tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post7897896267393980376..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Some Deaths Before Dying by Peter DickinsonClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-85983509803799463902014-08-14T11:20:13.237+01:002014-08-14T11:20:13.237+01:00I think it is a charming programme and it really m...I think it is a charming programme and it really makes me laugh.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-65163325221504845662014-08-14T10:36:46.320+01:002014-08-14T10:36:46.320+01:00Moira, we are watching "The Big Bang Theory&q...Moira, we are watching "The Big Bang Theory" currently and we enjoy it a lot, especially the deadpan humour and sarcasm. I also envy the comic-book store. Here, in India, a small section in a bookstore is devoted to comic-books and graphic novels but nothing on the scale of those in the West. What I like about Sheldon and the gang is that they have a great time, playing games and buying comics, in spite of not being there, if you know what I mean.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-43925495915207641762014-08-14T07:55:11.565+01:002014-08-14T07:55:11.565+01:00Tracy I agree exactly with what you say about Dick...Tracy I agree exactly with what you say about Dickinson, and exactly about The Last House Party. His YA books are very different, but one called Eva was very memorable. But I prefer the crime fiction.<br />I'm sure Col would love Big Bang if he gave it another chance. We did start watching it because our son liked it, but it definitely won us over completely. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-25362309129434415092014-08-14T07:52:20.093+01:002014-08-14T07:52:20.093+01:00Bill, I looked at a number of pictures of released...Bill, I looked at a number of pictures of released prisoners, and chose this one because - relatively speaking - the men looked cheerful and not too dreadful. There were some very affecting ones, similar I'm sure to the ones you have seen, but I felt that however respectfully I intended it, it would not be appropriate to use them for a (again, relatively) light-hearted purpose. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-47815895507009909002014-08-14T06:44:31.706+01:002014-08-14T06:44:31.706+01:00Moira: I think every photo I have seen of Allied s...Moira: I think every photo I have seen of Allied soldiers in Japanese prison camps has the men barely clad. As in this photo most have the simplest of clothing and quite a number are without shirts. The absence of clothing is telling of the cruel conditions they endured.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-61801175316751846962014-08-14T00:11:07.239+01:002014-08-14T00:11:07.239+01:00Wow, this just came out today and there are still ...Wow, this just came out today and there are still loads of comments. I cannot keep up with it all. I love Dickinson's books. (I haven't read this one yet but have it on the stacks.) I think I had the same problem with the end of The Last House-Party, but I love his writing so much I have to try every book, although I have not yet tried any of the Young Adult books or the sci fi / fantasy ones. <br /><br />I love Big Bang Theory as do the rest of my family. We have watched every season (except the last) twice and I could do it again. I think it is a love / hate thing... some people just don't get it.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-43687068797756997532014-08-13T22:50:48.007+01:002014-08-13T22:50:48.007+01:00I was thinking about Orwell, another Old Etonian, ...I was thinking about Orwell, another Old Etonian, wrote about boys' weeklies too. He was interested in Frank Richardson, who wrote the Billy Bunter stories and comics - he suggested that it must be a cover name for a team of authors, as the output was too great for one person. He was greatly surprised to get an affronted note from Frank R himself, testifying that he personally wrote everything with his name on. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-30815385921884568072014-08-13T18:58:11.705+01:002014-08-13T18:58:11.705+01:00For Orwell it was back numbers of the Girl's O...For Orwell it was back numbers of the Girl's Own Paper - from 1910.Lucy R. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632983296994349550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-27598349482834191722014-08-13T16:51:27.660+01:002014-08-13T16:51:27.660+01:00Thanks Martin - I think Dickinson is interesting f...Thanks Martin - I think Dickinson is interesting for being so very establishment (old Etonian) and writing books that seem as though they will be very classic, but then he subverts your expectations. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6310178164576019352014-08-13T16:27:45.434+01:002014-08-13T16:27:45.434+01:00Very interesting review and comments. He is a very...Very interesting review and comments. He is a very distinctive and elegant writer. I've read a few of his books only, but was impressed by his willingness to try something different and once attended a talk he gave, in which he discussed the overlap between his children's books and his mysteries.. The Michael Gilbert novel is set in a POW camp based on the one where he was held himself and is truly excellent. Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55773493660444111022014-08-13T16:18:33.326+01:002014-08-13T16:18:33.326+01:00I did feel the ending was absurd, but I also enjoy...I did feel the ending was absurd, but I also enjoyed the rest of the book so much that I was prepared to forgive....Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29573310002182139402014-08-13T16:18:00.030+01:002014-08-13T16:18:00.030+01:00Well worth it Vicki, and yes, you can safely expec...Well worth it Vicki, and yes, you can safely expect a lot from someone who can say that about intellectual freedom. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-70876413392693541602014-08-13T16:17:09.989+01:002014-08-13T16:17:09.989+01:00It's the same everywhere - in our house it was...It's the same everywhere - in our house it was the opposite - 'what, you mean you've never watched this? You poor uncool souls.' Can't win, but we knew that, didn't we?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-41300599886411682802014-08-13T14:54:32.324+01:002014-08-13T14:54:32.324+01:00Moira - I love that comment about intellectual fre...Moira - I love that comment about intellectual freedom! And I love the idea of the perspective in this novel. It's innovative and sounds as though it's also quite revealing. Interesting premise too - a gun seen on a TV episode. That's quite believable. Sorry to hear you felt a bit let down by the ending, but this certainly sounds worth a read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-25466074848699313482014-08-13T13:31:44.951+01:002014-08-13T13:31:44.951+01:00That take on intellectual freedom -- wonderful! An...That take on intellectual freedom -- wonderful! And this sounds like a book I will need to track down. skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-932628246314289182014-08-13T13:15:08.349+01:002014-08-13T13:15:08.349+01:00Me more wrong than you, as they could well be pris...Me more wrong than you, as they could well be prisoners of the Germans. Yes I got it after Tracy reviewed it.<br />Re BBT - that's what they said, give it a chance. <br />The kids groaned when we put it on the first time and have jeered at us ever since... remember watching the BBT dad, that was great wasn't it? while all 3 of them explode with laughter ...it's horrible being a parent in our house! col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-10251986345590831562014-08-13T13:10:20.118+01:002014-08-13T13:10:20.118+01:00Both wrong, which is fair enough, and somehow unsu...Both wrong, which is fair enough, and somehow unsurprising. TracyK read it recently didn't she? - we need her to keep us in order. <br />We love BBT in our house, I think we've seen every episode. Give it another chance!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-68958376804344233052014-08-13T13:07:31.118+01:002014-08-13T13:07:31.118+01:00Death in Captivity - set in Italy! You know me Moi...Death in Captivity - set in Italy! You know me Moira, I'm never one to hide my ignorance under a bushel.<br />Hmm... Big Bang Theory was recommended to me/us by friends. We managed to sit through about 20 minutes before reaching for the remote. I'm no longer talking to them now - haha col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-22632488390543292572014-08-13T13:03:38.845+01:002014-08-13T13:03:38.845+01:00Prashant, I literally thought of you when I found ...Prashant, I literally thought of you when I found that quote and inserted it into the post at the last minute. I think we should all copy it out and have it hanging over our desks because it is a great thing to say! I also thought of the TV programme Big Bang Theory, whose characters all love comic books - do you ever see that programme?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-22646493535514275482014-08-13T13:01:31.858+01:002014-08-13T13:01:31.858+01:00I think the Gilbert is actually a German POW camp,...I think the Gilbert is actually a German POW camp, but I could be wrong (or maybe he wrote 2!). You're the second person to recommend The Railway Man so I may have to watch it, even though it sounded too gloomy for me.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-39829585842952293932014-08-13T12:51:55.911+01:002014-08-13T12:51:55.911+01:00Moira, I was reading your review when I was comple...Moira, I was reading your review when I was completely waylaid by Peter Dickinson's quote "In Defence of Rubbish." I'd like to think he'd me in mind when he wrote it down except I read my comics everywhere, and still do. Thanks for sharing it. Comics has had a history of being labelled as "rubbish" and "alternative trash." Only a dimwit would decry good ol' comics and cartoons.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-63173535484703458882014-08-13T12:32:39.935+01:002014-08-13T12:32:39.935+01:00An interesting book which at another time would ha...An interesting book which at another time would have me rushing off to find a copy. I think I have a Gilbert (?) on the pile that involves POW's in the Far East.<br /><br />A recent book/film read/watched combo involving this particualr war theatre was Eric Lomax's The Railway Man which starred Colin Firth. Either are worth a bit of anyone's time. col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com