I never got into Satanic Verses either. Midnight's Children, whole nother ball of wax.
Damn this stupid slow dialup. Want my DSL back. Snarl.
I wanna die in bed surrounded by fat grandchildren, but guess that's off the menu.
Jenny ,'Bring On The Night'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
deborah grabien - Dec 29, 2003 6:01:28 pm PST #367 of 10002
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
erikaj - Dec 29, 2003 6:05:41 pm PST #368 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Wow, if I ever try another kind, it's gonna be like moving to the big city from Hooterville, huh. But I don't know what I am missing, so it's just as well, I expect.
bon bon - Dec 29, 2003 6:50:46 pm PST #369 of 10002
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I love Salman Rushdie.
He was spotted last week in a diner I frequent. Jealous?
Everything's coming up Shawn Marie!
amyparker - Dec 29, 2003 7:01:36 pm PST #370 of 10002
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
amych, anything for you, babe. I'll do it tomorrow: tonight Kenny and DH are installing new hard drives and it's best to just stay away from the workstation.
Jessica - Dec 30, 2003 4:09:13 am PST #371 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The only Rushdie I've read was The Ground Beneath Her Feet, and I loved it. Must get around to Midnight's Children one of these days.
Jess M. - Dec 30, 2003 4:43:58 am PST #372 of 10002
Let me just say that popularity with people on public transportation does not equal literary respect. --Jesse
Jess M. "Sunnydale Press" Dec 3, 2003 10:58:42 am PST
Books still available if requested by ~1 on Friday. I ship!
high plains grifter - Dec 30, 2003 10:55:24 am PST #373 of 10002
At dinner I am getting earful.
Stopping in to report a brand new Gene Wolfe novel:
The Knight:Book One of the Wizard Knight
An excerpt : The Ruined Town
ita, I remember you said Wolfe's Latro books made your head hurt. Buy some aspirin, I foresee more headaches. As usual they're releasing the book in 2 parts. Curse the publisher. Then later, they'll reprint the combined portions with a new title, and I'll probably have to be prevented by kindly friends from buying it again. Curse the publisher twice.
Finally, here's one of Wolfe's complete short stories to whet your appetite:
Happy 2004, Buffista Nation
eta: lets see if I can get these pesky links to work
erikaj - Dec 30, 2003 1:19:00 pm PST #374 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Hey, grifter! So far the Blind Assassin has moved me to "I am not worthy" ness.Makes it look easy, MA does.
sj - Dec 30, 2003 1:26:47 pm PST #375 of 10002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
So far the Blind Assassin has moved me to "I am not worthy" ness.
Blind Assassin is very good for inspiring those feelings.
Susan W. - Dec 30, 2003 7:57:25 pm PST #376 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Read The Weaver and the Factory Maid on the plane back to Seattle tonight, and it's excellent. Deb, I really envy your way with evocative descriptive details! I'm too groggy just now to give a real review, but I enjoyed it, found it difficult to categorize (something I enjoy in a book, though in other moods I can equally enjoy a book for being a classic example of its genre), and look forward to the rest of the series.