tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post5447313136383390002..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: Naipaul's agender...StuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-37691705329662312762011-06-23T07:19:09.022+01:002011-06-23T07:19:09.022+01:00I went with my first instinct which is F, F, M, F,...I went with my first instinct which is F, F, M, F, M, M, no idea, M, M, no idea. Statistically I have 3 women, 5 men so I suppose I could guess 7 and 10 as women.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08310505171069124737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-81087187976688524022011-06-14T22:41:29.137+01:002011-06-14T22:41:29.137+01:00FMMFMMFFMF
intrigued by No. 8
As for old Nr N, do...FMMFMMFFMF<br />intrigued by No. 8<br /><br />As for old Nr N, does he mean hew would most like to read stuff written by him? That's because he like his own writing.<br />My sister is a writer and most of the men just don't get her first novel. When she was asking people to rad and comment, the parts the men suggested should be changed were the parts I loved the most.<br />So as someone else said it's not a question of right or wrong but different.Ruth Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-40224230696623970592011-06-14T15:15:37.762+01:002011-06-14T15:15:37.762+01:00Thing is, Naipaul claimed that no woman can write ...Thing is, Naipaul claimed that no woman can write as well as His Marvellous Self AND that He can tell the difference.<br /><br />But where's the connection? Men and women may have identifiably different writing styles -- or not -- but this doesn't inherently mean that Male = Good and Female = Bad.<br /><br />Except, it seems, in Naipaulcentric universe.Susan Dhttp://www.destevenson.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-75429780982556180352011-06-14T14:42:40.169+01:002011-06-14T14:42:40.169+01:00134569 M
278 and 10 F134569 M<br />278 and 10 FMysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-8017202865168432552011-06-14T14:34:50.592+01:002011-06-14T14:34:50.592+01:00Oooh, this is a tough one. My guess is MMMFFFFFMM....Oooh, this is a tough one. My guess is MMMFFFFFMM. I think I'd like to read no. 10.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-9584186768604153472011-06-14T03:05:38.885+01:002011-06-14T03:05:38.885+01:00How interesting!
My guesses are :
1,2,4,5,7 - Fem...How interesting!<br />My guesses are : <br />1,2,4,5,7 - Female<br />3,6,8,9,10 - Male<br /><br />Most keen to read book 1 & 10.michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834381152089861253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-88736154800229437192011-06-13T23:35:07.796+01:002011-06-13T23:35:07.796+01:00Female: 1,3,4,8,10
Male: 2,5,6,7,9Female: 1,3,4,8,10<br />Male: 2,5,6,7,9Colinhttp://www.colinjthomas.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-31418373054471244512011-06-13T23:22:41.564+01:002011-06-13T23:22:41.564+01:00My guesses: F, F, M, F, M, F, M, F, M, M,
Is 6 F...My guesses: F, F, M, F, M, F, M, F, M, M, <br /><br />Is 6 Fenny by Lettice Delmer? If I hadn't guessed the novel then I would have guessed female anyway - the domestic setting. This exercise challenges our own preconceptions as well as Naipaul's misconceptions.Paperback Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14579608422235511054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-4369823273358802042011-06-13T22:06:43.424+01:002011-06-13T22:06:43.424+01:00How interesting that we all have different answers...How interesting that we all have different answers. Mine are FFMMMFMFMF-and I didn't count up until the end when I found I did have five of each gender. 1 is the one that makes me want to read on. I can't guess any of the titles.DebWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-65840461857648968132011-06-13T21:25:19.569+01:002011-06-13T21:25:19.569+01:00Okay, I'll guess F, F, M, F, M, F, M, M, M, F....Okay, I'll guess F, F, M, F, M, F, M, M, M, F. I want to read more of 1 and 10, but don't recognize any of these. 9 makes me want to run screaming in the opposite direction.Mistress Cynicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092282847923200282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-25481811224877517152011-06-13T21:07:32.504+01:002011-06-13T21:07:32.504+01:00re > V.S. Naipaul hit headlines recently for cl...re > V.S. Naipaul hit headlines recently for claiming that all female writers were inferior to him... <br /><br />I'm glad you read that, Simon. Back when you included him in that list of authors you think you should read, I thought of it and thought about posting a link to the comment, but didn't.nancy b thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14689071270691516915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-72716339312046878202011-06-13T20:36:52.918+01:002011-06-13T20:36:52.918+01:00My guess is MFMFMFFMMF
7 is the one I want to rea...My guess is MFMFMFFMMF<br /><br />7 is the one I want to read more of.<br /><br />Apparently Naipaul was also very critical of Diana Athill's writing. She of course was his long-time editor at Andre Deutsch. Her take is that when he'd been particularly troublesome she used to comfort herself with the fact 'at least I don't have to be married to Vidia'<br /><br />Carol NAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-19471187474745916822011-06-13T20:02:14.140+01:002011-06-13T20:02:14.140+01:00My guess is
FFMFMFMMMF.
