tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post3894838554357089548..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: From 12/06/06mybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-15252700769598364452009-05-15T13:25:00.000-05:002009-05-15T13:25:00.000-05:00I first read FLASHMAN unmpty-ump years ago, sittin...I first read FLASHMAN unmpty-ump years ago, sitting beside my mostly-unconscious wife in a noisy ICU for 16 hours a day. I have to say the prose was vivid enough to take me away from all that, and I'll always be grateful to FraserDannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-20173045444494084612009-05-13T11:01:00.000-05:002009-05-13T11:01:00.000-05:00Very sad when Fraser died. I was hooked from book ...Very sad when Fraser died. I was hooked from book One when it first came out and I've enjoyed all the Flashman books I've read - I have six left to read, to savour. One history teacher said, 'If you want to learn history, read fictional accounts as they breathe life into the history books.' The Flashman books do all that.Nik Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10060923673065456386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-87465388338685747302009-05-13T08:52:00.000-05:002009-05-13T08:52:00.000-05:00I second Bill's recommendation. The Flashman books...I second Bill's recommendation. The Flashman books are some of my favorites of all time. And, as Bill Cosby used to say "if you're not careful you may learn something before it's done."JD Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-15216571196824881262009-05-13T08:17:00.000-05:002009-05-13T08:17:00.000-05:00I'm still a couple of books behind in the Flashy s...I'm still a couple of books behind in the Flashy series. In fact, I don't think I have this one.<br /><br />Besides <B>The Pyrates</B> and <B>Mr. American</B> I've also read Fraser's McAuslan collections, starting with <B>The General Danced at Dawn</B>.<br /><br />JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com