tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post5992219789935106075..comments2024-03-27T05:22:27.604-05:00Comments on Eddie Campbell: Eddie Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-68505247262540056332009-07-26T19:31:51.155-05:002009-07-26T19:31:51.155-05:00A graphic presentation of material from "The ...A graphic presentation of material from "The Third Policeman" could work without trudging through the material that doesn't work. I first encountered it and read it in one night, motivated to finish a New York friend's copy before flying to London the next day, so I don't have that sense of division. But when you reach the end of the portions that delighted you, I'm sure you could concoct a terse undrudgy way to convey the endlessness of the narrator's situation and take your leave with a still happy artist and reader.James Langdellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16716591353359808276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-44290751321213470342009-07-26T17:16:48.909-05:002009-07-26T17:16:48.909-05:00James,
funny you should mention it. Hayley had it ...James,<br />funny you should mention it. Hayley had it with her on her latest trip back here, or she had just bought it at Bent Books to read going back to London, or something like that. I read it over a couple of nights. Up until halfway though I thought it one of the best books I'd read, then something went off and finishing became drudgery. I still think that first half was marvellous. I'd happily cut the book in half and reread the first half without feeling any need for there to be a conclusion. There was such a joy of invention just from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph, with no real sense that you needed to carry it all in your head toward a conclusion. It all seemed to get jettisoned as the thing progressed, like the parts of a moon rocket.Eddie Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02492020671613766729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-57258705473739951142009-07-26T16:47:44.196-05:002009-07-26T16:47:44.196-05:00If you're ever at loose ends for a new book pr...If you're ever at loose ends for a new book project, Eddie, I'd love to see your interpretation of "The Third Policeman" by Flann.James Langdellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16716591353359808276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752841194995687278.post-15780540684340739912009-07-25T19:34:46.746-05:002009-07-25T19:34:46.746-05:00She may not be a "kid" anymore but won&#...She may not be a "kid" anymore but won't she always be your little girl? You are so sweet! Namaste- soft-hearted father!Yoga Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11811671544368940573noreply@blogger.com