Leslie Zemeckis's Blog - Posts Tagged "bio"

A Man of Parts

Well, I can't say I am a fan of H.G. Wells after reading David Lodge's bio fic or is it ficbio? In any case I'm a fan of Lodge's and the way he uses the fiction "voice" to tell the comprehensive story of a complex - aren't they all - troubled, highly sexual, or so he claims - man.
In thinking of the drink to recommend with this, I was stumped. Wells despite his numerous affairs seems to be something of a cold dispassionate fish. The best I can come up with is the Time Machine:
2 oz ice wine
2 oz vodka
splash of vermouth
drizzle of lemon
serve over ice
and though the book becomes bogged down towards the end and I stopped caring about his numerous, seemingly chaste affairs Lodge is a master of bio/fiction and this is worth a read.
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Published on March 25, 2014 11:49 Tags: bio, books, england, fiction, library, lodge, time-machine, war, wells, zemeckis

Paris

As always keeping this light - with no plot giveaways. After reading Edward Rutherfurd's gorgeous Paris, I've ordered all his books. So clearly I've become a fan. I recommend a sassy champagne cocktail with this thick - worth it Paris bio.
40 ml dry gin
20 ml lemon juice and a dash of lime
simple syrup to taste
the rest champagne

Will make this well-woven multi-generational book worth the trip. You'll feel as if you've gotten a healthy dose of French history without the aftertaste.
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Published on June 11, 2015 06:41 Tags: bio, champagne, fashion, french-history, gin, paris, war, zemeckis