tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post2532082158949622542..comments2024-03-18T10:29:46.055+00:00Comments on Ken Armstrong Writing Stuff: The Last Days of Jack Sparks – Lord Arnopp Aces ItKen Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-58482029800988039362016-08-28T19:47:07.056+01:002016-08-28T19:47:07.056+01:00I'm never too far away ;)I'm never too far away ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17915467251951472528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-89672409176519491482016-08-28T19:38:18.159+01:002016-08-28T19:38:18.159+01:00Hi Caroline. Nice to see you there. :)Hi Caroline. Nice to see you there. :)Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-76397605491679316752016-08-28T19:25:06.546+01:002016-08-28T19:25:06.546+01:00Well of course...when it's The Shining, that i...Well of course...when it's The Shining, that is exactly what happens! I know which book I am presenting as my next choice in my book club. Thanks Ken :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17915467251951472528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-10194308277008826832016-08-28T17:54:46.383+01:002016-08-28T17:54:46.383+01:00I remember my pal, Alan, looking at me in bemuseme...I remember my pal, Alan, looking at me in bemusement when I was reading The Shining as a teen.<br /><br />"How can a book be scary? Do you open a page and it goes 'Boo!' and you go 'AAAGGGH?' <br /><br />:)Ken Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07775956557261111127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6496460488742488789.post-41989452758504120312016-08-28T15:30:57.426+01:002016-08-28T15:30:57.426+01:00I think we all know I’m a bit of a literary snob. ...I think we all know I’m a bit of a literary snob. And I am. I admit it. I think it’s because I’m not exactly what you’d call a voracious reader unlike my wife who just hoovers up books. I have no idea how she does it. If I’m going to devote time to a book I like my time to count. The book I’m reading at the moment is 150 pages long and it’ll take me three days which is why I stay clear of anything over 300 pages if I can avoid it. I see this one comes in at 336 pages. That would be enough to put me off right there. I would <i>really</i> have to care about a book these days to read 336 consecutive pages. Secondly, you used the h-word. I’m really not a fan of horror fiction. I’m not a fan of horror <i>per se</i> but I really struggle with it on the page. Maybe I don’t have much of an imagination. I’m not good at visualising things. So spend a page and a half describing a monster if you like and all I’ll hold in my head is “monster” and it’s not a very scary word. Monsters crop up in kids’ books all the time and they’re mostly wee honeys once you get to know them. I did read some reviews of the book and the general consensus is that it is funny. Well, we like funny and funny translates into words much better than horrible. So that’s a plus. Anyway this is the first I’ve heard of Jason Arnopp. He must live in a different circle of Social Media from me. I have read <i> The Third Policeman</i> although I think I preferred <i>The Poor Mouth</i>. I haven’t read <i> At Swim-Two-Birds</i> and I think I’d rather read that than <i> The Last Days of Jack Sparks</i>. Actually, no, I think I’ll plump for <i>The Hard Life</i> as it’s half the length.Jim Murdochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786388638146471193noreply@blogger.com