So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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If you are a fan of the Gilbert & Sullivan comic light operas, you really need this book. On stage, the words of the songs and dialogue pass by very quickly and often you can make out all the words that the chorus is singing. As a result you miss much of the clever wit that the plays offer. I have found that it helps to read or reread the "script" before going to see or listen to a performance. This compilation offers you that opportunity.
Though I normally don't read many detective mysteries, I read this one by my friend, law professor Jack Dobbyn. The action moves, the humor is wry, and the book is well plotted and well written. Set in Boston, it offer fascinating information on the tongs that terrorize chinatowns in many American cities. A great read.
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The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Arthur Sey Sullivan
san valentino, November 19, 2011
If you are a fan of the Gilbert & Sullivan comic light operas, you really need this book. On stage, the words of the songs and dialogue pass by very quickly and often you can make out all the words that the chorus is singing. As a result you miss much of the clever wit that the plays offer. I have found that it helps to read or reread the "script" before going to see or listen to a performance. This compilation offers you that opportunity.Neon Dragon (Hardscrabble Books) by John F Dobbyn
san valentino, December 6, 2007
Though I normally don't read many detective mysteries, I read this one by my friend, law professor Jack Dobbyn. The action moves, the humor is wry, and the book is well plotted and well written. Set in Boston, it offer fascinating information on the tongs that terrorize chinatowns in many American cities. A great read.(4 of 6 readers found this comment helpful)