tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post5019428001433347281..comments2023-07-22T15:44:42.859+01:00Comments on More about the song - rambling with Rachel Fox: Looking for a book?Rachel Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-9888275114934500772010-12-23T20:34:44.424+00:002010-12-23T20:34:44.424+00:00I was a bit meh after kerouac too, but will give S...I was a bit meh after kerouac too, but will give Slaughterhouse 5 a try - enjoyed his "Armageddon in Retrospect"Niamh Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519443787482685320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-7864155851556756592010-12-20T11:50:03.369+00:002010-12-20T11:50:03.369+00:00And Phoenix... I've never read any Alan Warner...And Phoenix... I've never read any Alan Warner but have one of his books in a pile to read to Girl next. <br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-63502345568345814672010-12-18T00:17:47.948+00:002010-12-18T00:17:47.948+00:00Lazy Dominic? Hardly. I'm probably just in the...Lazy Dominic? Hardly. I'm probably just in the house more. And quite a lot of the list is kids books!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-71936117536975002922010-12-17T22:45:54.462+00:002010-12-17T22:45:54.462+00:00And how could I forget? I read Roger Deakin's ...And how could I forget? I read Roger Deakin's Waterlog. Fantastic book. As a result, I spent a lot of time I would've spent reading getting cold and wet.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-14051555590888347942010-12-17T22:39:18.210+00:002010-12-17T22:39:18.210+00:00Do some of us rave about Slaughterhouse Five? :)
...Do some of us rave about Slaughterhouse Five? :)<br /><br />I'm amazed you manage to read that much. I'm lazy by comparison. Currently rumbling on through Middlemarch and Lord of the Rings.<br /><br />I still keep meaning to read What's Going On?<br /><br />I couldn't get on with On the Road, either. I got as far as where someone peed off the back of a truck.Dominic Rivronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618013365521035400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-32561728262120995592010-12-17T10:04:37.127+00:002010-12-17T10:04:37.127+00:00Thanks Phoenix, by the way.
xThanks Phoenix, by the way.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-41665916688429108152010-12-17T10:02:23.464+00:002010-12-17T10:02:23.464+00:00I wish I'd never mentioned bloody Kerouac! I b...I wish I'd never mentioned bloody Kerouac! I blame Tescos!Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-45386651038319736502010-12-17T09:41:25.635+00:002010-12-17T09:41:25.635+00:00"in my experience it appeals to all of the sh..."in my experience it appeals to all of the shag women, take drugs, drink beer contingent who maybe haven't done enough of all three to make the book entirely redundant."<br /><br />Seldom has an absurd conjecture been couched in such a breathtakingly eloquent wayHugh McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353561780315527799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-50461523981870113862010-12-16T23:25:39.825+00:002010-12-16T23:25:39.825+00:00PS Just been conversing on Twitter about Alan Garn...PS Just been conversing on Twitter about Alan Garner's books - I'm resolving to re-read Elidor and the Weirdstone of Brisingamen ASAP. Haven't read them since childhood!Phoenix C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13852678924557075302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-41014961636491945322010-12-16T22:59:49.307+00:002010-12-16T22:59:49.307+00:00I'd like to read quite a few of these, but get...I'd like to read quite a few of these, but get so little time to read! (Especially since starting blogging!!)<br /><br />I love the way you've written the reviews.Phoenix C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13852678924557075302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-62457635128884594572010-12-16T15:27:23.299+00:002010-12-16T15:27:23.299+00:00Well, that's alright then.
