tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.comments2023-11-05T10:11:31.578+00:00Just William's LuckWilliam Rycrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comBlogger1588125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-2604498847624574892022-03-03T20:21:51.648+00:002022-03-03T20:21:51.648+00:00How many slots are there in a casino?
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Thanks for the detailed review. Samirahttp://samiranassiri.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-40126033808687699792014-06-19T10:26:55.691+01:002014-06-19T10:26:55.691+01:00If you're ambivalent after reading American Pa...If you're ambivalent after reading American Pastoral and The Ghost Writer then I'm not sure much else is going to sway you. I've read all the later stuff from about Operation Shylock onwards and a few older books. Sabbath's Theatre and American Pastoral are among my favourite books so give the former a chance. Amazingly I have yet to read Portnoy!William Rycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-65857448628516436392014-06-19T02:43:58.049+01:002014-06-19T02:43:58.049+01:00In truth I haven't given up on Roth. I read Am...In truth I haven't given up on Roth. I read American Pastoral, The Ghost Writer and Everyman. Am Pastoral I liked marginally. I guess Portnoy's Complaint and, maybe Sabbath's Theater were two I'd like to read. What of his have you finished off? Two of your countrymen, McEwan and Ishiguro, are among my favorites up to now.Mike Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-46617895572668355462014-06-18T23:24:24.764+01:002014-06-18T23:24:24.764+01:00Thank you for the kind words Mike and I'm glad...Thank you for the kind words Mike and I'm glad the vlog is coming across in the right way. I too was impressed by The Unnamed and certainly don't feel a compulsion to go back and read the debut. As for Roth, which of his have you read? I always worry when people say they don't like him that they've simply read some of his less good books. Anyway, he's not to all tastes. Thanks again.William Rycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-21465163757129709822014-06-18T02:18:37.883+01:002014-06-18T02:18:37.883+01:00for heaven's sake, "want" not "...for heaven's sake, "want" not "won't"! Mike Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-32685224849810484282014-06-18T02:15:01.222+01:002014-06-18T02:15:01.222+01:00I enjoy your webcasts, like a casual, intelligent ...I enjoy your webcasts, like a casual, intelligent conversation with a fellow book enthusiast. I admit to checking in every few days. I read widely among novelist and have latched on to but a few I search out, but J. Ferris is among those. I liked both of his previous books, if anything The Unnamed a bit more - the story could so easily have drifted into tragi-comedy, yet he held the reins firm, and there's something impressive about that. I'll get his latest in short order..gotta say, though, P. Roth has proven disappointing to me, so I'm not as sure I won't Ferris to man the helm!.. So, all's to say, keep up the good work! (hammering btw wasn't so bad in background, at least for the listener)Mike Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-60096436127422294052014-03-26T01:40:38.653+00:002014-03-26T01:40:38.653+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.laviñahttp://www.joeydavila.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-88365327539723968892014-03-24T13:13:00.649+00:002014-03-24T13:13:00.649+00:00My pleasure Martin, I hope you enjoy vol.3.My pleasure Martin, I hope you enjoy vol.3.William Rycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-45485306903813460642014-03-22T20:46:55.485+00:002014-03-22T20:46:55.485+00:00Grateful that you introduced me to Karl Ove. Can&#...Grateful that you introduced me to Karl Ove. Can't wait to read this one : )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-8284298386651512732014-03-15T01:29:44.387+00:002014-03-15T01:29:44.387+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07720547920308398294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-85107367101696839052014-03-06T07:57:43.395+00:002014-03-06T07:57:43.395+00:00Thanks for such a detailed comment Timothy, it'...Thanks for such a detailed comment Timothy, it's fantastic to read such an engaged response, especially from someone who has gone out of their way to get hold of the book in the first place!<br /><br />I think the fact that you read it in one sitting is not just testament to the book's power but part of the reason you've got so much from it. I seldom get the chance to sit and read a whole book in one go, but I always find it so rewarding when I do.<br /><br />Thanks again for sharing your thoughts and I'm so pleased you loved this book as much as I did.William Rycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-77028263199072752232014-03-05T19:19:52.433+00:002014-03-05T19:19:52.433+00:00Thanks for this review: you captured many things I...Thanks for this review: you captured many things I felt after reading this book, not least of all visceral involvement!<br /><br />Jones uses the short form to perfection in The Dig, exercising total control over his fiction. That kind of virtuosity is breathtaking and really engaging.<br /><br />In a story that seems at times so fatalistic, certainly through dealing with people in what might be called trapped lives, language is important. Jones's use of modal verbs (could, shall, must) to indicate likelihood and even obligation is arresting. I was reminded in many moments of Gerard Manley Hopkins; Jones as a novelist sometimes writes like a poet, and is indebted to sprung rhythm and Old English.