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As though I hadn’t enough books already I bought some the last couple of weeks.
I’m trying to get the complete set of books of some of my favorite authors: Clyde Edgerton, Mick Jackson, Magnus Mills. I think I have read enough of those guys to know I won’t be disappointed. So, here is what I got:
Lunch at the Piccadilly – Clyde Edgerton
Solo – Clyde Edgerton
Redeye; a western – Clyde Edegrton
The underground man – Mick Jackson
Five boys – Mick Jackson
In my last post I already told about this book and how I liked it. Well, now I’ve read all the ten stories and I’m sticking with my earlier judgement: a great set of stories full of imagination and wonderful telling.
All you need to have is an open mind and you’re all set for a good time.
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As all of you can see in the sidebar, I’m currently reading Ten sorry tales
I think these short stories are very near to animation – to an animated film. In his writing you surely see the influences of him being a film maker. Through his writing it is easy to get a picture of what he wants us (readers) to see. His style is short and compact and every sentence is there for a reason. A lot of things Jackson leaves open for us to interpret and fantasize about, by leaving some information in the dark. For example the time things happen in. Is it past, present or future? Another thing is the characters; they are 1-dimensional, they have one particular quality on which is zoomed in. The rest is for us to fill in. I’m currently busy with describing the different methods Jackson uses in his style to make the stories animated and humorous. Very interesting!
But enough about my ‘professional’ dealings with this book. It is just a great read.
Once in a while I have to read more books at the same time, for example when I’m reading a book and a study book pops up to read also. I don’t know about you, but I always have a hard time reading more than one book simultaneously. Instead of the books going from unread to read double speed it often has a negative effect on my reading: I stop all together. What it is exactly that triggers such a readers block, I have no clue, but maybe it could be that I don’t know what book I should prioritise once I’ve read some chapters and it seems that they’re both good. Or maybe I don’t want both stories or information to mingle with each other. Be how it may, reading more books at once isn’t helping me going through my full book shelves. Luckily my books are patient because they know they will be read one day.
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