tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post2050203816722128672..comments2023-11-05T01:46:18.822-08:00Comments on White Whale: BILLY BROWN I’LL TELL YOUR MOTHER by Bill BrownSarah Normanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14697017758245624421noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-43323050260264036352018-02-24T09:23:22.133-08:002018-02-24T09:23:22.133-08:00What an enterprising boy. Margaret Thatcher would ...What an enterprising boy. Margaret Thatcher would have been proud of youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-44885218532161306052017-03-13T07:13:26.508-07:002017-03-13T07:13:26.508-07:00Loved this book, has he written any more?Loved this book, has he written any more?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-20489705927207426632015-08-27T10:56:00.939-07:002015-08-27T10:56:00.939-07:00I loved the book especially as it mentions my gran...I loved the book especially as it mentions my grandad peter and ny great aunty Ruth. Really enjoyed it and everyone who I've recommended it to said they did too. teresanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-18871122424425390012013-07-23T12:29:34.017-07:002013-07-23T12:29:34.017-07:00JUST FINISHED THE BOOK. COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. REA...JUST FINISHED THE BOOK. COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. READ IT IN TWO DAYS. CONGRATULATIONS TO BILL BROWN. I THINK WE ALL HAVE A BILLY IN US BUT THE MAJORITY OF US NEVER LET HIM OUT TO PLAY. THANK YOU BILL FOR TWO DAYS OF ESCAPISM.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-64235762136933530792013-04-06T05:02:28.157-07:002013-04-06T05:02:28.157-07:00I have just read this book and thoroughly enjoyed ...I have just read this book and thoroughly enjoyed it. I could relate to many of Billy's experiences and the close community where he lived. I agree it would make a good TV mini series so not to spoilt the essence of the story or the character by allowing it to drag on too long. Billy should be held up as an inspiration to all young people for his tenacity and moral compass. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-73216216849159685462013-02-04T00:28:17.896-08:002013-02-04T00:28:17.896-08:00I have just finished reading this book , and i lov...I have just finished reading this book , and i loved it, i found myself stealing opportunities to read it even arriving at my sons school 45 minutes early. I would love to see the book made into a Tv series.Willow-walkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07148192625053952381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-82783325296521287632012-10-07T04:31:49.498-07:002012-10-07T04:31:49.498-07:00Yes, people seem to really like this book! I actu...Yes, people seem to really like this book! I actually have had to delete a few abusive posts on this blog, with people who love it so much that they are angry that anyone else didn't. Great work from Billy Brown in writing something so many people really enjoy!Sarah Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145876806604726875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-64506194440565834222012-09-20T11:18:57.281-07:002012-09-20T11:18:57.281-07:00I can honestly say this is the best autobiography ...I can honestly say this is the best autobiography book I have rea, in fact I have like it that much that I am my ninth read opf it and I only bought it at the beginning of July 2012. Yes maybe it's because I can reflect a lot of my own life from it, I was born in 1944 and would be two and a half years younger than Billy, but when looking at todays world it was a far better time and this book reflects this. Although I won't be publishing my own autobiography I have wrote it for my family to read and only have to print it out now. James H Denbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-52274381902237057752012-09-17T06:11:34.615-07:002012-09-17T06:11:34.615-07:00I just finished the book and loved it! Billy made ...I just finished the book and loved it! Billy made me smile and care about the people he was describing. Of course it was light hearted, that's how childhood memories are for most of us (if we're lucky). I can't wait to read more of Billys stories and would love to thank him for sharing them.wendynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-23302652931625543112011-07-03T10:56:19.598-07:002011-07-03T10:56:19.598-07:00what a great book loved every bit ,plesae write mo...what a great book loved every bit ,plesae write more i cant wait i love nostalgia and made me feel i was back in time fantastic read . wiltshire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-28971300655639339582011-06-27T01:20:19.133-07:002011-06-27T01:20:19.133-07:00Love the book, I found I could not put it down. I ...Love the book, I found I could not put it down. I am of the age where I can say "I remember that"<br />Wonderful book, thank you. I am looking forward to the next