Some memes
Oh, I love memes. And this one especially calls to me, since it deals with randomness in writing, sort of, and some of my favorite poetry has been written in this way. So here is the five books off your shelf meme. Done three times, because I had way too much fun with it. Though I think the first turned out best. Also, the last is done with books written in first person POV, probably my favorite POV but so very few authors write in it, so some books on it are repeats from the first two attempts.
1. Take five books off your bookshelf.
2. Book #1 -- first sentence
3. Book #2 -- last sentence on page fifty
4. Book #3 -- second sentence on page one hundred
5. Book #4 -- next to the last sentence on page one hundred fifty
6. Book #5 -- final sentence of the book
7. Make the five sentences into a paragraph
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. I know that the letter, which she had read, still had to pass the Office of the Guardians (I believe there is no need to explain to you this natural procedure), and would reach me not later than twelve. Cutting pathetic brainwashed government men to shreds and turning their heads to cottage cheese was supposed to be something a linguist resorted to only in emergencies. The great majority of them were mainly biological in spirit. No one dared disturb him or interrupt his thoughts: and presently he turned his back upon the dwindling Sun.
1) 1984 George Orwell
2) We Yevgeny Zamyatin (translated by Mirra Ginsburg)
3) Native Tongue Suzette Haden Elgin
4) First and Last Men Olaf Stapledon
5) Childhood’s End Arthur C. Clarke
I see in Lunaya Pravda that Luna City Council has passed on the first reading a bill to examine, license, inspect- and tax- public food vendors operating inside municipal pressure. Then he swept her up in his arms and carried her into the next room, to the green-satin-coverletted bed. Haplo lay in a cell far from the dog’s current hiding place. Nicole didn’t like the small stab of relief- almost of approval- that accompanied the thought. South-south-west, south, south-east, east….
1) The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein
2) Caverns of Socrates Dennis L. McKeirnan
3) The Seventh Gate Margeret Weis & Tracy Hickman
4) Household Gods Judith Tarr & Harry Turtledove
5) Brave New World Aldous Huxley
The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us. It was good logic, good, earthly, feminine logic, and if it satisfied her I certainly could pick no flaws in it. True enough, one wall was all covered with silver screen, and direct opposite was a wall with square holes in for the projector to progect through, and there were stereo speakers stuck all over the mesto. We didn’t have anything planned; we just wanted Mort and Alvarez to lose sleep- which they did, plus bodyguard. Because Reason must prevail.
1) The Time Machine H. G. Wells
2) A Princess of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs
3) A Clockwork Orange Anthony Burgess
4) The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein
5) We Yevgeny Zamyatin (trans. Mirra Ginsburg)
1. Take five books off your bookshelf.
2. Book #1 -- first sentence
3. Book #2 -- last sentence on page fifty
4. Book #3 -- second sentence on page one hundred
5. Book #4 -- next to the last sentence on page one hundred fifty
6. Book #5 -- final sentence of the book
7. Make the five sentences into a paragraph
It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. I know that the letter, which she had read, still had to pass the Office of the Guardians (I believe there is no need to explain to you this natural procedure), and would reach me not later than twelve. Cutting pathetic brainwashed government men to shreds and turning their heads to cottage cheese was supposed to be something a linguist resorted to only in emergencies. The great majority of them were mainly biological in spirit. No one dared disturb him or interrupt his thoughts: and presently he turned his back upon the dwindling Sun.
1) 1984 George Orwell
2) We Yevgeny Zamyatin (translated by Mirra Ginsburg)
3) Native Tongue Suzette Haden Elgin
4) First and Last Men Olaf Stapledon
5) Childhood’s End Arthur C. Clarke
I see in Lunaya Pravda that Luna City Council has passed on the first reading a bill to examine, license, inspect- and tax- public food vendors operating inside municipal pressure. Then he swept her up in his arms and carried her into the next room, to the green-satin-coverletted bed. Haplo lay in a cell far from the dog’s current hiding place. Nicole didn’t like the small stab of relief- almost of approval- that accompanied the thought. South-south-west, south, south-east, east….
1) The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein
2) Caverns of Socrates Dennis L. McKeirnan
3) The Seventh Gate Margeret Weis & Tracy Hickman
4) Household Gods Judith Tarr & Harry Turtledove
5) Brave New World Aldous Huxley
The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us. It was good logic, good, earthly, feminine logic, and if it satisfied her I certainly could pick no flaws in it. True enough, one wall was all covered with silver screen, and direct opposite was a wall with square holes in for the projector to progect through, and there were stereo speakers stuck all over the mesto. We didn’t have anything planned; we just wanted Mort and Alvarez to lose sleep- which they did, plus bodyguard. Because Reason must prevail.
1) The Time Machine H. G. Wells
2) A Princess of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs
3) A Clockwork Orange Anthony Burgess
4) The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Robert A. Heinlein
5) We Yevgeny Zamyatin (trans. Mirra Ginsburg)