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James’s 2022 Year in Books
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James Hartley
Goodreads Author
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in Bebington
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Enid Blyton, Mark E Smith, Eca de Quieroz, Beryl Bainbridge, Malcolm L
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September 2013
More books by James Hartley…
The Death of Francis Bacon
Did you meet him in the end? Did he come back?
Was that you on the plane, coughing, the sky blue, white crossed lines
behind? Death on the hill in the sun. Oxygen. Shame.
In April, after the rain, the starlings sing from spotted elms
and it’s the saddest sound you’ve ever heard. Cibeles gushes.
He could be everywhere and you’re here, in Madrid, searching
all the old haunts. You are a ghost, in galleries
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This isn't a book as much as a transcript (and Connolly admits this). A lot will be familiar to anyone who's seen Billy's routines - and I laughed out loud many times reading the book. Fave (old) joke was - "I don't see the point of learning Algebra ...more |
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As a rock biography or memoir, this is pretty bad. As an insight into the Cure, this is fairly good. Slightly tame. Nothing unexpected. As an alcoholic´s whatever it is - this is part of the therapy. Dull as dull. As Rock History - this is not good. Not ...more |
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On a school trip to Dove Cottage, just to make my friends laugh, I belly-flopped onto Wordsworth's bed and think I broke a leg or two. Having got that out of the way, I think Wordsworth is one of my favourite poets of all time, certainly among British ...more |
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“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
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Hi James. I hope we can chat about some books soon
Thanks for the friend request, nice Gnome joke. :)
