tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post7975746403472002654..comments2024-02-14T03:20:23.057-08:00Comments on Pop Sensation: 57 Books from the University Book Sale: Book 28Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-87248289658874207032010-01-17T09:26:29.197-08:002010-01-17T09:26:29.197-08:00"for many thousands of readers, will always b..."for many thousands of readers, will always be Nevil Shute's finest novel."<br /><br />Yes, the many thousands who have read this book but never got around to reading that "On the Beach" piece of trash.cwoglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488437686564791059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-59785168702829217992009-12-21T00:15:04.549-08:002009-12-21T00:15:04.549-08:00Weirdly, I just read this (in a dull, all-maroon P...Weirdly, I just read this (in a dull, all-maroon POD edition) last week. Not bad, in a gentle build-up, big action finale sort of way.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-77041337670454943572009-12-18T19:29:41.949-08:002009-12-18T19:29:41.949-08:00Ms Avery: The colour results from the RAF Station...Ms Avery: The colour results from the RAF Station location: camouflaged under an exact replica of the Colman's factory in the outskirts of Norwich in Norfolk.Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355839056690204486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-65151629653094731292009-12-18T02:54:56.847-08:002009-12-18T02:54:56.847-08:00Why is everything mustard-coloured?Why is everything mustard-coloured?Ms Averyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01223271325518466032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-73403126158499138292009-12-17T12:24:35.270-08:002009-12-17T12:24:35.270-08:00I'm with Jackie. The Philadelphia Inquirer see...I'm with Jackie. The <i>Philadelphia Inquirer</i> seems to imply that an average love story can be made great through some really good aerial battle descriptions.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-55850486787538048842009-12-17T11:22:33.624-08:002009-12-17T11:22:33.624-08:00I like the way the blurb makes it sound as though ...I like the way the blurb makes it sound as though there's a causal connection between the great descriptions of air fighting and the high quality of the love story.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061062649010323549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-48056550037389199792009-12-17T11:18:00.029-08:002009-12-17T11:18:00.029-08:00If there's one thing guaranteed to make me wan...If there's one thing guaranteed to make me want to read a book, it's the promise that it's set against the background of an R.A.F. bomber station!Debnoreply@blogger.com