xWell, that's alright then.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-17119023081259805422010-12-16T15:26:35.867+00:002010-12-16T15:26:35.867+00:00I really want to be disputatious (honest!), but I ...I really want to be disputatious (honest!), but I just happen to agree with your Fry and Carroll assessment 100 per cent.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-60038278298069870272010-12-16T15:21:32.667+00:002010-12-16T15:21:32.667+00:00All this talk about Jack K... and I can't beli...All this talk about Jack K... and I can't believe no-one is groaning at me about Lewis Carroll! Or Stephen Fry!Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-13482118728399716832010-12-16T15:19:47.008+00:002010-12-16T15:19:47.008+00:00Still on the (w)horlicks though. Dangerous stuff, ...Still on the (w)horlicks though. Dangerous stuff, that.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-68049897320211820012010-12-16T15:17:55.512+00:002010-12-16T15:17:55.512+00:00Rachel - I quit drinking. At least three days ago....Rachel - I quit drinking. At least three days ago.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-77712375257486986942010-12-16T15:16:33.214+00:002010-12-16T15:16:33.214+00:00Swiss. Err, I must say I know a fair number of wom...Swiss. Err, I must say I know a fair number of women who read and actually enjoy Kerouac too.<br /><br />Must sign off now. Got to take some crack and shag a few dames before Horlicks time.The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-78097888502882221892010-12-16T15:14:22.383+00:002010-12-16T15:14:22.383+00:00Watch Coraline on as big a screen as you can manag...Watch Coraline on as big a screen as you can manage, Swiss. And watch out for the garden scenes - gorgeous!<br /><br />How far did Jack manage, SW - 47? You gotta die young to be a real beat - more drinking! More drinking!<br /><br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-70787078049601909602010-12-16T15:11:26.660+00:002010-12-16T15:11:26.660+00:00I don't think Shug & I are ready to shuffl...I don't think Shug & I are ready to shuffle off this mortal coil quite yet, Rachel... ;)The Solitary Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284354541952038339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-56978506664979927892010-12-16T14:27:12.375+00:002010-12-16T14:27:12.375+00:00yes, it's that time of year...
i'm with y...yes, it's that time of year...<br /><br />i'm with you on the jack kerouac front. tho i disagree that it only appeals to men of a certain age - in my experience it appeals to all of the shag women, take drugs, drink beer contingent who maybe haven't done enough of all three to make the book entirely redundant. i keep thinking maybe i've missed something but every time i come back to it i feind it more repellent. not unlike catcher in the rye.<br /><br />that a.s. byatt has surely what must be my favourite cover of the year and was, as you'd expect, beautifully written as well as being spot on in research terms but i really, really couldn't get on with it and the ending just made me want ot stab myself. which was a shame as i really wanted to like it.<br /><br />which is kind of like dave eggers, who i've loads of time for but who i equally can't be arsed reading. i have no idea what that's about.<br /><br />i think i've gone on about the kathleen jamie before so i shan't again save to say i think it's due a reread.<br /><br />was it you that recommended me to bernadine evaristo? am just done blobde roots and am making my mind up about it<br /><br />and you've definitely got me up for watching that coralineswisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924594772578153947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-56185297802621622102010-12-16T10:21:02.352+00:002010-12-16T10:21:02.352+00:00And as for poetry... yes, it reminds me of lots of...And as for poetry... yes, it reminds me of lots of poetry I don't like!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-26850282902559428652010-12-16T10:19:25.768+00:002010-12-16T10:19:25.768+00:00Do you mean this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz...Do you mean this<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzCF6hgEfto<br /><br />?Rachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-18147642885656940012010-12-16T10:14:54.436+00:002010-12-16T10:14:54.436+00:00Never got as far as the last page. And it seems yo...Never got as far as the last page. And it seems you prove the point... that that book appeals most to gentlemen of a certain (ahem) vintage.<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-62264673848299068342010-12-16T10:13:42.780+00:002010-12-16T10:13:42.780+00:00God how could you no like On the Road? I think a l...God how could you no like On the Road? I think a lot of it is just beautiful free forming poetry. Have you seen him reading the last page while steve allen plays jazz piano? Effin brilliant.Hugh McMillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05353561780315527799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-47328367237869573102010-12-16T10:04:09.057+00:002010-12-16T10:04:09.057+00:00Lacuna's in my next-to-read pile!
p.s. have a...Lacuna's in my next-to-read pile!<br /><br />p.s. have added another book to the end of the list. We only finished it recently and I'd forgotten to write it down!<br />xRachel Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11803852725693518924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564859019305736550.post-74627268245839609002010-12-16T08:30:11.446+00:002010-12-16T08:30:11.446+00:00Watched Coraline at Hallowe'en - brilliant! My...Watched Coraline at Hallowe'en - brilliant! My fave film of the year! I have a "thing" for buttons!I'm part way through Byatt but I'm too into poetry at the moment, though I loved Barbara Kingsolver's "The Lacuna".Rachel Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10046917627054462214noreply@blogger.com