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permalink #351 of 1500: Mad Mouse Beyond Thunderdome (miss-mousey) Sat 4 Dec 04 20:43
permalink #351 of 1500: Mad Mouse Beyond Thunderdome (miss-mousey) Sat 4 Dec 04 20:43
I'm 2 blocks away from the Booksmith. If ever I have a reason to avoid Haight Street (other than the traffic, the obnoxious drug-dealers, the stupid tourists (not the majority, but they really do ruin it for everyone else), the fake-homeless who basically just want beer money), it's because I'm too broke to afford having the Booksmith only 2 blocks from me. Lois McMaster Bujold is totally on my list. My problem with my list is that I keep adding people to it faster than I can read any of their books. Sometimes I wish I had my father's problem of reading so fast that the authors can't keep up with his habit - at the rate I read, I'll be caught up with my reading stack about 25 years after I die.
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permalink #352 of 1500: Idea Hamster On Speed (randomize27) Sun 5 Dec 04 02:10
permalink #352 of 1500: Idea Hamster On Speed (randomize27) Sun 5 Dec 04 02:10
That's because you're like me - prolific authors, caught too late in their careers to easily devour their catalouge. One thing I wish publishers would do, is after an author passes away, and the last works he was working on are published if possible, they should issue a series of books by that author as "The Complete Works of:", so the die hard fans can get them all. Although, with some, that'd be nigh impossible to afford. Such as one of my favorites, Issac Asimov.
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permalink #353 of 1500: Georgia (georgiac) Sun 5 Dec 04 20:05
permalink #353 of 1500: Georgia (georgiac) Sun 5 Dec 04 20:05
I own way too many books and still keep buying more and more... I remember one of the many times I moved I was allowed just a few books in my luggage (the rest had to go with the furniture by ship) and it killed me to choose only a few to make do for the next 3 months. Anyway - I was there with only .5% of my books and somebody came to the house, looked at those and said with much doubt in his voice: Have you read all those books?! Uh? What do you mean (b)all(/b) those books? It was the first time it hit me - there are people who don't read. I was actually shocked.
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permalink #354 of 1500: Mad Mouse Beyond Thunderdome (miss-mousey) Mon 6 Dec 04 00:29
permalink #354 of 1500: Mad Mouse Beyond Thunderdome (miss-mousey) Mon 6 Dec 04 00:29
Catching authors later in their careers is only part of the problem (certainly the problem with Bujold) - the other being that I read books at about the pace people would read them aloud. This works great for things like Shakespeare (which I can actually read straight through and 'get' just fine without frustration, often because I'm reading it at about 1/4 the pace that everyone else in the class is trying), but, well, by the time I finish Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, I'll just be that much further behind in everything else. The scariest part of it all is that my reading speed has improved dramatically over the past 12 years or so (coincidentally, about the same time I discovered Neil). Finding out how many people you know really don't read books is scary. Then you factor in that those are just the people you KNOW and that the general populace probably reads even less. Speaking of books and Shakespeare, I have class tomorrow and need sleep now.
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permalink #355 of 1500: Georgia (georgiac) Mon 6 Dec 04 14:51
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permalink #356 of 1500: Georgia (georgiac) Mon 6 Dec 04 15:06
permalink #356 of 1500: Georgia (georgiac) Mon 6 Dec 04 15:06
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell I know this is supposed to be Mr. Gaiman's corner, but I have to know before I get the above quite heavy book - is it really good? I've heard it drags.
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permalink #357 of 1500: Neil frightens children (notshakespeare) Mon 6 Dec 04 15:13
permalink #357 of 1500: Neil frightens children (notshakespeare) Mon 6 Dec 04 15:13
Georgia - If you go through all the responses in the Neil topics, you'll discover that the topic is about Neil, anything that interests Neil, and anything that interests people that are interested in Neil. Therefore, topic drift is hard to accomplish. Feel free to post whatever questions you have about stuff here.
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permalink #358 of 1500: Mary Roane (the-roane) Mon 6 Dec 04 16:07
permalink #358 of 1500: Mary Roane (the-roane) Mon 6 Dec 04 16:07
I like Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. It *is* long, and there is a great deal of set-up for the denouement, but I dug it. And Neil recommended it back when he read it in galleys, so there's no topic drift, see? ;-) Mary (savoring Going Postal)
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permalink #359 of 1500: Daniel (dfowlkes) Tue 7 Dec 04 03:25
permalink #359 of 1500: Daniel (dfowlkes) Tue 7 Dec 04 03:25
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permalink #360 of 1500: Neil frightens children (notshakespeare) Thu 9 Dec 04 12:36
permalink #360 of 1500: Neil frightens children (notshakespeare) Thu 9 Dec 04 12:36
I'd imagine that this http://www.godchecker.com/ would be a resource that Neil would have loved to have a few years back when working on American Gods.
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permalink #361 of 1500: Not really Batman at all (tinymonster) Thu 9 Dec 04 12:45
permalink #361 of 1500: Not really Batman at all (tinymonster) Thu 9 Dec 04 12:45
The first sub-page I clicked on was the Australian Gods: "Much of Oz mythology is to do with Dreaming and the DREAMTIME...." Cool.
