| Author | Message | ||
     Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.177.5.39 |
I read "The Witnesses are Gone" yesterday evening, and feel it could be one of the best pieces I've read this year at least, possibly even better than that. Old films, trains, death, bleakness and despair. What's not to like? Excellent stuff, Joel; a book I'll be recommending heartily to all and sundry (but not on the Underground; I've caused enough trouble there as it is). | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.110.233.172 |
Because last night was just like every other night. Thanks, Mick. And thanks for the comments on my book also. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.96.241.143 |
I loved this. One of my favourite fictional themes (that of a lost work of art - a film, a book, etc) taken to realms of utter madness and despair. | ||
| Steve Bacon (Stevebacon) Username: Stevebacon Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 90.210.209.176 |
I must try and read this in the next week. | ||
| Simon Strantzas (Nomis) Username: Nomis Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 99.225.104.255 |
Yes, Stephen, you must. Joel's work is rarely less than brilliant, and this one is no exception. | ||
| Richard_gavin (Richard_gavin) Username: Richard_gavin Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 65.110.174.71 |
I can't wait to read this novella. Joel's fiction has yet to disappoint me. Plus, the premise of The Witnesses are Gone appeals to me in a major way. Nicely done, Joel. | ||
| Gcw (Gcw) Username: Gcw Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 81.155.105.181 |
I will be buying this, and others at Fantasycon '09! gcw | ||
| Simon Avery (Simonavery) Username: Simonavery Registered: 05-2009 Posted From: 91.110.139.65 |
I can only agree with all the positivity here for The Witnesses Are Gone. Read it last week and I was stunned by how good it was. Bleak, at times very funny, seriously strange and twisted. Although I read it during a bout of insomnia and it led to some delerious dreams when I finally did get to sleep! It's just a really powerful piece of fiction. Well done, mate. | ||
| Weber_gregston (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.47 |
"I loved this. One of my favourite fictional themes (that of a lost work of art - a film, a book, etc) taken to realms of utter madness and despair." So have you read Auster's Book of Illusions? | ||
| Mick Curtis (Mick) Username: Mick Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.177.173.249 |
I have - 'tis a great book, and I'm a real fan of Auster's work. | ||
| Simon Strantzas (Nomis) Username: Nomis Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 38.113.181.169 |
I'm curious: just how many of us have taken Joel to bed with us at night? Should I be getting myself tested? | ||
| Niki Flynn (Niki) Username: Niki Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 78.32.69.29 |
If we're putting it like that, I've had most of you in my bed!  Where can I buy this one, Joel? | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 217.37.199.45 |
PS Publishing website or Cold Tonnage Books, Niki. Simon, don't worry. I was slipcased. Or rather, you were. | ||
| Steve Bacon (Stevebacon) Username: Stevebacon Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 90.210.209.176 |
I expect to be taking Joel to bed with me next week... I've had him in my bedside drawer for a few weeks. | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.110.202.163 |
The splinters enhance the pleasure.  | ||
| Karim Ghahwagi (Karim) Username: Karim Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.60.106.5 |
I had him some time before that- when he was freshly pressed. As mentioned elsewhere on the board, I really enjoyed this.(Book) | ||
| Joel (Joel) Username: Joel Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 91.110.245.229 |
You can get a copy on a weekend loan basis. Needless to say, there's a deposit on it. Thanks for your kind comments and heartening innuendos, folks. | ||
| John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 213.253.174.81 |
If we're putting it like that, I've had most of you in my bed! In that case you could say I've had Mr McMahon in an airport, Dr Fry in a motorway service station, and Joel Lane in a very nice restaurant indeed. Needless to say, I am far too much of a gentleman to reveal where I have had Miss Flynn |