Blogging has been good to me. I can sip Smoky Mountain Coffee from my Strand Bookstore mug, listening to The Watercats whilst reading any one of the numerous works that have come my way via the Blog.
Rachel Fox and Susan Sanford currently on loan.
And Hugh McMillan doesn't really count (neighbour).
And make no mistake, these are some rare good books.
But, best of all, I can whimmy diddle. Rarely has so much pleasure been imbued into one small object.
So, in the spirit of reciprocal generosity I am giving away a copy of Thomas Arthur Choate's rather wonderful The Empathy Machine.
You may remember Mr Choate;
Tom was a near-neighbour, and better than an acquaintance though not quite a friend. He was enormously fond of, and good to, the boys; we possess one of only two copies of Tom reciting the whole of Browning's The Pied Piper of Hamelin whilst accompanying himself on the flute.
The Empathy Machine is a science fiction novel, with a tremendously unsympathetic central character, "Tod" Todheim. It is a fascinating read as a study in flawed character, and a good, dark story. It is a book that made me think, and really, you can't ask much more than that, can you?
It's also got five stars and one review on Amazon. I have stolen the review (is this legal?)
The Empathy Machine's plot tightens skilfully and edges you little by little inside main character Todheim's skin. Thomas Choate writes with elegant understatement, he poses moral dilemmas and throws off brilliant ideas. And when has science been so easy to grasp? Read now, before it happens!
So for your chance to win a copy of this fabby book, just answer the question below.
What would you do with a Whimmy Diddle?
P.S. There is no right answer. All names will be placed on the floor and the one that Titus steps on first wins. Simples!
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