tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post6077312065174787416..comments2024-03-25T22:38:46.822+08:00Comments on in lieu of a field guide: 84, Charing Cross RoadRisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-52996588548037213182016-03-17T23:26:49.134+08:002016-03-17T23:26:49.134+08:00I can't shake off the voices in this book. The...I can't shake off the voices in this book. The personal touch in book buying is disappearing, even in physical bookstores where sellers don't read and can't give proper recommendations to buyers. <br /><br />It must be the era of robotic literary capitalism. With automatically-generated email responses from "modern" booksellers toasting us for a successful transaction.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-85182909436120344652016-03-15T22:33:27.825+08:002016-03-15T22:33:27.825+08:00"a delight for readers looking for happy endi... <i>"a delight for readers looking for happy endings in the rarefied field of book dealing that was far from the "fingertip book-buying culture"</i><br /><br />This is one of the many things I loved about this remarkable, moving book, that for all of the spoken and unspoken personal elements between Hanff and her bookseller, there's on top of that this sense of a vanishing (andseraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-20341613943976135352016-03-07T19:17:58.903+08:002016-03-07T19:17:58.903+08:00P.S. I stopped watching after 10 mins or so though...P.S. I stopped watching after 10 mins or so though I might get back to it.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-30334665926180536462016-03-07T19:12:57.856+08:002016-03-07T19:12:57.856+08:00Most welcome, Jacqui. You might find it an effortl...Most welcome, Jacqui. You might find it an effortless read. Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-69770863993366894742016-03-07T18:53:32.865+08:002016-03-07T18:53:32.865+08:00Given its length, Richard, it shouldn't be muc...Given its length, Richard, it shouldn't be much of a chore. I read it in one go. I also tried to watch the movie in Youtube but the picture quality wasn't that good and the first parts were dragging.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-73748634401007982182016-03-07T16:00:03.420+08:002016-03-07T16:00:03.420+08:00This book has been sitting on my wishlist for the ...This book has been sitting on my wishlist for the past year, but it keeps getting forgotten about or buried under the weight of new additions to the list. I really must get hold of it fairly soon as it sounds wonderful. Thank you for a very timely reminder. JacquiWinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220597283351925721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3769714277850142841.post-21535232733301683242016-03-07T13:08:43.718+08:002016-03-07T13:08:43.718+08:00Definitely saw the movie when it came out. Think ...Definitely saw the movie when it came out. Think I read the book shortly afterward, but that was more than half a lifetime ago so who knows?!? In any event, what a pleasure to see this book now through your and Bolaño's eyes. Obviously, you two <em>both</em> can't be wrong about your enthusiasm. May have to visit and/or revisit this. Thanks, I think...backlog be damned!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.com