tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post288264948193262252..comments2024-03-27T09:27:33.931+00:00Comments on Idiotic Hat: For a DancerMike C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-26143923269682096952013-06-13T08:24:15.065+01:002013-06-13T08:24:15.065+01:00Huw,
I enjoyed "The Last Samurai", but ...Huw,<br /><br />I enjoyed "The Last Samurai", but in the end thought it was "brilliant but extremely flawed". I then tried "Lightning Rods" and gave up after a few chapters. Very curious.<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-74906667497898466872013-06-12T23:06:34.003+01:002013-06-12T23:06:34.003+01:00Mike,
I was saddened but not surprised by the sud...Mike,<br /><br />I was saddened but not surprised by the suddenness of his death; in memory I listened to the podcast of his Desert Island Discs appearance and was charmed by his sheer ebullience.<br /><br /><i>The Wasp Factory</i> shocked me but I never liked the mean streak that ran through his non-SF books. <i>The Business</i> is my favourite but looking at the Amazon reviews it seems few people would agree! Worth it just for the Goldberg Variations though.<br /><br />But I read all his SF novels and thought him a master of the genre. <br /><br />Huw<br /><br />PS What did you think of <i>The Last Samurai</i>?Huwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06346671593949866026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-25784769091831910932013-06-11T14:52:11.583+01:002013-06-11T14:52:11.583+01:00Paul,
No, it was inoperable and terminal from the...Paul,<br /><br />No, it was inoperable and terminal from the diagnosis. Apparently, he had hoped to see his last book on the bookshop shelves -- weirdly, it deals with the last days of a terminally-ill man, but was started before he knew that was his own condition -- but it wasn't to be.<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-47306870310245000882013-06-11T14:36:19.322+01:002013-06-11T14:36:19.322+01:00Had heard he was sick but hoped he would survive. ...Had heard he was sick but hoped he would survive. I was very shocked, and ineffably saddened, at the news of his death.<br />I enjoyed both his writig persona and always looked forward eagerly for any new workPaul Mc Cannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839588218540865473noreply@blogger.com