London ILB - FAP?

The Vesaas is one of my favourite things ever, it's only on the pile because I found a nice old hardback edition for a quid.

The Enzensburger is also a duplicate.

I'll try to post notes on others today.

Oh! I missed out the following:

Elizabeth Taylor: Miss Palfrey at the Claremont (this is a beaut and it made me want to do a close compare contrast of E. Taylor and early Shena Mackay but I'm losing this because reading it again would make me sad).

I'm going to guess at the ones which are unfamiliar, each of these is written from memory so pls forgive inaccuracies.

Barbal: Catalan hard-life with Civil War on the horizon.
Benson: v slight drawing-room murder in the Brighton area.
Buruma: meditation on the murder of Theo Van Gogh and what it means (meant I suppose, the book's getting old now) for the Netherlands
Cosgrove: centring on the Supremes, interesting subject matter but not well-edited (and really really needed a copy editor)
Dekkers: meditation on decay, if that sounds your kind of thing
Hotakeinen: miserable Finnish comedy (nb a pols for typo above, should be "The Human Part") in which lonely old lady gets mixed up with writer dude
Lonn: life gets out of joint in out-of-time Norger fishing village when the girl everyone falls in love with falls in love with a sailor not her husband
Morchiladze: blase son of Georgian local big figure gets dragged into daft cross-border drug deal by goofy mate, winds up in the middle of civil war; played for (grim) laughs (Dalkey Archive, if you care about that)
Nooteboom: Cees discusses the Duetschers, interesting in particular on what it was like visiting East Berlin when it was East Berlin
Sinisalo: actual troll pitches up in real-life urban Finland, winds up living with intrepid narrator, saucy times ensue IIRC (NB if saucy times do not ensue in the novel I appear to have turned up some previously unfound perversion of my own, perhaps someone wants to read this to put my mind at rest)
Stamz: first hand account of the Chicago R&B business in the 40s/50s, interesting enough, don't need to read it again
Valles: 19th Century French NYRB classic I just couldn't get along with

Any others?

xyzzz the HL won't work because I'm taking a break from that but happy to catch up at some mutually convenient point, ideally tomorrow night!

Ideally yes.

Have you not read Journey, xyzzzz__?

I have but gave it away as present.

love mrs palfrey at the C.

have a good FAP this evening, and thx for the notes,Tim. Will be following up on some of those. Vesaas obv sounds interesting.

Vesaas is great - recently scored my 2nd copy of it (after also giving away my 1st)

Thinking I'll be voting by 6pm then depending on the queues etc should be in Tabard street by 8pm or so.

I don't think I'm on for a late one but will surely see you for one or two if you're there at 8ish.

Actually forgot its open till 10pm.

So I'll be there by 6pm for a drink and chat and then off to vote after.

See you then.

Tom! You still coming? Likely here til 8ish but then going to have to run.

I won't be able to get there till after 8pm, say 8.30. Not sure if anybody will still be there?

Woof just arrived! I will deffo wait to have a pint with you if you're coming.

We didn't talk much about books, though in our defence there were other pressing concerns last night; pleased that Tom D has a smart new username.

Pleasure to see you all, I should add.

Likewise. Need some more Toms next time though.

Thank you all v much for a great evening. Has cheered me up thinking about it today.

badly missed it. look fwd to the next one.

Am still sad am in wrong hemisphere

And talking like the hulk, apparently

Morriseyon Morriseyon him sad

I went to the Royal Oak this week. What a tremendous place. 6 different Harveys brews on tap.

i was there last week and had a similarly great time. convivial, cheerful and great drinking, as you say pf.

So, we're all leading separate lives these days ;_;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYphbuobAqE

FAP mid-Nov?

i am up to meet ppl who read books but don't talk about them

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I would FAP to not talk about books, as per, in mid-Nov. Assuming a traditional Thursday slot, the 10th would be best for me; I am busy on either the 17th or the 24th but I'm not sure which yet.

10th is good for me too

i am up to meet ppl who read books but don't talk about them

I don't read books but talk about them anyway, if that's any use.

none whatever :)

see you there

I might be able to make 10th November also.

10 Nov sounds good to me

(I seem only to post in the x-factor thread now but I will try to read something before we meet)

10th should be ok for me as well.

Thursday still looking good, though I may be there a little later than usual because I'll be driving down from glamorous Sheffield that day.

All good see you then. Probably be there round 6:30 - 7pm, coming in from Bristol.

is this the royal oak?

Yes it is

see you all there

This will probably inspire more people to abstain than attend, but I think I shall be there? Early doors if you'd prefer to avoid my company.

Yes be there catch you all tom

Record turnout on the cards. I'm knackered with the cold, so don't know yet.

I'm sorry but I'm afraid I won't be able to attend this one either.

I will attend. I love the Royal Oak.

will aim for 6ish probably

I've also got a cold, and have got to travel early tomorrow, so may have to give it a miss. Tho I may stick my head in early doors for a constitutional half pint if not too depleted.

This FAP is shrinking by the day!

Into "Manhole 69"!

Thanks for the FAP, people.

Not much talk about Books but great admiration for Tim's truly remarkable set of texts in a deluxe box set.

v sorry to have missed it but i felt lousy and had an early start. hope to see all of you soon!

Thanks to all for a lovely evening again.

Yes. That was fun, as ever.