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August 29 2010
August 24 2010
Just booked a guided tour of Belfast with a Republican ex-Prisoner. Can't wait! www.coiste.ie/... (includes free pint of Guinness)
August 08 2010
Chris is currently reading: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet: A Novel (Kindle Edition)
by
David Mitchell
bookshelves: currently-reading
bookshelves: currently-reading
Enjoyed this just as much as the first book. Has a different dynamic as Blomkvist and Salandar aren't working together in this story. Ended a bit abruptly though.
A very good thriller which I enjoyed far more than I anticipated! Maybe a little excessive in coffee, sandwiches and Apple computer specs, though.
July 25 2010
July 24 2010
Sat on my couch here in the Northern Hemisphere watching the Eagles playing in Subiaco. We're flying high...
July 20 2010
Fascinating account of living through Katrina.
July 18 2010
July 13 2010
I was already familiar with the film "The Man Who Never Was", but this book sets out the truth behind the fiction. In many ways, the truth is far more engaging than the film!
Throughly enjoyed it. Only regret is that I wish I'd read the physical book rather than the Kindle version since the illustrations aren't as easy to read on Kindle.
Throughly enjoyed it. Only regret is that I wish I'd read the physical book rather than the Kindle version since the illustrations aren't as easy to read on Kindle.
Just finished reading this and I'm sorry to say I'm a bit underwhelmed. I think I'd seen so many positive reviews and maybe had set my expectations too high.
The book's central theme is that Jefferson is in prison and sentenced to death and Grant has been chosen, unwillingly, to ensure Jefferson dies like a man and not like a "hog".
Given this set-up for the story, I felt it had the potential for so much. Personal discovery, morals, bravery, courage.. but it had little of any of them. In fact, it's only in the last part of the book that any real dialogue occurs between Jefferson and Grant.
Whilst Jefferson's silence is completely apt given his situation and anguish, it doesn't allow the story to open up at all. What we're left with is the story of Grant's daily life and him trying to come to terms with his own destiny. This is interesting, but not so profound that I could rave about the book.
The book's central theme is that Jefferson is in prison and sentenced to death and Grant has been chosen, unwillingly, to ensure Jefferson dies like a man and not like a "hog".
Given this set-up for the story, I felt it had the potential for so much. Personal discovery, morals, bravery, courage.. but it had little of any of them. In fact, it's only in the last part of the book that any real dialogue occurs between Jefferson and Grant.
Whilst Jefferson's silence is completely apt given his situation and anguish, it doesn't allow the story to open up at all. What we're left with is the story of Grant's daily life and him trying to come to terms with his own destiny. This is interesting, but not so profound that I could rave about the book.
July 11 2010
July 06 2010
Can't believe it's three weeks since I was in Brisbane watching Origin II. Game III tomorrow. Go the Blues!
July 04 2010
Watching the July 4th Hot Dog Eating Contest live from Coney Island in high def. THIS is why I subscribe to ESPN. THIS is sport.
July 02 2010
July 01 2010
Cripes. Affixa reviewed by Reuters and is being picked up in all sorts of publications and web sites.
June 27 2010
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