Warwick’s*+*7812 Girard Avenue*+*La Jolla*+*CA*+*92037

]]> Comment on Welcome by Seth http://www.thousandautumns.com/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Seth Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:15:26 +0000 #comment-23 (I was extremely lucky - by pestering my RH sales rep - to have been able to read the manuscript of "Thousand Autumns" several month in advance of the release.) While "Autumns" does not have the complex, head-exploding machinations of some of Mitchell's past work (Ghostwritten, Cloud Atlas esp.) it does prove that Mitchell has been no fluke - his burgeoning talent has hit full stride at this point and "Autumns" showcases his immense ability to write in any genre he chooses and blow your socks off in the process. There are multiple narrators throughout, as is Mitchell's wont, but it is structurally done in such a subtle way that you hardly notice - you are just swept along in the flow, wondering, as a foreigner like Jacob, how much of the lush, inner world of Japan you will be allowed to glimpse. My god, if this book isn't the one that earns him that elusive Booker prize...*+*bookseller*+*Warwick's*+*7812 Girard Avenue*+*La Jolla*+*CA*+*92037 (I was extremely lucky – by pestering my RH sales rep – to have been able to read the manuscript of “Thousand Autumns” several month in advance of the release.) While “Autumns” does not have the complex, head-exploding machinations of some of Mitchell’s past work (Ghostwritten, Cloud Atlas esp.) it does prove that Mitchell has been no fluke – his burgeoning talent has hit full stride at this point and “Autumns” showcases his immense ability to write in any genre he chooses and blow your socks off in the process. There are multiple narrators throughout, as is Mitchell’s wont, but it is structurally done in such a subtle way that you hardly notice – you are just swept along in the flow, wondering, as a foreigner like Jacob, how much of the lush, inner world of Japan you will be allowed to glimpse.
My god, if this book isn’t the one that earns him that elusive Booker prize…*+*bookseller*+*Warwick’s*+*7812 Girard Avenue*+*La Jolla*+*CA*+*92037

]]> Comment on The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by Melissa http://www.thousandautumns.com/thousand-autumns/comment-page-1/#comment-3043 Melissa Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:31:57 +0000 http://www.thousandautumns.com/2010/01/14/thousand-autumns/#comment-3043 I was lucky enough to read David Mitchell's new book in manuscript form, and I just can't stop thinking about it. Like his previous books, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is written so beautifully, that I didn't want to miss one word. I am sure Mitchell's current fans will be pleased and new fans will emerge after reading his latest novel.*+*reader*+*aass*+*aaaa*+*New York*+*NY*+*10019 I was lucky enough to read David Mitchell’s new book in manuscript form, and I just can’t stop thinking about it. Like his previous books, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is written so beautifully, that I didn’t want to miss one word. I am sure Mitchell’s current fans will be pleased and new fans will emerge after reading his latest novel.*+*reader*+*aass*+*aaaa*+*New York*+*NY*+*10019

]]> Comment on Welcome by Melissa http://www.thousandautumns.com/hello-world/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Melissa Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:31:57 +0000 #comment-22 I was lucky enough to read David Mitchell's new book in manuscript form, and I just can't stop thinking about it. Like his previous books, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is written so beautifully, that I didn't want to miss one word. I am sure Mitchell's current fans will be pleased and new fans will emerge after reading his latest novel.*+*reader*+*aass*+*aaaa*+*New York*+*NY*+*10019 I was lucky enough to read David Mitchell’s new book in manuscript form, and I just can’t stop thinking about it. Like his previous books, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is written so beautifully, that I didn’t want to miss one word. I am sure Mitchell’s current fans will be pleased and new fans will emerge after reading his latest novel.*+*reader*+*aass*+*aaaa*+*New York*+*NY*+*10019

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