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Red River Valley - Lynn Anderson -
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wipe his hands on a teatowel, throwing it at me as he left. 'I don't care if I never see you again', I called from a side window, just as Mrs Abercrombie, 76, from Easthampton,ambled .... -
Another similarity between Rob Roy and Waverley is that the narrator is a young Englishman. First he goes north to Northumbria. If it's like Waverley he crosses the border to where the wild men live.
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Zorba The Greek (1946) Nikos Kazantzakis The story of two men who go to Crete and mine Lignite and spend their days on the beach. The narrator (the boss) is a bookworm and thinker but his new friend, Zorba, is inclined to be more passionate and wild. They spend their evenings drinking, singing, talking of life. And that's essentially the plot (save for some rather bizarre events towards the end of the book that slightly lost me). Kazantzakis does a great job of creating the scene, you can hear the waves, feel the sun, smell the wine, and hear the laughter. Zorba is a man who believes very much in living now. And he encourages the boss to embrace this worldview before it's too late. Overall, I enjoyed the book but was never blown away by it. Kazantzakis is a wonderful writer and has moments of exceptional prose but the book is very dialogue driven so the language is predominantly straight-forward discussions between the men. But when Kazantzakis allows the boss to think about things alone, to articulate his thoughts, the writing becomes sublime: After a while, you become lost in the Mediterranean shimmer of light and the drinking of wine. You settle in and enjoy their company, listen to these two men discuss philosophy and existence while Zorba endeavours to teach the boss that life has no meaning and can only be experienced in the here and now. As such, I kept hearing that song: 'The Whole of the Moon' by the Waterboys in my head. It seemed to sum up their relationship: The boss wants to learn. Zorba wants to live. 'I spoke about wings, you just flew.' 7/10
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he added incoherently, then pulling himself together, 'Young man, if you want to continue employment in this establishment, it would pay to keep a civil tongue in your head.' With that he turned heel and marched out, only stopping to ...
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Never Ending Song Titles - Part 8
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Harper Valley P.T.A ~ Jeannie C. Riley - Last week
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Into the Valley - The Skids -
I have started reading this. I have read one other book by Scott, Waverley, which I thought was a great book. I quite like Walter Scott's style. It is rather dense, but it is almost cinematographic. In the first couple of chapters the protagonist is holding an argument with his stern father. The protagonist does not want to be a merchant like his father. It is sort of like accountancy. The protagonist wants to be a poet. At this point there is no indication where the story is going. We just know the young fellow has a romantic and independent streak. I especially liked the bit where the lad's father found a poem his son has wrote and critiques it. It seemed like quite a reasonable poem to me.
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Never Ending Song Titles - Part 8
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Down in the Valley - Slim Whitman (this song just jumped into my mind - I used to play it on my fiddle.) -
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I'm currently reading The Child of God by Cormac McCarthy and he is indeed a superb writer. Still not sure about whether or not he surpasses Faulkner, imho, but it doesn't really matter. And I didn't realise that he passed away in June 2023. I still have the rest of his books to look forward to. -
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Never Ending Song Titles - Part 8
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Another brick in the Wall - Pink Floyd -
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inform you..you, you callused handed, red nosed, odd little old soak...' 'Oh ha ha ha..is that what you think..?..well I hyahby close.....' -
I had absolutely no idea what he was warbling on about, silly old codger, I'm sure he's losing his marbles. 'Rosie rang last night and she's coming home tomorrow. She's missing me dreadfully, and the cats, of course, but I'm afraid she didn't mention you, Major.' 'Wouldn't, would she ... doesn't need to, what. Close telepathic bond, pater filiam foedere, and all that. Came here to discuss finances, old chap. When to expect some dividends from this little venture?' 'All in good time, Major. We're just about to ...
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Never Ending Song Titles - Part 8
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Finished this and loved it! -
Never Ending Song Titles - Part 8
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Another Suitcase in Another Hall - Barbara Dickson -
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'Rosie is in Japan,in some place or other near Kyoto...what has your hooded presence here , to do with her absence? Why are you sneaking..' ' Now Ronnie ..don't ' 'Ronnie..? Have you been boozing, Mr Flowers? First you..' 'My name is not Ronnie, old bean,now...is her absence a case of libidinum sapphire impetigo,as it were..? ..a kind of preponderance for the fairer gender as one calls it these days..? If so,commiserations old chap but I always suspected, even as a young girl in Chesham, that she preferred female, er,company..now..the finances of this cattery..are you..?...' -
All was quiet after that, so I assumed he'd gone away. But then, in burst the hooded man. He was short and rotund and I was confident I could easily tackle him to the ground if necessary. After all, I was at the peak of physical fitness with the hectic schedule I maintained. He threw back the hood, swept aside his cape and I nearly fell over in surprise. It was the Major! 'Whatever are you doing here?! I thought you were in Japan! And where's Rosie??'
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Never Ending Song Titles - Part 8
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A Case Of You ~ Joni Mitchell -
Same here, nice and sunny but a cold wind.
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A Dystopian World - Ongoing Blog
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Currently reading this and enjoying it immensely.