tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post3039781388285083036..comments2024-03-27T17:34:52.560-05:00Comments on A Garden Carried in the Pocket: The Chess Machinejenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-66370027856687489192007-07-13T21:45:00.000-05:002007-07-13T21:45:00.000-05:00I'm adding books to the TBR list much faster than ...I'm adding books to the TBR list much faster than I'm reading them. But this one has to go on it. Great review.Framedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13703547279309902320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-9192939757202553982007-07-12T23:22:00.000-05:002007-07-12T23:22:00.000-05:00ex libris - I've always enjoyed works that blend h...ex libris - I've always enjoyed works that blend historical events with a good narrative. Lohr has succeeded in interesting me in the factual aspects of the chess machine and the characters he created to accompany the historical figures involved.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-87414598127115525152007-07-12T11:42:00.000-05:002007-07-12T11:42:00.000-05:00This sounds really good! I see that it is now ava...This sounds really good! I see that it is now available at Borders, so I may pick it up this weekend.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10906352691388129167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-64135813096190725932007-07-12T07:33:00.000-05:002007-07-12T07:33:00.000-05:00Stephanie - The book was on its way to me when I r...Stephanie - The book was on its way to me when I read Sam's review...which is why I read it immediately instead of putting it aside. Sam's review really increased my interest!<BR/><BR/>iliana - Yes, I love the cover. You and I are "cover susceptible" aren't we? A good cover just adds to the pleasure and is a good tool for memory. I can often recall a favorite cover before my mind can come up with the title!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-60613357969732571532007-07-11T13:36:00.000-05:002007-07-11T13:36:00.000-05:00Another one for my TBR pile. Sounds like a fun nov...Another one for my TBR pile. Sounds like a fun novel and isn't that cover pretty? Reminds me of Silhouette cuttings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-27948155774366276312007-07-11T11:17:00.000-05:002007-07-11T11:17:00.000-05:00This really does sound good! I first read a revie...This really does sound good! I first read a review on Sam Houston's Blog. I may just have to pick this one up sometime soon!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05055676171075203563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-52354059674617029402007-07-11T08:26:00.000-05:002007-07-11T08:26:00.000-05:00Kim - Ooops! I was confusing The Illusionist with...Kim - Ooops! I was confusing <I>The Illusionist</I> with <I>The Prestige</I>!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-17854868998962613912007-07-11T08:19:00.000-05:002007-07-11T08:19:00.000-05:00Danielle - I think you will enjoy it. I found the...Danielle - I think you will enjoy it. I found the link to the machine after reading the novel, and it was much larger than I'd imagined. Still, playing chess by using a pantograph and a candle in such a small enclosed space must have been quite an ordeal!<BR/><BR/>Sam - Much of science still seems like magic to me! I can imagine how fascinating it must have been to audiences hundreds of years ago to see science in action without a clue to how things operated. <I>And how much entertainment was passed off as science...</I><BR/><BR/>G.R. - It was really interesting for both factual and fictional reasons!<BR/><BR/>Bookfool - The title <I>is</I> interesting and even more so because the Mechanical Turk actually existed. Lohr's imagined version of events kept me involved throughout.<BR/><BR/>Kim - I missed the reference to this in <I>The Illusionist</I>, but what an appropriate place to mention another magical deception. I did pay attention to the stuff about Tesla in <I>The Illusionist</I> because I'd read <I>The Lightening Keeper</I> by Lawrence Starling.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-28896219928651642262007-07-10T23:14:00.000-05:002007-07-10T23:14:00.000-05:00Once again, this sounds really interesting. I bel...Once again, this sounds really interesting. I believe I first heard of this machine in The Illusionist and thought it was fascinating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-73366384470530683692007-07-10T21:29:00.000-05:002007-07-10T21:29:00.000-05:00You always end up reading the most interesting tit...You always end up reading the most interesting titles. I'll have to look for this one. Thanks, Jenclair! Excellent review, as always.Bookfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247136634069540446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-36065259302396901862007-07-10T19:28:00.000-05:002007-07-10T19:28:00.000-05:00This sounds really interesting. I love books like...This sounds really interesting. I love books like this, fictional accounts of historical events. I'll have to check it out!Gentle Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102364083044797155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-61804887984996866502007-07-10T10:54:00.000-05:002007-07-10T10:54:00.000-05:00Glad to see that you enjoyed the book, Jenclair. ...Glad to see that you enjoyed the book, Jenclair. I still think about it every so often because it opened up a whole new world for me. I'm curious now about the close relationship that science had with the entertainment of the day back then and I'm looking for more on the subject.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-16464931069372735202007-07-10T09:29:00.000-05:002007-07-10T09:29:00.000-05:00After seeing several reviews of this I had to star...After seeing several reviews of this I had to start it as well (I also got an uncorrected proof). It has been easy to get into, and the writing is very good. Thanks for the links--it's interesting to see the recreation of the machine!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com