tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post4523411912080209276..comments2024-03-25T11:29:25.356-04:00Comments on Existential Ennui: The Blunderer by Patricia Highsmith: British First Edition (Cresset Press, 1956)Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-27408705365304830302014-09-23T14:27:54.503-04:002014-09-23T14:27:54.503-04:00Oh, we always do. Every day I want to slow down on...Oh, we always do. Every day I want to slow down on reading for work and concentrate on reading for fun, but it never happens. Ray Garratyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771800826581349483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-61497760285688826172014-09-23T06:38:43.752-04:002014-09-23T06:38:43.752-04:00Looks like we've both got some reading to do! ...Looks like we've both got some reading to do! <br /><br />On a related note, do you ever look at your to-read piles – or list – and think, 'I wonder if I'll live long enough...?'Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-40426254512951717402014-09-23T06:35:45.295-04:002014-09-23T06:35:45.295-04:00I'm not saying she's no good. I'm sayi...I'm not saying she's no good. I'm saying I haven't read her enough to make her a priority.Ray Garratyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771800826581349483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-76740956674541826792014-09-22T06:29:37.944-04:002014-09-22T06:29:37.944-04:00Well, personally I'd put Highsmith firmly in a...Well, personally I'd put Highsmith firmly in any first row of authors, but then I've not read everyone on your list.Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-85008422851827908452014-09-19T03:18:58.100-04:002014-09-19T03:18:58.100-04:00Higher priority than Highsmith? Westlake, for inst...Higher priority than Highsmith? Westlake, for instance. Or Charles Willeford. Or Goodis. Or Charles Williams. Or Don Delillo. The list is long. Ray Garratyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771800826581349483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-68049531972057536592014-09-18T13:04:16.917-04:002014-09-18T13:04:16.917-04:00Higher priorities than Patricia Highsmith? Who cou...Higher priorities than Patricia Highsmith? Who could possibly be a higher priority than her?!<br /><br />My Highsmith collection has taken me years, Ray, but it's been time and effort – and money – well spent, I feel. Most of my books are upstairs (or in the loft), but the Highsmiths are in a cabinet downstairs, just under the telly; rarely does an evening go by without my taking the time to gaze at them for a moment or two (and occasionally rearrange them in various display configurations... don't ask).Nick Jones (Louis XIV, the Sun King)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17716508525331235684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5448581132479481740.post-67126134601730035652014-09-18T10:07:26.580-04:002014-09-18T10:07:26.580-04:00Man, seriously, I envy your Highsmith collection. ...Man, seriously, I envy your Highsmith collection. Though I must say Highsmith never was in the first row of writers which books I collect, I have higher priorities. <br />And let me know if are interested in guest post on US vs. UK first editions. Ray Garratyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771800826581349483noreply@blogger.com