tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post1407750540323044582..comments2024-03-07T16:08:49.323+00:00Comments on London, Lanka and drums: Of Talking Books, Sach and Ashok FerreyRhythmic Diasporahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15184142486414379805noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-40305416159819245972008-08-17T20:29:00.000+01:002008-08-17T20:29:00.000+01:00Gutterflower - So sorry, I just looked and realise...Gutterflower - So sorry, I just looked and realised my mistake. How may I make up to you?Rhythmic Diasporahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184142486414379805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-57369575856448306482008-08-17T20:11:00.000+01:002008-08-17T20:11:00.000+01:00I knew I'd been absent for a while but I didn't re...I knew I'd been absent for a while but I didn't realize that my name had already been forgotten. <BR/><BR/>:p<BR/><BR/>Just kidding.Gutterflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03838068055223250973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-21814257617719789272008-08-17T17:30:00.000+01:002008-08-17T17:30:00.000+01:00I luved colpetty people too! Good little..was a li...I luved colpetty people too! Good little..was a little more darker. but nice! Hope u got ur hands on the ginirella conspiracy and road to elephant pass. good shit.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995774857599699621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-39289355416764064262008-08-17T16:11:00.000+01:002008-08-17T16:11:00.000+01:00wow I had no idea :) must get a copy of the new pr...wow I had no idea :) must get a copy of the new print thenSachinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15344051624083362490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-68741234336289735012008-08-15T19:09:00.000+01:002008-08-15T19:09:00.000+01:00Scrump - Maybe then I've done it the right way rou...Scrump - Maybe then I've done it the right way round.<BR/><BR/>DDM - I think that's the thing, his writing makes me smile and happy. <BR/><BR/>KS - Thanks, Japanese literature is something I haven't sampled yet. Maybe next.Rhythmic Diasporahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184142486414379805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-42285529712365086592008-08-15T18:43:00.000+01:002008-08-15T18:43:00.000+01:00I really liked 'Colpetty people', but 'The Good Li...I really liked 'Colpetty people', but 'The Good Little Ceylonese Girl' was such a let down after that.Gutterflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03838068055223250973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-48118221636115498462008-08-14T11:09:00.000+01:002008-08-14T11:09:00.000+01:00Yup, I have read his book too.. Its fun to read a ...Yup, I have read his book too.. Its fun to read a book that talks about places you know or that you see daily..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-43498663930945505212008-08-14T06:13:00.000+01:002008-08-14T06:13:00.000+01:00Hi Rhythmic, Ladies are asleep and I have a connec...Hi Rhythmic, Ladies are asleep and I have a connection! Yes I want to read the books you pointed out. So far only a few books related Asia and SL I have read apart from historic epics like Mahayana and Ramayana.(I had the pleasure of reading the Indic and Indonesian version of Ramayana.) I like Arundhati Rai and Michael Ondaatje's books to bring out the Asian salt in my blood. I have been an avid fan of Chinese and Japanese literature.(I can manage a little Japanese reading)But I am a sucker for historical and science fiction novels(I like A.C.Clarke's type of SF books ! I love Neal Stephenson and he is in both the worlds. If you want to read how Sir Newton put fingers in his eyes for the lack of lenses,and how Leibniz, and Robert Hooke lived and drank mercury! and Shafptoe, a London street urchin became Half-Cocked Jack, King of the Vagabonds, read the Baroque Cycle, trilogy. I actually took time off to finish each of the three books. They are unbelievably well written. Be forewarned they are big books. Wow, this comment too long! l8rAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23964814.post-37038766686653240632008-08-14T05:27:00.000+01:002008-08-14T05:27:00.000+01:00i first read ashok ferry bc of a superb interview ...i first read ashok ferry bc of a superb interview he had done with a local magazine just after Colpetty people was released. there was a great piece of dialogue which convinced me that this chap must be good.<BR/><BR/>Q: how long did it take to write the book?<BR/>A: about an year (or something long)<BR/>Q: So long? i read it in a couple of hours<BR/>A: Yeah, I'm left handed.<BR/><BR/>and then i read the story about Jiggy and and felt happy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com