tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post2164536693546899254..comments2023-10-03T11:41:21.191+01:00Comments on The Truth About Lies: Travels in the Scriptorium Part IIJim Murdochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-67873899055738472902010-01-02T17:21:33.387+00:002010-01-02T17:21:33.387+00:00First thing I did after finishing this, Ken, was o...First thing I did after finishing this, <b>Ken</b>, was order myself a copy of the <i>New York Trilogy</i> which is quickly getting buried in review copies but I'll get to it. I've also ordered another since but I forget the name of it. I just wish to hell I was a quicker reader.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-43968512326940936282010-01-02T13:19:35.542+00:002010-01-02T13:19:35.542+00:00Came upon this missed post via Stumbleupon as stum...Came upon this missed post via Stumbleupon as stumbled it, as I do.<br /><br />Have I mentioned elsewhere that I love the New York Trilogy. You should have a go at it.Ken Armstronghttp://kenwriting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-12539467842467332202009-11-12T14:08:57.094+00:002009-11-12T14:08:57.094+00:00Well, Rob, I think I might well become a big fan t...Well, <b>Rob</b>, I think I might well become a big fan too. As I mentioned above as soon as I'd finished this book I ordered the <i>New York Trilogy</i> and it's now sitting on my 'to read sometime this lifetime' shelf.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-57135684310253680022009-11-11T19:33:57.112+00:002009-11-11T19:33:57.112+00:00I'm a big fan of Paul Auster. Loved the New Yo...I'm a big fan of Paul Auster. Loved the New York Trilogy, but also most of his other books (and I've read nearly all of them).Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046788730174617923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-87954381080600494192009-11-04T11:31:46.097+00:002009-11-04T11:31:46.097+00:00I agree, John, and the sad thing is that that ther...I agree, <b>John</b>, and the sad thing is that that there are so many writers that I have never looked at. I've just finished my first V S Naipaul for example. The copy I bought is an old, discoloured Penguin edition, the kind I was buying en masse in the seventies and the size of book I like to hold in my hand – books have gotten awfully big in recent years – anyway I can remember considering him way back then and the reason I allowed myself to be put of was the crappy watercolour on the cover and that is such a shame because the man can write and he's such a considered writer too. At least I've found him now. Now all I have to do is find the time to read more. I immediately ordered another Auster as soon as I finished <i>Scriptorium</i> but Christ knows when I'll get to it; it certainly won't be this year.<br /><br />And, <b>Elisabeth</b>, I'm afraid Auster's wife is quite unknown to me. I did look her up when researching the article but I've forgotten it all. I couldn't have told you her name if you'd asked me and if you ask me tomorrow I probably won't be able to remember it either. All I can say was that I was completely absorbed by this book. I read books all the time. A lot of them are a chore but this particular book I simply did not want to a) put down and b) end. The trouble is, being so short, it ended all too quickly whereupon I immediately wanted to sit down and write my own version of the book: is that praise enough? <br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-60200962844369663122009-11-03T21:27:01.971+00:002009-11-03T21:27:01.971+00:00Paul Auster came to Melbourne last year in the com...Paul Auster came to Melbourne last year in the company of his wife, Siri Hustvedt. Auster is the more well-recognised of the two and his writing is superb, not that I've read much of it. Have you seen his little illustrated book about his typewriter? I'm still more taken with Auster's wife's work. She has written a book of essays called A Plea for Eros, which I love. <br /><br />They make a terrific couple, at least in their public persona. <br /><br />I need to re read your posting here now, to get a better feel for Auster and maybe consider reading him. <br /><br />Thanks for this as ever brilliant review. I love the way you combine the writer's efforts with your own experience of reading him.Elisabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04015624747225433940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-84550199706127417662009-11-03T21:04:39.794+00:002009-11-03T21:04:39.794+00:00An enormously interesting writer whom I haven'...An enormously interesting writer whom I haven't delved into nearly enough. But I expect I will now. I do love that book title. It's uniquely resonant.John Ettorrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229971392235689875noreply@blogger.com