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Thursday 9th June 2005, 17:00
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Pelican Blood by Cris Freddi
Full of sex, violence, drugs, bad language and twitchers! Sounds really good. Ordered my copy so I'll post a wee review when I'm done:
http://www.ffbooks.co.uk/n28/n142480.htm http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...347916-4028419 I read an interview with him in yesterday's Metro newspaper and he was a twitcher himself back in the 80s. Apparently it was his regular meetings with eccentric birders that fuelled the idea for this novel! |
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Thursday 9th June 2005, 18:06
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I'll have some of that! very rarely read fiction but will make an exception for sex, violence, drugs, bad language and that other thing!
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Thursday 9th June 2005, 18:12
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I remember a few trips like that...
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Monday 13th June 2005, 13:48
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rydhsys rag Kernow lemmyn!
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Soon to be in cinemas near you... the next Shallow Grave?
 http://www.ecossefilms.com/in_develo..._blood_fs.html "A novel about extreme birdspotters" - sums the twitching fraternity up nicely! ce
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Monday 13th June 2005, 16:25
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Cool!
Tried to source it in Ottakars and Smiths but gotta order it. Funny thing that struck me was they stock Mein Kampf but not this book!!!
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Monday 13th June 2005, 17:55
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It's in Waterstones.
Got mine and the back cover says: "What do you do when you get to 500? Kill yourself of course." Wicked! |
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Monday 13th June 2005, 18:21
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You're still alive so........
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Thursday 16th June 2005, 22:22
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Bought a copy yesterday. Will let you know when I get to the end, though I suspect Tom will beat me to it.
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Thursday 16th June 2005, 23:20
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Not got mine yet but no worries as I have a few to read but will pick one up as soon as I see it.
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Tuesday 21st June 2005, 18:43
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rydhsys rag Kernow lemmyn!
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Finished it in one sitting on the ferry from Aberdeen back to Shetland last Friday. I thought it was pretty good, and certainly bought home some memories of the old days of twitching with a band of mates, the sense of unity and euphoria; all there.
Rather intrigued about the inspiration for Stevie Red Bus - how many redhead female birders do you know who're also s***-hot illustrators? Can't be modelled on a real-life character... can it?! I have a theory... ce
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Tuesday 21st June 2005, 20:17
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Tuesday 21st June 2005, 23:56
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It's a 13 hour overnight crossing, and I'm a quickish reader; maybe three hours saw it done and dusted. Recommended. ce
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Wednesday 22nd June 2005, 08:45
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Blackjack.......nice touch!
Gona pick it up later this afternoon in the 'city' (Exeter).
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Wednesday 22nd June 2005, 10:23
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Blimey Cornish, that was quick!
Still haven't even started it yet... |
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Saturday 2nd July 2005, 21:02
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Fantastic! Loved it from start to finish.
Could make for a classic brit flick along the lines of trainspotting.
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Saturday 2nd July 2005, 22:04
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Saturday 2nd July 2005, 22:30
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Same here but the depression boosts me, my kinda thing. No one likes 'happy as larry' types who see everything with rose coloured specs. Depressing is cool if you know what I mean. That's why stuff like this and Trainspotting is king, reality is that life is sh1te.
This book had lots of truisms in brief sentences. No BS in it. Rambling ain't I?
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Sunday 3rd July 2005, 09:20
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Knowing that you feel like that has made me feel great - now where did they say that Gamekeeper lives Mark
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Sunday 3rd July 2005, 09:47
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I still haven't started it!
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Wednesday 13th July 2005, 01:24
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Just got the review copies of Pelican Blood, and liked it very much. Decidedly too harsh for an American audience, and the whole Camus/Dostoyevski thing will pass most readers by, but it's a great book, authentic from the birding point of view and quite well constructed.
Read it! Rick Wright Tucson. |
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