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Diary of the Displaced - The Memoirs of Reginald Weldon (Diary of the Displaced)
by
Glynn James (Goodreads Author)
There is an old man sitting in a bed on Angel ward, telling stories. He says he has to tell someone, because he is dying. He says he doesn't care if you believe the tales are true or not, because he is not sure that half of them ever happened at all.
Reg Weldon claims that he has seen things that would make your spine shiver and your skin crawl.
He claims a lot of things...
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Reg Weldon claims that he has seen things that would make your spine shiver and your skin crawl.
He claims a lot of things...
"...more
Kindle Edition, 110 pages
Published
May 5th 2011
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Chasing Spirits by Glynn James is a captivating story, a mystery really. A man in an old folk's home (Reg) reflects upon his extraordinary life, starting with being young and homeless in pre-war England. He somehow catches glimpses of a strange, disturbing, supernatural side of life. He experiences spooky events in his life repeatedly, and they shape him, especially the day his newly wed wife disappears without a trace from right behind him. He spends his life trying to find her and make sense o...more
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Who hasn't, at one point in time, wanted to sit and listen to an older relative telling the story of their lives? War tales are iconic in a way, and that is just what this book brings to mind, memories of listening to my family members talk about the war. The story goes beyond war, though, it tells the life of a man who has suffered an unusual loss and in the telling of his story we discover snips of the world in the previous book in the series.
Though there seemed to be more than a few editorial...more
Though there seemed to be more than a few editorial...more
This is my introduction to the series, "Diary of the Displaced" and I enjoyed the story thoroughly. It is the story of Reginald Weldon's life as he dictates his life story from his death bed. He has lived for 100 years, been involved in two wars, and a witness to some criminal behavior. In the process he has come into contact with the spirit world and the story revolves around those times in his life that he was closest to the spirit world. I believe that he gives and very good overview of what...more
Reginald Weldon didn't have the best childhood, but he got through it. He was too young to fight in World War I, but he did. And most people would not find the love of their childhood again as an adult, but Reg did. Then he married her. Then she disappeared. Then Reg spent the rest of his life wondering what happened to her.
This is the second book in the Diary of the Displaced series. While the first book was very reminiscent of The Gunslinger, Chasing Spirits was far more cerebral in nature. Th...more
This is the second book in the Diary of the Displaced series. While the first book was very reminiscent of The Gunslinger, Chasing Spirits was far more cerebral in nature. Th...more
I had just finished Deary of the Displaced immediately before reading Chasing spirits which is subtitled Diary of the Displaced #2. There was not a whole lot to correlate the two stories and the areas that were referenced in both titles were only a matter of mention. Nothing was done to flesh them out. A lost opportunity perhaps?
I am not a stalwart fan of the dark supernatural fantasy genre. Even so, I preferred the first diary of the Displaced over this title. I felt the first book had more plo...more
I am not a stalwart fan of the dark supernatural fantasy genre. Even so, I preferred the first diary of the Displaced over this title. I felt the first book had more plo...more
Chasing Spirits is the second book in a series by Glynn James, the first is Diary of the Displaced. This book takes us through the life of a man, Reginald (Reg) Weldon, who after living just over 100 years, dictates his memories while lying in a hospital bed. During his long life, Reg experiences many highs & lows, as well as numerous supernatural encounters. The most devastating of his loses is the disappearance of his wife, from which he never really recovers.
Through Reg’s narrative, we le...more
Through Reg’s narrative, we le...more
AUTHOR: Glynn James is a writer of Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Thrillers. Let me tell you why I like his writing. Oooppps you blinked. You're reading along. So you think you have the hang of the story? He throws in the unexpected. Both intriguing and fascinating. It's the don't blinking parts that make the plot think'n .... sooo, don't blink.
SYNOPSIS – This book is written in first person as per diary of the life of Reginald aka Reg. His mother died. He never really knew...more
SYNOPSIS – This book is written in first person as per diary of the life of Reginald aka Reg. His mother died. He never really knew...more
In Chasing Spirits (Diary of the Displaced #2), Reg Weldon, a very old man in a nursing home, recounts his eventful and peculiar life story on a Dictaphone, beginning from an early orphaned childhood of foster homes (and worse), and continuing on to describe life as a street urchin, being illegally drafted onto the front lines of World War I, a vanishing, starting over in post-war London, being part of a landing party during World War II, and so on. During his adventures, he experiences several...more
I was excited to get to the next book in the Diary series. I was surprised when the character wasn't the same as the first book. But that's my fault for not reading the book cover. It's says right on it that it's Reggie Weldon's memoirs!
