tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706795077889134134.post945343888727961510..comments2024-03-10T00:58:21.507-08:00Comments on Five Leaves Blog: Stanley Middleton May 8Ross Bradshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16566217025078523575noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706795077889134134.post-38169327620946574582010-05-03T10:43:36.033-07:002010-05-03T10:43:36.033-07:00I'm an admirer of both (and a Nottinghamian), ...I'm an admirer of both (and a Nottinghamian), and I can certainly see similarities - not least in the way that both use the minutiae of everyday life and interactions to explore the profundities of human emotion. They have different concerns (and I think, perhaps surprisingly, that Stanley Middleton's may be broader), but I can see a proximity of style and tone and a similar empathy (Tonkin's 'tender insight') for their protagonists and their problems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706795077889134134.post-86137348784701300542010-05-03T10:08:36.919-07:002010-05-03T10:08:36.919-07:00The only thing I know about Mr Rohmer is that frie...The only thing I know about Mr Rohmer is that friends of mine think highly of his films. What I was hoping to find out is whether someone who loves the novels of Mr Middleton and knows the films of Mr Rohmer thinks that Mr Rohmer's films display a "tender insight" similar to Mr Middleton's novels.Dave Lullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053227199985293516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706795077889134134.post-75260096616753057552010-05-03T09:46:07.200-07:002010-05-03T09:46:07.200-07:00I saw this earlier and hadn't a clue who Eric ...I saw this earlier and hadn't a clue who Eric Rohmer was. I now know, but have never seen any of his films. Another gap in my limited education. What do you think?Ross Bradshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16566217025078523575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706795077889134134.post-17361816283227807582010-05-02T07:55:34.065-07:002010-05-02T07:55:34.065-07:00I wonder what you think of Boyd Tonkin's comme...I wonder what you think of Boyd Tonkin's comment in "How Nottingham rebels broke the kitchen sink": <br /><br />"The prolific Nottingham teacher Stanley Middleton (44 novels prior to his death last year, and a joint Booker win in 1974 for Holiday) dug deeply and delicately into the same small patch with all the tender insight of an East Midlands Eric Rohmer."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/boyd-tonkin-how-nottingham-rebels-broke-the-kitchen-sink-1958035.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/boyd-tonkin-how-nottingham-rebels-broke-the-kitchen-sink-1958035.html</a>Dave Lullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053227199985293516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8706795077889134134.post-43256943117889656492010-04-26T02:24:11.644-07:002010-04-26T02:24:11.644-07:00That's May 8th, Ross. There is a waiting list....That's May 8th, Ross. There is a waiting list. Don't forget to vote!David Belbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942904101462561169noreply@blogger.com