Auto De Dolly
Bookish, maladroit when intoxicated, obstinate, 29, (no longer a) smoker, joker, no good at poker, cheap thrill seeking, apple eating, rule flouting, pouting, brunette.
Interests: Books, boys, bleating and breaking balls.
With love and squalor,
Dolly
Book Me... 
Hey Dolly, thanks so much for the comment on my blog. Sorry it took me so damn long to acknowledge. I like your blog very much.
Jeff
Hi, Dolly. I have just stumbled across you and your blog via the Spike contributors list on Twitter. I just want to say, I immediately love it! I will be an avid follower from now on, and look forward to reading your posts. Excellent work, my friend! x
Vikki Littlemore
It really is impossible to overstate quite how good His Girl Friday is.
Indeed. Absolutely one of the best films ever made.
Hey Dolly, have a Liebster Nomination, on me http://theurbanmisanthropist.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/the-world-is-your-liebster/
Thank you kindly.
x
Dear Ms. Delight,
I came here from goodreads, following a brilliant review of Les Enfants Terribles, one that contained penetrating insight both biographical and thematic…something I found a wonderful consummation of the whirlwind book. I’ll be following you, and would like you to know that your decantations will be plotted over by myself as long as they still stream.
Valedictions,
Benjamin
A review vanished that I wanted to read
Really? Which one? Most odd.
Perhaps I dreamed it. Your blog invaded my sleep.
Rather flattered. (Unless it was in a nightmarish way.)
Smiles. You’ll never know.
That was supposed to sound mysterious to cover up for the fact that I am still perplexed.
Oh, it is wonderful when one realises that the ‘literature & poetry’, as well as the ‘history’ and ‘philosophy’, sections exist in Oxfam. Generally one can simply march in, scan the shelf(s) for a minute of two, and find fuel for the bibliophile. Just the other day I found a quite beautiful copy of Casanova’s autobiography and some Balzac. Quite wonderful.
Also, your reviews are lovely, florid and tender.
Thanks.
I like your Narrentürme poem.
i took buy most of my books from our equivalent of oxfam……….some real gems can be found for mere peanuts……
i see you have a picture of zappa there on the right………….i like you already.
Glad to hear it on both counts. (Really like your dogs.)
Hello–I came across your post here as a result of Terry Eagleton, in yesterday’s LRB, repeating the quote in your title from Brendan Behan. You don’t know the source of that quote do you? It’s quite difficult to track down. If you could help I’d be most grateful. My email is violetpublishing@gmail.com (the website link is not safe for work).
Hello Dolly, it was a pleasure to meet you this evening 33 floors above London. I shall henceforth enjoy following your reviews. By the way, my favourite Oxfam book finds were in Marylebone High Street – Bernard Levin’s copies of Thomas Mann’s “Magic Mountain”; “Dr.Faustus”; and “Buddenbrooks”. All utility printed postwar, annotated in pencil by him throughout, and £1 each. Richard.
It was very lovely to meet you too.
I look forward to more of your comments.
Hope you enjoyed the opera!
Hi Dolly,
Been a while never seen you around. Hope all’s well.
Just to let you know how much I adore your book-blog, I’d love to share this book award with you.
Check it out here,
http://amidstbooks.wordpress.com/2012/12/22/the-bookeraward/
Keep reading! Keep reviewing! Enjoy! 🙂
-Asha