tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post4410946359846523474..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: Great Britishbibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-79555617878404305582008-01-12T09:40:00.000+08:002008-01-12T09:40:00.000+08:00Hi, Shar!I totally agree on Rushdie being higher t...Hi, Shar!<BR/><BR/>I totally agree on Rushdie being higher than he is on the list. :)<BR/><BR/>Have a fantastic New Year filled with books!!!<BR/><BR/>From the islands just across,<BR/><BR/>Siege.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-67948386986584433362008-01-08T07:54:00.000+08:002008-01-08T07:54:00.000+08:00anon 1 - funny thing was, i was just thinking abou...anon 1 - funny thing was, i was just thinking about james herriot as i sat down at this computer this morning and wondering if my vet had read him and wondering whether to buy him the books if he hadn't. i think he'd like them because of the way they show that vets are always having to treat the people as much as their animals (and this train of thoughts occurs because i have another very sick cat to take care of ...)<BR/><BR/>anon 2 - i did enjoy that. what a nice way to start my morning. i think now that jc should be up there with the rest. how could she have been left out? wand-rubbing, indeed!bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-28028508815334943622008-01-08T07:26:00.000+08:002008-01-08T07:26:00.000+08:00Similarities between JK and JC:1. They have writte...Similarities between JK and JC:<BR/><BR/>1. They have written a series of books featuring the same character: JK - Harry Potter. JC - Lucky Santangelo<BR/><BR/>2. They've sold millions of these books featuring their recurring characters, and have encouraged a generation to read.<BR/><BR/>2. Characters always go on shopping sprees in their books: JK - at Diagon Alley. JC - Rodeo Drive. And characters who hate each other always meet up at these places and trade insults while shopping. <BR/><BR/>3. Their books have characters who are whiny bitches (in JK's case it's Ron, and Hermione and Malfoy), in JC's almost every one except her beloved Lucky Santangelo<BR/><BR/>4. They name drop brand names like mad.<BR/><BR/>5. Their books are set in a fantasy land (Hogwarts for JK, Hollywood for JC). <BR/><BR/>6. Their characters use magic powder frequently - 'floo in JK, and cocaine in JC. Both send one flying through the air. 'Floo's more dangerous.<BR/><BR/>7. Liberal use of coincidences to propel their plots<BR/><BR/>8. JK seems to be using JC's hairstylist now<BR/><BR/>9. JC's books are steamy. That train station in JK's books is always full of steam. <BR/><BR/>10. There's a lot of frenetic wand-rubbing and wand waving in JK's and JC's books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-83897955784034681412008-01-08T06:20:00.000+08:002008-01-08T06:20:00.000+08:00Bib, I just realized they left of James Herriot, o...Bib, I just realized they left of James Herriot, of all the people. I mean, you don't get any more British than James Herriot :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-32009161056976541252008-01-08T00:30:00.000+08:002008-01-08T00:30:00.000+08:00janet - i loved "travels with my aunt" too. read ...janet - i loved "travels with my aunt" too. read it 35 years ago. fancy that. can also remember quite a lot about it, unlike a lot of books i've read since. discovered greene via piles of books in the english stockroom at school and used to sneak in and illegally borrow them. read several of his novels back to back. "the third man" is a real favourite, maybe because of the film and the music (which i will sing to you when next we meet)<BR/><BR/>jacky collins? to each his or her taste. mind you, a convincing case needs to be made for the rest of us!bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-57915101731345279742008-01-08T00:22:00.000+08:002008-01-08T00:22:00.000+08:00lewis carol, anon? erm ... wrong century?they had...lewis carol, anon? erm ... wrong century?<BR/><BR/>they had to have been alive and writing after 1945 i think to qualify<BR/><BR/>but no greene is a shocking oversightbibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-85442398633398802082008-01-07T22:43:00.000+08:002008-01-07T22:43:00.000+08:00Oh -- I misread that list, Sharon. So Greene's mo...Oh -- I misread that list, Sharon. So Greene's most enduring works *were* published after 1945 -- then I don't know what explains his absence. Very weird!<BR/><BR/>-- PreetaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-13651920779795309242008-01-07T22:41:00.000+08:002008-01-07T22:41:00.000+08:00Anonymous at 10:08, Louisa May Alcott was American...Anonymous at 10:08, Louisa May Alcott was American.<BR/><BR/>Maybe the "most enduring works" clause is why Auden, Greene, and Waugh (also James Barrie and Lewis Carroll) aren't on the list. Otherwise it's bloody baffling.<BR/><BR/>Did someone really say Jackie Collins? Was that a joke?