tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897554020551470090.post1890923830262384794..comments2024-02-14T19:25:38.935+01:00Comments on Trond Norén Isaksen: My latest articles: Queen Margrethe, Elsa Cedergren and three reviewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897554020551470090.post-23041217857253946322012-04-13T15:31:36.440+02:002012-04-13T15:31:36.440+02:00Thank you for this blogpost, via bokbörsen.se the ...Thank you for this blogpost, via bokbörsen.se the book "Désirée Bernadotte", the book arrived today. My French is not good, but my Swedish is much better. Thanks again.<br /><br />AnitaKAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13197246267477976396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897554020551470090.post-77408153697708233902012-02-04T01:01:49.827+01:002012-02-04T01:01:49.827+01:00I think that when that happens one ought at least ...I think that when that happens one ought at least to be open about one's involvement or relationship to the author.Trond Norén Isaksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744875538993319059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897554020551470090.post-86976095501239684272012-02-04T00:44:45.516+01:002012-02-04T00:44:45.516+01:00Of course you are right. I am not not from the sci...Of course you are right. I am not not from the scientific world and instead so used to- from let us call it the "cultural" world- that reviews are written by friends and admirers. Sad in small countries like Sweden and Norway.<br />Martin RahmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897554020551470090.post-10659672344528620672012-02-03T21:31:17.173+01:002012-02-03T21:31:17.173+01:00Per Sandin's dissertation is very interesting ...Per Sandin's dissertation is very interesting and I was glad I could be of help to him in various ways. However, it is a basic rule that one never reviews works by friends or works to which one has oneself contributed. This is such a basic and well-known rule that one would assume it was known to all reviewers. And reviews written by friends and helpers are of course not really of interest to anyone. Would we not all take a review with several grains of salt if we knew that the reviewer was a friend of the author and/or had been involved in the work?Trond Norén Isaksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744875538993319059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897554020551470090.post-53975009152512633622012-02-02T21:35:30.117+01:002012-02-02T21:35:30.117+01:00I recently looked through the thesis of Per Sandin...I recently looked through the thesis of Per Sandin on (some aspects of) the early Bernadotte dynasty. Now I understand why you have not commented upon that work on your blog!! I was actually expecting to see some comments. Now I understand this is not done.<br /><br />Martin RahmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897554020551470090.post-31546449460432184732012-01-08T00:59:39.621+01:002012-01-08T00:59:39.621+01:00Thank you. There are several books on Queen Deside...Thank you. There are several books on Queen Desideria, but the only one which is a proper, reliable biography is "Désirée Clary: D'après sa correspondance inédite avec Bonaparte, Bernadotte et sa famille" (1959) by Gabriel Girod de l'Ain (a great-great-grandson of one of her sisters). It has also been published in Swedish ("Désirée Bernadotte") and in German ("Désirée Clary - Ein Lebensbild nach ihrem unveröffentlichten Briefwechsel mit Bonaparte, Bernadotte und ihrer Familie").Trond Norén Isaksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744875538993319059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897554020551470090.post-76014680086605355452012-01-07T19:51:54.221+01:002012-01-07T19:51:54.221+01:00Congratulations on those published works, can I su...Congratulations on those published works, can I suggest a book on Desiree Clary Bernadotte,<br />I just love reading your blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br /> NaomiNaomihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376395556387415962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897554020551470090.post-3591818064785908702012-01-05T10:36:48.767+01:002012-01-05T10:36:48.767+01:00I have not in any way suggested that you review wa...I have not in any way suggested that you review was dishonest, but when one reviews a book written by someone one is apparently on friendly terms with and to which one has contributed, the readers of the review should be made aware of those facts. There is no accusation of dishonesty in that. <br /><br />I notice that you say that you were not involved with this book. If so, the author must be wrong when she thanks you in the acknowledgements for your help. Anyway it is is a golden rule never to review a book in which one is mentioned in the acknowledgements, a rule you might as well take notice of for the future.<br /><br />It is incorrect that I did not see positive values in it. The book has strong aspects and weak aspects and as any reviewer ought to do I have evalutated the book solely based on that.<br /><br />Your account of the chronology does not correspond with the account I have been given by the editor. I made a deal with him to review the book when it was first published, while your review only appeared at a later stage, is what I have been told by the editor.Trond Norén Isaksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744875538993319059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4897554020551470090.post-37894582209365554222012-01-05T09:59:02.145+01:002012-01-05T09:59:02.145+01:00Just to be clear, Trond: I was asked to review ...Just to be clear, Trond: I was asked to review 'The Four Graces' for RDQ when the book first came out. Your review was the later addition. And far from being dishonest, as you suggest, I shared some of your criticisms of the book but also saw positive value in it where you did not. I've answered questions for a number of authors down the years but was not especially involved in this book and did not feel bound to praise it in any way. Our assessments of the book are different - is that any reason for you to suggest that mine was dishonest?<br />Charlotte ZeepvatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com