You have fantastic literary taste. I've been steadily making my way through your videos and you've helped me discover some great books. Thank you!

@CurtisBooksandFilms

16 күн бұрын

Thank you, same to you! I've been drooling over your bookshelves

I have one of those inconveniently noisy cats. I think she enjoys being banished to the bedroom during video conference calls. Really interesting book choices and reviews as always. Thank you!

@CurtisBooksandFilms

16 күн бұрын

They just have to be the centre of attention at the most inconvenient times. Gotta love em

stuffed cats are much quieter

Byron. "Mad, bad and dangerous to know... but he does write a good letter." Yes? No? I don't know where he found the time. I love 'your' Christopher Marlowe. What a name to be be given and have to live up to - but sounds like he did this very successfully, combining Elizabeth literature and Dr Who as his interests and knowledge areas.

@CurtisBooksandFilms

16 күн бұрын

Does he write good letters? Oh yes. Good ol' Chris Marlow (no E on the end for him) -- and talk about nominative determinism.

@heathergregg9975

16 күн бұрын

@@CurtisBooksandFilms Nominative determinism - yes, that's the word for it. I recently met a poet called Mr Page. And almost all the BBC gardening team have names like "Green" and "Flowerdew" etc. The titles on Masterchef are sometimes hilarious apt or inapt too. Recent series less so, but still had Fisher, Crumpton, Cox, Jackett (potato?), and Savage.

I was feeling a bit slumpy this weekend and realized I just wanted to read non fiction although I do think letters are something that take a long time to get through. I’m reading Anthony Trollope’s and they are basically about the post office or his books, still fun for a fan but not something you just want to spend hours reading. Glad to hear Star 111, maintained the quality, I always appreciate a good translators note and I think I have Jelinek’s book Greed on the shelf somewhere so interested to see what you make of her writing.

@CurtisBooksandFilms

16 күн бұрын

To be fair Trollope writing about the post office does sound more entertaining than the Beckett I've been reading...

It was the other pronouncation of Seiler. 😂 And yes, it is a so-called Wenderoman. I put it on hold at the library. I am very curious about the prose in the original German. I really like the look of the English edition. I have to admit that I was never able to get into Elfriede Jelinek's books. But she is definitely an interesting writer and if I remember correctly you have already read some of her work, haven't you? And are you still interested in reading Dag Solstad together? Or have you already read the book, we agreed on, on your own meanwhile? I actually can't remember which one we picked?

@CurtisBooksandFilms

16 күн бұрын

I hadn't even heard of Elfriede Jelinek until quite recently, let alone read her. Although some people seem to have a better idea of what I've read than I do just based on watching my old videos, so maybe I did read something... Very happy to read Solstad together :) Except I may have accidentally read the one we were supposed to do... Shyness and Dignity. And before that I read Novel 13. But I'm sure there are others if you still want to - hit me up on voxer or email :)

why dont you let your cat review a book or two? I think your talking book reading cat with intellectual opinions might be your popular than you.