tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250454767640683690.post5535301727551765085..comments2020-04-27T12:30:50.466-07:00Comments on Nightfall in Verona - A Lyrical Memoir: Chapter Three - Nightfall in Verona-- Jenne' R. AndrewsJenne' R. Andrews http://www.blogger.com/profile/15744946229300234443noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250454767640683690.post-74985627342384938222014-03-23T08:01:46.725-07:002014-03-23T08:01:46.725-07:00Thanks for the link, Jen. I've read these firs...Thanks for the link, Jen. I've read these first three chapters with zest. The first paragraphs took me back to Jonathan's Franzen's descriptions of St. Paul in "Freedom", which I enjoyed reading last year. Not that your style is inspired to Franzen's; in fact I may have been reminded of his humorous lists in the initial chapters. I find the subtle self-irony of your narrator endearing.<br />At the beginning of the second chapter I have noticed that the Dante quotation is incorrect. These are the words Dante wrote: "Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita - mi ritrovai per una selva oscura - che la diritta via era smarrita". Next, I was carried to Nürnberg, a place I first visited seventeen years ago, seen with different eyes, yet an intriguing comparison, and very vividly described.<br />Salzburg stands out like from an exciting pop-up book, with its colourful crowds, the ubiquitous Mozart mementos, Mozart music all over the place... Great impressions.<br />Tyrol appears from your words quaint, remote, quirky, at the same time attractive and repulsive, its men almost clownesque in their lederhosen and rustic courtship styles. I recognize the Austria I know as well, minus perhaps the decadent Sachertorte and the gemutliche Cafés...<br />A very interesting theme is the narrator's slowly morphing from a fearful cocoon into... I look forward to the next instar.<br />Talk to you soon :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607944540602078280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250454767640683690.post-67549233468335122092014-03-23T07:56:17.444-07:002014-03-23T07:56:17.444-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15607944540602078280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250454767640683690.post-20254065524516709642013-02-11T19:56:32.983-08:002013-02-11T19:56:32.983-08:00I can't wait to read chapter four I enjoyed re...I can't wait to read chapter four I enjoyed reading your post it's like I am reading a pocket book. You're a great writer Jen, keep it up :) I just want to ask if you know <a href="http://www.venere.com/it/italia/verona/" rel="nofollow">Hotel Verona</a>?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195035473003048003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250454767640683690.post-15256383530148128632011-05-31T13:30:48.134-07:002011-05-31T13:30:48.134-07:00I wish I had known you in those days.I wish I had known you in those days.Timoteohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351410966396854582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250454767640683690.post-776891502500400962011-04-14T13:37:34.620-07:002011-04-14T13:37:34.620-07:00Thanks Zetta-- what a project-- begun last July, r...Thanks Zetta-- what a project-- begun last July, revised in fall, sent out and then self-published here, and then outwitting Blogger to get it to read like a book. Whew! why don't you publish it! xxxj only half-joking...Jenne' R. Andrews https://www.blogger.com/profile/15744946229300234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2250454767640683690.post-78524660406838823592011-03-20T08:38:18.149-07:002011-03-20T08:38:18.149-07:00Hey Jenne'!
You would end this chapter at the ...Hey Jenne'!<br />You would end this chapter at the juiciest part!...I would have too LOL<br />Very visual writing. I can picture what it looks like, and your voice keeps things moving along at a good pace :)Zetta Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02675445422315435587noreply@blogger.com