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How the Dead Live – Derek Raymond
I can imagine the main character in Derek Raymond’s How the Dead Live being played by a young Michael Caine in a British b & w adaptation of the book! There’s lots of fast, violent dialogue in this old-fashioned British crime novel. Recommended.No comments on How the Dead Live – Derek Raymond -
Terrorist – John Updike
Maybe I didn’t get as much out of John Updike’s Terrorist as I could have. Leave too long between reading sessions and you lose the pace of the story. In addition, I wasn’t convinced by the character of the terrorist and the ending seemed implausible. Still, it was an interesting read. -
Losing my way
My walk yesterday started at Ockley railway station and ended at Holmwood station. Although I’d previously done parts of the walk, on this occasion I managed to take a wrong turn at the 8 mile mark (a right instead of a left!). After a while I began to think that something wasn’t right and then to realise that actually I had no idea of where I was. So I turned back and somehow managed to take the correct path.
On reflection I could see that the combination of tiredness and an urgency to make a particular train (they were hourly), had brought about the error.
I eventually got home, unlike one of the pheasant I came across (see previous post).
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Two pheasant
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Mr Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore – Robin Sloan
Robin Sloan’s Mr Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore is a jolly read! It’s a mystery about a strange bookshop and its books; it’s a puzzle; it’s about the clever things you can do with computers. And it’s a lot of fun! Recommended. -
Surrey walk, around Friday Street
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The biggest bookshop, the last one and a closed one
The biggest
Just before reaching Chatham (see earlier post), my train stopped at nearby Rochester and I could see a sign advertising ‘The biggest second-hand bookshop in England’. Unfortunately I was unable to check it out, but on looking for it on the Web I found this picture and located the shop’s rather modest website. I understand it has half-a-million books! A visit to this bookshop can’t be far away!The last
As I was web browsing I came across a blog The Last Bookshop which features a charming film called The Last Bookshop. The film uses some wonderful bookshop interiors in the story, including the one above. It’s a lovely little film, looks terrific in HD and is well worth 20 minutes of anyone’s time. To watch the film, click on the ‘Watch the film’ tab at the top of the blog and click on the ‘Shop locations’ tab where you find out more about the beautiful bookshops used in the film.The closed
Sadly, the Ibis bookshop in Banstead, Surrey, which has been a local landmark for nearly seventy-five years, will be closing at the end of March. -
Chatham Dockyard
Chatham Dockyard is a terrific place to visit. This is my second time in a year and once again it was pleasantly quiet. Visitor details from their web site and there is also an interesting Wikipedia entry for the dockyard.
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Norwegian By Night – Derek B. Miller
Derek B. Miller’s Norwegian By Night is a great read centred on an 82 year old American and his memories and regrets. Set in Oslo, the story develops into a Nordic thriller with a tense ending. This is the author’s first novel and is highly recommended. -
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