Jack the Ripper and the Case for Scotland Yard's Prime Suspect - Rob House

[tji]

This thread has gone so far off track it would need a boy scout and a compass to find its way back.

Lol - nicely put - however this is par for the course when Maria answers a post, it suddenly all becomes about her and not the thread in question.....unless she is pinned down on a comment and then she suddenly goes quiet, busy with work or not well.

For my part though I do think that it is the individuals like Kosminski (or Jacob Levy ) who make the better suspects.

Tracy

[Cogidubnus]

You're right Ken, and for my part I'm sorry

Dave

[The Grave Maurice]

This thread has gone so far off track it would need a boy scout and a compass to find its way back.

[tji]

So you think that the amazon reviewer and me are the only ones who noticed that ridiculous mistake in the book?

I have typed this slowly so you can try and understand............It was not a ridiculous mistake, so the fact it was made suggests one person misunderstood - that would be the reviewer. Then you have come onto the boards and practically quoted her word for word on the 'error', but made out it was you who noticed the 'ridiculous mistake' when in fact all you did was copy from her review. Try answering that point instead of trying to change the subject.

[mariab]

it is the fact that you keep trying to dodge the fact that practically just copied someone else's review/idea and passed them off as your own.

So you think that the amazon reviewer and me are the only ones who noticed that ridiculous mistake in the book?

[Cogidubnus]

Yes, I'm doing everything to keep the costs down. www.amazon.com and www.amazon.uk feature the possibility to read entire books on certain days.

And this is the poster who was so condescending and patronising towards me regarding my reading material, when I first posted on this site? Un-sodding-believable

Dave

[tji]

Just love the "obnoxious" accusation.

You should.


[QUOTE]

The William Dear book on OJ Simpson is NOT good, and you'll figure it out soon enough.

Maria, try answering the comments posted instead of trying to skip over them, no-one is disputing the fact the book is no good - It has been acknowledged that that is your opinion (if it actually is and not another reviewers!) it is the fact that you keep trying to dodge the fact that practically just copied someone else's review/idea and passed them off as your own.

Terribly behind on the Ripper journals, but as you very well know I have 2 books and a dozen articles on deadline, not to mention the international conf I'm in the process of preparing for next month.

How could we not, you tell us often enough!

[mariab]

Just love the "obnoxious" accusation. The William Dear book on OJ Simpson is NOT good, and you'll figure it out soon enough.

You don't even read the Ripper journals

Terribly behind on the Ripper journals, but as you very well know I have 2 books and a dozen articles on deadline, not to mention the international conf I'm in the process of preparing for next month.
My only comments on Ripper articles were on the Tabram article I recently mentioned to you and on Mark's Ada Wilson piece, which are the only ones I've managed to read of lately.

ALL you read are excerpts from google books and amazon.

Yes, I'm doing everything to keep the costs down. www.amazon.com and www.amazon.uk feature the possibility to read entire books on certain days.

[Tom_Wescott]

Maria,

Stop being obnoxious. You don't read books. You don't even read the Ripper journals that you're always commenting on. I think everyone knows this by now. ALL you read are excerpts from google books and amazon.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[tji]

The amazon review in question is spot on.

Well that would have to be a matter of opinion since I haven't read the book I can't comment. Maybe it is spot on, but it isn't yours, as you led us to believe, that's the difference,

However when you quote someone else's review (and mistakes) it should make you think whether it is not just worth posting your own opinion's instead.....or just not posting if you can't think of anything of your own.

Proofreaders? Lol.

I'm sorry I didn't realise you knew every proofreader there is, to be able to scoff at them.

And FYI, a mushroom is fungus.

????- you telling me it is a mushroom when I have just explained it to you in my last post?!

[mariab]

The amazon review in question is spot on.

Proofreaders? Lol.
And FYI, a mushroom is fungus.

[tji]

[QUOTE]

Only thing I know is that a "myoclonic" seizure refers to the muscles. I'm sure it can be googled or referenced in a medical lexicon. The author totally gets it wrong though and calls it "mycological epilepsy", which is complete nonsense, as it translates into epilepsy caused by mucus (mushrooms?), lol. What's significant to sustain from all this is that Simpson Jr. is an epileptic of some sort, and this is the part that reminds of Kozminski.

Maria maybe instead of taking Lisa Ferris review from Amazon on the book literally word for word in your post above you should maybe try and do some research yourself (imagine that?!)

While I haven't read the book personally so can't say for sure I would imagine a mistake of that gravity getting picked up by the proof readers, so the logical conclusion would be that instead of mushroom it would be fungus and so he is saying something along the lines of the epilepsy being a fungal infection and not mushrooms


Tracy

[mariab]

Only thing I know is that a "myoclonic" seizure refers to the muscles. I'm sure it can be googled or referenced in a medical lexicon. The author totally gets it wrong though and calls it "mycological epilepsy", which is complete nonsense, as it translates into epilepsy caused by mucus (mushrooms?), lol. What's significant to sustain from all this is that Simpson Jr. is an epileptic of some sort, and this is the part that reminds of Kozminski.
Another idea for Rob House until he gets the book on loan from Tom is to try the online feature and check out the reviews on www.amazon.com. Some of them are very pertinent.

PS.: After I FINALLY manage to read Rob House's book (in a few weeks hopefully) I was planning on posting a praising review on the amazon site, if it's OK.

[Tom_Wescott]

Hi Rob. No, I really don't want to elaborate too much, as mental medicine really isn't my thing. But the symptoms of his remind me of Kozminski. Do you have a Kindle? Once I'm done reading the book I'd be happy to let you 'borrow' it. I haven't used that feature before, but I believe it allows you to let someone else have it on their kindle free for 2 weeks.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[robhouse]

I did notice your post Maria, but as I am not an expert in "myclonic seizures" and in fact know nothing about them, I was hoping that Tom or you or anybody might explain to me how this suspect is similar to Aaron Kozminski. I am not disagreeing with anyone, I am just hoping I might get some information without having to read the entire book myself.

Rob H