tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926416932805183400.post106446456937159388..comments2023-08-30T16:00:01.825+02:00Comments on Anna's leesreis: Het raadsel van de muurschilderingAnna van Gelderenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09224217925580810877noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926416932805183400.post-32724589521933668702011-05-27T11:15:55.000+02:002011-05-27T11:15:55.000+02:00Tom, yes it did spoil the book for me, although to...Tom, yes it did spoil the book for me, although to be honest I think I am in the minority. Most readers find characters that embody modern values much easier to sympathize with. They find characters with opinions that were prevalent at the time but now are considered wrong often distasteful. A good example is Valery Martin's <i>Property</i> about a woman in early 19th century Louisiana, who is a representative of her time and place and therefore approves of slavery. The author never condones slavery, but she sketches a nuanced and complex portrait of a protagonist who is not at all sympathetic by modern standards. A lot of readers dismissed the book for that reason. But it gave me an insight into a type of person I would never normally get into contact with. I like that about literature: getting to know about values, people and countries that are different from my own. Books like that make me think and reconsider.Annanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926416932805183400.post-58056289107126502922011-05-27T09:47:09.000+02:002011-05-27T09:47:09.000+02:00Very interesting point about modern values appeari...Very interesting point about modern values appearing in a book about mediaeval England. You write as though this spoiled the book for you - I can understand that. Google Translate translated this post to English for me. Tom Cunliffenoreply@blogger.com