'Look Who's Back'. Adolf wakes up in a park in Berlin in 2011. Had some good reviews. Slightly queasy making though.
Quote from: Tigerrr on 07 October, 2015, 10:12:49 am'Look Who's Back'. Adolf wakes up in a park in Berlin in 2011. Had some good reviews. Slightly queasy making though.I've just finished that too. High concept, with potential, but a disappointment. It felt more like a very wordy pitch for the book rather than anything with any narrative substance. And yes, queasy, I think for the wrong reasons. It feels too light-hearted and sympathetic to the man to have him mention "the Jewish Problem" in the way he does. It's a lot less satirical than the author thinks it is. But I did like the recurring gag about mad ladies picking up dog poo.
Nearly finished The Shining (Stephen King, obvs). Just got past the part whereat Nicholson did the "Heeeeeeere's Johnny" adlib (not seen the fillum, but I imagine it's quite scary...)
Just finished "The Fishermen" which makes just one book that I haven't managed to finish from this year's shortlist. The one I haven't finished is "A Short History of Seven Killings", which I find quite hard going due to trying to comprehend the patois that a big chunk of it is written in.The prize winner is announced tonight (IIRC) and my money is still on "A Little Life"
The latest "Reacher" episode from Lee Child. Guilty pleasures
Having now reached volume 23 of Hammond Innes' output (less his four pre-WW2 novels) I have concluded that the success of "The Wreck Of The Mary Deare" allowed him to retire in 1957 and be replaced by a doppelganger, who also happened to be a rather better writer.
Quote from: rafletcher on 19 October, 2015, 09:14:48 amThe latest "Reacher" episode from Lee Child. Guilty pleasures "Make Me"? I am reading that one, and enjoying it.Child is one of those authors, though, that you can't read a load of his books in a row as you start noticing a lot of formulaic lines and events.
Quote from: Mr Larrington on 19 October, 2015, 09:51:22 amHaving now reached volume 23 of Hammond Innes' output (less his four pre-WW2 novels) I have concluded that the success of "The Wreck Of The Mary Deare" allowed him to retire in 1957 and be replaced by a doppelganger, who also happened to be a rather better writer.D, did you know his first novel was called The Doppelganger?! I read a lot of his work years ago. I particularly enjoyed the one set in Australia, Golden Soak, I think. I'll have to try them again. Do you read Neville Shute?
I've also read The Help, which was thought provoking.