The book was excellent and I thoroughly enjoyed learning about Reggie and his life. I will say that I expected a deeper connection with the first book. I didn't start to see that until the end. But that didn't really bother me. I was just looking to see how the...more
The book was excellent and I thoroughly enjoyed learning about Reggie and his life. I will say that I expected a deeper connection with the first book. I didn't start to see that until the end. But that didn't really bother me. I was just looking to see how the...more
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This book is hard to describe. It is set in the same universe as Glynn James' more fantastic works, Diary Of The Displaced and The Broken Lands, but set in a quiet corner of that universe, as it were. Most of Reg Weldon's long life is perfectly mundane, if somewhat troubled. Only in a few isolated incidents does he see a glimpse of the wider universe and catch a hint of the epic struggles at the center of the Displaced novels.
It is an interesting approach and one that, in my opinion, works very...more
It is an interesting approach and one that, in my opinion, works very...more
Oct 12, 2011
J.H. Sked
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
anyone who likes dark subtle stories
This book for me was the most subtle of the three I've just read in terms of strange events/paranormal, but I found it heartbreaking. The tale of a man's life, and the regrets he has for what he missed were extremely poignant. There's a lot going on in this book that I can't describe for fear of spoilers, but I loved the tie-in references to the other Displaced books I've read - something about that just feeds my inner geek - but of all the characters Glynn James has written this one really reso...more
Hard book for me to review. I absolutely LOVED the tie-ins to the Corridor and Glynn's writing style is so comfortable, I fell right into the story. The bizarre, unexplainable things Reg has witnessed in his lifetime come through loud and clear. The only downside for me was that I couldn't help but feel sorry for the poor guy. I kept wishing for his life to take an upswing, not just in his finances, but for him to be a happy person. But, perhaps that's a personal failing of mine, and not anythin...more
Reginald Weldon is 102 an in the Angel ward in a section of the hospital where people go to die. He has decided to start recording the evens in his life. It starts with him loosing his parents at an early age and being bounced around between different relatives. Because Reginald was such an angry child, he didn’t stay long at each relative. But he found a home which doesn’t last long when he is a witness to the murder of his uncle. The murderers capture him and try to sell him into the slave tra...more
The protagonist takes us on a journey of an ordinary life filled with unusual and unexplainable events.
The writer does a wonderful job. This is the second book that I have read by Glynn James, and I am reading another of his work now. He has great way of telling stories in a diary type fashion that sucks you in.
I highly recommend his books to people that love the first person POV like I do, and for those that are looking for a different kind of read.
The writer does a wonderful job. This is the second book that I have read by Glynn James, and I am reading another of his work now. He has great way of telling stories in a diary type fashion that sucks you in.
I highly recommend his books to people that love the first person POV like I do, and for those that are looking for a different kind of read.
This is the 2nd book in the series that I have read and it is as good as the 1st one that I read. It is a wonderful story of Reg and the happenings throughout his life some dark,some sad, some very happy, and some that were very strange indeed. Once again Glynn great book.
Oct 20, 2011
Becky Landholt
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Wonderful book. Didn't capture my attention as fast as the first Diary of the Displaced but I'm very glad I kept reading it. Reginald Weldon was a wonderful character to follow. Very interesting and haunting read...
I enjoyed this book because it was not all supernatural. This dying man records his life story. The loves and loses that made him who he was. I wish that I had read this after "The Last to Fall." It felt more like the ending of the series than the middle.
a little dull though if you like h.p. Lovecraft then you will enjoy this one for sure
Had trouble holding my interest.
It is an awesome series
Good story, easy to read, intesting characters but a few little mistakes (spelling, grammar, etc). I'm not good with things like that when I'm reading but if it doesn't bother you it's worth a read.
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I'm mad about horror, fantasy, dystopian, apocalyptic, and scifi and everything in between.
Oh and Roald Dahl :)
I also like a lot of YA dystopian /apocalyptic stuff even though being a YA myself ended a LONG time ago.
Now I feel old and grumpy.
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Oh and Roald Dahl :)
I also like a lot of YA dystopian /apocalyptic stuff even though being a YA myself ended a LONG time ago.
Now I feel old and grumpy.
If you can't rate most of the following books at least 3/5 then it's probably best if you don't click the "add friend" button.
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