ones.shirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-16953935963438192042011-06-09T20:51:46.137-07:002011-06-09T20:51:46.137-07:00Hey Rae - everyone seems to LOVE this book. I did...Hey Rae - everyone seems to LOVE this book. I didn't realise it was the first of many? I think Bill Brown is going to be a rich man! Incredible that BILLY BROWN is his first book and so many people love it.Sarah Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145876806604726875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-26021097087522746982011-06-09T08:39:00.454-07:002011-06-09T08:39:00.454-07:00i'm reading the book right now, at page 31 (ye...i'm reading the book right now, at page 31 (yes! just!) and i'm already liking it. i love how mr brown started the story. i can already picture it as a movie! i'm looking forward to the next volumes!Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09515855340746219415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-58316485723755619482011-05-03T07:35:51.606-07:002011-05-03T07:35:51.606-07:00THIS OOK IS VERY BEATIFUL IT JUST FGOES RIGH IN TO...THIS OOK IS VERY BEATIFUL IT JUST FGOES RIGH IN TO MY HEART AND I HAVE GOT THE BOOK.<br />WELL DONE AND CAN YOU NOT SAY ITS ANNOYING CAUSE YOU HEART LASSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-39627059195079784582011-03-06T10:43:18.576-08:002011-03-06T10:43:18.576-08:00Hi Andy! Yes, lots of people seem to agree with y...Hi Andy! Yes, lots of people seem to agree with you! I feel rather guilty that I can't seem to believe in that sort of view of the era. Maybe I am a terrible modern person after all! xSarah Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145876806604726875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-74612746790762296372011-03-06T10:00:23.785-08:002011-03-06T10:00:23.785-08:00This is a marvellous book, full of joy, life and l...This is a marvellous book, full of joy, life and laughter.The sense of family and community spirit that pervades the pages is wonderful. To describe it as 'cheesy' very very succinctly summarises what has been lost by so many people between then and now.Shame.Andy Gregorynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-73396639795599857732011-03-01T01:54:45.811-08:002011-03-01T01:54:45.811-08:00Oh thanks for commenting! It is great to hear it ...Oh thanks for commenting! It is great to hear it is his first book - what an achievement to get published! I mean it's an achievement for anyone, but espeically for an older person, publishing being what it is!<br /><br />I think you are right, the past does always seem rosier than the present! Perhaps also in our era we are too used also to looking to the negative, rather than the positive. . . which we should definitely work on xSarah Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145876806604726875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-59679893161989447232011-02-28T05:42:16.794-08:002011-02-28T05:42:16.794-08:00This is my Fathers book and is the first he has wr...This is my Fathers book and is the first he has written. It was originaly a competition entry on a TV show. I have heard him tell me many of the stories before. It mainly concerns iself with his early entrepreneurial efforts in and around postwar Brixton and the love and support he got from his parents, especialy his Mother, my late Grandmother. <br />It is very much written through the eyes of a boy which accounts for the lack of depth regarding relationships and conflicts as mentioned in Sarahs review. This volume takes you from something like his 9th to 16th birthday, I believe there are two more volumes to come concerning his late teenage years and then his twenty years as a London Fireman. He has many stories.<br />It is an easy read, it is a little 'rosey' but then is that not the nature of nostagia?<br />I really enjoyed it (though of course I am bias) and it while it does paint a vivid picture of a past age he is an extrodinary person. <br />It appears to have been well recieved, achieved a fair amount of TV news time and he has been nominated Author Of The Month at the publishers as well as being picked up on LBC book club. It has been said it would make a brilliant TV series......<br /><br />Peace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-57195569418525815652011-02-25T12:08:10.777-08:002011-02-25T12:08:10.777-08:00I have to say I feel a bit mean in not liking this...I have to say I feel a bit mean in not liking this book! I just got annoyed with all the nostalgia, though the author seemed terribly sweet and genuine . . . xSarah Normanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05145876806604726875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7989828528012145346.post-16128915097999303412011-02-24T06:53:26.949-08:002011-02-24T06:53:26.949-08:00Seems interesting. Would have loved a deeper revie...Seems interesting. Would have loved a deeper reviewImageNationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06021414643103601330noreply@blogger.com