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permalink #362 of 1500: Good Mistress Mousey Accost (miss-mousey) Thu 9 Dec 04 16:59
permalink #362 of 1500: Good Mistress Mousey Accost (miss-mousey) Thu 9 Dec 04 16:59
For the first (and only really successful) ThingieCon, the Aussies all went for a trip to a local "Dreamtime" site. It all sounded very cool - I think Miss Tree even has some brief discussion of it on her website (can't find it just now though, so no link yet). But yes - very appropriate. :) I'm only at about page 275 and I absolutely love JS & Mr N. It's a bit more frustratingly slow going for slow readers like me, who know that we're approaching "good bits", but have to go through the set ups that go on a bit (which is a really big part of the charm of the book, so I can't fault it). And only being about 1/3 through it, I can still heartily recommend it to anyone who likes that style. :) mmmmm... whole wheat bunnies.
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permalink #363 of 1500: Not really Batman at all (tinymonster) Fri 10 Dec 04 10:42
permalink #363 of 1500: Not really Batman at all (tinymonster) Fri 10 Dec 04 10:42
Happy Hannukah to all who celebrate! I've been meaning to say that for over two days now.
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permalink #364 of 1500: Dodge (clotildes) Fri 10 Dec 04 12:01
permalink #364 of 1500: Dodge (clotildes) Fri 10 Dec 04 12:01
The gifts have started coming in. I work in a corporate legal office and people send gifts. Mostly food. OD ing on Godiva Chocolates.
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permalink #365 of 1500: Not really Batman at all (tinymonster) Fri 10 Dec 04 12:52
permalink #365 of 1500: Not really Batman at all (tinymonster) Fri 10 Dec 04 12:52
Ohhhh, Godiva!
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permalink #366 of 1500: Neil frightens children (notshakespeare) Fri 10 Dec 04 13:41
permalink #366 of 1500: Neil frightens children (notshakespeare) Fri 10 Dec 04 13:41
I forgot to mention here that I received a box of rats in the mail last weekend.
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permalink #367 of 1500: Not really Batman at all (tinymonster) Fri 10 Dec 04 13:42
permalink #367 of 1500: Not really Batman at all (tinymonster) Fri 10 Dec 04 13:42
Ah, but do they sing? ;)
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permalink #368 of 1500: Daniel (dfowlkes) Fri 10 Dec 04 13:48
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permalink #369 of 1500: Neil frightens children (notshakespeare) Fri 10 Dec 04 13:53
permalink #369 of 1500: Neil frightens children (notshakespeare) Fri 10 Dec 04 13:53
Well, my intent wasn't to catch Lisa Snellings-Clark attention. I just really wanted a Neil Rat. The other rats are just gravy...
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permalink #370 of 1500: Not really Batman at all (tinymonster) Fri 10 Dec 04 13:56
permalink #370 of 1500: Not really Batman at all (tinymonster) Fri 10 Dec 04 13:56
Mmm... Rat gravy....
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permalink #371 of 1500: Mary Roane (the-roane) Fri 10 Dec 04 14:02
permalink #371 of 1500: Mary Roane (the-roane) Fri 10 Dec 04 14:02
Dodge--I'm so sorry. Let me help you with those Godivas! I used to work in a law office, and this is how both clients & other attorneys express their, er, um...well, it's not love, and it's not really appreciation, either.......their guilt! That's it. yeah, we all gained 10 pounds every Christmas, regular as clockwork. I also have meant to wish everyone a happy Festival of Lights, but am a chowderhead. Read Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth yesterday. That Chris Ware writes a mighty fine book, I'm tellin' ya. Mary (developing a cold, just in time to grade 5-week exams)
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permalink #372 of 1500: Dodge (clotildes) Fri 10 Dec 04 14:06
permalink #372 of 1500: Dodge (clotildes) Fri 10 Dec 04 14:06
Mmm... Rat gravy with Godiva Chocolates... Last week, a new employee stood before the 1st box of Godiva truffles. She said to me that she didn't see the little 'map' so she could pick a good one. I told her Godiva doesn't make bad chocolates. She also said something about how seldom she gets them. I told her to wait a day or two and we'd be swimming in them. Today saw the receipt of 2 boxes of truffles, 1 box of the seashell chocolates, 1 box of the biscuits. I am walking in a chocolate cloud which is a good thing as its been a trying day and I'm still smiling. I even had someone comment as to how I never complain. Ah, me. If they only knew.
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permalink #373 of 1500: Not really Batman at all (tinymonster) Fri 10 Dec 04 14:31
permalink #373 of 1500: Not really Batman at all (tinymonster) Fri 10 Dec 04 14:31
Wow. Sounds like just the thing for seasonal blues. Mary -- take care of yourself. Remember, chocolate makes a better cough suppressant than codeine! <g>
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permalink #374 of 1500: Georgia (georgiac) Fri 10 Dec 04 21:38
permalink #374 of 1500: Georgia (georgiac) Fri 10 Dec 04 21:38
Rat gravy? Godiva chocolates? The horror! Trying to understand - notshakespeare got more Neil rats? Or are we talking about dead rodent things? I'm confused... btw - I'm doing research on rats for a story I'm writing and I happen to be quite afraid of rats (fine, phobic) - so the whole rat gravy thing didn't really make me go yum. It was, instead, mighty helpful. The image, now burnt into my retina, has drowned any wish *at all* of chocolate indulgence. Yes, chocolate love is dead to me. It was done in by getting itself associated with rat gravy. I'm babbling. I just came around to wish everybody happy holidays - be it with latkes or with Christmas pudding (or ham?). May the presents under the tree be what you needed, if not what you want. 2005 is around the corner.
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permalink #375 of 1500: Neil frightens children (notshakespeare) Sat 11 Dec 04 01:21
permalink #375 of 1500: Neil frightens children (notshakespeare) Sat 11 Dec 04 01:21
Actually, Lisa sent me an assortment of the rest of her rats. http://www.lisasnellings.com/ratbag.html
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