Member: TheoClarke

Hi Theo!

I'm getting in touch re Tales of the Beanworld, and series thereof. A while ago I entered my (sadly incomplete) set of the comics, and made this series:
http://www.librarything.com/series/Tales+of+the+Beanworld
I notice that you've created a series of the first set of books here: http://www.librarything.com/series/Larry+Marder%27s+Beanworld%3A+A+Most+Peculiar...

As I've just recently bought the more recent set of books (which don't match up to the set in your series), I thought I'd try to gather them all under the series which I built (with suitable description/explanation).

So... I was wondering if it would be ok with you if I removed your series, and added the 4 books therein to mine? I think it's handy to have one that covers everything as it could be useful to people who could get understandably confused by there being two different books called "Beanworld book 1" (in addition to "Beanworld issue 1" of course) and so on (I was pretty confused for a while!).

If you're ok with this I'll sort out the CK data, though I wonder if you can confirm that the 4 "original" volumes contain comic issues 1-4/5-7/8-11/12-16? It doesn't seem likely, but I've read it on the internet so it must be true!?

Thanks,

Martin

posted by mart1n at 4:09 am (EST) on Feb 9, 2013

Hi ... I hope you enjoy the book!

Best regards, Glenn

posted by chexmix at 8:07 pm (EST) on Jan 6, 2013

It really is! I'm glad you liked it!
-Ida

posted by Rosa_Saks at 4:21 am (EST) on Jan 6, 2013

Thank you so much for your Santathing picks! The books look great - I've been meaning to tackle Kai Lung for ages, and now that I finally have the book I can do so! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas holiday!

posted by makaiju at 1:38 pm (EST) on Dec 26, 2012

You're welcome re: Name of the Wind. It's part 1 of a planned trilogy--part 3 is yet to be published. This story has started a cult following so I hope you enjoy Wind enough to participate in the fandom.

posted by Daniel.Estes at 5:18 pm (EST) on Dec 25, 2012

That's great! The Song of Achilles really is an interesting take on the Iliad. I'm very fond of Homer's epic, but it's also interesting to read a modern-day version of the story. I hope you'll enjoy it!
-Ida

posted by Rosa_Saks at 12:06 pm (EST) on Dec 7, 2012

Hi Theo - glad you've liked the rest. I suspect the Chalk Marks which are shorter and probably more about the art than story might not always be your cup of tea. I think his next book will have a bit more depth. cheers Kenny

posted by manpen at 2:11 am (EST) on Jan 27, 2012

Only 21/2 for Dino Theo - didn't you like it? I know it's quite slight but these start out books by their nature will tend to be. I think he's a huge talent at least in terms of the drawing - that tends to come first for me over story.

cheers
Kenny

posted by manpen at 3:41 pm (EST) on Jan 26, 2012

Hi, I just wanted to let you know how very much I appreciate your thoughtful santathing choices. I can't wait to get reading. Thanks so much, Yolana

posted by yolana at 7:50 am (EST) on Dec 30, 2011

Hi Theo,

I hope you're well and happy!

I'm writing to let you know that my new book is now available. 'A World Possessed' completes the trilogy about Rebecca, and I am now writing a new, very different book - no alternate world this time, but still something 'other' ...

'A World Possessed' is available now from Amazon (ISBN: 978-09564432-2-9), and I do hope you decide to give it a try. If you do, I'd love to hear what you think of it in due course - I had one stupendous bit of luck with the story line and would love to know if you guess what it was!

Have a lovely Christmas,

Joanna O'Neill

posted by JoannaON at 5:15 am (EST) on Dec 9, 2011

LOL! I hope you don't hate it! The last story was great, though. I think it's worth the price of the book.

posted by SqueakyChu at 5:10 pm (EST) on Oct 1, 2011

LOL about Emma!! You'll see me moving the star rating for that book up and down as I read more of it. I haven't really decided what I think about it as a whole yet. Some days I like it better than others.

In the meantime, though, I just finished reading an amazing short story, "The Headhunter", in a book called The Cantor's Daughter. Hooray for contemporary literature! :)

Madeline

posted by SqueakyChu at 4:01 pm (EST) on Oct 1, 2011

Lazy sod that I am, I finally made it to the post office today to send off your book.

