Random thoughts and observations
I enjoyed Pillars of the Earth immensely and it was with genuine excitement that I picked up a hardcover copy of the “sequel”, World Without End, around Christmas. Pillars is an all-time classic, a modern masterpiece in my opinion. I guess it’s not easy to follow an epic with an epic, which is probably why [...]
I was sorry to hear that George MacDonald Fraser, author of the Flashman series, died this week at the age of 82. I’ve read all the Flashman books and I had hoped there were more to come. As described neatly in The Age: “Flashman, published in 1969, imagined Harry Flashman, the bullying schoolboy of 19th-century [...]
American thriller writer Stephen King visited Kalgoorlie today. The Kalgoorlie Miner caught up with him for a chat. The photograph is by Mary Mills and the story by Alicia Bridges:
I’m currently reading Lamb by Christopher Moore. It’s the fictional (obviously) story of Biff, Christ’s childhood friend, and it describes the first 30 years of Jesus’ life. It’s very funny and the story, although possibly blasphemous in a literal sense, isn’t offensive in my view. The pair travels the world seeking out the Three Wise [...]
