tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post8423584746947128630..comments2023-10-08T03:32:33.151-04:00Comments on bookeywookey: Reading Frenzy - (How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone by Sasa Stanisic)Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-85533740754542720082008-05-23T09:37:00.000-04:002008-05-23T09:37:00.000-04:00Thanks, Mark, I'll check that debate out. I could...Thanks, Mark, I'll check that debate out. I couldn't tell from my little dip into the book at the bookstore whether I would be entirely satisfied or not so I thought it would be a good library read. Having worked a good deal in Amsterdam, admiring the Dutch society, and seeing it change over the last ten years, I really wanted to read something thoughtful about it.Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511240514127283024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5578764475698868093.post-55754420061175480722008-05-23T09:18:00.000-04:002008-05-23T09:18:00.000-04:00"Murder in Amsterdam" is certainly compelling, but..."Murder in Amsterdam" is certainly compelling, but it left me a little perplexed after reading it. I was never quite sure what Buruma was trying to say, but then I do think he was right to be very sceptical of the use to which the views of, say, Ayaan Hirsi Ali have been put ...<BR/><BR/>Anyway, a very good debate on Sign and Sight here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.signandsight.com/features/1167.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com