Hi, this being a big trade day in baseball Ken Griffey to the White Sox! I've been a fan of Griffey since his days in Seattle, he should have stayed there. If he would have remained healthy what a careeer he would have had. Oh well. So will it be a Chicago world series?
Michael

inlägg gjort av michaelbartley vid 5:14 pm (EST) Jul 31, 2008

Now that you finished the Baxter, I am curious - what did you think of the ending?

We had quite the conversations around the office among those of us who read it early. (It was holiday time in retail, however, so I don't exactly recall the comments.)

I think most of us thought it was incredibly well written - every word had a purpose. We did have some different ideas, however, about exactly what happened.

I would definitely go pick up more of his work if I were you.

inlägg gjort av alphaorder vid 8:12 am (EST) Feb 15, 2008

I saw you just added the Charles Baxter. I would love to know what you think of it when you are done. I have read it and there is lots of discussion around our bookshop office...

alphaorder

inlägg gjort av alphaorder vid 6:29 pm (EST) Jan 15, 2008

I saw you just added the Charles Baxter. I would love to know what you think of it when you are done. I have read it and there is lots of discussion around our bookshop office...

alphaorder

inlägg gjort av alphaorder vid 6:29 pm (EST) Jan 15, 2008

thanks for the tip! I will definitely check it out.

inlägg gjort av wandering_star vid 3:20 am (EST) Dec 15, 2007

Bookjones: This is a reply to your message about "Grotesque". ("Just curious, but were you ever able to determine whether your UK version of Grotesque published by Harvill Secker that you mentioned in the "Where are you now?" thread was uncensored?"). No. I had an idea in my mind that the main character met a young relative that I thought was possibly a homosexual prostitute but I couldn't find him in a cursory relook through the text (I was very busy workwise at the time). But without knowing what was said in the original it's hard to know whether this edition was censored. From what I've seen with other books US versions can be censored when UK versions are not even when based on the same translation.

inlägg gjort av PossMan vid 2:31 pm (EST) Nov 20, 2007

Bookjones, anyone that reads D.H. Lawrence is person of taste and high stranders! I like your picture and your library. Oh yes I am a Cub fan. A romantic
Michael

inlägg gjort av michaelbartley vid 2:02 pm (EST) Nov 9, 2007

Damn - I didn't win it, yet again! In Dublin right now

inlägg gjort av DublinSoil vid 7:36 am (EST) Jul 20, 2007