by Paul Briscoe. Autobiographical. Insights into Nazi Germany, and how easy it was to be caught up in the general approval of Hitler and the anti-semitism.
Paul's mother was involved in
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Catch up again
I'm recovering from 'orrible shingles and have been reading and re-reading stuff.
List incomplete at the moment. The comments may result from a slightly warped view on life, and poor concentration. ;-)
How the Dead Live - by Will Self - inventive and funny, but I lost interest about half way through.
Kate Atkinson - Case Histories and One Good Turn - very complex crime stories with loads of overlapping characters and stories.
Margaret Atwood - Oryx and Crake in a genetically engineered future, where Snowman is the only surviving human with all the failings of the race - until the very end. I found it absorbing, but ultimately uninvolving. And I love Atwood's work.
List incomplete at the moment. The comments may result from a slightly warped view on life, and poor concentration. ;-)
How the Dead Live - by Will Self - inventive and funny, but I lost interest about half way through.
Kate Atkinson - Case Histories and One Good Turn - very complex crime stories with loads of overlapping characters and stories.
Margaret Atwood - Oryx and Crake in a genetically engineered future, where Snowman is the only surviving human with all the failings of the race - until the very end. I found it absorbing, but ultimately uninvolving. And I love Atwood's work.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Evil Seed - Joanne Harris
Her first novel, written when she was 23 and recently published.
I guess it shows a bit, but you can see the elements of darkness and sensuality which she develops later.
I guess it shows a bit, but you can see the elements of darkness and sensuality which she develops later.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Concert in Stamford
Yesterday we discovered that as part of Stamford Arts Centre's Classical music programme, there was a performance of Brahms, Robert and Clara Schumann's work. Performers were Ronan O'Hara (piano), Graham Oppenheimer (viola) and Julia Riley (mezzo soprano)
I was particularly taken by the songs - two were by Brahms - Op 91 Gestillte Sehnsucht, and Geistliches Wiegenlied. The second one uses the melody from the 14th century carol 'Joseph lieber, Joseph mein' as a recurrent theme.
Then there were six short but magical songs with music by Clara Schumann.
Apart from these Ronan O'Hara played Fantasy for solo piano by Robert Schumann, and the programme finished with Brahms Sonata in E flat for viola and piano.
Good to hear viola as a solo (?) intstrument.
I was particularly taken by the songs - two were by Brahms - Op 91 Gestillte Sehnsucht, and Geistliches Wiegenlied. The second one uses the melody from the 14th century carol 'Joseph lieber, Joseph mein' as a recurrent theme.
Then there were six short but magical songs with music by Clara Schumann.
Apart from these Ronan O'Hara played Fantasy for solo piano by Robert Schumann, and the programme finished with Brahms Sonata in E flat for viola and piano.
Good to hear viola as a solo (?) intstrument.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Eva Luna - Isabel Allende
A strange story - hope to come back with more later - again. Procrastination is what?
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