I’ve been reading it slowly, actively making myself do so (I’m so used to skimming and scanning) -it’s necessary for a writer who can pack so much into a sentence - and have found it very immersive a… (View Post)

If I was pegging myself I daresay I’d want a little wiggle room too. (View Post)

I’m about a big an Ellroy fan as you’ll find, but honestly I found the Cold Six Thousand a bit of a slog - I think maybe not enough ‘magnificent bastard’ in it (Tedrow Sr. maybe), though it is still … (View Post)

My wife’s school was closed for RAAC last week, and likely won’t fully open again until at least the next school year. Currently only one building is an available. People want public services and inf… (View Post)

Re good architecture of the last 50 years, the Jubilee extension has some very striking stations. Also in London (and beyond that already mentioned), the much-despised Olympic park area actually has … (View Post)