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posted by [identity profile] sheldrake.livejournal.com at 05:11pm on 30/05/2003
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa

I've never even heard of that! (I'm assuming it's a book, rather than a manuscript you found in Saragossa...)
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posted by (anonymous) at 06:20am on 31/05/2003
Then you can't be reading Neil Gaiman's blog carefully enough! It's something he recommended a couple of months ago. Written in the 17th Century by a Polish writer called Jan Potocki (translated into English, that goes without saying!). It's stories within stories (met a man who told me his story and he met a man who told his story etc etc). A bit confusing when your memory's going like mine is.....but I got there in the end. I'm reading a Diana Wynn Jones book now, really for kids, which is a nice change. I'm all for variety. Alison
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posted by [identity profile] sheldrake.livejournal.com at 09:03am on 31/05/2003
Ah - must have missed that. I get him delivered straight to my Friends page now, so it's more difficult to miss juicy stuff like that. Sounds interesting - did you enjoy it?

I'm reading a Diana Wynn Jones book now, really for kids, which is a nice change.

I found myself scanning the 'teenage' section when I was in WH Smith. Don't know what that says about me... Although, have you ever read Margaret Mahy? I read her books when I actually was a teenager, and they're still good. Being reissued this month apparently, so I'm happy about that.
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posted by (anonymous) at 10:26am on 31/05/2003
"Enjoy" might be a bit strong. It was a challenge because it was so long (each chapter was a day, 65 days long) but I was determined to finish it. I can't see me reading it again though. LOTR is long but I've still read that several times. I haven't read Margaret Mahy but I'll note the name for the next time I'm in Waterstones not buying any books.
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