tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post5314830046142235161..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: A year in booksDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-61647419933911811202018-01-01T09:34:47.458+00:002018-01-01T09:34:47.458+00:00And to you, Josie. I guess the 'false' lea...And to you, Josie. I guess the 'false' lead comes from TV and some of the print media. The age of sensationalism. Maybe 2018 will see the fight back continue - sometimes things have to reach rock bottom, and boy, did they do that in 2016/17. But even when people see the terrible consequences in your Horror Clown and our clutch, they still cling to the irrational. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-17290655451992319022018-01-01T01:33:55.569+00:002018-01-01T01:33:55.569+00:00This is in response to your comments about "H...This is in response to your comments about "Heretics" (which I have not read). <br /><br />It brought to mind that scene in "The History Boys" where - after recommending the Oxbridge aspirants read Rudyard Kipling not Wilfred Owen and watch "Carry On" films - the new young renegade teacher Irwin declares that, “History nowadays is not a matter of conviction. It’s a performance. It’s entertainment.” <br /><br />I read this as meaning that for academic recognition it's more important to be controversial and make a splash than it is to be conventional and right. <br /><br />Happy New Year!Josie Holfordhttp://www.josieholford.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-31079412538610848532017-12-31T08:56:09.802+00:002017-12-31T08:56:09.802+00:00Much the same happens to me when I take the occasi...Much the same happens to me when I take the occasional pile of books to the Amnesty Shop in Hammersmith - too well stocked not to pick up a few more when I allow myself to browse. My latest addiction is a return to vinyl, because rhe charity shops down the North End Road in Fulham seem to be getting interesting stuff in, £1 or £2 a shot. J is going up the wall while the books and LPs and CDs mount up on the floor.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-91047263961513554842017-12-30T23:27:08.535+00:002017-12-30T23:27:08.535+00:00Of course the great irony of book culling is that ...Of course the great irony of book culling is that I go to the local independent bookstore and get a store credit for books returned that they can resell. So you know what that means (more books).Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674930917585246294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-23989704809648462132017-12-30T08:47:03.049+00:002017-12-30T08:47:03.049+00:00Culling books for CDs? Horreur! Unfortunately both...Culling books for CDs? Horreur! Unfortunately both in our tiny flat have spilled out from the shelves (double stacked) on to the floor, and it's mostly my fault. Shall check out the Thien. We have the winner sitting here waiting to be read. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-38927705457711963742017-12-30T00:38:05.994+00:002017-12-30T00:38:05.994+00:00An intriguing list, for sure, and an interesting c...An intriguing list, for sure, and an interesting complement to my efforts today to cull books from our city apartment shelves to make way for CDs. I’m not sure I accomplished much, but it certainly kept me busy. As for actual reading, for me it’s light mysteries at the moment, though I did “graduate” to a fairly interesting novel, “Do Not Say We Have Nothing,” by Madeleine Thien, short listed for the Man Booker, if I recall correctly.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674930917585246294noreply@blogger.com