Comments on: Help me pick a book! http://elwoodicious.com/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/ Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. —Voltaire Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:46:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Alexander Graf http://elwoodicious.com/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-1497 Alexander Graf Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:09:24 +0000 http://www.elwoods.org/home/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/#comment-1497 Nice. If you like it, you should read the entire series, especially the two preceding Robots of Dawn: The Caves of Steel and The Naked Sun. Nice. If you like it, you should read the entire series, especially the two preceding Robots of Dawn: The Caves of Steel and The Naked Sun.

]]> By: james http://elwoodicious.com/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-1496 james Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:50:13 +0000 http://www.elwoods.org/home/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/#comment-1496 Ha! I just started The Robots of Dawn this morning! ;-) Ha! I just started The Robots of Dawn this morning! ;-)

]]> By: Alexander Graf http://elwoodicious.com/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-1495 Alexander Graf Sun, 28 Jan 2007 15:46:48 +0000 http://www.elwoods.org/home/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/#comment-1495 I'd read Asimov. In fact, _everyone_ should have read a book by Asimov .) I’d read Asimov. In fact, _everyone_ should have read a book by Asimov .)

]]> By: james http://elwoodicious.com/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-1472 james Sun, 21 Jan 2007 23:42:28 +0000 http://www.elwoods.org/home/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/#comment-1472 I'd have to back you on the Lovecraft. While his work feels dated it laid the foundation for countless horror writers plying their trade now. I’d have to back you on the Lovecraft. While his work feels dated it laid the foundation for countless horror writers plying their trade now.

]]> By: Mike http://elwoodicious.com/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-1469 Mike Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:44:50 +0000 http://www.elwoods.org/home/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/#comment-1469 Interesting story re: pynchon at our library. Some of his books were on a protected list which means we have committed to keeping them in our collection due to their "classic" status. Due to lack of circulation, their protected status was contested and I defended them on principle. However, when push came to shove, I admitted that I was not a fan of pynchon and switched my vote to keeping the non-circulating hp lovecraft books on the list instead. Bye bye pynchon! ;) Interesting story re: pynchon at our library. Some of his books were on a protected list which means we have committed to keeping them in our collection due to their “classic” status. Due to lack of circulation, their protected status was contested and I defended them on principle. However, when push came to shove, I admitted that I was not a fan of pynchon and switched my vote to keeping the non-circulating hp lovecraft books on the list instead. Bye bye pynchon! ;)

]]> By: james http://elwoodicious.com/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-1467 james Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:57:26 +0000 http://www.elwoods.org/home/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/#comment-1467 Ha! Suggest away and if it is on my <a href="http://www.elwoods.org/home/library/" rel="nofollow">Planned Reading list</a>, all the better! ;-) Ha! Suggest away and if it is on my Planned Reading list, all the better! ;-)

]]> By: Dale http://elwoodicious.com/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-1466 Dale Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:34:57 +0000 http://www.elwoods.org/home/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/#comment-1466 Are suggestions not on your list allowed? Are suggestions not on your list allowed?

]]> By: james http://elwoodicious.com/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-1464 james Thu, 18 Jan 2007 15:04:11 +0000 http://www.elwoods.org/home/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/#comment-1464 Ah, good point! Depressing would not be a good thing right now, which would likely strike the White Whale from the list. Maybe I'll tackle <em>The Robots of Dawn</em> and continue down the blissful path of sunny escapism. ;-) Ah, good point! Depressing would not be a good thing right now, which would likely strike the White Whale from the list. Maybe I’ll tackle The Robots of Dawn and continue down the blissful path of sunny escapism. ;-)

]]> By: Dale http://elwoodicious.com/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-1463 Dale Thu, 18 Jan 2007 14:53:47 +0000 http://www.elwoods.org/home/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/#comment-1463 If I were at a particularly happy but exhausting point in my life, I don't think I would appreciate Oryx and Crake, which is pretty depressing, overall, as I recall. Well done, but depressing. If I were at a particularly happy but exhausting point in my life, I don’t think I would appreciate Oryx and Crake, which is pretty depressing, overall, as I recall. Well done, but depressing.

]]> By: james http://elwoodicious.com/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/comment-page-1/#comment-1462 james Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:10:51 +0000 http://www.elwoods.org/home/2007/01/16/help-me-pick-a-book/#comment-1462 What was it about Atwood that turned you off? Status as a Canadian possibly? ;-) I might tackle it as my sis-in-law is insisting that I read it. I was thinking of jumping into Moby Dick during early spring as nothing says maritime to me as the last throes of winter. I'll have to look into Pynchon as Gravity’s Rainbow sounds interesting. Oh, and thanks for doing your part to promote this site as the #3 destination for Breast Feed Porn. :-p What was it about Atwood that turned you off? Status as a Canadian possibly? ;-)

I might tackle it as my sis-in-law is insisting that I read it. I was thinking of jumping into Moby Dick during early spring as nothing says maritime to me as the last throes of winter.

I’ll have to look into Pynchon as Gravity’s Rainbow sounds interesting.

Oh, and thanks for doing your part to promote this site as the #3 destination for Breast Feed Porn. :-p

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