Comments on: Farewell Flashman http://thegurrier.com/2008/01/03/farewell-flashman/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:25:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Nat King Coleslaw http://thegurrier.com/2008/01/03/farewell-flashman/#comment-26243 Nat King Coleslaw Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:39:11 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2008/01/03/farewell-flashman/#comment-26243 Fair balls to you gurrier. The word "genius" is bandied about too much these days, but twas most appropriate when discussing MacDonald Fraser. I think it was "Flashman and the redskins" which had me braying like a freshly-spayed mule on the bus from Lucan. And I don't like public displays of emotion. Unless it's the nitelink and Dolores O'Riordan is in the seat in front. I didn't want to read them initially since "Flashman" sounds terrible. All it takes is the first book - I ordered all the rest after that. Fair balls to you gurrier.

The word “genius” is bandied about too much these days, but twas most appropriate when discussing MacDonald Fraser.

I think it was “Flashman and the redskins” which had me braying like a freshly-spayed mule on the bus from Lucan. And I don’t like public displays of emotion. Unless it’s the nitelink and Dolores O’Riordan is in the seat in front.

I didn’t want to read them initially since “Flashman” sounds terrible. All it takes is the first book - I ordered all the rest after that.

]]> By: Donal http://thegurrier.com/2008/01/03/farewell-flashman/#comment-26225 Donal Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:11:31 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2008/01/03/farewell-flashman/#comment-26225 The Flashman books are gloriously non pc and Flashman himself is an utter bounder, a cad, a coward, a liar and a serial adulterer. In short he is everything a Victorian Gentleman should not be and yet somehow he ever emerges covered in glory. He puts me in mind of an anti-James Bond figure. The British Empire warts and all. On a side note the Flashman books are a treasure trove of historical detail and a joy to read for the history buff. Stridently anti-war in their tone and darkly subversive of the history of the British empire. Flashman is everything you should despise in a fellow, but one one can't help a sneaking admiration for the old goat. The Flashman books are gloriously non pc and Flashman himself is an utter bounder, a cad, a coward, a liar and a serial adulterer. In short he is everything a Victorian Gentleman should not be and yet somehow he ever emerges covered in glory. He puts me in mind of an anti-James Bond figure. The British Empire warts and all.

On a side note the Flashman books are a treasure trove of historical detail and a joy to read for the history buff. Stridently anti-war in their tone and darkly subversive of the history of the British empire. Flashman is everything you should despise in a fellow, but one one can’t help a sneaking admiration for the old goat.

]]> By: Teaandcakes http://thegurrier.com/2008/01/03/farewell-flashman/#comment-26224 Teaandcakes Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:41:04 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2008/01/03/farewell-flashman/#comment-26224 Oh you should - at least one. They're wonderful. Just read them with a sense of humour! Flashman's one hell of a cad. Oh you should - at least one. They’re wonderful. Just read them with a sense of humour! Flashman’s one hell of a cad.

]]> By: TadMack http://thegurrier.com/2008/01/03/farewell-flashman/#comment-26223 TadMack Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:27:24 +0000 http://thegurrier.com/2008/01/03/farewell-flashman/#comment-26223 I saw that in the paper, and wondered if I should read his work... and now looking at the cover of the novel...? Er, no. I think I'll give it a pass. Although it looks completely comical. I saw that in the paper, and wondered if I should read his work… and now looking at the cover of the novel…? Er, no. I think I’ll give it a pass. Although it looks completely comical.

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