tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369127277021590195.post4094224726747608263..comments2023-06-09T15:16:38.867+01:00Comments on It Doesn't Have To Be Right...: KutubIan Saleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15375389971610069381noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369127277021590195.post-8690350278404666512006-12-13T22:26:00.000+00:002006-12-13T22:26:00.000+00:00Yes...I have a certain book that someone asked me ...Yes...I have a certain book that someone asked me to read that unfortunately got pushed to the sidelines by all this Dune fuss. (Something about killer luggage?)<br /><br />I think I need to settle down and get real. I have only a finite amount of time left in my life. Do I really want to waste it on crap? (Or arguing over crap with idiots and ADDled teens?!)SandChiggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480048216010678263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369127277021590195.post-57909558781095371552006-12-12T08:03:00.000+00:002006-12-12T08:03:00.000+00:00Put it this way... I read the first, I'll not be r...Put it this way... I read the first, I'll not be reading any further in the series, er, saga. It'd be interesting to read BH's new novel, just to see how much he contributed of the style of the prequels-- what am I saying? I have a huge pile of books I <i>want</i> to read already. Why add books I don't really want to read to it?Ian Saleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375389971610069381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369127277021590195.post-71975068624066222202006-12-12T03:55:00.000+00:002006-12-12T03:55:00.000+00:00So...what's the verdict...similar to what we see i...So...what's the verdict...similar to what we see in the new Dune books?SandChiggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480048216010678263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369127277021590195.post-35084374777179846172006-12-11T08:41:00.000+00:002006-12-11T08:41:00.000+00:00Some short stories and the first in his monumental...Some short stories and the first in his monumental saga. And, who knows, maybe some of his pseudonymous stuff - it's difficult to keep track. :-)Ian Saleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375389971610069381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369127277021590195.post-2047116547052529952006-12-11T06:33:00.000+00:002006-12-11T06:33:00.000+00:00(I forget, have you read much of his other stuff?)...(I forget, have you read much of his other stuff?)SandChiggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480048216010678263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369127277021590195.post-52671362151199601632006-12-10T21:47:00.000+00:002006-12-10T21:47:00.000+00:00Not much of a competition, is it? Dhalgren or Kev...Not much of a competition, is it? <i> Dhalgren</i> or Kevin's latest? Sort of like watching <i>Married with Children</i> or... or... watching something with some intelligence behind it?Ian Saleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375389971610069381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369127277021590195.post-62023391840963752462006-12-10T18:11:00.000+00:002006-12-10T18:11:00.000+00:00It's been years since I've looked at it.
Isn't th...It's been years since I've looked at it.<br /><br />Isn't there a scene with a wonderful description of a piece of polyphonic music put together by the girl, what was her name?<br /><br />(I guess I'll have to try rereading it while home in March. Current quandary: Do I ask my aunt to send me the copy of Kevin's book he sent me, wait to read it in March, or try to get a paperback cheap somewhere and get it out of the way? Hmmm....)SandChiggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480048216010678263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369127277021590195.post-27567623367870648642006-12-09T08:47:00.000+00:002006-12-09T08:47:00.000+00:00I've actually read it several times. OTOH, I've st...I've actually read it several times. OTOH, I've started <i>Stars In My Pocket, Like Grains of Sand</i> two ro three times and never managed to finish it...Ian Saleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15375389971610069381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3369127277021590195.post-52036477445662447402006-12-08T18:31:00.000+00:002006-12-08T18:31:00.000+00:00Then again, certain books—like one we both know an...Then again, certain books—like one we both know and loathe—can make you regret that you ever learned to read.<br /><br />(sigh)<br /><br /><br />I was amused (and impressed) by something in your profile: I don't think I've ever run across ANYONE else who has admitted to having read <i>Dhalgren</i>!SandChiggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07480048216010678263noreply@blogger.com