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Comment on Cakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham: A by Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:48:30 +0000

Thanks for the comment and praise!

I admit I’m a little worried at having chosen Maugham’s personal favorite to read first. I’m sure the others can’t be bad by any stretch but I hope I like them as much.

As for not liking it much at first reading, this has happened to me, too. Sometimes I think I was just too young to enjoy things. Like, for example, Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence. I just can’t seem to get over my first impression of “ugh, dull” even though it’s been nearly 20 years since my first attempt and I know I should give it another try.

Comment on Cakes and Ale by W. Somerset Maugham: A by Alexander Arsov

Alexander Arsov — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:40:48 +0000

Nice review, Michelle. Enjoyable to read that somebody else loves Maugham, and especially his most satirical masterpiece.

Being somewhat of a Maugham buff myself, I wonder why I had to read Cakes and Ale twice before I realise its greatness. I have read it quite a few times since then and have never ceased to wonder at Maugham’s mastery of plot narrative and character depiction.

Small wonder Maugham himself once said Cakes and Ale was the book of his he liked best, isn’t it?

Comment on Let’s Get Visual: Warm-Up Exercises by Friday Procrastination Aides, 9/3/10 « The Manga Critic

Friday Procrastination Aides, 9/3/10 « The Manga Critic — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:23:09 +0000

[...] And speaking of Melinda, she and Michelle Smith team up for a new monthly series, Let’s Get Visual, in which they analyze the role of artwork in advancing manga storylines. Their inaugural post focuses on pages from Black Lagoon and Hikaru no Go. [Soliloquy in Blue] [...]

Comment on Let’s Get Visual: Warm-Up Exercises by Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:00:05 +0000

I think we could use a little Captain You Do This! :D It would be interesting to tackle an action-heavy scene, certainly.

David, thanks so much for coming by!

Comment on Let’s Get Visual: Warm-Up Exercises by Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:51:39 +0000

Thank you!

I honestly don’t know what I’m going to pick for next time, but an action scene would definitely be interesting, especially as that’s an area where things can become incoherent if not handled well.

Lately I’ve been reading BLAME! which has some pretty interesting panel-to-panel imagery, so that might come up at some point, but I’m not sure.

Comment on Let’s Get Visual: Warm-Up Exercises by david brothers

david brothers — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:16:26 +0000

This was interesting! It’s always nice to see people focusing on the art side of things.

Are you two going to talk about a more action-heavy scene next time? You discuss composition here, which is great, but I’m curious to see how you two examine movement and panel to panel storytelling!

(Does that come off as me being Captain You Do This? I hope it doesn’t, I’m genuinely curious.)

Comment on Yotsuba&! 1 by Kiyohiko Azuma: A by Yotsuba&! 2-8 by Kiyohiko Azuma: A | Soliloquy in Blue

Yotsuba&! 2-8 by Kiyohiko Azuma: A | Soliloquy in Blue — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:01:04 +0000

[...] up as: “Yep, still awesome!” I really don’t have much to add to what I said in my review of volume one. Yotsuba is still wide-eyed and exuberant, there are still many laugh-out-loud scenes and lines of [...]

Comment on Sugarholic 1-5 by Gong GooGoo: B by Manhwa Monday: Webtoon Update & More « Manhwa Bookshelf

Manhwa Monday: Webtoon Update & More « Manhwa Bookshelf — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:39:27 +0000

[...] other reviews, Michelle Smith goes all out, with a review of volumes 1-5 (the full series) of Sugarholic (Yen Press) at Soliloquy in Blue. She also talks about volume 8 of Moon Boy (Yen Press) in the most [...]

Comment on Let’s Get Visual: Warm-Up Exercises by Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:01:24 +0000

Aw, thanks. :)

Comment on Let’s Get Visual: Warm-Up Exercises by Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:34:18 +0000

I think Michelle’s choice is brilliant, because it’s much less obvious than mine. :)

Thanks so much for reading and commenting, Danielle!