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Coming home for a visit
It is some time since I visited Livejournal. I am glad to see it is still in action. I wonder if any of my old friends are still around.
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Amazon FAILURE!
I placed an order with Amazon for a book on March 5th, 2013. The order was accepted and I was provided with a delivery estimate from 15th March to 21st March (2013 ( Read more... ) -
The PC Week!
As the Christmas period approaches I keep coming across the politically correct American approach of referring to Christmas simply as the “holiday” period. It is admirable the way in which they have managed to find a title that does not favour any particular religious group and prevents offending other religious groups ( Read more... ) -
Amulet by Roberto Bolaño
Roberto Bolaño came to my attention when his book 2666 appeared on a shelf in my local bookshop. 2666 is an enormous book and it looks impressive and is quite pretty. Always being susceptible to the charms of a pretty book I investigated, saw the ebullient praise of Bolaño’s work and got suspicious. Is he this good? Will I like his work ( Read more... )
