YoungWillz 21,078 Posted March 20, 2016 'Kes' author Barry Hines dies aged 76: http://www.itv.com/news/calendar/update/2016-03-20/kes-author-barry-hines-dies/ I remember that book well ... Hands off cocks, on socks! It will probably be Bernard MacLaverty next time... Guardian for the one DDP team that had him: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/20/barry-hines-author-behind-kes-dies-kestrel-for-knave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,536 Posted March 20, 2016 I had him on my long list as I was going through the books I remember reading while at school. Most of the authors were already dead, apart from authors like Harper Lee and Barry Hines. Oh well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,157 Posted March 20, 2016 I remember that book well ... Hands off cocks, on socks! I never fully understood that line. Did it mean "put on your socks" or "put your hands on your socks"? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,743 Posted March 20, 2016 I remember that book well ... Hands off cocks, on socks! I never fully understood that line. Did it mean "put on your socks" or "put your hands on your socks"? Surely one doesn't need to be male? Assuming you aren't taking the michael..... Young man, morning glory, being told to stop what comes naturally to young men, and put on their socks instead. i.e. stop wanking, start dressing. But I still think you're messing about.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,157 Posted March 20, 2016 I remember that book well ... Hands off cocks, on socks! I never fully understood that line. Did it mean "put on your socks" or "put your hands on your socks"? Surely one doesn't need to be male? Assuming you aren't taking the michael..... Young man, morning glory, being told to stop what comes naturally to young men, and put on their socks instead. i.e. stop wanking, start dressing. But I still think you're messing about.... Oh I knew it was about wanking, obviously. Just wasn't sure about the socks bit, especially as socks often play a part - I think I'd better leave it there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,593 Posted March 21, 2016 I had him on my long list as I was going through the books I remember reading while at school. Most of the authors were already dead, apart from authors like Harper Lee and Barry Hines. Oh well He was penciled in as a theme team sub for next year. Damn another miss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,593 Posted March 22, 2016 I had him on my long list as I was going through the books I remember reading while at school. Most of the authors were already dead, apart from authors like Harper Lee and Barry Hines. Oh well I cannot express how much I loathe Kes. We had to study it at school and we were shown the equally squalid Ken Loach film. It is a grotesque dysfunctional representation of northern British Life which almost verges on poverty porn. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. This is not just because I had to study it at school I also read The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Billy Liar which are good books. However Lark Rise is the dullest book ever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,157 Posted March 22, 2016 I never liked Kes either. I can't separate The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie from the film. Billy Liar is a book that made me actually laugh out loud. I've re-read it many times, but not for ages so I hardly dare revisit it. Lark Rise is difficult to classify, as it's not really fiction, more social history. It's very interesting in a family history context, especially if you have rural ancestors. I learned a lot from it, including not to assume that people who signed documents with a mark instead of a signature were illiterate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,536 Posted March 22, 2016 I had him on my long list as I was going through the books I remember reading while at school. Most of the authors were already dead, apart from authors like Harper Lee and Barry Hines. Oh well I cannot express how much I loathe Kes. We had to study it at school and we were shown the equally squalid Ken Loach film. It is a grotesque dysfunctional representation of northern British Life which almost verges on poverty porn. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. This is not just because I had to study it at school I also read The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Billy Liar which are good books. However Lark Rise is the dullest book ever. Only reason I liked Kes was because Brian Glover was in the film. It was an ok-ish book. Preferred to read it for fun rather than when I had to at school. Never read Billy Liar, may pick it up at some point. I have a pile of books to read at the moment. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,078 Posted March 27, 2016 Legends Of The Fall author, Jim Harrison dies at 78 with a UK obit: http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/legends-fall-author-jim-harrison-7638744 Not picked for anything though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted April 12, 2016 Beverly Cleary. 100 today! Maybe someone for next years DL, she is famous enough for an obit. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,593 Posted April 12, 2016 Beverly Cleary. 100 today! Maybe someone for next years DL, she is famous enough for an obit. She has just taken Howard Marks' place on my long list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scraggy Taters 290 Posted April 12, 2016 However Lark Rise is the dullest book ever. Have you ever tried 'War & Peace' ? Perfect for insomniacs ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jim Posted April 12, 2016 Beverly Cleary. 100 today! Maybe someone for next years DL, she is famous enough for an obit. Are Beverly Cleary's works popular in the UK? I think they are mostly an American thing, meaning the committee likely hasn't heard of her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,980 Posted May 4, 2016 Colombian writer Fernando Soto Aparicio dead at 82: http://caracol.com.co/radio/2016/05/02/nacional/1462200667_938946.html(link in spanish) Not really an international giant, but I post it here to remind myself that I picked him in Hare's Deadpool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phantom 2,536 Posted May 4, 2016 Beverly Cleary. 100 today! Maybe someone for next years DL, she is famous enough for an obit. Are Beverly Cleary's works popular in the UK? I think they are mostly an American thing, meaning the committee likely hasn't heard of her. She would get an obit, but her books aren't very popular in the UK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 5, 2016 Beverly Cleary. 