Comments on: THIS IS ME, JACK VANCE http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745 Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 04:13:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: george http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745&cpage=1#comment-2711 george Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:56:19 +0000 http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745#comment-2711 That Vance ACE Double is a dandy, Rick! That Vance ACE Double is a dandy, Rick!

]]> By: Rick Robinson http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745&cpage=1#comment-2694 Rick Robinson Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:38:57 +0000 http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745#comment-2694 Bill who? I STILL haven't gotten to that Ace Double, but every time I see mention of Vance, it moves up a little in the tbr. Bill who?

I STILL haven’t gotten to that Ace Double, but every time I see mention of Vance, it moves up a little in the tbr.

]]> By: george http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745&cpage=1#comment-2693 george Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:07:02 +0000 http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745#comment-2693 Jack Vance is a canny writer, Patti. I'm sure his title was well thought out. Jack Vance is a canny writer, Patti. I’m sure his title was well thought out.

]]> By: george http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745&cpage=1#comment-2692 george Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:06:09 +0000 http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745#comment-2692 I think Vance "borrowed" some of his style from Wodehouse, especially in EYES OF THE OVERWORLD, Jeff. I was telling Art about a guy who collected First Editions of all of Wodehouse's books and sold the collection for Big Bucks. I think Vance “borrowed” some of his style from Wodehouse, especially in EYES OF THE OVERWORLD, Jeff. I was telling Art about a guy who collected First Editions of all of Wodehouse’s books and sold the collection for Big Bucks.

]]> By: Patti Abbott http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745&cpage=1#comment-2691 Patti Abbott Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:43:01 +0000 http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745#comment-2691 When you can have your name in the title and as the author, you've done something right. Or wrong, in some cases, I guess. When you can have your name in the title and as the author, you’ve done something right. Or wrong, in some cases, I guess.

]]> By: Jeff Meyerson http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745&cpage=1#comment-2689 Jeff Meyerson Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:26:46 +0000 http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745#comment-2689 I read the Wodehouse, George, and have since read all the Jeeves & Wooster shorts (not the novels as yet) and some of the golf stories. I'm gradually working my way through his stuff. I read the Wodehouse, George, and have since read all the Jeeves & Wooster shorts (not the novels as yet) and some of the golf stories. I’m gradually working my way through his stuff.

]]> By: george http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745&cpage=1#comment-2688 george Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:46:34 +0000 http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745#comment-2688 Robert Silverberg's OTHER SPACES, OTHER TIMES was more to my taste, Drongo. Silverberg talked about the publishing industry and individual editors and writers. Much more interesting than Vance's war stories. But I enjoyed Vance's brief mentions of his career in this book. Robert Silverberg’s OTHER SPACES, OTHER TIMES was more to my taste, Drongo. Silverberg talked about the publishing industry and individual editors and writers. Much more interesting than Vance’s war stories. But I enjoyed Vance’s brief mentions of his career in this book.

]]> By: george http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745&cpage=1#comment-2687 george Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:43:47 +0000 http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745#comment-2687 Vance mentions in a couple places in the book how much he loves reading P. G. Wodehouse, Jeff. Are you enjoying that thick volume you're working your way through? Vance mentions in a couple places in the book how much he loves reading P. G. Wodehouse, Jeff. Are you enjoying that thick volume you’re working your way through?

]]> By: george http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745&cpage=1#comment-2686 george Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:42:32 +0000 http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745#comment-2686 There's no index to THIS IS ME, JACK VANCE, Bill. So you'll just have to turn to page 180 to see your name in lights. There’s no index to THIS IS ME, JACK VANCE, Bill. So you’ll just have to turn to page 180 to see your name in lights.

]]> By: george http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745&cpage=1#comment-2685 george Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:41:19 +0000 http://georgekelley.org/?p=1745#comment-2685 You're right about many of Vance's books having a travelogue feel to them, Scott. BIG PLANET and SHOWBOAT WORLD certainly fit that description. You’re right about many of Vance’s books having a travelogue feel to them, Scott. BIG PLANET and SHOWBOAT WORLD certainly fit that description.

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