Public Address | Cafe | Muse: The Disappearing of Paradise https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Matt Pitt https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=309756#post309756 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=309756#post309756 Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:08:46 +1200 Soon Lee https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308508#post308508 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308508#post308508 RNZ National site. ]]> Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:27:56 +1300 Julian Melville https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308462#post308462 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308462#post308462 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:06:53 +1300 TracyMac https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308372#post308372 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308372#post308372 Eleanor Catton did get press when nominated, but definitely not as much as compared to when she won.

I think it's appalling, really, although I wonder if there would have been more publicity if he'd been nominated for a Hugo. As an SF reader, I have to admit I have…

]]> Sun, 23 Mar 2014 12:09:35 +1300 JacksonP https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308363#post308363 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308363#post308363 I’d say get the little boogers hooked on Master of Paxwax – it worked for me.

Thanks for the recommendation. :-)

]]> Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:19:53 +1300 The Other Andrew Smith https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308362#post308362 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308362#post308362 Master of Paxwax and The Fall of the Families in their entirety with voices. It still gets played at ungodly hours on Radio New Zealand Nights. Still available from Replay Radio. A bit pricey, but so tempting! ]]> Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:17:49 +1300 Martin Lindberg https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308361#post308361 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308361#post308361 So why, as far as I can tell, hasn’t this gotten any mainstream media attention at all?

I’m guessing because it’s genre fiction. It doesn’t belong in the nice drawing rooms of literary fiction. (Not my own opinion I’ll add). And while there may occasionally be a story on Eleanor…

]]> Sat, 22 Mar 2014 18:13:59 +1300 Lilith __ https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308344#post308344 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308344#post308344 I don’t know that Eleanor Catton got much press until she’d actually won, did she? Books not being interesting unless we beat the world with them.

I’m grateful for your heads-up Craig – I look forward to reading this. :-)

]]> Sat, 22 Mar 2014 12:33:01 +1300 Craig Ranapia https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308339#post308339 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308339#post308339 Do you think it would be suitable for a young reader fresh from the Divergent series?

I'll give you a heavily qualified "yes" on that. Mann is a very dense level up from standard YA prose, but definitely worth the effort. If you're looking for entry level Mann, I'd say…

]]> Sat, 22 Mar 2014 11:23:26 +1300 JacksonP https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308334#post308334 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308334#post308334 Divergent series? ]]> Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:30:37 +1300 Craig Ranapia https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308330#post308330 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308330#post308330 Sat, 22 Mar 2014 04:45:10 +1300 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308329#post308329 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/muse-the-disappearing-of-paradise/?p=308329#post308329 Discussion from blog post.

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