Sep
18
final thoughts…
Posted by: | September 18, 2008 | Comments Off
i know my blog is a little late. my apologies but i have been sharing the book. Although the book didnt end with any new found discoveries and was not exaclty a surprise ending, i was still a little surprised to not find anything out about the doctor a…
Sep
16
Numero dos
Posted by: | September 16, 2008 | Comments Off
My blog is a little late, but better late than never and yesterdays discussion helped me formulate my thoughts a bit more and make them less muddled. First of all, I would like to compliment the class on their very insightful readings of this book. I m…
Sep
15
Part 2 of Who would have thought it
Posted by: | September 15, 2008 | Comments Off
Although not a “can’t put it down novel” I began to adore the conniving bigots that are Hackwell, Hammerhard and Mrs. Norval after 120 pages, and actually began to dislike the perfect characters of Lola and Julian. I say this because I feel that none…
Sep
15
Tea with Maria
Posted by: | September 15, 2008 | Comments Off
So I’m joining the stragglers writing this blog on Monday night – it took me awhile to plow through to the end of Who Would Have Thought It? I still find fault with Ruiz de Burton’s writing style, somehow she managed to bog the book down with excess ve…
Sep
15
It’s All Over?
Posted by: | September 15, 2008 | Comments Off
No, it doesn’t feel all over. As many others have noted, Ruiz de Burton leaves much open and unsettled at the end of the novel. It is hard to tell why she would have left so many loose-ends and so much unifinished business. In part it disappointed me, …
Sep
15
Who Would Have Thought It?
Posted by: | September 15, 2008 | Comments Off
I know I’m starting really late on my responses, but better than never. I have found it very interesting to listen to everyone’s thoughts on the novel so far as my own thoughts have been relatively unformed. I have had trouble deciding many things abou…
Sep
15
el fin
Posted by: | September 15, 2008 | Comments Off
I wouldn’t say that the end was a complete let down, I enjoyed the book from beginning to end. It wasn’t the most clever ending either but I felt that it stayed true to Ruiz de Burton’s writing style by keeping the trick that was being planned secret …
Sep
15
Who would have thought it…. probably not Ruiz de Burton
Posted by: | September 15, 2008 | Comments Off
So i know my blog is late but in a way i’m glad it is because today’s discussion changed the way i am viewing the novel. I don’t really have a thing for mrs. norval, or for lavinia or any of the other women in the book. what i don’t like is having …
Sep
15
Ruiz de Burton Response
Posted by: | September 15, 2008 | Comments Off
I have, since my last post, managed to acquire Ruiz de Burton’s ’Who Would Have Thought It?’ from the bookstore. I power read, and finished it this weekend. Overall, I would say I was pleasantly surprised with the novel. I had a bit of a differ…
Sep
15
North of the Rio Grande 2008-09-15 16:28:00
Posted by: | September 15, 2008 | Comments Off
I’m feeling highly unsatisfied by the end of the novel. A lot of loose ends are left flapping in the breeze. And that nice grunt of satisfaction I emit when I finish a book refused to rise to my lips.I’m not saying all literature has to have a neat, p…
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