I saw this reviewed in Prog magazine a while back and bought it to read on holiday. Only just finished it and given a few people on here share my enthusiasm for music from Germany thought it worth sharing.
Christoph Dallach took the time and trouble to interview many of the leading names so this is very much their own stories.
Excellent book from which I learned much about music that has impressed me since 1979.
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Downloaded some books on my iPad in preparation for travel (including flights from NYC to Japan and back). Several Peter Lovesey titles. Also an Elizabeth George novel. I don’t think I’ve read any of hers in almost three decades. And Shakespeare in case I get the urge to tackle Henry IV Part 2.
One nice thing - I may be half a world away, but I can still access the NYPL if I need anything more.
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This was my father’s copy. It must be over 40 years ago that I last/first read it.
But what a great piece of work. It still holds up imo and, as is often the case, good to see so many of the suggested concepts within have become reality!
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Second reread after initial purchase on publication. Finished the first two earlier in the week.
steve
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This is proving to be an interesting and informative read. Purchased and signed by Sir Simon at Chalke earlier in the Summer.
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Bought this on Thursday
Waterstones have awarded it an award for debut fiction …
Set in Provence in 1920 , somewhere I have always wanted to visit
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Reading The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.
Read it as a child, it’s brilliant, it helps that the cast in the film was first class, particularly Richard Burton and Cyril Cusack as I can hear their voices as I read, but Le Carre’s narrative is also spectacular.
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I have a confession to make, never read any of the Potter books…I have seen the films, on numerous occasion’s, and like them, but never got to the books, am I missing out ?
I love her Robert Galbraith books and the character Cormoran Strike, and must have read and listened at least twice.
I will retire to the back of the room.
Gary
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I read them all, one by one, straight after my kids and wife finished them, each book passed down and read six times; never happened before nor since. We all loved them.
The last one was a not-put-downer…. We were all in Florida, 4 kids and wife all dressed and ready for a day at Disney…. I was at the climax of ‘Hallows’, I made them wait… 
One of those (series of) kids’ books that really do appeal to (many) adults too.
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Gary,
They are worth reading. She keeps the story moving well and the characters develop organically as they age.
steve
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@paperplane, I am going to have to take the plunge, when I finish my current read, I will invest in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, there’s no going back now.
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I read the first three to my son when he was a kid, and then he decided to wait and see the films. Also got the audiobooks on CD back then for long car journeys. Now I use them when I have some decorating to do, it takes the chore out of the task.
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Just finished Volume 1 (the red one), so now onward to volume 2…
Apparently a Volume 3 is in the works.
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Can’t Be Arsed - Richard Wilson.
101 things not to do before you die.
A raised middle finger to all those endlessly chasing those “once in a lifetime experiences”.
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The Riddle of the Sand. Written in 1903.
I read it about 10 years ago and thought I would do it again as I enjoyed it so much. I understand that the 70s film was dreadful.
The book, which enjoyed immense popularity in the years before World War I, is an early example of the espionage novel and was extremely influential in the genre of spy fiction. As described in its author’s own words, Riddle of the Sands was written as “… a story with a purpose”, written from “a patriot’s natural sense of duty”, which predicted war with Germany and called for British preparedness." WIKI
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Very readable thriller with lots of seagoing references. I too enjoyed it.
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You can watch the film on YouTube and form your own opinion.
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