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Diogenes
Diogenes
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Diogenes
This, from Towards The End Of The Morning by Michael Frayn, made me smile.



“she knew how to open a tin of fruit salad.”
McGoohan
McGoohan
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What every red-blooded male looks for in a woman. I think Hemingway has a very similar line in For Whom The Bell Tolls
LazyDaisy
LazyDaisy
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:-) I like Muchael Frayn. Very dry.
Bintmcskint
Bintmcskint
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Bintmcskint
:-)
Serendippily
Serendippily
Nov 2020
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Serendippily
Oo an aspiration well within my grasp now we have a new tin opener. I may try a Frayn for my book of every year
McGoohan
McGoohan
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McGoohan
Frayn Bentos
Diogenes
Diogenes
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Diogenes
Headlong is very good
LindsD
LindsD
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LindsD
I read that on your recommendation and liked it.

I read the first story in Exhalation and liked it very much.
Diogenes
Diogenes
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McG reminded me yesterday how much I liked Geoff Dyer’s Out Of Sheer Rage so I’ve started listening to Yoga For People Who Can’t Be Bothered To Do It which I am enjoying just as much.
McGoohan
McGoohan
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Both narrated by... er... that bloke that was in Rev I think. The one who isn't Spiderman. (Tom Holland/er?)

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