Bookclub: The discussion of The Bird That Nobody Sees (contains spoilers)
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The discussion of The Bird That Nobody Sees by Stuart Ayris is now open. For those of you who haven't read the book yet, the discussion thread will stay open indefinitely, so you can join in at any time. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fountain of Wisdom Posts: 5,054 Joined: Aug 2010 Thanked 5 times What I Read
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RE: Bookclub: The discussion of The Bird That Nobody Sees (contains spoilers)  I wondered whether Stu could make me feel as I did when I'd read Tollesbury - and yes he certainly could! The Bird is another masterpiece in my view, it's like reading a poem or a song, wonderfully lyrical with words of wisdom and love as the centrepiece. How anyone can write a book about a dwarf and make it into a magical tale with powerful messages is incredible. I loved the way FRUGALITY was carried forward into this book and the humerous cameos by Stu - this author bloke who drinks in the Kings Head down in Tollesbury - just priceless! Somehow the book was able to mix the ordinary humdrum lives of the people who spent a good part of their lives drinking in The Setting Sun with gems of humour and humanity. Every character was 3-dimensional, from the weasely Dave to the stone faced Liz. I've made a lot of highlights of the book - some because they stand out as pure wisdom and some because they describe a situation just perfectly - like when Brando is in the Irish pub and asks for a lager - "Lager, please. The barman looked at Brando as if his entire family honour had in those two words been besmirched. One or two corner table heads turned in his direction. I mean Guiness, anything, pint of anything please." I could have been sitting in the corner of the pub, it was just spot on. Thank you, Stu for another wonderful book. I made a point of saying good morning to an old man walking down my lane this morning! A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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RE: Bookclub: The discussion of The Bird That Nobody Sees (contains spoilers)[/quote] Thank you so much Susanne!!! I bet you made his day!! That's the way we change the world (as you know, having read the book!) Just popping into London but will join in the discussion on my return!! Thanks again! Stu 
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RE: Bookclub: The discussion of The Bird That Nobody Sees (contains spoilers)I loved Tollesbury Time Forever and loved The Bird That Nobody Sees just as much. To me the mark of a good book is when my mind keeps coming back to some parts as I am going about daily life, and I have certainly done that with this book. As Susanne says I have highlighted many of the passages for similar reasons. There isn't one bad word I can say about this book which makes it hard to have a discussion seeing as both Susanne and I have the same opinions! 
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Fountain of Wisdom Posts: 5,054 Joined: Aug 2010 Thanked 5 times What I Read
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RE: Bookclub: The discussion of The Bird That Nobody Sees (contains spoilers)There's got to be more than sujay and me who have read the book. A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
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Fountain of Wisdom Posts: 5,054 Joined: Aug 2010 Thanked 5 times What I Read
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RE: Bookclub: The discussion of The Bird That Nobody Sees (contains spoilers)I'll be there with my banner. 
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RE: Bookclub: The discussion of The Bird That Nobody Sees (contains spoilers)This post was last modified: 11 Aug 2012 07:22 PM by Stu Ayris.
When Imagination is Life then where he really is must be at the toppermost of that tree with his mates at the bottom!But yes - The Bird That Nobody Sees, being the second part of the FRUGALITY trilogy (Tollesbury Time Forever being the first) - will include Rod and his mates as well as some of the characters from Tollesbury Time Forever. It's called I Woke Up This Morning and I've written the first few thousand words... |
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