tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post7144919301674820441..comments2023-10-03T11:41:21.191+01:00Comments on The Truth About Lies: The PlainsJim Murdochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-58433415978659650502009-10-03T10:04:41.168+01:002009-10-03T10:04:41.168+01:00Thanks for that link, Lisa. I've not read your...Thanks for that link, <b>Lisa</b>. I've not read your review but I have just bitten the bullet and ordered a copy of <i>Inland</i> from Amazon. I've left a link to your review on my desktop and I'll have a read at it once I've read the book. Just looking at the length of it I'm not sure what I could put into my own review that you won't have touched on but we'll see.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-5729654516820476052009-10-03T09:30:24.563+01:002009-10-03T09:30:24.563+01:00And now, Jim, I've finished reading Inland, se...And now, Jim, I've finished reading Inland, see http://anzlitlovers.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/inland-by-gerald-murnane/ <br />Cheers<br />Lisa<br />PS There's a link at the bottom of the post to Sydney University Press where you can buy this reprint of Inland, and all the major indie bookshops have Barley Patch. He's got a lot of publicity in this weekend's papers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-21220879453125348832009-10-01T07:33:17.853+01:002009-10-01T07:33:17.853+01:00Thank you for posting a link to this article, Lisa...Thank you for posting a link to this article, <b>Lisa</b>. It was an enjoyable book to read and he was a fascinating subject to research. I'm hoping to get a copy of his new book, <i>Barley Patch</i>, when it's released.<br /><br>Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-19825091406962319372009-10-01T00:04:23.251+01:002009-10-01T00:04:23.251+01:00Hello from Australia, Jim! I'm very pleased to...Hello from Australia, Jim! I'm very pleased to have found someone else interested in Gerald Murnane's writing and I've posted a link to your excellent review on my site - http://anzlitlovers.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/the-plains-by-gerald-murnane/<br />Cheers<br />Lisa Hill, ANZ LitLoversAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-63352597872673286112009-06-24T19:38:29.608+01:002009-06-24T19:38:29.608+01:00I found my copy of The Plains is a charity shop, K...I found my copy of <i>The Plains</i> is a charity shop, <b>Koe</b>. What attracted me to the book was its shape. It was slightly skinnier and taller than your usual paperback. It was the Australian printing so maybe they do the things a little differently there. It's also a slim book and I love short reads. I've been reading some longer novels of late and there is so much I would cut but that's just me.<br /><br />I hope you're enjoying <i>The Master of Go</i>. I'd hate to think after the build up I gave it you might hate the thing. But then everyone is different.<br /><br />I've ordered a copy of <i>The Mezzanine</i>. I've looked at it before when it was new but I virtually never buy new books except for pressies. I knew the author already through <i>Vox</i> which is written almost completely in dialogue. Now, that's my kind of novel. Cut to the chase, yes. Thanks for reminding me about this guy.<br /><br />And, <b>Dave</b>, first of all let me refer you to my comment above. See, you're not the only one who gets caught up in the excitement on a new book. I literally have half a shelf of unread books so what's one more, eh? And why the hell are you looking to buy a new dictionary? I have a shelf full of them and never look at them. Part of me misses them but the Internet is so damn efficient when it comes to stuff like that.<br /><br />I would really like to try another Murnane. <i>Inland</i> is short, 169 pages, so I'll probably go for that IF I ever clear my feet a bit.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-62382120123873897822009-06-24T11:36:00.346+01:002009-06-24T11:36:00.346+01:00Sounds like my kind of writer and my kind of story...Sounds like my kind of writer and my kind of story, both in terms of the plot and the setting. As for the author, if as you say he has both obsession and the courage of his obsessions - and, indeed, the courage to follow them through, even to unpleasant consequences, then he has what I could wish I had in greater measure - and it makes him a must! Oh, dear, when shall I ever get my dictionary?Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6327348657265652781.post-56825743811442308152009-06-24T01:54:23.295+01:002009-06-24T01:54:23.295+01:00Jim - I've read this posting twice and a numbe...Jim - I've read this posting twice and a number of the links too. How did you find your way to write about The Plains and Gerald Murnane? I have not read any of his work.<br /><br />(I am reading the Master of Go at the moment).<br /><br />As I was reading this posting I was trying to think if I had read anything similar and I'm not sure I have. Although The Plains reminds me of a book written by Nicholson Baker titled The Mezzanine which I think probably has a bit more humor but (as I recall) takes place on a single escalator ride from a building's lobby to its mezzanine.koe whitton-williamshttp://www.thehalflifeoflinoleum.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com