1. Yes, you're right, of course. And no, it wasn't difficult but I had to put it in for lots of reasons, including being one of my favourite opening lines ever.
2. No, not Dorothy L. Sayers; although maybe I should read her if it reminds you of her. That's another of my favourite book openings.
4. is Orwell, whom I love love love. His novels are shite, but his essays and journalism are stellar. It is The Lion and the Unicorn, and you even got the subtitle.
9. I thought no-one would get this. It's possibly my favourite book ever; unfinished, alas.
10. Yes again!
3. Right again! I'll see if anyone can get the title.
Top marks for you, missy. I guessed you'd be good at this.
Yes, The Lion and the Unicorn was an essay. I've got it in a big volume of his collected essays and non-fiction stuff.
But I didn't know you liked Stevenson! I love him. His obsession with duality, and the way his male characters complement one another, also makes him one of the slashiest authors anywhere, which is a lovely added bonus. I need to get an RLS icon.
The prospect of new Doctor Who still produces in my midriff an unsettled feeling which is either excitement or grave alarm. He wears black leather! Gracious! No more vegetable boutonniere, I guess, although when I was 10 and had a raging crush on #5 there was no greater inspiration to eat celery.
I take it you're enjoying the series so far? I should try to get hold of the episodes somehow, by hook or by crook.
Aren't they showing it in the US, then? That's awful. No-one should be deprived of this Doctor. You're obviously up to speed with the new version. It's very obviously post-Buffy (which I think is a Good Thing) so I'm not sure how real DW diehards regard it but I'm enjoying every minute.
If I had a dvd recorder attached to my TV I'd copy it for you. I'll make inquiries to see I can get anyone I know to do it. Failing that, there's always the good old illegal download standby.
It's not showing here yet that I know of. Maybe people who get BBC channels through satellite TV or whatever can watch it, but that doesn't include me. Am not really up to speed, I've only peeked at a couple of web sites. Ah, you're too nice, but don't feel obliged at all to rope friends into recording it, I'm sure I can get it through shady internet means.
2. is "The Dark is Rising" by Susan Cooper. My brain filled in the next four lines before actually tossing out the title. Too many damned people in this house/family. ^_^
I thought Doctor Who ROCKED large objects. ^_^ Go go Dickens!
2. -- You're right, on both counts: it is one of those books whose opening lines engrave themselves forever in your mind.
I loved Saturday's episode which seemed the first one where they'd really settled down to tell the story properly. What made it even more wonderful for me was that I'd seen Simon Callow's one-man Dickens show a couple of years ago and loved it, so it was an absolute delight to see him play in-character on DW.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone...not that that was very difficult.
3. London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln's Inn Hall.
Is that Dorothy L Sayers' Strong Poison?. It sounds like one of hers, but I don't know if it's that, Gaudy Night or one of the others.
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2. No, not Dorothy L. Sayers; although maybe I should read her if it reminds you of her. That's another of my favourite book openings.
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4. is Orwell, whom I love love love. His novels are shite, but his essays and journalism are stellar. It is The Lion and the Unicorn, and you even got the subtitle.
9. I thought no-one would get this. It's possibly my favourite book ever; unfinished, alas.
10. Yes again!
3. Right again! I'll see if anyone can get the title.
Top marks for you, missy. I guessed you'd be good at this.
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But I didn't know you liked Stevenson! I love him. His obsession with duality, and the way his male characters complement one another, also makes him one of the slashiest authors anywhere, which is a lovely added bonus. I need to get an RLS icon.
Abrazos!
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(I'm really not looking forward to the film...)
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I take it you're enjoying the series so far? I should try to get hold of the episodes somehow, by hook or by crook.
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If I had a dvd recorder attached to my TV I'd copy it for you. I'll make inquiries to see I can get anyone I know to do it. Failing that, there's always the good old illegal download standby.
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Is #7 The Subtle Knife? It's been a while.
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s #7 The Subtle Knife? It's been a while.
Yes, it is. My favourite book of the three. I was delighted to hear that Pullman's's now writing a fourth.
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I thought Doctor Who ROCKED large objects. ^_^ Go go Dickens!
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I loved Saturday's episode which seemed the first one where they'd really settled down to tell the story properly. What made it even more wonderful for me was that I'd seen Simon Callow's one-man Dickens show a couple of years ago and loved it, so it was an absolute delight to see him play in-character on DW.
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