In the final third of Trigger Mortis. Enjoying it so far, starts off very Fleming in style (though I think this Bond does not drink and eat as much as Flemings Bond)
In the final third of Trigger Mortis. Enjoying it so far, starts off very Fleming in style (though I think this Bond does not drink and eat as much as Flemings Bond)
I must say that I'm a bit keen to read this one. I've heard many good things about it and even Simon Schama appears to rate it highly...
Only my opinion, but for me the last third read more like
a John Gardner novel. Although still tremendously exciting.
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LoeffelholzThe United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
"The Lady in the Lake," by Raymond Chandler, circa 1943. A way of recalibrating/centering the bubble.
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Good one, Loeffs, I would say that's maybe my favourite Chandler novel.... except they're ALL my favourites! (except maybe Playback and that's still pretty good).
Yes, I must add it to my collection of AJB authors. I've
Got " TheSecretAgent's" book, and will be adding " Stag's"
So that should keep me going for a while.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
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Bless you, sir ;% To say I'm flattered by that is a gross understatement. Chandler is definitely one of Jade's several fathers, which include Spillane, Hammett...and Fleming, naturally B-)
TP: Chandler is such an artist with his prose that it literally transcends time, at least for me. I had the great good fortune to find a Chander omnibus that includes his first four Philip Marlowe novels: 'The Big Sleep,' 'Farewell, My Lovely,' 'The High Window' and 'The Lady in the Lake.' I read them in order, but it isn't necessary as they are all completely standalone. You won't regret the time you give to Chandler.
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I'll definitely check him out, after Blood & Ashes.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
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Thank you, sir! I hope you enjoy it {[]
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"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
I am having a break from Bond and reading American Psycho, I make a point to read it every year.
I just think it is a masterpiece of social commentary and satire in the mid/ late 80's.
I have also pre-ordered Thomas Ligotti's "Songs of a dead dreamer & Grimscribe" in the new "Penguin classics" edition, that will be my next read when it turns up this week.
I just finished Casino Royale and LALD, but I take a quick pass from the Fleming novels to read Trigger Mortis. I'm enjoying it TM, although I just started it's already better dan Solo imo.
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I have Trigger Mortis reserved for me at my library. I'm going to need a book for a long domestic flight I'll be taking soon, which will involve the requisite stop-overs. Was about to get a Kindle copy but would hate for the battery to drain without an outlet nearby.
"...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
I have just finished James Joyce's epic Ulysses. Long and confusing but also inspiring and mind blowing. I was surprised that I could actually finish its 700 pages and stream of consciousness paragraphs. And I have been told that I am in the minority, having completed it. Was thinking about rereading a Fleming novel, to relax afterwards but I was tempted by Julian Barnes' sense of an ending. The cover tells me that it won the Man Booker Prize back in 2011. So far it has some fanastic anecdotal high school stories and the progression of the main character becoming a man.
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-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
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I must say that I'm a bit keen to read this one. I've heard many good things about it and even Simon Schama appears to rate it highly...
a John Gardner novel. Although still tremendously exciting.
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
This bodes well for my own positive reading experience I think. B-)
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
was he ahead of the game ?
Got " TheSecretAgent's" book, and will be adding " Stag's"
So that should keep me going for a while.
Bless you, sir ;% To say I'm flattered by that is a gross understatement. Chandler is definitely one of Jade's several fathers, which include Spillane, Hammett...and Fleming, naturally B-)
TP: Chandler is such an artist with his prose that it literally transcends time, at least for me. I had the great good fortune to find a Chander omnibus that includes his first four Philip Marlowe novels: 'The Big Sleep,' 'Farewell, My Lovely,' 'The High Window' and 'The Lady in the Lake.' I read them in order, but it isn't necessary as they are all completely standalone. You won't regret the time you give to Chandler.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
I just think it is a masterpiece of social commentary and satire in the mid/ late 80's.
I have also pre-ordered Thomas Ligotti's "Songs of a dead dreamer & Grimscribe" in the new "Penguin classics" edition, that will be my next read when it turns up this week.
Sorry, I probably should have said I do actually read it every year, and have for the last 6 years or so.
It is an extremely clever book, very well put together. Although if you are squeamish it may get under your skin a bit.
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
I have to agree there, two of mine as well. Thunderball is particularly good -{