tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post3658340614161224828..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: The Undead NovelBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-6308379064409863222008-07-02T07:34:00.000+00:002008-07-02T07:34:00.000+00:00Is it wrong to like Micheal Chrichton?Is it wrong to like Micheal Chrichton?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-76933227072727033912008-07-01T21:33:00.000+00:002008-07-01T21:33:00.000+00:00George, Just thought you'd like to know, Ridley Sc...George, <BR/><BR/>Just thought you'd like to know, Ridley Scott is the director of 'Blood Meridian', due out in 2009.<BR/><BR/>It'll be interesting to see who they cast for that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-48028033435985835612008-07-01T11:20:00.000+00:002008-07-01T11:20:00.000+00:00If you're looking for 'more fictional sprawl, more...If you're looking for 'more fictional sprawl, more open-endedness, more unstructured life' then you could do worse than Nicola Barker's 'Darkmans'. Problem is - it's not very good. Surely a writer in need of an editor. I think McCarthy's sparse prose is indeed 'complete' - but nevertheless readable and succinct enough for an audience that may not have the meandering luxury of the 'open-endednessGeorge Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14935308467947775528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-5999928241762853032008-06-30T23:42:00.000+00:002008-06-30T23:42:00.000+00:00If you think McCarthy is good try Jim Thompson. He...If you think McCarthy is good try Jim Thompson. He's a hugely underrated writer and his novels are genuinely amoral.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-63018150485905666472008-06-30T20:55:00.000+00:002008-06-30T20:55:00.000+00:00Um, I'm not a member of the Appreciation Society, ...Um, I'm not a member of the Appreciation Society, though I *do* appreciate you. I'm your friend on Facebook, though. And I love the photo, as you'll see next time you look at your "wall."<BR/><BR/>I also became "friends" (sorry, I can't help it with the ironic "" here) with my newspaper's head editor, Bill Marimow, on the same day. Yesterday he strolled into work (yes, he even drops by on his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-65704312904203775762008-06-30T18:31:00.000+00:002008-06-30T18:31:00.000+00:00seconding the Stegner recommendation . . . Crossin...seconding the Stegner recommendation . . . Crossing to Safety, a later work, might be a good starting point.<BR/><BR/>Also, speaking of 'the divine Marilynne', she's got a lengthy essay entitled 'Credo' in the latest edition of the Harvard Divinity Bulletin.David Mackinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01418303910448201961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-3118897267878339872008-06-30T16:52:00.000+00:002008-06-30T16:52:00.000+00:00Can you read on board a trans-Atlantic flight Brya...Can you read on board a trans-Atlantic flight Bryan? I find it impossible, although I do fly in cattle-class, where one's concentration tends to be disturbed by the noise of partying stag-doers.Gordon McCabehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09151162643523937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-34615991102049555262008-06-30T16:25:00.000+00:002008-06-30T16:25:00.000+00:00I will, Susan, I did Crace on your recommendation ...I will, Susan, I did Crace on your recommendation and I did like it but not blown away. Thanks for joining the App Appreciation Soc. I think almost everybody else is a friend of my daughter. I have now, at your suggestion posted a pictureBryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-36387412121655960012008-06-30T15:27:00.000+00:002008-06-30T15:27:00.000+00:00Hmm, I have to say I think "Being Dead" is a brill...Hmm, I have to say I think "Being Dead" is a brilliant novel. Have you ever seen anyone else use narrative time in the same way?<BR/><BR/>Moi, I love "Housekeeping" by Robinson, but I don't think "Gilead" is in the same league and I don't think it's a sprawling novel either. Shirley H. bored me twenty years ago, but maybe I'll find something likable there now.<BR/><BR/>Two Western novelists writeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-57331643643176758662008-06-30T15:13:00.000+00:002008-06-30T15:13:00.000+00:00Not me, Ian. And sorry to be vague, it's the jet l...Not me, Ian. And sorry to be vague, it's the jet lag.Bryan Appleyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-36470219320603663072008-06-30T15:03:00.000+00:002008-06-30T15:03:00.000+00:00Thanks. but I'm unclear as to whether they're a go...Thanks. but I'm unclear as to whether they're a go or a no. Enthusiasm is important. Nevermind, I have at long last received The Peregrine - was that your review on Amazon under a pseudonym, A. Foulds? It had the ring of Mr. A about it.Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-53815695776979856332008-06-30T14:58:00.000+00:002008-06-30T14:58:00.000+00:00I'm glad you mentioned it. Reminds me that it woul...I'm glad you mentioned it. Reminds me that it would be good to re-read Far Tortuga by Peter Matthiessen. An acquired taste perhaps but I recall it well and even recall being there reading it, a sign that something hit the spot. Another "poetic novel" perhaps but much more a good book that chose me.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074816573442173758noreply@blogger.com