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Re: Current reading matter
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:29 pm
by Jo
NEILL THE NOTORIOUS wrote:In reply to Kerren,
1. It's GREAT being old --- you can get away with Blue Murder, --- more so if you affect a stick, with a rubber ferrule !
People are SO kind--- and wave you in front of them in queues -- !
I only discovered this when I fell over putting my Jeans on --- (Another story) and had the stick for a few days.
I am thinking seriously (No split infinitive -- CH educated !) of adopting it as a permanent accessory !
Since I did a 13000ft Skydive for Charity (Diabetes UK --- now 53 years on Insulin ) for my 80th Birthday, people expect me to be able to pick things off the floor !------ What I need is "Respec' Man -- Respec' !
2. Apropos "Typos"--- Ain't it grand to have an Irish President ? President O'Bama
No infinitive at all, in fact - split or otherwise.
As a point of interest, however, a consensus seems to be forming amongst grammarians and lexicographers these days that the proscription of split infinitives is an affectation for which there is no sound historical basis. So I tend to purposely split them wherever I can now
Re: Current reading matter
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2009 1:04 pm
by Mid A 15
Jo wrote:NEILL THE NOTORIOUS wrote:In reply to Kerren,
1. It's GREAT being old --- you can get away with Blue Murder, --- more so if you affect a stick, with a rubber ferrule !
People are SO kind--- and wave you in front of them in queues -- !
I only discovered this when I fell over putting my Jeans on --- (Another story) and had the stick for a few days.
I am thinking seriously (No split infinitive -- CH educated !) of adopting it as a permanent accessory !
Since I did a 13000ft Skydive for Charity (Diabetes UK --- now 53 years on Insulin ) for my 80th Birthday, people expect me to be able to pick things off the floor !------ What I need is "Respec' Man -- Respec' !
2. Apropos "Typos"--- Ain't it grand to have an Irish President ? President O'Bama
No infinitive at all, in fact - split or otherwise.
As a point of interest, however, a consensus seems to be forming amongst grammarians and lexicographers these days that the proscription of split infinitives is an affectation for which there is no sound historical basis. So I tend to purposely split them wherever I can now
If writing or speaking relatively formally I will endeavour not to split them.
However colloquially or informally I dont bother to unduly concern myself.
Re: Current reading matter
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 7:19 pm
by huntertitus
Just finished "Provinces of Night" by William Gay - brilliant writer
Now reading "When We Were Orphans" by Kazuo Ishuguro
Re: Current reading matter
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:07 pm
by J.R.
'MISSING.' By Rose Rouse.
A collection of true incidents of people just disappearing of the face of the earth without trace.
Somewhat like an OB a couple of years ago, mentioned elsewhere on this forum.
Re: Current reading matter
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:09 pm
by huntertitus
Just finished "Love Lessons" by Joan Wyndham
It's the diary of a young and very bohemian Chelsea girl through the war years (WW11)
Very funny and quite rude for the time
And a fascinating piece of social history
Re: Current reading matter
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:55 pm
by jhopgood
huntertitus wrote:Just finished "Love Lessons" by Joan Wyndham
It's the diary of a young and very bohemian Chelsea girl through the war years (WW11)
Very funny and quite rude for the time
And a fascinating piece of social history
There is a sequel which is also worth reading.
Re: Current reading matter
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:33 pm
by huntertitus
I know!
Just got outbid on ebay for a signed copy!
Did you read 'em and enjoy 'em?
Re: Current reading matter
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:43 pm
by Jo
Just finished "Possession" by A S Byatt. Quite heavy going but well worth it. Especially if you've ever had to study literature in any detail
I think it's one of those books you could read several times and still get something new each time.
Re: Current reading matter
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:45 am
by icomefromalanddownunder
Jo wrote:Just finished "Possession" by A S Byatt. .
I didn't enjoy Possession at all: but did manage to struggle through to the bitter end (unlike Soul Mountain).
Have just finished 'The Slap': a cast of thousands, all of whom I found to be totally objectionable. If Melbourne society is truly represented by the book, I'm glad that I live in Adelaide.
Half way through 'White Tiger' - still forming an opinion, but feel that it is getting repetitive.
xx
Re: Current reading matter
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:10 pm
by J.R.
Orf to the jolly old library this afternoon with No 2 daughter, so watch this space !
Re: Current reading matter
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:39 pm
by jhopgood
huntertitus wrote:I know!
Just got outbid on ebay for a signed copy!
Did you read 'em and enjoy 'em?
Read both and enjoyed both, but it was some years ago.
Re: Current reading matter
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:25 pm
by huntertitus
I'm now wondering whether you do EVERYTHING I do but a few years before
Happened with the Joan Wyndham books
And I was Barnes B 25 1969 - 1971
Re: Current reading matter
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:46 pm
by jhopgood
huntertitus wrote:I'm now wondering whether you do EVERYTHING I do but a few years before
Happened with the Joan Wyndham books
And I was Barnes B 25 1969 - 1971
Sitting on my bookshelf in Valencia.
Second book is "Love is Blue" a Wartime Diary, but you knew that.
Not signed though.
Re: Current reading matter
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:23 am
by huntertitus
Well I could reccomend the books of Rupert Thomson (Ba B 1966-9, Pe B 1970-5) the first is brilliant, "Dreams of Leaving, also "The Five Gates of Hell", "The Insult", among others. There are about 6 novels so far and another coming out next spring as far as I know. He's published by Bloomsbury and a well respected writer in the publishing world but as he hasnt won a major prize and only one film has been made of one of his books, few people have heard of him yet.
Re: Current reading matter
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:41 am
by jhopgood
huntertitus wrote:Well I could reccomend the books of Rupert Thomson (Ba B 1966-9, Pe B 1970-5) the first is brilliant, "Dreams of Leaving, also "The Five Gates of Hell", "The Insult", among others. There are about 6 novels so far and another coming out next spring as far as I know. He's published by Bloomsbury and a well respected writer in the publishing world but as he hasnt won a major prize and only one film has been made of one of his books, few people have heard of him yet.
Is he still in Barcelona?