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May 25, 2004

No, I'm Not Dead...

At my real job, I sit in front of a computer for long hours at a time. I've had a couple days off yesterday and today and I'm enjoying NOT sitting in front of a computer. One of the most liberating things about not taking donations anymore is that I don't feel obligated to post if I don't want to.

So, I'm just taking a couple of days off to catch-up on reading. At the moment, I'm reading "The Floating Admiral" by a collective bunch of English mystery writers during the thirties. The writing varies from chapter to chapter but the list of writers is a "who's who" of British writers including my beloved Goddess, Agatha Christie, and also includes Gail Sayers, G.K. Chesterton, John Rhode, and many more. A wonderful "who-dunnit" written chapter by chapter (with no pre-planned outline) by these great writers.

And I have a new double-issue of Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine to read. In short, I'm taking it easy for a few days. I'm just enjoying a couple relaxing moments. The weather is crappy outside and I just want to catch-up with my hand-held reading. I only get two TV stations and they (PBS and NBC) both suck. The only show I go out of my way to watch is Judge Judy. I think she's hot-shit! I love her. Anyway... I'll be back, maybe tonight or more likely, tomorrow.

So I'm having another sip of wine and going back to my mystery. See you soon...

Posted by Jeff Soyer at May 25, 2004 01:17 PM

Comments

'The Floating Admiral!' I really enjoyed that one. These collaborative stories don't make for the best plot and reading in the ordinary sense, but it's interesting to see what evolves and how the different writers handle it. Dave Barry, Carl Hiasson, and more also collaborated on a mystery a few years back, but I can't remember the name of it right now.

Happy reading!

Posted by: Persnickety at May 26, 2004 01:10 PM

I enjoyed the book but I must tell you that it was really interesting how each of the writers treated the same characters from chapter to chapter. You're right, Persnickety, sometimes the detectives were treated as humans, but in two cases (two writers) treated them as unpleasant people. Those are two writers I won't bother to read further.

I've already read everything my "Goddess" Agatha Christie has written. I read this book just because she (well, okay, and Sayers) were a part of. And I LOVE those old "gentile" mysteries.

Posted by: Jeff Soyer at May 26, 2004 08:23 PM

I'll have to get my hands on "The Floating Admiral". Somehow, I remember Chesterton saying he was participating in such a work. Anything G. K. Chesterton writes I want to read. His _style_! Such a profound thinker and brilliant writer. One of the elite, in my opinion. (Though he wouldn't like me saying that, since he was a populist.)

Posted by: Steven Malcolm Anderson at May 27, 2004 05:16 PM

WAT THE HELL!!!!! damn ppl put a summary i need it for a school project!!!

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May 25, 2004

No, I'm Not Dead...

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