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« Reply #135 on: 21:01:00, 21-09-2007 » |
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"Neverwhere" by Neil Gaiman - recommended to me by a friend
It's on my desk - recommended on here by our very own Tim R-J. Last Gaiman I read was "the wolves in the walls". I know, not a *real* Gaiman, but still jolly good. I have read almost all of the sandman graphic novels (eall xcept for some of the newer ones), and one books of his short stories (smoke and mirrors) that I found to be rather considerably weaker in comparison. That is to say: I do not consider him as a writer at all. (Though I know my sampling to be quite small). |
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« Reply #136 on: 21:01:29, 21-09-2007 » |
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"Interesting... I haven't read that one. Ubik and A Maze of Death are my favourites among the ones I have."
Those are among my faves as well
Haven't read it in a long time but RFB is from that last period which produced "Valis". It ws published posthumously, and it deals with roughly similar themes, but I enjoyed it more.
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« Reply #137 on: 21:22:49, 21-09-2007 » |
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Once I've finished "Neverwhere" I might re-read "Good Omens" (co-written with Terry Pratchett) as I've not read it for a long while and it's very, very silly!
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« Reply #138 on: 12:43:07, 22-09-2007 » |
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« Reply #139 on: 12:58:34, 22-09-2007 » |
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Prompted by Ian's rant about Thai fishcakes, I hauled this off the shelves and can't stop reading it. (Anyone else love reading good, well-written cookbooks?) It's quite phenomenally good. 700 pages, beautiful photos, by the acknowledged king of Thai cookery.  So when do we get to taste the fruits of your reading, martle?  (hope the devilish piece is going well - a good throwing action on most of the notes and chords will do the trick, and take care to keep adjusting the position of the wrist, so it doesn't get stiff! Gestures like that in bars 53-54, say, can be grouped with a low-to-high wrist motion which will facilitate the crescendo without having to force things. Also, at the end of bar 110, use a high wrist on the last chord, then bring it down at the beginning of the next bar! ) |
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'These acts of keeping politics out of music, however, do not prevent musicology from being a political act . . .they assure that every apolitical act assumes a greater political immediacy' - Philip Bohlman, 'Musicology as a Political Act'
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« Reply #140 on: 13:57:13, 22-09-2007 » |
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Thanks, Ian!!  (Seriously, that's fine advice.) I did post a link to a good sweet chilli sauce recipe in the Rant Room - did you see it? |
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« Reply #141 on: 13:58:36, 22-09-2007 » |
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Thanks, Ian!! (Seriously, that's fine advice.) Hope it makes some difference! I did post a link to a good sweet chilli sauce recipe in the Rant Room - did you see it? Yes, will have to try it some time! |
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« Reply #142 on: 14:15:16, 22-09-2007 » |
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`(Anyone else love reading good, well-written cookbooks?) ` I can easily get engrossed in the above but it`s not something I normally admit to in public lest people think I`m a sad muppet  This is my Thai cookbook of choice. Fab recipes, easy to follow instructions and very informative about the historical background of this cuisine.  |
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« Reply #143 on: 15:31:20, 22-09-2007 » |
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Once I've finished "Neverwhere" I might re-read "Good Omens" (co-written with Terry Pratchett) as I've not read it for a long while and it's very, very silly!
I finally got round to reading "Neverwhere" last year, a decade or so after much enjoying the BBC television production. I have to say, I found the book itself a bit of a let down, though still enjoyable. |
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« Reply #144 on: 21:52:11, 24-09-2007 » |
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I read the last Harry Potter book on Friday morning (it took me about four hours) which was quite satisfying even if I felt a little 'led' through a lot of it.
Moved on to Tove Jansson's A Winter Book, which I bought for my ex for Christmas but hadn't got round to reading yet. I've always been a big moomin fan (well a big fan of the moomins, I'm not sure whether the moomins are particularly big as a species, but if one was to stretch the point to include every character in the books, we're probably talking about Edward the Booble) and I found the book to be quite moving, familiar and melancholy.
Back to Le morte, and having finally got through all the business with Launcelot and Guineveire, I'm finally on to the run-up to Arthur's death. I'll be glad when I've read it, but it gets a bit hard going after a while. I think that the best bit is the whole Holy Grail business which, after the physical rough and tumble of the rest of it, is so deliciously surreal with more dream-sequences than actual action. And as for the death of Sirs Percival and Galahad... (mind you it's better than the death of Sir Tristram, which is mentioned almost in a footnote in the battle between Arthur and Launcelot).
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« Reply #145 on: 21:59:44, 24-09-2007 » |
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AH, the moomins, an under-rated species and excellent reading hh...I suspect Animal might agree...  |
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« Reply #146 on: 22:00:57, 24-09-2007 » |
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The Moomins eh?! Bit of light relief after finishing your PhD? Went to the Moomin museum when I was in Finland last month - great stuff!! Might have spent a mini-fortune in the shop too...  |
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« Reply #147 on: 22:02:30, 24-09-2007 » |
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The Moomins eh?! Bit of light relief after finishing your PhD? Went to the Moomin museum when I was in Finland last month - great stuff!! Might have spent a mini-fortune in the shop too... LOL, knew you'd love it monster... |
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« Reply #148 on: 16:41:34, 15-11-2007 » |
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The Letters of Noel Coward, edited by Barry Day; Methuen|Drama.
Joy, wit and wisdom in almost 800 pages which cover an era of changing times with such shrewd perception. Perhaps a bit pricey at £25 but play.com offer a good discount and prompt delivery, post free.
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« Reply #149 on: 18:32:51, 15-11-2007 » |
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Currently reading "Penguins stopped play" by Harry Thompson. Probably the funniest book I've read in a long time!
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