I decided on this one. It has been signed by Adam Gilchrist for reasons you fill find here.

I hope you enjoy it.

(Yours hasn't turned up here yet, but looking at the SantaThing threads, it seems to be in some good company!)

posted by justjim at 1:23 am (EST) on Jan 18, 2011

Theo, thank you so much for the books you picked for me. They look great and I can't wait to jump into them. The Ice Dragon hasn't arrived quite yet, but I guess that just gives me more time for the other two. Thank you again.

posted by bfoursha at 2:36 pm (EST) on Jan 6, 2011

Thanks for the response, Theo - yes, sparer style is what I hope to achieve. I'm currently reading Ender's Game (yep, never read it before) and immediately noticed the power of such straightforward narrative/dialogue. I self-published Twilight's Ashes as a learning experience on so many levels. Best of all, it gives me an opportunity to get candid, untainted opinions, such as yours. Thanks again - Pete

posted by PJWetzel at 9:23 am (EST) on Jan 2, 2011

Theo - I appreciate your purchase of Twilight's Ashes and am sorry that it thoroughly disappointed you. Your review is valuable to me, and not entirely unexpected. I've been working on a revision that addresses concerns such as yours. Any further feedback is most welcome. - Pete

posted by PJWetzel at 9:03 am (EST) on Jan 2, 2011

Thanks!

posted by A2JC4life at 9:28 pm (EST) on Dec 31, 2010

Thank you for your help to my SantaThing santa in choosing a book for me! Along the way, you mentioned that The Whole Foods Market Cookbook "is flawed." Can you clarify what you meant by this?

posted by A2JC4life at 6:05 pm (EST) on Dec 31, 2010

Hi, sorry, I am driving back home and have 1500 kms to go, plus a few floods to navigate. I would have to study your santathing again, and look at my browser history on the home computer to remember which books I was talking about. I'll do it as soon as I get there. As for John Whitbourn, I don't know much about him, I just remember looking at your library and thinking you may enjoy/appreciate him. The book I read was "popes and phantoms". I book mooched it, so if you look at my book mooch history, I wrote a little blurb about it. Sorry this is long.

Jasmina

posted by captainsflat at 5:47 am (EST) on Dec 28, 2010

Most kind!

Are all your cricket books in your catalogue?

posted by justjim at 9:32 pm (EST) on Dec 26, 2010

Hi Theo,

This is to let you know that my second book, 'A World Denied', is now out and available through Amazon and other on-line booksellers. As you might guess from the title, it continues the story begun in 'A World Invisible', and I am now in the planning stages of the third and final novel in the sequence.

'A World Denied' is published by Wooden Hill Press (ISBN: 978-0956443212) at £7.99. I really hope you will buy it and enjoy it!

Have a great Christmas,

Joanna

posted by JoannaON at 6:11 am (EST) on Dec 14, 2010

Re: Clive Aslet.
Thank you for pointing out the inaccuracy in our library.
We will correct it as soon as possible.

posted by ikba at 10:04 am (EST) on Dec 3, 2010

Hi there,

I just read your review of Kate Mosse's Labyrinth in which you say you listened to the audiobook but that you may still sample the book in print. I am here to advise you not to bother.

;P

posted by ariane5 at 6:52 am (EST) on Nov 23, 2010

Hi I deleted it because as soon as I'd added it I realised I'd duplicated the entry for "Westbury Book Exchange" http://www.librarything.com/venue/51101/Westbury-Book-Exchange. (I'd just added two other "phone box libraries" and forgot to do a venue search first for this one).

posted by Rivendell at 7:00 am (EST) on Sep 28, 2010

My goodness! How one thing does lead to another. . . .Just read your review (and the others) of "The Lost Thing." That's a book I'm sure I'd like. Thinking about it took me to Russell Hoban's "The Sea-Thing's Child." When Xerox first became available I'd copied it at library. Just reread it. You would like it, so do try to find it.