100 today! Maybe someone for next years DL, she is famous enough for an obit. Are Beverly Cleary's works popular in the UK? I think they are mostly an American thing, meaning the committee likely hasn't heard of her. She would get an obit, but her books aren't very popular in the UK Oh but the committee has actual working knowledge of all the hunks of flesh from NZ or AUS they list. Get out of my sight! SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,078 Posted May 10, 2016 Yeah, short of a sudden heart attack or catching the wrong plane, Bond won't be a shoo in for ages yet. Some authors do last a long time. Yeh particularly children's authors here are a few more who have reached a grand old age. Shirley Hughes who wrote the Alfie books born 1927 Nicolas Fisk (aka David Higgenbottom) author of Kids sci-fi books like Grinny, Trillions and Starstormers born 1923 Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) born 1929 No health information about any of these but just by age alone they are worthy of consideration. Report of the death of Nicholas Fisk at 92. https://twitter.com/LCecilLitAgency/status/729985447397609472 Awaiting news reports/qo for BiblioG's DDP team. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,662 Posted May 10, 2016 In other news Robert M Pirsig's Deathlist thread has gathered four posts - most recent being 2 Jan - and currently languishes very low down this years list of 50 picks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,489 Posted May 10, 2016 In other news Robert M Pirsig's Deathlist thread has gathered four posts - most recent being 2 Jan - and currently languishes very low down this years list of 50 picks I know my history here, he gets dropped for 2017 after doing nothing of note all year, and promptly snuffs it around April 2017. It's the Deathlist way. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,990 Posted May 13, 2016 Katherine Dunn Author of the 1989 Novel Geek Love is dead at 70 from Lung Cancer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,593 Posted May 14, 2016 Yeah, short of a sudden heart attack or catching the wrong plane, Bond won't be a shoo in for ages yet. Some authors do last a long time. Yeh particularly children's authors here are a few more who have reached a grand old age. Shirley Hughes who wrote the Alfie books born 1927 Nicolas Fisk (aka David Higgenbottom) author of Kids sci-fi books like Grinny, Trillions and Starstormers born 1923 Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) born 1929 No health information about any of these but just by age alone they are worthy of consideration. Report of the death of Nicholas Fisk at 92. https://twitter.com/LCecilLitAgency/status/729985447397609472 Awaiting news reports/qo for BiblioG's DDP team. Is he dead or not? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,078 Posted May 14, 2016 Yeah, short of a sudden heart attack or catching the wrong plane, Bond won't be a shoo in for ages yet. Some authors do last a long time. Yeh particularly children's authors here are a few more who have reached a grand old age. Shirley Hughes who wrote the Alfie books born 1927 Nicolas Fisk (aka David Higgenbottom) author of Kids sci-fi books like Grinny, Trillions and Starstormers born 1923 Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) born 1929 No health information about any of these but just by age alone they are worthy of consideration. Report of the death of Nicholas Fisk at 92. https://twitter.com/LCecilLitAgency/status/729985447397609472 Awaiting news reports/qo for BiblioG's DDP team. Is he dead or not? Good question. Those who should be in the know on Twitter say he is, but there's been no word from any news sources as yet. At this point, he's this year's Judy Carne. I'm giving it until Monday night for some form of report to appear, if not, I'll take him off the round up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,002 Posted May 14, 2016 Yeah, short of a sudden heart attack or catching the wrong plane, Bond won't be a shoo in for ages yet. Some authors do last a long time. Yeh particularly children's authors here are a few more who have reached a grand old age. Shirley Hughes who wrote the Alfie books born 1927 Nicolas Fisk (aka David Higgenbottom) author of Kids sci-fi books like Grinny, Trillions and Starstormers born 1923 Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) born 1929 No health information about any of these but just by age alone they are worthy of consideration. Report of the death of Nicholas Fisk at 92. https://twitter.com/LCecilLitAgency/status/729985447397609472 Awaiting news reports/qo for BiblioG's DDP team. Is he dead or not? Good question. Those who should be in the know on Twitter say he is, but there's been no word from any news sources as yet. At this point, he's this year's Judy Carne. I'm giving it until Monday night for some form of report to appear, if not, I'll take him off the round up. I hate when this happens and it also happened with Madeleine Lebeau. Media don't give a fuck about old forgotten celebrities and when they die they are still alive... on Wikipedia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Mad Hatter 1,092 Posted May 14, 2016 Yeah, short of a sudden heart attack or catching the wrong plane, Bond won't be a shoo in for ages yet. Some authors do last a long time. Yeh particularly children's authors here are a few more who have reached a grand old age. Shirley Hughes who wrote the Alfie books born 1927Nicolas Fisk (aka David Higgenbottom) author of Kids sci-fi books like Grinny, Trillions and Starstormers born 1923 Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) born 1929 No health information about any of these but just by age alone they are worthy of consideration. Report of the death of Nicholas Fisk at 92. https://twitter.com/LCecilLitAgency/status/729985447397609472 Awaiting news reports/qo for BiblioG's DDP team. Is he dead or not? Good question. Those who should be in the know on Twitter say he is, but there's been no word from any news sources as yet. At this point, he's this year's Judy Carne. I'm giving it until Monday night for some form of report to appear, if not, I'll take him off the round up. I hate when this happens and it also happened with Madeleine Lebeau. Media don't give a fuck about old forgotten celebrities and when they die they are still alive... on Wikipedia. shut up about Madeline lebeau why do you care so much couldn't you have pm predictor instead of spamming the forum with the proverbial droll of your mouth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