I would be tempted to read...My guess is<br />FFMFMFMMMF.<br />I would be tempted to read on in the first three.Gillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-26935586388722677812011-06-13T19:04:53.004+01:002011-06-13T19:04:53.004+01:001 - I think male but then again it's rather ha...1 - I think male but then again it's rather hard to say<br />2 - male <br />3 - female<br />4 - female<br />5- female<br />6- male<br />7- male<br />8 - female<br />9 -male<br />10 - female<br /><br />I have no clue what the book titles are and I'm sure I guess wrong on all of them. they all sounds like older books from before the 21st century. I don't think I read any of them.lissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11012085842881252635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-65212352589946912522011-06-13T18:14:38.913+01:002011-06-13T18:14:38.913+01:00I do think Naipaul's comment was a bit naff! I...I do think Naipaul's comment was a bit naff! I wonder if (assuming he's never read either book), given an extract from George Eliot's 'Romola' and another from George Meredith's 'Ordeal of Richard Feverel', he'd really be able to identify the gender of the two writers? <br />Anyway, on to your challenge! I guess F/F/M/M/M/F/F/M/F/M.Sue Gedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01387494692709639043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-76975762413013596482011-06-13T17:43:38.017+01:002011-06-13T17:43:38.017+01:00To me they all seem like thy could go either way. ...To me they all seem like thy could go either way. I think the bigger issue surrounding Naipaul's ridiculous comments is the notion that the male voice (if there is such a thing) is inherently better and more valuable than the female. And as much as I think Naipaul is an idiot for these remarks, it won't keep from reading more of his books.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-15181244984055279962011-06-13T17:37:14.301+01:002011-06-13T17:37:14.301+01:00What fun! W,W,M,W,M,M,W,M,W,M.What fun! W,W,M,W,M,M,W,M,W,M.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01536328657282165472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-8672879178499926142011-06-13T16:57:18.885+01:002011-06-13T16:57:18.885+01:00Simon, I've given you an award because I like ...Simon, I've given you an <a href="http://pagesofjulia.wordpress.com/2011/06/13/a-blog-award/" rel="nofollow">award</a> because I like your blog. :) I want this to be a compliment and not a burden, so please take it in that spirit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-75914844192198089182011-06-13T16:46:03.585+01:002011-06-13T16:46:03.585+01:00There was an article about this on the Guardian wi...There was an article about this on the Guardian with a very similar quiz. Surprisingly, I got 8/10 correct. I managed to mistake Salman Rushdie for a woman! For your quiz, I'd have to guess MFMMMFFFMM.GirlsWannaReadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12981627850782598265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-47949098892647864342011-06-13T14:46:40.732+01:002011-06-13T14:46:40.732+01:00I think the odd-numbered are by men and the even-n...I think the odd-numbered are by men and the even-numbered are by women. Please give us the titles and authors when you reveal the answers. <br /><br />Several are quite intriguing but I think I'd most like to read the first one and the last one, though I think I may have actually read the first one before, it seems very familiar. Will be racking my brains until I figure it out!Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-62303571922259273352011-06-13T14:16:24.399+01:002011-06-13T14:16:24.399+01:00Just for fun I'll go with MFMFMFFMMMJust for fun I'll go with MFMFMFFMMMAli Malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595941215998565255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-69499200255402516952011-06-13T13:59:37.104+01:002011-06-13T13:59:37.104+01:00What fun!
1, 3, 4, 5, 8 male
2, 6, 7, 8, 10 female...What fun!<br />1, 3, 4, 5, 8 male<br />2, 6, 7, 8, 10 female<br /><br />1 & 10 attract most to read on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-51874806739136114742011-06-13T13:25:53.332+01:002011-06-13T13:25:53.332+01:00I don't know these books but my goodness how I...I don't know these books but my goodness how I long to read the first one and they all sound really interesting.<br />Erika W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-13678861970967419112011-06-13T12:00:37.648+01:002011-06-13T12:00:37.648+01:00He said that!? I'd love to attempt your test ...He said that!? I'd love to attempt your test but I really need to find my smelling salts first.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07415316482631852565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-87996130322374689612011-06-13T11:56:09.982+01:002011-06-13T11:56:09.982+01:00Oh, Diana, not good enough! Put your money where ...Oh, Diana, not good enough! Put your money where your mouth is!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.com