posted by Esta1923 at 2:07 pm (EST) on Sep 11, 2010

Re: Sinclair Ferguson photo - I had looked up images on Google and used from a site. I thought that was acceptable. I have since uploaded my personal photo of Sinclair Ferguson. I used to live in Columbia, SC and he was my pastor.

posted by janimar at 10:08 pm (EST) on Sep 1, 2010

Have you read 'Too Close to the Sun' by Sara Wheeler - a biography of Finch Hatton? I haven't read Trzebinski's biography of him, although I do have his biography of Josselyn Hay. That Happy Valley crowd and the Kenyan Colonists are fascinating. Debauched, but fascinating.

posted by adpaton at 9:50 am (EST) on Aug 26, 2010

Oh Gosh - how on earth did that happen? Thank you very much, I have removed it.

posted by adpaton at 1:32 am (EST) on Aug 26, 2010

Admire your careful review of "The Potter's House." I just faced a different problem: Big 7-vols-in-one April Early Reviewer book came so late that a more manageable May book fell into my hands. As it happened Victor read the biggie and I the good~~~ We each wrote a review, BUT I didn't want to put my name onto his work. Hope no one makes a complaint (possibly no one would have noticed: was I unwise in explaining?~~~~ And, hi!

posted by Esta1923 at 6:03 pm (EST) on Jun 27, 2010

>>> you did judge a book by its cover: NOT QUITE SO! But reminded me of
"Firmin," a book about a rat which came with its cover "nibbled." (Someone complained!! Most of us thought it clever/suitable.)

posted by Esta1923 at 4:41 pm (EST) on May 11, 2010

As of now. . . .April 6, 2010, 11:42 am our timeit is ok!!!!!!!!! I truly do thank you. ~~~~ restraining myself from listing some books I think you'll like. (But someday. . . .) esta

posted by Esta1923 at 2:43 pm (EST) on Apr 6, 2010

Due to limited space in apartment my computer is next to bed. This tempts me to check LT before I do much else. Recently I laughed out loud, arousing husband's curiosity. Yes, it was your response to mine about the records book. One amazing fact: it still makes me smile/grin every time I flash back to it. Thank you for that.

posted by Esta1923 at 2:04 pm (EST) on Feb 28, 2010

Ipswich Town : Head to Head by Peter Waring ~ ~ For you and the grandkids of the team members! (forgive me, I could not resist)

posted by Esta1923 at 9:49 pm (EST) on Feb 24, 2010

Thanks for your invitations to join your game group, but the participants of "Another Silly Game" like things just the way they are.

posted by moibibliomaniac at 1:05 pm (EST) on Jan 16, 2010

I guess the best answer is Yes to both questions. I would like to be more involved but have been timid. I am an Early Reviewer and I have responded on a few forums. I did the SantaThing. Not sure what else I am really looking for from the community
being nosey and looking at peoples libraries and finding unusaual books I guess.

Any way thanks for responding. I'll add you as a friend and library you will be my second or third person.

posted by cwflatt at 4:25 pm (EST) on Jan 5, 2010

Ha, thanks. I knew it wasn't possible to make grammatical nit-picks without making at least one mistake of my own!

A very happy New Year to you too :)

posted by _Zoe_ at 4:40 pm (EST) on Jan 2, 2010

oh, and i found the friend tag on your profile (obviously), not sure why you couldn't see it in mine. Reached my quota, perhaps? Just wanted to add that i like the collection name "wibble". Makes me want to put pencils up my nose, Blackadder style.

posted by MrAndrew at 4:26 am (EST) on Jan 2, 2010

loves ya mate.

posted by MrAndrew at 4:19 am (EST) on Jan 2, 2010

You are really HERE. Glad to hear that your Christmas went well. I have been trying to read a book I got for Christmas but times are busiest this time of year and by the time I get to bed I am too tired to read.

Did you meet any of your LT challenges this year? Unfortunately I didn't but hey lucky there is always a next year.

Nice to hear from you.

posted by callmejacx at 1:12 pm (EST) on Dec 30, 2009

Obviously you were missed. Nice to see you are here. Hoping you had a good Christmas and I wish you all the best in the new year.

posted by callmejacx at 12:49 pm (EST) on Dec 30, 2009

I thought the year started in June in your half of the world.

