tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10678422.post9178282450484837670..comments2023-06-01T19:03:42.636+08:00Comments on Simon Haynes: Hal Spacejock in the Amazon JungleSimon Hayneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02660767551431793439noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10678422.post-8583299721605922152007-03-27T09:06:00.000+08:002007-03-27T09:06:00.000+08:00Ah okay. I did read that Hal was comparable to Red...Ah okay. I did read that Hal was comparable to Red Dwarf. I have that book and love it.rosemerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649330706888904784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10678422.post-22526089882424975392007-03-25T10:42:00.000+08:002007-03-25T10:42:00.000+08:00Not really. There aren't any big space battles - o...Not really. There aren't any big space battles - or even gunfights. In fact, there's no violence at all.<BR/><BR/>I don't know whether you've ever seen an episode of the UK TV series <A HREF="http://www.minder.org/" REL="nofollow">Minder</A>, but the books have that kind of feel, and Hal's relationship with Clunk is very Jeeves and Wooster.<BR/><BR/>Hal's also a bit like Captain Haddock from Tintin - he has an exaggerated idea of his own importance in the scheme of things, and is deluded about his ability to handle day-to-day events.Simon Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02660767551431793439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10678422.post-74881248233939031832007-03-25T00:20:00.000+09:002007-03-25T00:20:00.000+09:00so is Hal Spacejock like a space western/space ope...so is Hal Spacejock like a space western/space opera?rosemerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17649330706888904784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10678422.post-74028012149253141342007-02-28T22:38:00.000+09:002007-02-28T22:38:00.000+09:00Don't say that or I'll be forever saying 'limited ...Don't say that or I'll be forever saying 'limited stocks, act now!'<BR/><BR/>;-)Simon Hayneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02660767551431793439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10678422.post-40000925458655647392007-02-28T22:24:00.000+09:002007-02-28T22:24:00.000+09:00'Wanted to tell you--because of your note on "one ...'Wanted to tell you--because of your note on "one copy left" of Just Desserts I managed to grab it up before somebody else did.<BR/><BR/>Should be her today or tomorrow.Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.com