tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post114768857551171959..comments2024-03-19T09:18:41.352+00:00Comments on Grumpy Old Bookman: Midweek roundupMichael Allenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11338398159818400930noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1147957436765564382006-05-18T14:03:00.000+01:002006-05-18T14:03:00.000+01:00Me too have a say: Lasdun's Horned Man is good unr...Me too have a say: Lasdun's <I>Horned Man</I> is good unreliable-narrator post-mod fun and well worth a go.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799391349111994914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1147945940421475212006-05-18T10:52:00.000+01:002006-05-18T10:52:00.000+01:00Tyler Cowen is free to express his opinion howeve...Tyler Cowen is free to express his <I>opinion</I> however unsubstantiated it sounds to me. I continue to frequent independent bookstores between Washington DC and Vienna for my own pleasure (and displeasure of my bank account) :-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1147934346215380872006-05-18T07:39:00.000+01:002006-05-18T07:39:00.000+01:00Peter I have read your comments, thank you from an...Peter <BR/><BR/>I have read your comments, thank you from an independent bookstore proprietor. <BR/><BR/>In the old days editors demanded facts ; its a pity that Slate have chosen to given space to such unsubstantiated drivel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1147912175333582982006-05-18T01:29:00.000+01:002006-05-18T01:29:00.000+01:00I think Tyler Cowen's piece in Slate is wrong, he ...I think Tyler Cowen's piece in Slate is wrong, he provides no factual support for his conclusions. It all seems to be anecdotal and he has a kind of reverse snobbery <BR/>antipathy for independent bookstores.<BR/><BR/>I've written a resonse on my blog which people might read if they wish.Peter L. Winklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005846686173676213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1147906683691934852006-05-17T23:58:00.000+01:002006-05-17T23:58:00.000+01:00Seconds on the Lasdun novel. His new book is a bea...Seconds on the Lasdun novel. His new book is a beauty as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1147877138806328872006-05-17T15:45:00.000+01:002006-05-17T15:45:00.000+01:00I hate to disappoint you, but I'm reading Lasdun's...I hate to disappoint you, but I'm reading Lasdun's <I>The Horned Man</I> at the moment, and it's both beautifully written and genuinely startling. (And short enough even to satisfy you!)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770069472552779217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1147862009130076502006-05-17T11:33:00.000+01:002006-05-17T11:33:00.000+01:00As for that slate piece on the independent booksho...As for that slate piece on the independent bookshops it states <BR/><BR/>>>>Many of the smaller indies have financed themselves by selling, in a separate part of the store, pornography<<<<BR/><BR/>Now I *know* what I have been doing wrong !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6656468.post-1147857844320736882006-05-17T10:24:00.000+01:002006-05-17T10:24:00.000+01:00On the subject of David Mitchell, he's one of my f...On the subject of David Mitchell, he's one of my favourite writers precisely because he isn't afraid to use genre where necessary. Haven't read Black Swan Green as yet, but can recommend Mitchell's 'Cloud Atlas' and 'Ghostwritten'.Dr Ian Hockinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09120409886797256087noreply@blogger.com