No!! but the Trent does run past the mighty City Ground the home of the only true reds and two time European Cup winners Nottingham Forest.
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On reserve at the NY Public Library. I may have to wait a while (pun intended).
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One of the books that the poet W. D Ehrhart wrote was this book of Essays covering his time he served as a U S Marine starting in 1965 in Vietnam and a period of time afterwards.
I have enjoyed his poems in the past and now enjoying his book of essays.
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Just started this…as expected given it’s over 200 years old the writing style is of the wordy and romantic style.
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Started listening to it tonight, an hour in, good so far.
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Who’s narrating as a matter of interest? Female American or male author type?
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It’s Narrated by Christine Lakin who is Rennie Ballard,
Titus Welliver who played Bosch in the TV series is Bosch in the Book along with Maddison Lintz who played his Daughter Maddie.
Can recommend the Rennie Ballard series of books, just as good as the Bosch series.
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Just finished Orbital, the Booker prize winner this year.
Don’t expect to have a narrative but rather philosophical insights. Thank goodness it was short.
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Dispatches by Michael Herr
“From its terrifying opening pages to its final eloquent words, Dispatches makes us see, in unforgettable and unflinching detail, the chaos and fervor of the war and the surreal insanity of life in that singular combat zone. Michael Herr’s unsparing, unorthodox retellings of the day-to-day events in Vietnam take on the force of poetry, rendering clarity from one of the most incomprehensible and nightmarish events of our time.”
After reading W. D. Ehrhart’s “In The Shadow of Vietnam: Essays, 1977 - 1991” I decided to move on to “Dispatches”. W. D. Ehrhart, dedicated four pages in his book to comment on Michael’s writing. He writes "And Dispatches has a great deal going for it. Herr is talented, indeed brilliant writer. He kept his eyes open during his year in Vietnam as an Esquire correspondent, and his observations are often sensitive, painfully accurate, and deftly reported.
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That and “The Things They Carried.”
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Not read this for 30 years (my copy has been sat on the shelf) and yet it is all still very familiar and still amusing.
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I’ve watched the whole Bosch series, and read one of the novels. I find it odd that so much of Bosch’s passion for jazz was rendered with vintage electronics and only vinyl in the films, but in the book he just slip a CD in the player…
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Well, the book series began in 1992. We were just starting to discard our LPs back then (some of us).
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I have almost finished reading this, after having completed another of his, ‘Old God’s Time’, and only having discovered Barry very recently. He is an extraordinary writer, extremely eloquent and able to conjure up vivid images in, and emotion links with the reader. A great pleasure, despite the portrayal of some shameful historical aspects. Outstanding.
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Apparently, once I’ve read it 42 times I’ll be enlightened enough to realise I have to read it another 12 times before I get the correct answer…
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Another great Powers novel - complex humans, scary AI, underwater descriptions like being in an IMAX and yes a final twist that was signalled very early on when I struggled to work out who the voices belonged to.
I’ve just finished this. It’s a bit of a marathon, at almost 900 pages, but the effort is hugely rewarded. I’ve read and have many books on the era of WW2 but I don’t think I can recall a better researched or better argued history than this. Book covers typically include a few plaudits from other authors and journalists, as does this one. I’m used to a bit of hyperbole. But IMV Richard Overy’s book really does warrant the description of ‘master-piece’, ‘towering achievement’ here. Very highly recommended.
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Re-reading “Huckleberry Finn” (last read in high school 50 years ago and much better than I recalled) in advance of reading Percival Everett’s “James.”
Second time I’ve done a re-read/new work this year. The first was “David Copperfield”/“Demon Copperhead.”
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I have often cast my eye over this enormous series. Well researched(apparently) fictional British history. We are starting some years before William and 1066. I am too old for yet more facts I will forget by tomorrow.
We were seduced by Kindle £1.49 (even the paper back would be heavier than I could hold for any length of time) plus Audible £3.99 and a desire not to be involved in any festives. So with a few nice bits to eat and a supply of Assam tea leaves we are off. 1000 pages plus Audible should last me till ……Boxing Day ‘s end.
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