tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post6029165802794904679..comments2023-11-05T10:11:31.578+00:00Comments on Just William's Luck: 'a vessel of memory'William Rycrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-2047814069321199322011-10-28T08:27:10.362+01:002011-10-28T08:27:10.362+01:00Just posted my review of this (not quite as in dep...Just posted my review of this (not quite as in depth as yours):<br /><br />http://tonysreadinglist.blogspot.com/2011/10/fictional-slant-on-fact.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-25312648461050577492011-10-21T11:57:44.623+01:002011-10-21T11:57:44.623+01:00Definitely! In fact, in my forthcoming post, I wi...Definitely! In fact, in my forthcoming post, I will mention that one of the problems I had with 'All That I Am' is that I recently read 'The Street Sweeper', and that rather showed Funder's book up with its historical focus and ambition.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-25018659356495435962011-10-20T09:29:59.119+01:002011-10-20T09:29:59.119+01:00Not harsh at all Tony, we like an honest opinion h...Not harsh at all Tony, we like an honest opinion here! Interesting you mention The Street Sweeper as I was just looking at that in the latest Faber catalogue. Would you recommend it?William Rycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-52357588219138973172011-10-18T10:39:24.629+01:002011-10-18T10:39:24.629+01:00I did like it though (that comment now seems a lit...I did like it though (that comment now seems a little harsh!).<br /><br />P.S. I like my cover (with a picture of the Reichstag under the title) better than this one ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-41703561384623557862011-10-18T10:35:48.266+01:002011-10-18T10:35:48.266+01:00I've just finished this myself, and I was actu...I've just finished this myself, and I was actually in two minds as to whether I was liking it half-way through. I think the last hundred pages or so vindicated the book as a whole, but in comparison to Elliot Perlman's 'The Street Sweeper' (which I also read recently) it's a little fluffy at times. Like you, I'm not sure this wouldn't have been better as non-fiction, enetrtaining as it was...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07546287562521628467noreply@blogger.com