tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post7536150428734745272..comments2024-02-05T01:55:53.566-08:00Comments on Gently Mad: Operation Mincemeat by Ben MacintyreSharon Wilfonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-65169766937513288072013-01-07T19:21:09.629-08:002013-01-07T19:21:09.629-08:00Ryan: I know you'll enjoy this story.Ryan: I know you'll enjoy this story.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-47784295704352748702013-01-07T19:14:24.539-08:002013-01-07T19:14:24.539-08:00I'm embarrassed to say that I was totally unaw...I'm embarrassed to say that I was totally unaware of this little nugget of history. I'm going to go do some reading now. Thanks!Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998996750944114185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-52340118072434623322013-01-06T20:42:45.624-08:002013-01-06T20:42:45.624-08:00I have people like you in mind when I review, Phyl...I have people like you in mind when I review, Phyllis. I know a lot of people won't get around to reading these books so I want them to get the salient points.<br /><br />I'm not sure how long it would take me to read 800 pages. It would depend on the book. Mincemeat was 600 pages large print and I read it in two days. On the other hand, Josephus was 1000 pages small print, double columns and it took me three years. War and Peace took me a month. My translation of W and P is over 1300 pages-although I admit I quit before reading all the epilogues.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-45592339795033196632013-01-06T20:34:50.186-08:002013-01-06T20:34:50.186-08:00Brian, you would thoroughly enjoy this book. As I...Brian, you would thoroughly enjoy this book. As I said to another commentator, there's not a boring sentence in it.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-14480807441601588692013-01-06T20:33:55.491-08:002013-01-06T20:33:55.491-08:00Thanks, Zohar. You will thoroughly enjoy this boo...Thanks, Zohar. You will thoroughly enjoy this book. I read it in two days. Not a boring sentence in it.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-34248166796983474442013-01-06T18:58:44.484-08:002013-01-06T18:58:44.484-08:00Excellent! Thanks, Sharon. I so enjoy tasting the ...Excellent! Thanks, Sharon. I so enjoy tasting the books you read through your reviews...Terry is reading an 800 page autobiography about a civil engineer. How long would it take you to read something like that? Just curious.Phyllis Winnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267232631003939638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-44816553352617549742013-01-06T08:12:46.136-08:002013-01-06T08:12:46.136-08:00This book sounds terrific. One of my interests is ...This book sounds terrific. One of my interests is World War II and the espionage stories are some of the most interesting. <br /><br />I had never heard of Von Roenne before but stories such as his are in inspirartion. Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-33875789616097366762013-01-06T04:48:07.949-08:002013-01-06T04:48:07.949-08:00I have heard about this operation for many years, ...I have heard about this operation for many years, but only in bullet points, this sounds like a wonderful book (I'll make sure to buy it from here when I do). The stories that come out of WWII never cease to amaze me.<br /><br />Excellent post Sharon.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ManOfLaBook.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.ManOfLaBook.com</a>Man of la Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11561603511163982556noreply@blogger.com