Good Literature
On Apr 28, 7:11*pm, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"
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On Apr 28, 5:13*pm, Boon wrote:
On Apr 28, 6:37*am, "Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!"
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On Apr 28, 6:12*am, Bret L wrote:
*Many fine books on audio are now in the public domain and may be
freely downloaded. These do include the classic "Radiotron Designers
handbook" as well as DIY books from several good publishers such as
Howard Sams.
Others are not. The best example of an old book no longer available is
the "Audio Cyclopedia" by Tremaine. Many other desireable titles such
as almost everything by Terman had their copyrights renewed and the
owners want big money so they are out of print. Alfred P Morgan's
excellent kid's books are likewise so encumbered.
*Newer books particularly interesting are legion.
Um, stoopid? These do not qulaify as "literature".
Speaking of good literature, who is your favorite author? (Other than
those you incessantly cut-and-paste to make up for your lack of
original thoughts, that is.)
My woman's been giving me plenty of modern vampire fiction to read
lately. I started off with Charlaine Harris because "True Blood" on
HBO is pretty fun. Robin McKinley is next. I have to admit that I'm
bothered by some of their shortcomings as writers (such as using
unrealistic dialogue as a method for explaining plot details), but
it's also fun to go slumming once in a while. After all, these women
are making a lot more money at fiction than I am right now.
My nephew also gave me Stephen King's Insomnia to read. I haven't read
King since I wasted a summer reading It (1200 pages, and it's a
****ing giant spider???), but he influenced me back in my younger
days. It's like going back and visiting your high school teachers.
After these dalliances, I'm off to explore Cormac McCarthy in greater
detail. I've read The Road, Suttree and All The Pretty Horses, so I
think I'm going to pick up Blood Meridian next.
I read "No Country For Old Men" last fall. I found the style he used
in that book distracting.
How so? (Big fan of the movie, BTW.)
I liked "The Road" because the spare style, heavy on dialogue,
reminded me of Hemingway.
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