http://momus.wordpress.com/2006/05/23/so-jump-already/ The World According to Carp Sat, 17 May 2008 03:12:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://momus.wordpress.com/2006/05/23/so-jump-already/#comment-164 falstaff Sat, 27 May 2006 06:01:00 +0000 https://momus.wordpress.com/2006/05/23/so-jump-already/#comment-164 warya: the book is charming enough in its own way - for the first 40 pages or so I though he might actually be on to a good thing. His prose is still smart and funny and full of clever asides. It's just that after a while you begin to miss the complete lack of anything like a sensible story. You can see why football would be more fun. At least with the world cup you don't know what's going to happen in the end. warya: the book is charming enough in its own way – for the first 40 pages or so I though he might actually be on to a good thing. His prose is still smart and funny and full of clever asides. It’s just that after a while you begin to miss the complete lack of anything like a sensible story. You can see why football would be more fun. At least with the world cup you don’t know what’s going to happen in the end.

]]> http://momus.wordpress.com/2006/05/23/so-jump-already/#comment-161 warya Thu, 25 May 2006 08:55:00 +0000 https://momus.wordpress.com/2006/05/23/so-jump-already/#comment-161 d'you know, i was at one of his readings of 'a long way down' a few months ago. he reads well, as if he were performing a radio play; the material itself seemed charmless. he got asked a lot of questions about football. d’you know, i was at one of his readings of ‘a long way down’ a few months ago. he reads well, as if he were performing a radio play; the material itself seemed charmless. he got asked a lot of questions about football.

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