six years ago
December 4th, 2006 by tree
We were talking about books. Look at all the old names.
Subject: Okay, where are the book chat people?*
Date: 11/8/2000 8:46 AM Central Daylight Time
From: TreeSquish
Message-id: <20001108084633.15986.00000788@ng-fi1.aol.com>
Current and planned books over the next six weeks:
Finish Atlas Shrugged.
Finish Macho, a poorly written book about migrant farm workers.
Read Brave New World.
Read King Lear.
For Christmas break, A Tale of Two Cities and whatever else I can squeeze in. Someone gave me an Anita Shreve book for my birthday. Is she any good? I’ll probably read it out of obligation. And I want to read Annie Proulx’s short stories. Was there any one book that you are so glad you read over the last few months? During 2000? I read Motherless Brooklyn at F’s suggestion. Thanks, F.
*If I’m posting in the Open Topic folder and I think mentioning a book for any reason is relevant to the conversation or to sate some as of now unanticipated need, I will.
Subject: Re: Okay, where are the book chat people?*
Date: 11/9/2000 10:01 AM Central Daylight Time
From: Rabernaut
Message-id: <20001109100136.17889.00000372@ng-ma1.aol.com>
Right here, and I’m in the middle of “Winter Solstice” by Rosamunde Pilcher. Nothing quite so ambitious as “Atlas Shrugged” and “King Lear”, but I’m enjoying it nonetheless. I’m hoping somebody will give me a gift certificate to B&N for Christmas so I can go get “Kill The Shogun”, the final book in the Samurai Mystery trilogy by Dale Furutani. I have really enjoyed his writing and the side trip into a world I don’t usually read about. Next on tap
are a couple of whodunnits by Patterson and Cornwell. I have to have some quick reads during this busy time of year. I prefer to leave the thought provoking stuff for quieter times.
Oh, and Briggie, if you’re reading this - I giggled my way through The Cardinal Sins. It was a fun quick “sinful” read. : )
Subject: Re: Okay, where are the book chat people?*
Date: 11/20/2000 9:38 PM Central Daylight Time
From: Ragamuffingirl1
Message-id: <20001120213850.28828.00000826@ng-cl1.aol.com>
I just finished Young Wives by Olivia Goldsmith (?). She wrote the First Wives Club. I’m now reading Twilight of Courage by Brock and Bodie Thoene.
Love,
Melissa
Subject: Re: Okay, where are the book chat people?*
Date: 11/13/2000 7:12 AM Central Daylight Time
From: Lax Fan1
Message-id: <20001113071245.01733.00001234@ng-cq1.aol.com>
Brin is one of my favorites. His two “Uplift” trilogys are fast paced, highly entertaining, and thought provoking at the same time.
Picture humans, dolphins, and chimps trying to rise up to join the greater galactic community of intelligent life. I don’t know how, but he did seem to give a view of what dolphin intelligence would be like, if we could communicate with them.
Lax (Lacrosse, NOT the Los Angeles Airport, please.)
First appeared 1718
: a goal game in which players use a long-handled stick that has a triangular head with a mesh pouch for catching, carrying, and throwing the ball
Subject: Re: Okay, where are the book chat people?*
Date: 11/13/2000 2:24 PM Central Daylight Time
From: Wunsikpup
Message-id: <20001113142432.25059.00000553@ng-xa1.aol.com>
After what Costner did too ‘The Postman’ I’m surprised that Brin would even consider another movie. Another of his books that I enjoyed was ‘The Practice Effect’. The setting is an alternate universe where things improve with use. Furniture and clothing is worn until it’s good enough for wealthier people and jail inmates chop and saw at the bars to make them stronger. He actually made the concept work.
Subject: Re: Okay, where are the book chat people?*
Date: 11/13/2000 9:27 PM Central Daylight Time
From: Flixx kixx
Message-id: <20001113212722.28093.00001648@ng-fp1.aol.com>
Actually, that was one of the things we discussed .. what they did to his book in the movie. As he said, he got paid lots of money, and he’s going to gripe because they didn’t make it like he wanted, too?
He did, however, add in an aside, that for the next movie he will be more involved, and I don’t remember for sure, but I believe he said he has script approval, and in fact may be writing the script.
I avoided seeing that Costner movie, mostly because I avoid seeing any Costner movie, if I can.
the intensity of our emotions brings us together in innocence…
I love you, my CB…
and my motto is still Carpe CB !!
Subject: Re: Okay, where are the book chat people?*
Date: 11/13/2000 10:46 PM Central Daylight Time
From: AliasJJG
Message-id: <20001113224649.18377.00001359@ng-fj1.aol.com>
I once saw Dean R. Koontz appearing in the “Greg Kinnear(?) Show” shortly before the movie “The Hiding Place” with Jeff Goldblum (based on Koontz´s book) opend in theatres.
