Eh, do you know that if I use the phrase "I generally don't read books by girls" it kind of means I generally don't read books by girls, right? The key word is 'generally', and did you notice that I didn't use the word 'never' in place of it?
Lovely.
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
everytime i see pictures of harry potter going buff for that new play, i just burst out in laughter. rubbers me every time.
i really don't have a terrible issue with her writing, except that she suffers from limited vocabulary, especially with the "said syndrome", ie harry said ron said hagrid said ron said harry said etc.
I want you to make comics with those two heads talking things. Make a thread, and the rest will follow.
Have you ever been called a bobbyburns?
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Can't get into it. Any suggestions to help me swallow it?
(By the way, I'm not asking myself that question).
In other news, I just picked up a copy of Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs by Chuck Klosterman; so far, I've only read a little bit, but it's fun.
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
use your imagination. his writing style is very spare, to the point of being mathematical, but the concepts presented are brilliant. good stories...garden of the forking paths, library of babel, the secret miracle, three versions of judas, and pierre menard author of don quixote. off the top of my head.
sex, drugs, and cocoa puffs is very funny, and stands up to repeated readings. i've probably read it...maybe twelve times, and i enjoy it every bit as much as the first read through.
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Did you study it at university? It seems like the kind of book that would be more interesting if you you studied it in greater depth, a la Ulysses, Finnegan's Wake, etc. Also, I was a little put off when I read in the preface that Borges was a big fan of HG Wells' writing. Now there's a guy who makes me want to kill baby rabbits.
I can see how it could do that. It's superbly accessible, amusing and well-written.
I also picked up a copy of Preludes & Nocturnes (Sandman Vol. 1) by Neil Gaiman. I haven't read many graphic novels - only Watchmen, Batman Year One, and The Dark Knight Returns - but I was recommended this series. Is it worth the investment? I see there are 10 others to buy, and they're not cheap.
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
i never formally studied borges at a university, but i did a rough equivilent. my dad is a life-long literati, and did multiple term papers in graduate school on borges. he introduced me to borges, and guided me through it a bit.
i find it very impressive that borges was influenced by hg wells. that borges took a relatively unsophisticated pulp idea-man--and from him extract the elements of borges' own unquestioned genius--is fascinating. he saw a diamond in the rough, so to speak.
my favorite thing about klosterman is his density. if you pay close attention, nearly every page contains an offhand remark that can keep you thinking for hours. a trait he shares with borges, incidentally.
i've never enjoyed sandman, certainly not as much as the watchen, the invisibles, arkham asylum et al, but there are several people (whos opinion i respect) that recognize it as genius.
I find that Prefaces often slow down the pace of books, but I usually enjoy Forewords since they often give a much deeper glimpse into the mind of the author.
I really enjoyed Klosterman's Sex, Drugs And Cocoa Puffs; he has a wry eye for the obscurely pertinent.
As for Sandman, I admire its vision, but I found it too utterly depressing, so I won't be going back there.
One of you idiots should recommend me a happy, funny book to read with my eyes. Please...
__________________ Full fathom five thy father lies;
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Feb 1st, 2007 12:44 AM