No. :)

posted by justjim at 8:59 am (EST) on Dec 30, 2009

Almost every day one of your posts here makes me smile.

Almost every day? I've got to actually start doing some paying work, rather than spending all my time here or elsewhere on the interwebs!

Thanks for your kind comments though, and Happy New Year!

posted by justjim at 8:44 am (EST) on Dec 30, 2009

Thanks for being my Secret Santa... I am really fascintated by your choice... I'll let you know what I think when I've read it!

Thanks again!

Zums (Liz)

posted by zums at 6:26 pm (EST) on Dec 27, 2009

Thanks Theo. I agree the merry band in our little Hangman corner does seem to have fun together. Long may it continue.

posted by Thrin at 3:51 pm (EST) on Dec 27, 2009

Thank you Theo, accepted with pleasure. We seem to share the same attitude to fun in our postings here.

posted by AHS-Wolfy at 4:57 pm (EST) on Dec 26, 2009

Accepted with a smile - and a bit of a giggle.

posted by MerryMary at 6:08 pm (EST) on Dec 24, 2009

Theo: What a lovely message to find on Christmas Eve! You have a true gift with words, and I do enjoy your posts. Thanks. Mary Lou

posted by MerryMary at 6:02 pm (EST) on Dec 24, 2009

Theo:

The folksinger I mentioned in #300 of "Hangman": His name, according to Google is spelled [Ewan MacColl]. He is married to the great folksinger [Peggy Seeger] and it was at a concert by both of them in NYC that I heard him.

The MacDonald of the Isles that the "Romance" is about may not be the one I was introduced to by MacColl, for several men have had that title. These MacDonalds were a branch of Clan Donald, and I suppose ". . .of the Isles was inserted in their name, about in the 1300s, to distingish them from other MacDonalds. The earliest and most famous one, back in the 13th c. had a Norse name; he is believed, in legend, to be an enemy of the Norse penetration of Scotland.

posted by rolandperkins at 4:21 pm (EST) on Dec 24, 2009

Ah thank you so so much for correctly giving me the name & author of that book (Ex Libris - Just got your message).
I can't tell you how much I appreciate that you saw the message and responded..
I went back to the library I borrowed it from and spent about 2 hours in vain trying to find it a few weeks ago (as I wanted to read it again), and then spent another hour driving home racking my brains trying to remember the author or the title and the last few weeks it kept plaguing me at odd moments!
I must be losing my memory as I carried it to work for 6 weeks in my bag and still couldn't remember..
I'm so glad I can read it again now!
Thank you v v much, and a very happy xmas/solstice to you!
posted by rhian777 at 4:19 pm (EST) on Dec 24, 2009 |

posted by rhian777 at 4:20 pm (EST) on Dec 24, 2009

Thanks. Killed it.

T

posted by timspalding at 9:48 am (EST) on Dec 4, 2009

It's Stephen,

just having a look round...

I am amazed by how much there is here. Have I inadvertently signed up to a social networking site? My younger relatives have been telling me for some time that I should be on Facebook, MySpace, etc. but I have yet to understand why.

Going to spend some time looking at the site tomorrow, during the period between opening and 11am (on a good day) when no one is in the shop!

Don't forget to ask for your 10% 'Library Thing' discount when you are next in the shop - if the elderly gentleman at the desk looks blank, that's my father, Piers rather than me!

Stephen.

posted by besleysbooks at 9:00 pm (EST) on Nov 18, 2009

It's Stephen,

just having a look round...

I am amazed by how much there is here. Have I inadvertently signed up to a social networking site? My younger relatives have been telling me for some time that I should be on Facebook, MySpace, etc. but I have yet to understand why.

Going to spend some time looking at the site tomorrow, during the period between opening and 11am (on a good day) when no one is in the shop!

Don't forget to ask for your 10% 'Library Thing' discount when you are next in the shop - if the elderly gentleman at the desk looks blank, that's my father, Piers rather than me!

Stephen.

posted by besleysbooks at 8:58 pm (EST) on Nov 18, 2009

Interesting. He must have been worthwhile and entertaining friend, even if a rather alarming shopkeeper.