<br /><br />The characters in the novel seem present in a double way. They are living individuals in this moment, but also evoke types that have probably existed for as long as memory has existed. I should note that I include the countryside itself - the land - as a living character.<br /><br />It is ingenious how in a novel that seems so overwhelmingly masculine that elements of the feminine are subtly (but strongly) present. The combination of beauty and violence, sensitivity and pain, is something that really makes Jones's fiction seem alive and makes the reader more alive, too.<br /><br />I have not gone into the aspects of the book that deal with the crisis of the countryside, and all that seems to disquiet it, threaten it, and violate its nature and disrupt its cycles.<br /><br />This book hasn't been published in the USA yet, but I immediately ordered a copy from the UK after hearing a bit of a Guardian podcast that mentioned it. I started and finished the book in one sitting, finding myself sitting bolt upright in the silence of a cold winter night for a long time afterward. I am not disappointed.Timothy Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604077868798724589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-9597360735581779212014-01-17T00:18:50.902+00:002014-01-17T00:18:50.902+00:00Sounds interesting! Thanks for the recommendation,...Sounds interesting! Thanks for the recommendation, SaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-60176549705544603352014-01-16T08:11:07.841+00:002014-01-16T08:11:07.841+00:00So pleased to hear that you enjoyed reading this S...So pleased to hear that you enjoyed reading this Sara. I was recommending it to someone just the other day so what perfect timing for your comment. As for where to go next I'd suggest that his story collection, Jesus' Son, is a great place to venture. The writing in them is extraordinary and the stories are dark, funny and original. Then, if you've the stomach for it, I'd recommend his debut novel, Angels, which is even more uncompromising! Enjoy.William Rycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-75581906671084337742014-01-16T03:06:59.847+00:002014-01-16T03:06:59.847+00:00I have just read Train Dreams (Christmas present) ...I have just read Train Dreams (Christmas present) and you're right, I've just realised how lucky I am to have everything else by this author still to discover. I enjoyed your review, you put much of what I hadn't quite defined into words. Any recommendations on which to read next? Sara Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-4739443025929212572013-09-16T16:50:09.197+01:002013-09-16T16:50:09.197+01:00You could definitely read this on its own Max, the...You could definitely read this on its own Max, the other novels are only connected to it in the vaguest sense and on reflection this feels like the strongest of the lot anyway.<br /><br />Hope that helps.William Rycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-6266809502844890702013-09-16T14:10:26.244+01:002013-09-16T14:10:26.244+01:00Hey Will,
Quick question on an old review. Do you...Hey Will,<br /><br />Quick question on an old review. Do you think you need to read the other Nemesis novels to get the most from this one, or would it work as a pure stand-alone? I ask as this tempts me more than some of the others do.Max Cairnduffhttp://www.pechorinsjournal.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-89831886841271668802013-08-28T06:00:30.817+01:002013-08-28T06:00:30.817+01:00As a background, I've followed Craig Thompson&...As a background, I've followed Craig Thompson's career for the last 10 years, particularly "Good-bye, Chunky Rice" (which I really liked) and "Blankets" (which I loved and easily consider one of the best novels, graphic or otherwise, ever written). So I was eager to get my hands on Thompson's latest.Cash Advancehttp://www.cashfund.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-36057490941281255792013-08-22T10:07:45.141+01:002013-08-22T10:07:45.141+01:00Alas, it lingers yet in the midst of the TBR.Alas, it lingers yet in the midst of the TBR.Ian Curtinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-16625894504435117892013-08-20T01:13:29.986+01:002013-08-20T01:13:29.986+01:00How was Findings?How was Findings?William Rycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-68762226922055617312013-08-19T12:38:40.279+01:002013-08-19T12:38:40.279+01:00Good stuff. I saw that Lezard review, and bought J...Good stuff. I saw that Lezard review, and bought Jamie's first book (Findings) off the back of it. I'd like to get to this in due course.<br /><br />The Solnit I'm very interested in. Impressed to hear how taken you were with it.Ian Curtinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-20195995242761874802013-08-19T10:05:49.735+01:002013-08-19T10:05:49.735+01:00This is great!This is great!Theodorehttp://bestrecumbentexercisebikes.us/2013/08/15/adjust-the-seat-handlebar-distance/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-52802220202527069892013-07-06T23:37:41.165+01:002013-07-06T23:37:41.165+01:00Just put the first volume on hold at the library. ...Just put the first volume on hold at the library. Interestingly, it's classified as fiction. I'm #27 on four copies, so it'll be a little while before I start. Thanks again.Mary-Colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14993500115010709882noreply@blogger.com