tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147359235322827925.post5630926269417397884..comments2023-10-20T05:51:12.709-07:00Comments on 342 is a Lie: The Slap by Christos TsiolkasJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824401113801295302noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147359235322827925.post-69577010189135593362011-01-24T00:52:50.987-08:002011-01-24T00:52:50.987-08:00Sometimes I will start a book which I don't ex...Sometimes I will start a book which I don't expect to finish - just got a massive tome out the library about Japanese reconstruction after WW2. Looks really interesting, and you never know, but chances are I'll get a third of the way through. I don't see that as a waste of time though.<br /><br />Most times I don't give up because I'm not enjoying a book, it's just that another one catches my eye. It's different with a book on tape, and I'll tend to finish it even if it's trash, like Devil May Care, Caligula and the Prestige. Part of that's looking forward to slagging it on the blog.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824401113801295302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147359235322827925.post-92095950942115517522011-01-23T12:48:06.514-08:002011-01-23T12:48:06.514-08:00I'm still reading Mao; so put that in your pip...I'm still reading Mao; so put that in your pipe and smoke it!<br /><br />Difference Engine started strong and faded badly. 69 Things was just nonsense. All I'm saying is that some books make it very difficult for the reader to get through them... Others don't deserve to be finished.<br /><br />Probably not what you need to hear in the whole blogging about books you read thing.Brycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190582261488729439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147359235322827925.post-49252268688280566582011-01-23T03:42:06.328-08:002011-01-23T03:42:06.328-08:00"Proper books?" What the hell are you w..."Proper books?" What the hell are you wittering on about? You finished 69 things and the Difference Engine, which are presumably "not proper" or at least strangely put together, but abandonded the biography of Mao, which is as proper as they come.<br /><br />Check yourself, sir, before you wreck yourself.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824401113801295302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147359235322827925.post-1478269382564138562011-01-23T01:29:52.487-08:002011-01-23T01:29:52.487-08:00Dude, I eventually finished 69 Things to do with a...Dude, I eventually finished 69 Things to do with a dead Princess. It took a lot of getting through given how small it is. Utter shit.<br /><br />I think that the problem with you finishing books is your selection process. Out of the last couple of books you have given me 2 out of 4 haven't been 'proper books'. It is always a lot harder to get through something like that.<br /><br />Some people say that Transformers is a movie. I couldn't finish that either.Brycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190582261488729439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147359235322827925.post-52081849379437717632011-01-17T08:24:55.064-08:002011-01-17T08:24:55.064-08:00I'm putting it out there that if anyone sees m...I'm putting it out there that if anyone sees my kid act like a brat I encourage them to give him a smack...Brycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190582261488729439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147359235322827925.post-49237753420319690552011-01-15T09:03:33.413-08:002011-01-15T09:03:33.413-08:00I have this but haven't had time to read it ye...I have this but haven't had time to read it yet. It sounded real interesting.<br /><br />Devil May Care was, I thought, ass.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747700800089786957noreply@blogger.com