tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post6185577358527828416..comments2023-10-06T08:10:05.853-04:00Comments on Necromancy Never Pays: Lucky JimJeannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-507104142345422852011-05-16T15:43:14.448-04:002011-05-16T15:43:14.448-04:00Karen K, I never enjoyed Three Men and a Boat unti...Karen K, I never enjoyed Three Men and a Boat until I had it read out loud to me. I wonder if this would be funnier as an audiobook?<br /><br />FreshHell, your comment was eaten in the Blogger meltdown. We talked about not liking Jim. I don't think you are as horrified by similarities as I am, though!<br /><br />ReadersGuide you could read Nice Work. I get an earworm I get every time I mention the title (Nice work if you can get it...and you can get it if you try)--oh, the ironyJeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374498643286099244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-43898531144639410792011-05-16T15:12:59.657-04:002011-05-16T15:12:59.657-04:00Okay, you guys are not making me want to read this...Okay, you guys are not making me want to read this. Can I just read something by David Lodge instead? (I've always felt I ought to read LJ, though. Maybe I'll just read the first and last chapter.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-65942527336356857832011-05-15T11:47:48.521-04:002011-05-15T11:47:48.521-04:00Did I comment on this before it blew up? I can'...Did I comment on this before it blew up? I can't remember. I think we chatted about it somewhere. I think this would have been funnier if I'd read it back in the day. Now it just....isn't. I hate Jim Dixon and feel no sympathy for his pathetic plight.FreshHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051170717740487431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-30282059097529366462011-05-14T10:12:27.563-04:002011-05-14T10:12:27.563-04:00Oh, dear. This has been on the to-read list forev...Oh, dear. This has been on the to-read list forever, but it actually looks like it would be quite disappointing. I was hoping it would end up being delightfully funny somehow, like Decline and Fall by Evelyn Waugh or Three Men in a Boat. Well, I'll leave it on the list but I won't rush out to go get it.Karen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13483190930383406559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-26890939280274505592011-05-12T15:29:35.171-04:002011-05-12T15:29:35.171-04:00This doesn't sound like one I'd enjoy, so ...This doesn't sound like one I'd enjoy, so I'll skip it.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-85778182583059413182011-05-12T14:22:51.716-04:002011-05-12T14:22:51.716-04:00I've not read this, although I did see the 195...I've not read this, although I did see the 1957 film many years ago, and had rather the same reaction. Although, I admit, the constant references to "Merrie England" drove home pretty well where the countercultural movements of the 60s and 70s were coming from.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09264228750184271133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-42447120385475189042011-05-12T10:57:14.729-04:002011-05-12T10:57:14.729-04:00Yes, every single time which is why I rarely go to...Yes, every single time which is why I rarely go to functions. Colleges usually like to keep their researchers in dark holes which is much preferable than the glaring spot lights of an "event." <br /><br />Lemming - worry not. I think the number of people who read this are in the minority. There are some folks who may opt not to participate at all. We shall carry on, nonetheless.FreshHellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13051170717740487431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6000858382516594426.post-28819505017573222912011-05-12T10:41:30.553-04:002011-05-12T10:41:30.553-04:00I have been unable to get this novel via ILL. Afte...I have been unable to get this novel via ILL. After making people read "Water" I feel guilty, but promise to make up for it next time.<br /><br />-lemmingHughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01888362327730561306noreply@blogger.com