He was telling the viewers not to see that movie. He said they ruined his beloved work.
I didn´t see the movie, and the book was one of his weaker ones.
Subject: Re: Okay, where are the book chat people?*
Date: 11/16/2000 6:56 AM Central Daylight Time
From: EmmaWrites
Message-id: <20001116065632.21324.00000003@ng-fd1.aol.com>
>I once saw Dean R. Koontz appearing in the “Greg Kinnear(?) Show” shortly
>before the movie “The Hiding Place” with Jeff Goldblum (based on Koontz´s
>book) opend in theatres.
>
>He was telling the viewers not to see that movie. He said they ruined his
>beloved work.
>
>I didn´t see the movie, and the book was one of his weaker ones.
>
Alias**
Which of his books did you like? I used to read Koontz–The Watchers and Whisperers (I believe those were the titles)–then his others focused on the satanic. Yuck.
Emma
“Red Bull’s Horn, Lilac Bell and Italian Pepperoncini.”
Subject: Re: Okay, where are the book chat people?*
Date: 11/16/2000 12:18 PM Central Daylight Time
From: AliasJJG
Message-id: <20001116121853.04324.00000070@ng-cm1.aol.com>
>Which of his books did you like? I used to read Koontz–The Watchers and
>Whisperers (I believe those were the titles)–then his others focused on the
>satanic. Yuck.
I like: “Strangers”, “Lightning”, “Watchers”, The Servants of Twilight (because of the ending), “Twilight Eyes” and “Ticktock” which is very funny.
I finished “Harry Potter 3″ this morning and was angry with myself
I couldn´t guess what will happen.
The first book took me by surprise. I underestimated the “kids-book”.
While reading the 2nd and 3rd I was paying attention to all the hints, but Ms. Rowling still pulled many surprises out of her sleeve.
Now nr. 4 is in the mail and meanwhile I started “Angel of Darkness” by Caleb Carr.
Subject: Re: Okay, where are the book chat people?*
Date: 11/17/2000 4:42 PM Central Daylight Time
From: Kwizgiver
Message-id: <20001117164223.11634.00000172@ng-mb1.aol.com>
>meanwhile I started “Angel of Darkness” by Caleb Carr.
Oh!!! I liked that book very much. I can’t wait for more books in this series–I like the idea of shifting the point of view of each book to a different member in the cast of characters.
Hope you enjoy it, too.
Sunny
Subject: Re: Okay, where are the book chat people?*
Date: 11/17/2000 7:27 PM Central Daylight Time
From: AliasJJG
Message-id: <20001117192722.04431.00000208@ng-cm1.aol.com>
>
>>meanwhile I started “Angel of Darkness” by Caleb Carr.
>
>I like the idea of shifting the point of view of each book to a different
>member in the cast of characters.
>
>Hope you enjoy it, too.
>Sunny
Sunny*****
I´m on page 200 (Paperback) and sofar I like Stevie´s narrative much better than the one of Moore in “The Alienist”.
All the dinners and operas visits in the first book were a bit tiresome for me.
I prefere the street-smart kid to the wealthy journalist. Not that I didn´t like the first book
Subject: Re: Okay, where are the book chat people?*
Date: 11/17/2000 7:47 PM Central Daylight Time
From: RosarymF
Message-id: <20001117194711.12711.00000256@ng-ce1.aol.com>
>I´m on page 200 (Paperback) and sofar I like Stevie´s narrative much better
>than the one of Moore in “The Alienist”.
>All the dinners and operas visits in the first book were a bit tiresome for
>me.
>I prefere the street-smart kid to the wealthy journalist. Not that I didn´t
>like the first book
>
>
>
hmmm, people are so different–I thought Stevie’s voice fell flat, that it was inconsistent, had clear knowledge that someone of his class wouldn’t know, and was much less authentic than Moore’s. In fact, I was so annoyed by this I didn’t finish the novel…..
Rosa
“The only skills I have the patience to learn are those that have no real application in life.”–Calvin aka Bill Watterson
“I’m in the middle of “Winter Solstice” by Rosamunde Pilcher.”
That reminded me of how much I liked that book–I’ll have to reread it.
I miss Wunsikpup
I miss Wun too. he and I shared the same taste in schlock.
I’m reading a history of chess (no I don’t know why I just am).
So that must be why I finally read “Atlas Shrugged”!
I just finished “Hit Man,” which was a fun look at being a hired assassin. Now I’m reading “The Seduction of Peter S.” by Lawrence Block, which is about a male prostitute. I looking into switching jobs.
no, S is for….. ?
Rosa, I take it as a compliment that you take the time to tease me, and making me puke…
Wow! That was a long time ago. I need to resurrect the official ragamuffin screen name.