Comments on: Fool on the Hill, Matt Ruff https://readingtheend.com/2009/09/03/fool-on-the-hill-matt-ruff/ before I read the middle Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:25:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 By: July 2010 Wrap-Up: Books and Reviews « Fyrefly's Book Blog https://readingtheend.com/2009/09/03/fool-on-the-hill-matt-ruff/#comment-13854 Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:25:04 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1733#comment-13854 […] – Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland (Jenny’s fault) […]

]]> By: Wrapping up 2009 « Jenny's Books https://readingtheend.com/2009/09/03/fool-on-the-hill-matt-ruff/#comment-13853 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:12:46 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1733#comment-13853 […] Jackie & an adventure in reading; any of my DogEar Reading Challenge books without Jeane; Fool on the Hill without Nicki; the extremely hilarious Ballerina without Schatzi; or Patrick Ness without Nymeth.  […]

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2009/09/03/fool-on-the-hill-matt-ruff/#comment-13852 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:31:26 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1733#comment-13852 In reply to Nymeth.

*says no more*

(It has a dragon in it.)

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2009/09/03/fool-on-the-hill-matt-ruff/#comment-13851 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:27:34 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1733#comment-13851 In reply to Schatzi.

Well, quite rightly! (No, I’m just kidding – I can see how it wouldn’t be for everybody.)

]]> By: Nymeth https://readingtheend.com/2009/09/03/fool-on-the-hill-matt-ruff/#comment-13850 Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:15:07 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1733#comment-13850 “Fool on the Hill is like if Martin Millar and Douglas Coupland had a love child, and Douglas Coupland raised the kid because Martin Millar lived too far away, but the kid grew up reading Martin Millar’s books obsessively…”

SAY NO MORE!

]]> By: Schatzi https://readingtheend.com/2009/09/03/fool-on-the-hill-matt-ruff/#comment-13849 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:54:40 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1733#comment-13849 I owned that for years, and never managed to get past the first few pages. Now I feel bad.

]]> By: Jenny https://readingtheend.com/2009/09/03/fool-on-the-hill-matt-ruff/#comment-13848 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:29:32 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1733#comment-13848 In reply to Fyrefly.

I liked the Bohemians! Every time the Bohemians showed up I was all, Oh goody, we’re going to have fun now. And Luther was sweet.

Do indeed check out Douglas Coupland & Martin Millar – of Coupland’s books, I’ve liked Eleanor Rigby best so far; and Martin Millar writes sweet, frenetic, intricately plotted, weird and wonderful stories.

]]> By: Fyrefly https://readingtheend.com/2009/09/03/fool-on-the-hill-matt-ruff/#comment-13847 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:27:41 +0000 http://readingtheend.com/?p=1733#comment-13847 I’m so glad you liked it! And I agree that the pacing’s a little weird; half the book before the bad guy’s even introduced, and then the ending happens all of a sudden. But you’re right that it’s enough fun that it doesn’t matter. 🙂

And it sounds like I really need to check out Douglas Coupland and Martin Millar, eh? I’ve already got The Good Fairies of New York on my TBR pile, but I’ll have to hunt down and read the rest of their stuff!

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