tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167986121420161934.post826593764273018794..comments2023-05-09T08:54:36.933-04:00Comments on The Complete Booker: 1973 - The Siege of Krishnapur by J. G. FarrellLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07219439074687598827noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1167986121420161934.post-91006436208402890052009-05-21T16:51:26.189-04:002009-05-21T16:51:26.189-04:00Lisa, I (intentionally) did not read your review b...Lisa, I (intentionally) did not read your review before writing mine, although I had read it when it was first posted here. I just love this paragraph:<br /><I>Farrell uses irony and metaphor to show that the degradation imposed on those within the ramparts by the siege, is little different to the conditions imposed on the locals by colonialism. ... Human dignity is in short supply when one is subject to a long inglorious attack, which is what colonialism inflicted on its subject peoples.</I>That's very insightful -- well said!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219439074687598827noreply@blogger.com