tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post4325834369217280100..comments2024-03-18T16:41:34.785+00:00Comments on Vapour Trails: On ReadingSéamus Dugganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-82445037290885554902012-03-02T22:25:55.105+00:002012-03-02T22:25:55.105+00:00Some of those tributaries are long and meandering....Some of those tributaries are long and meandering.Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-86386033209397703252012-03-02T15:13:21.200+00:002012-03-02T15:13:21.200+00:00Still nowt from Amazon...Still nowt from Amazon...Hissyfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865300919319235353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-35710407402563502712012-03-01T16:31:53.289+00:002012-03-01T16:31:53.289+00:00Sleep??? What's that. And I forgot to mention ...Sleep??? What's that. And I forgot to mention our reading of <b>Beautiful Losers</b>. And that I'm doing a 'book swap' on Shelfari - which involves reading <b>We, The Drowned</b>.<br /><br />Me, The DrowningSéamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-2745581174182112772012-03-01T16:29:25.519+00:002012-03-01T16:29:25.519+00:00Well, I LOVE Ellroy - that's the kind of compa...Well, I LOVE Ellroy - that's the kind of comparison that has me excited about <b>Red Riding</b>! Yes, I almost bought a load of the Dance to the Music of Time volumes a few weeks back. They were nice old Penguin editions. but I think there has to be a decent break between <b>Remembrance</b> and <b>Dance</b>?Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-3857261568088927362012-03-01T13:25:08.267+00:002012-03-01T13:25:08.267+00:00And sleep?And sleep?Hissyfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865300919319235353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-84551234507835112232012-03-01T11:23:00.605+00:002012-03-01T11:23:00.605+00:00THe RR books are excellent, although you need to d...THe RR books are excellent, although you need to draw a bit of a character map especially if you have a gap between reading them! it is an over used comparison probably becasue it is true but they are the uk version of Ellroy's LA quartet.<br /><br />I've set my own challenge this yr which is finally read dance to teh music of tim - currently just finished the first 3 books ie the spring sectionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-71725592652938969962012-03-01T08:49:33.484+00:002012-03-01T08:49:33.484+00:00Richard, the pace isn't quite as slow as it ap...Richard, the pace isn't quite as slow as it appears. My daughter's sudden obsession with climbing on to every elevated surface in the house as if she's participating in one of those twelve peak challenges means that reading during the day while the kids potter around by themselves has been replaced by following her every move with a sense of nervous anticipation. But I did find when reading<b>Disquiet</b> that I took extra time to let passages sink in.<br />I really enjoyed <b>That Damned United</b> by Peace (I was a football fanatic as a child, and Brian Clough was the most interesting person in football) I also enjoyed the TV series so have been looking forward to reading <b>Red Riding</b> for a while.Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-88945314048605172562012-03-01T08:40:32.815+00:002012-03-01T08:40:32.815+00:00@Bubba - have dipped into Finnegan's Wake but ...@Bubba - have dipped into <b>Finnegan's Wake</b> but never really tried to scale it. I was thinking next year, after Proust is out of the way. <br />I'm not sure about any good psychics but I know a few bad Physicks who could help tie down your date of departure!Séamus Dugganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574186409184247059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-28470573709972523132012-03-01T04:14:11.700+00:002012-03-01T04:14:11.700+00:00I wanted to start alternating reading of Musil and...I wanted to start alternating reading of Musil and Proust, Séamus, but I think I'll save my return to Proust until after I finish Pessoa for the <em>Book of Disquiet</em> group read at the end of March. What you say about the pace has given me cause for concern! Interested in hearing what you think of the <em>Red Riding Quartet</em>. I've heard mixed things about how over the top Peace supposedly is, but I really enjoyed the Brit movie/TV adaptation of it I saw last year. Anyway, happy reading.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-500794647428701667.post-71406626838224633112012-03-01T03:17:50.007+00:002012-03-01T03:17:50.007+00:00I had picked up Disquiet a while back, thinking it...I had picked up Disquiet a while back, thinking it would be a quick read. Not so much. I put it down, and haven't picked it back up yet. Soon, though.<br /><br />I had challenged myself one year to read Proust. I believe that was the same year I read Ulysses and Gravity's Rainbow. Needles to say, I never got to it. I'm thinking of assigning that to my special "deathbed" shelf, right before Finnegan's Wake. It has always been my dream to be reading FW as my last book, drawing my last breath as I read the final word. I've convinced myself that this will insure my spirit carries on somehow, what with the circular, never-ending nature of the book. Now if I can just figure out when I'm going to expire. Know any good psychics?Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12358445946484413443noreply@blogger.com