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potatoboy
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 Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:28 pm Post subject: JOHNS NEW BOOK! |
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John,
I just read your new book 'The Adventures of Monsieur Robinet '. It was erm.... I mean it was...... errr..... OK I didn't understand it! Have read it five times now and still don't get it. Was there some kind of statement implied by Mister Robinet's misadventures?
I have managed to grasp all of John's other works, even in his previous book Uncut Confetti - that story with the fig roll. Yet this one.... no....
Maybe it is just too profound.... too abstract for the likes of me.... But that's not to say I didn't like it..... it's wonderful but just left me all confused and stuff... Can anyone else explain what was going on? |
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potatoboy
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| Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 9:18 am Post subject: |
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| ah it's ok I get it now... half of it was in french I didn't realise! |
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lizgoode206
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Location: United States
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Very thankful that you posted this, at least I realized that I am not alone in the universe; I am starting to doubt my comprehension skills because of this book!
suggestion: try reading it again maybe it will make a difference or if not maybe try enrolling in a crash course for French, what do you think?
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princesswolf77
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| Quote: | | The Adventures Of Monsieur Robinet is his latest collection of short poems, which chart the modest adventures of a shy, fictional Frenchmen in bilingual verse (though don’t worry, it’s GCSE-standard French at best, and translation is always on hand). The show features two or three poems from this tome, but mainly revolves around a couple of subjects close to Hegley’s heart: his French heritage and his Luton upbringing. He’s spoken about both before, but this mixes new angles with (occasionally) old poetry. |
iv been reading this book twice 
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markfleeds3
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| Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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| I see it as a kind of tribute to those French text books we used to have as kids, which were written in a very similar sort of style - "Voila Jean-Claude. Voila Marie-France. Jean-Claude et Marie-France sont dans le jardin" etc. |
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