BillF Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Try this one: Thanks for the recommendation, Bill, I've ordered a copy. I never bought this because it seemed too like the memoirs of his flying career, "Gods of Tin" & "Burning the Days", both of which I enjoyed enormously. Perhaps that's what he's best at writing about. Have just finished this: OK, but somewhat precious, so The Hunters remains my favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Just finished Vitals by Greg Bear. Probably the worst book I've read by him, which doesn't make it a bad book, if that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry_L Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science Paperback by Werner Heisenberg (Author) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science Paperback by Werner Heisenberg (Author) It sounds interesting, but I'm uncertain... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science Paperbackby Werner Heisenberg (Author)It sounds interesting, but I'm uncertain...See I'm afraid that I would order it, and it would sit there in the box from Amazon. I wouldn't know whether I had already read it or not until I opened the ---Ok, I'll stop there.On a recent trip to Chicago, I read Jedediah Berry's The Manual of Detection. It starts with a lot of promise, but then by the end basically devolves into Inception-lite (even though it came out a year or so ahead of that movie). More than anything it reminds me of a mash-up of Dark City, Borges and Chesterton's The Man Who Was Thursday. Not a bad book, but just beware that you will probably feel a bit let down by the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted September 24, 2013 Report Share Posted September 24, 2013 WWI novel (give away cover!) but centred on two Australian nurses. I've just reached the arrival at Gallipoli. Very impressive - I recall being overwhelmed by 'Confederates' thirty odd years back. Finished it last night. Highly recommended. Second half moves to France. Very moving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 (edited) Nash, Nevinson, Spencer, Gertler, Carrington. Only just started but I'm fascinated by the depictions of the different experiences of these people in late Victorian London, let alone what is to follow. Edited October 4, 2013 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 Nash, Nevinson, Spencer, Gertler, Carrington. Only just started but I'm fascinated by the depictions of the different experiences of these people in late Victorian London, let alone what is to follow. I didn't realise there was a book. It was/is a very good exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery where I obviously didn't visit the shop on the way out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 (edited) Nash, Nevinson, Spencer, Gertler, Carrington. Only just started but I'm fascinated by the depictions of the different experiences of these people in late Victorian London, let alone what is to follow. I didn't realise there was a book. It was/is a very good exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery where I obviously didn't visit the shop on the way outThat does sound interesting, though I don't think I'll make the exhibit There are a bunch of decent books on the Group of 7, but this book is quite interesting for a much later, lesser-known Canadian group, the Painters 11.(I tend to gravitate towards abstract art, so I was glad to read up on this group.) Edited September 27, 2013 by ejp626 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 J.D. Salinger: Raise High the Roof Beams, Carpenters and Seymour, an Introduction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Nash, Nevinson, Spencer, Gertler, Carrington. Only just started but I'm fascinated by the depictions of the different experiences of these people in late Victorian London, let alone what is to follow. I didn't realise there was a book. It was/is a very good exhibition at Dulwich Picture Gallery where I obviously didn't visit the shop on the way out Whereas I didn't know about the exhibition but have had my eye on the book for a while, since the series on British 20thC art on TV earlier in the year. It seems the exhibition was (at least partly) a follow on from the book. The exhibition catalogue is also available: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 First time reading this author. Kind of a Keith Laumer/Harry Harrison vibe, but not as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 Got this some months ago, after seeing it had been issued here, but only started reading it this morning. Hi de ho - the life of Cab Calloway - Alyn Shipton One of my all-time favourites. MG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 First time reading this author. Kind of a Keith Laumer/Harry Harrison vibe, but not as good. "Not as good."----That makes me not want to read him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 First time reading this author. Kind of a Keith Laumer/Harry Harrison vibe, but not as good. "Not as good."----That makes me not want to read him. Yeah. Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B. Goren. Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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paul secor Posted October 3, 2013 Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 Edmund Crispin: The Moving Toyshop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted October 4, 2013 Report Share Posted October 4, 2013 (edited) Finished this - thoroughly enjoyed it. In fact it reminded me of no end of things I was reading 40 odd years ago from that 1900-39 period - Huxley, Orwell, Maugham, Lawrence etc. Though I found some of the arty primadonnaism of the individuals involved more than a little irritating at times. Boy could they scratch one another's eyes out. I've now embarked on: Edited October 4, 2013 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) Bought Unspeakable and Marches On to complement Apes of Wrath which was hilarious with its commentary and glossary: Evildoer Anyone who is not a frenna freem Freeman moxy Mercas gif to the wurl Yurpeen Union Another organisation of evildoers Edited October 8, 2013 by erwbol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Arnaldur Indridason: Jar City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) Edited October 9, 2013 by BillF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Saw the film that was made from this. It wasn't bad, but I imagine the novel is superior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Saw the film that was made from this. It wasn't bad, but I imagine the novel is superior. I've only just found out that there was a film. I've put it on my rental list with Lovefilm. As the beauty of the book lies largely in its verbal felicities, I won't be able to draw direct comparisons between novel and film. I'll watch the film for its own sake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 Saw the film that was made from this. It wasn't bad, but I imagine the novel is superior. I've only just found out that there was a film. I've put it on my rental list with Lovefilm. As the beauty of the book lies largely in its verbal felicities, I won't be able to draw direct comparisons between novel and film. I'll watch the film for its own sake. I'm putting the novel on my to-read list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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