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The word was c.u.n.t. btw......uncensored of course. Respectfully......
Nicky
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"We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere. And there will be more of your children dead tomorrow."
- Ted Bundy
I'm gonna refrain from posting the excerpt afterall...I'll just say instead that the book is riddled with distasteful, disrespectful ridicule of everybody including the victims, at the mere attempt at sounding witty or "cool". It wasn't pleasant. The general air of the book was one of pretentiousness. My "fave" line in the book was on page 163 of the hardback version when you referred to Catherine Eddowes simply as "a ****". Yes, your words Mr Robinson...not JTRs or Kenneth Bianci's as you tried to disguise it. Bruce Robinsons!!!!!
Eddowes was a tragic victim of male violence as were the others, and should be respectfully recognised as such. Enjoy your uocoming literary award, sir.......
Nicole
Hello Nicole
That doesn't sound promising. My copy's at the post office waiting to be collected. Had heard that there was a good amount of background info, which sounded interesting. Not interested in his choice for JTR, though. Chewing my way through the "Policeman's Code" just now, bookworm that I am, and finding it fascinating.
They All Love Jack is not a bad book. But like many, I find the Freemasonory/Maverick/Cover up thing rather boring and teduous. Its all been done to death and ive never been impressed or convinced. But yes, TALJ is very well researched and full of lots of interesting tit-bits if Victorian culture and such. And Robinsons prowess of the English language far surpasses most of his contempararies with the JTR world. But it ranks low on my favorite JTR book list and were talking dozens here. Anywhoo, give it a whirl and let me know what you think
Nicky
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"We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere. And there will be more of your children dead tomorrow."
- Ted Bundy
They All Love Jack is not a bad book. But like many, I find the Freemasonory/Maverick/Cover up thing rather boring and teduous. Its all been done to death and ive never been impressed or convinced. But yes, TALJ is very well researched and full of lots of interesting tit-bits if Victorian culture and such. And Robinsons prowess of the English language far surpasses most of his contempararies with the JTR world. But it ranks low on my favorite JTR book list and were talking dozens here. Anywhoo, give it a whirl and let me know what you think
Nicky
Thanks Nicky
I'm used to ignoring the theories - even if Fisherman's made me wobble a bit for a few seconds (!) he certainly put his case well.
That doesn't sound promising. My copy's at the post office waiting to be collected. Had heard that there was a good amount of background info, which sounded interesting. Not interested in his choice for JTR, though. Chewing my way through the "Policeman's Code" just now, bookworm that I am, and finding it fascinating.
Best wishes
C4
curious4,
I wonder if I might possibly offer a suggestion?
I am about 3/4 of the way through "Busting Jack", and I regret not having jotted down, thoughts, quotes, inaccuracies, sweeping assumptions etc as I made my way through the book.
I think that you will get more from the book if you jot down your impressions etc as you progress through the book.
curious4,
I wonder if I might possibly offer a suggestion?
I am about 3/4 of the way through "Busting Jack", and I regret not having jotted down, thoughts, quotes, inaccuracies, sweeping assumptions etc as I made my way through the book.
I think that you will get more from the book if you jot down your impressions etc as you progress through the book.
Cheers!
Hello barnflat etc etc
Yes, I often regret not having made notes. Those I have made keep turning up in odd places, like on the back of guarantees and the odd bill, having grabbed the first piece of paper I could find. As it is I read my books many times over, so things tend to stick eventually :-). It will be interesting to read this one, though, if only for the background info. I've only been disappointed by one book, won't name it, but it was heralded as the best thing since sliced bread and before and I found it full of mistakes and an extremely boring read.
Thanks for the tip, anyway, hate people who write in books, so will have to get a notebook!
Hello barnflat etc etc
Thanks for the tip, anyway, hate people who write in books, so will have to get a notebook!
That "writing in books" is called "marginalia", and can be very illuminating, if the author is smart enough or a famous enough author in their own right.
From Pierre de Fermat to Samuel Taylor Coleridge to Graham Greene, readers have related to books through the notes they write in the margins. In this pioneering book--the first to examine the phenomenon of marginalia--H.J. Jackson surveys an extraordinary range of annotated books to explore the history of marginalia, the forms they take, the psychology that underlies them, and the reactions they provoke.Based on a study of thousands of books annotated by readers both famous and obscure over the last three centuries, this book reveals the intensity of emotion that characterizes the process of reading. For hundreds of years, readers have talked to other people in the margins of their books--not only to authors, but also to friends, lovers, and future generations.With an infectious enthusiasm for her subject, Jackson reflects on the cultural and historical value of writing in the margins, examines works that have invited passionate annotation, and presents examples of some of the most provocative marginalia. Imaginative, amusing, and poignant, this book will be treasured by--and maybe even annotated by--anyone who cares about reading.
I am about 3/4 of the way through "Busting Jack", and I regret not having jotted down, thoughts, quotes, inaccuracies, sweeping assumptions etc as I made my way through the book.
I think that you will get more from the book if you jot down your impressions etc as you progress through the book.
I like that idea...it comes to me quite often, after the fact!!
Nicky
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"We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere. And there will be more of your children dead tomorrow."
- Ted Bundy
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