tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post5122401037409751438..comments2024-03-28T13:27:46.447-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: The Bone is Pointed (1938) by Arthur UpfieldBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-62624789488202557772014-12-05T21:15:37.118-06:002014-12-05T21:15:37.118-06:00Sylvie: Thanks for the comment. I am glad you enjo...Sylvie: Thanks for the comment. I am glad you enjoyed the book and hope to hear from you again.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-81625635262863969912014-12-05T03:03:59.424-06:002014-12-05T03:03:59.424-06:00Thanks Bill for your comment of the book "The...Thanks Bill for your comment of the book "The bone is pointed"; I am French and live in Paris, and I take a great pleasure reading this book. This takes a long time to me because of the language barrier but the preasure is great, great!!. SylvieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-6824026815334042772013-01-26T16:34:19.309-06:002013-01-26T16:34:19.309-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. I equally believe ...Margot: Thanks for the comment. I equally believe Upfield did well in the areas you described. I appreciate authors who capture their settings.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-56143029725129548942013-01-26T06:34:37.150-06:002013-01-26T06:34:37.150-06:00Bill - I think you've highlighted two things t...Bill - I think you've highlighted two things that Upfield did extremely well. He depicted the lives of the aboriginal people with dignity even while being honest about the prevailing assumptions about them. And that is not easy. He also was I think a master at creating a sense of place and context. The reader really feels the setting - well, this reader anyway. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com