<BR/><BR/>-- PreetaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-82448233626384998262008-01-07T22:08:00.000+08:002008-01-07T22:08:00.000+08:00So where are J. M. Barrie and Lewis Carroll ? and ...So where are J. M. Barrie and Lewis Carroll ? and Louisa May Alcott ? they're still going to be read long after JK Rowling becomes ancient history :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-81552684635752561102008-01-07T21:36:00.000+08:002008-01-07T21:36:00.000+08:00And J.K. Rowling is better than J-K Collins???? No...And J.K. Rowling is better than J-K Collins???? No way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-49698350868156776162008-01-07T21:28:00.000+08:002008-01-07T21:28:00.000+08:00It's a conspiracy, I tell you! ;) Have also often ...It's a conspiracy, I tell you! ;) <BR/><BR/>Have also often wondered why Graham Greene never won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Heard it was because he rubbed the right people the wrong way, or something along those lines. <BR/><BR/>I really enjoyed one of his more lightweight books (or maybe the ONLY lightweight book), Travels With My Aunt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-24533304423589410242008-01-07T20:14:00.000+08:002008-01-07T20:14:00.000+08:00bloody hell! you're right janet and kam. greene ...bloody hell! you're right janet and kam. greene is missing. he isn't even on the longlist!!!!!! the criteria states "their most enduring works" must have been published since 1945 and several of his greatest ones came later inc<BR/><BR/># The Heart of the Matter (1948)<BR/># The Third Man (1949) <BR/># The End of the Affair (1951)<BR/># The Quiet American (1955)<BR/><BR/>oh please do tell me again that j.k. rowling is a greater writerbibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-26140630622039251432008-01-07T17:27:00.000+08:002008-01-07T17:27:00.000+08:00You're right, Graham Greene is missing. But that m...You're right, Graham Greene is missing. But that must be because he was first published before 1945. The same must be why Evelyn Waugh isn't there. But then again, wasn't George Orwell published before 1945. <BR/><BR/>Jackie Collins not being on the list is not so surprising because she's absolutely awful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-83868613266089871932008-01-07T14:34:00.000+08:002008-01-07T14:34:00.000+08:00Graham Greene is missing! :)Graham Greene is missing! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-64941869249824441552008-01-06T18:03:00.000+08:002008-01-06T18:03:00.000+08:00Tom Sharpe almost made it!? God, what has happen t...Tom Sharpe almost made it!? God, what has happen to the British sense of humor?<BR/>Most likely, had too much of PC for breakfast.<BR/><BR/>Oh! Forgot to add to my earlier comment ...What about Hammond Innes? The wreck of the Mary Deare was my all time favorite from him.<BR/><BR/>-Diablo hAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-12327903062151922742008-01-06T17:42:00.000+08:002008-01-06T17:42:00.000+08:00Interesting that Burgess's advocate was another ma...Interesting that Burgess's advocate was another maverick, DBC Pierre. And yes, Trevor is definitely Irish, though he has lived in England for over 50 years. And Ireland is part of the British Isles...Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-50356791396990525632008-01-06T17:30:00.000+08:002008-01-06T17:30:00.000+08:00tom sharpe was on the list of almost made its, but...tom sharpe was on the list of almost made its, but not the others.<BR/><BR/>i am very sad that oliver sacks isn't on it ...<BR/><BR/>also william trevor is listed on the long list, but surely her is irish. we (brits) keep appropriating irish authors as if they were our ownbibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-18031851920045500212008-01-06T17:07:00.000+08:002008-01-06T17:07:00.000+08:00And where's Jackie Collins? How can the Great Stor...And where's Jackie Collins? How can the Great Storyteller, the Scheherazade of the Stars be left out????<BR/><BR/>- PoppadumdumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-2412148271444341272008-01-06T16:20:00.000+08:002008-01-06T16:20:00.000+08:00No George MacDonald Fraser? He died a couple of da...No George MacDonald Fraser? He died a couple of days ago and he was terrific.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-69353503787325202792008-01-06T15:53:00.000+08:002008-01-06T15:53:00.000+08:00So ,What about Alistair Maclean, Gavin Lyall or ev...So ,What about Alistair Maclean, Gavin Lyall or even the great Tom Sharpe? <BR/><BR/>-DiabloAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-23111678346303224892008-01-06T12:10:00.000+08:002008-01-06T12:10:00.000+08:00preeta - auden wasn't even on the list of 50 more ...preeta - auden wasn't even on the list of 50 more names who nearly made it! (i'm looking at the print version of the newspaper and i don't think it's online). in the posted comments someone else pointed out this very obvious omission.<BR/><BR/>you're so right glenda. i hope you will use this list as ammo. incidentally, having grown up on sci-fi and fantasy i don't feel like being at all sniffy about the genres! good stuff is good stuff.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-21081715336745615422008-01-06T08:21:00.000+08:002008-01-06T08:21:00.000+08:00And just look at how many sf-fantasy authors there...And just look at how many sf-fantasy authors there are up there, even several in the top 10! Why, then, is the genre itself so despised by the literati??Glenda Larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-50644103918771371032008-01-06T01:32:00.000+08:002008-01-06T01:32:00.000+08:00Yeah this is totally weird. I mean, what's the di...Yeah this is totally weird. I mean, what's the difference between, say, rank 38 and 39?!? I think I agree that the 50 choices on the list were/are all very significant figures but I wouldn't have ranked them -- I would've just said, these are the 50 greatest, in alphabetical order. Ranking implies objective criteria and empirical inquiry, and that's a little silly when it comes to literature.<BR/><BR/>I think one glaring omission is Auden -- Larkin is pretty great, but how come Auden isn't on there at all?!? They had to leave off Yeats because he was Irish, but I'm not sure why Auden was ignored.<BR/><BR/><BR/>-- PreetaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com