Best wishes

AT

posted by abbottthomas at 7:04 am (EST) on Nov 5, 2009

Thanks!

posted by MrAndrew at 6:05 pm (EST) on Oct 29, 2009

A friend ~~~~ good to have! I see on Wikipedia your interest in houses. Checking my listing I am surprised to find I did not review one of my all-time favorite books "The Living House" by George Ordish. It is a detailled account of Bartons End from 1556-1949. Most probably it is a book for you! I hope you can track it down. (I do not own the book that followed its history forward.)

posted by Esta1923 at 1:00 pm (EST) on Aug 18, 2009

Thanks, I'll look it up!

posted by jjmcgaffey at 3:49 am (EST) on Aug 16, 2009

Sadly I am realizing how old we are, and the consequences. We were in England in 1974, 1976 and 1979. Each trip was wonderful. (We even seriously considered retiring to London but that proved impossible.) About Aldeburgh: my "trip diaries" are in storage and we aren't now sure if we were there each trip or only twice. I know we were there when Britten was still alive (or am I imagining that we saw him in a balcony?) I recall one funny thing: we'd bought all tickets in advance but, en route from London, met a man who was only going to "Hear a work by a friend named Bach." We said we did not have tickets for that. BUT, walking along in the afternoon we encountered him, and the young Bach (with his mother!) and they influenced us to attend that performance (which was very worthhwhile.) We saw performances of "The Firey Furnace" and "Curlew River." We attended many concerts. I recall a singing harpist.) We always were glad we had spent the time, energy and money to come to your lovely area. Now here at home we have seen "Peter Grimes" in several incarnations on TV, and a local group has done "Curlew River" beautifully. **** I'm trying to think of the sculptor but am drawing a blank ~~ you know who I mean. All in all we were well rewarded for being there.

posted by Esta1923 at 2:18 pm (EST) on Aug 15, 2009

After cleaning up a greasy spill (you don't want to know) I paused & checked to see the great Discussion. . . then, to this page which sent me to Aldeburgh and Britten Festival visits! What a wonderful place. . . we had splendid times (and even funny adventures there!) ~~~ Suppose someone had originally replied (to "What to do with inane reviews " IGNORE THEM!" we'd never have met. . . and I wouldn't have been thrown back to England this California afternoon.

posted by Esta1923 at 5:28 pm (EST) on Aug 14, 2009

THANK YOU!!!!! I am in the midst of ferocious household chores but will add my comments to the Great Discussion asap~~~esta

posted by Esta1923 at 3:43 pm (EST) on Aug 14, 2009

Hi Theo. I have just had a peek at your library. It's amazing. I can't believe how organised you are. My library needs a lot of work. You also have some great crosswords "how to" books. Are The Times' crosswords as hard as I think they are?

Jennifer

posted by socialpages at 5:26 pm (EST) on Jun 28, 2009

Thanks Theo I will check them out. Are you a crossword fan as well? One of my first jobs (over twenty years ago now) was for a newspaper in Sydney and every morning the staff would do the crossword and puzzles. My husband got me interested in cryptic crosswords and gradually I came to understand how they work. I still class myself as a beginner as I can't finish the cryptics in The Sydney Morning Herald. I haven't had much luck finding books on crosswords so I will be very interested in what's in your library.
Jennifer

posted by socialpages at 5:15 pm (EST) on Jun 28, 2009

Thank you, a friend gave me their old computer a couple of months ago, I am still trying to work out how to do things.

posted by calm at 11:09 am (EST) on Jun 15, 2009

Thank you for your kind comment about my twisted sense of humour.

Looking at the Authors in your Favourite Author list, I am truly surprised that we only share 7 books!

I must get that Sandy Balfour 'What I love about Cricket: etc etc' book that you have. Going right now to add it to my Wishlist Collection (collections - wheee!)

Jim

posted by justjim at 7:33 am (EST) on Jun 12, 2009

Why, thank you sir! I am glad to have entertained :-)

*bows*

posted by frithuswith at 2:45 pm (EST) on May 13, 2009