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kyburg24. The Canary Trainer, Nicholas Meyer.
Ah. Like a breath of fresh air - here is a pastiche written by someone who has not only done his homework, he cares about continuity within his own framework. A retelling of the Phantom of the Opera - it's a nice treatment, a bit spare but a good read.
25. Sun After Dark, Pico Iyer.
I love Pico Iyer. I love the fact he acts as both observer and active participant in the essays he does on travel - in some places nobody would want to visit, in their right mind. He goes. Ethnically Indian, raised in England and California...lives in Japan these days with the girl he wrote a book about (when I heard that at the Festival of Books, I cheered. Happy ending!) and still travels. And writes. He's delightful. But he is unsparing on his attention to the world at large - an essay called "Happy Hours In The Heart of Darkness?" Visiting Cambodia. There's your start.
(Heh. Yeah, this copy is autographed. He shows up at the Festival on a regular basis - I hope to see him again next year.)
On the shelf with you!
Ah. Like a breath of fresh air - here is a pastiche written by someone who has not only done his homework, he cares about continuity within his own framework. A retelling of the Phantom of the Opera - it's a nice treatment, a bit spare but a good read.
25. Sun After Dark, Pico Iyer.
I love Pico Iyer. I love the fact he acts as both observer and active participant in the essays he does on travel - in some places nobody would want to visit, in their right mind. He goes. Ethnically Indian, raised in England and California...lives in Japan these days with the girl he wrote a book about (when I heard that at the Festival of Books, I cheered. Happy ending!) and still travels. And writes. He's delightful. But he is unsparing on his attention to the world at large - an essay called "Happy Hours In The Heart of Darkness?" Visiting Cambodia. There's your start.
(Heh. Yeah, this copy is autographed. He shows up at the Festival on a regular basis - I hope to see him again next year.)
On the shelf with you!
