Comments on: Funny old world http://christopherwhite.info/blog/2006/04/22/funny-old-world/ "While the truncheon may be used in lieu of conversation, words will always retain their power." Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:16:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Christopher White http://christopherwhite.info/blog/2006/04/22/funny-old-world/#comment-11 Sun, 23 Apr 2006 16:59:28 +0000 http://christopherwhite.info/blog/2006/04/22/funny-old-world/#comment-11 <em>"This could have resulted in a study of hard moral ambiguities in the John le Carré manner, but instead the the novel’s spinal column dissolves in a puddle of chicken fat."</em> Oh dear. I guess thrillers are an easy thing to do badly. “This could have resulted in a study of hard moral ambiguities in the John le Carré manner, but instead the the novel’s spinal column dissolves in a puddle of chicken fat.”

Oh dear.

I guess thrillers are an easy thing to do badly.

]]> by: Will http://christopherwhite.info/blog/2006/04/22/funny-old-world/#comment-10 Sun, 23 Apr 2006 15:49:05 +0000 http://christopherwhite.info/blog/2006/04/22/funny-old-world/#comment-10 Did you see the thing in Private Eye and later the Guardian - http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,1750706,00.html about Freedland's book? It seems somone gave it a ripping and the books ed asked Rusbridger if he wanted to spike it and it was replaced by a better review. The original review was then published here - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,23116-2032989.html - in the Times. Did you see the thing in Private Eye and later the Guardian - http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,,1750706,00.html about Freedland’s book?

It seems somone gave it a ripping and the books ed asked Rusbridger if he wanted to spike it and it was replaced by a better review.

The original review was then published here - http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,23116-2032989.html - in the Times.

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