tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post8157296603803666798..comments2024-02-10T19:58:20.327+00:00Comments on Stuck in a Book: A Spy in the BookshopStuckInABookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-79410617101918544922013-02-11T08:05:46.592+00:002013-02-11T08:05:46.592+00:00If you didn't like HH-NM, then you definitely ...If you didn't like HH-NM, then you definitely won't like this!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-64381704357346255932013-02-11T08:05:31.112+00:002013-02-11T08:05:31.112+00:00True, especially since I told Lucy that I wanted a...True, especially since I told Lucy that I wanted a copy!<br /><br />And, oh yes, I love books with strong connections to previous owners.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-57665206954218050952013-02-11T08:04:44.636+00:002013-02-11T08:04:44.636+00:00I suppose he actually bitched about once or twice ...I suppose he actually bitched about once or twice a month, but seeing them all together was rather manic...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-10720900298080949012013-02-11T08:04:19.889+00:002013-02-11T08:04:19.889+00:00True, the title is fab!True, the title is fab!StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-73296456630415468022013-02-11T08:01:27.835+00:002013-02-11T08:01:27.835+00:00I know! I think I audibly squawked at the book wh...I know! I think I audibly squawked at the book when I got to that Spark bit.StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-40511186956610199092013-02-11T08:01:07.894+00:002013-02-11T08:01:07.894+00:00I think you're right, Diana! And, while I can...I think you're right, Diana! And, while I can see how it could have been cathartic at the time, publishing it is a whole new step...StuckInABookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017836017530130716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-58912812735335016982013-02-09T12:39:04.958+00:002013-02-09T12:39:04.958+00:00That editing style is exactly what irritated me ab...That editing style is exactly what irritated me about the HH-NM collection of Saumarez Smith's. But you still managed to enjoy that book far more than I did. I think I'll avoid this one.Nose in a bookhttp://www.noseinabook.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-28526258651116443392013-02-07T01:25:03.723+00:002013-02-07T01:25:03.723+00:00Well, in Lucy’s defense, it does seem like the sor...Well, in Lucy’s defense, it does seem like the sort of book you would get on with. :)<br /><br />I know what you mean about having trouble thinking of books purely for their monetary value. The idea of someone with rows and rows of signed first editions, too afraid to read them lest they become devalued makes me a little sad. There was a discussion once on goodreads about used versus new books and so many people (and I include myself) wrote in to say they love second hand books because of the connection to the books’ former readers. So who cares if it is dog eared or what edition it is; books are meant to be loved and shared, not objectified. <br />Ruthiellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871834571645928819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-44056361089078070372013-02-06T12:25:05.298+00:002013-02-06T12:25:05.298+00:00This correspondence between the new blood and ther...This correspondence between the new blood and therefore the retired former owner offer additional recreation,and wisdom, regarding the astonishingly turbulent world of literary book commerce within the terribly recent past.Thanks for sharing with us such a wonderful spy book.<br /><a href="http://www.the-equation.com" rel="nofollow">The Equation</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10159729733302400611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-1679027514961193412013-02-05T14:42:32.300+00:002013-02-05T14:42:32.300+00:00Weeeeelllllllll - there's bitching and bitchin...Weeeeelllllllll - there's bitching and bitching! Yes, it can be cathartic and I know in the office I work at we have a good moan sometimes to let off steam - but we don't do it all the time, and I would a whole book of this kind of stuff (especially if I felt it was unjustified) a bit tedious. Well done for making it to the end....!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-48053003399714761722013-02-04T15:41:24.805+00:002013-02-04T15:41:24.805+00:00I would have to give the book extra points for a h...I would have to give the book extra points for a having a wonderful title, but alas, all that bitching does sound as if it would start to grate. Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335523622158333456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-46396581854094742402013-02-04T09:27:28.838+00:002013-02-04T09:27:28.838+00:00The editing sounds a bit harsh - fancy leaving chu...The editing sounds a bit harsh - fancy leaving chunks out but providing *tantalising* references to them! So mean... ;-)skiourophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200877834536477400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-446727280609751914.post-81724652524150753312013-02-04T07:07:44.873+00:002013-02-04T07:07:44.873+00:00Fascinating review! I enjoyed reading your thought...Fascinating review! I enjoyed reading your thoughts on this much more than you enjoyed the actual text. <br /><br />That spirit of bitching has becoming increasingly vexing to me over the years. The more I live in the world, the more I simply want people to be nice to one another -- even in private letters. (This isn't to say I never indulge in bitching myself, but the aspiration to rise above it is there...)Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02957349442523993974noreply@blogger.com