"We are removing their faces, collecting their skins, we are reeling the liars in."

Sep 24, 2010 13:41

And here it is Friday, and only seven days until we leave for Portland (and that's counting today). So things are getting weird and hectic. I've never been to Portland, but Spooky lived there for three years, 1996-1999, and has tremendous trepidation about returning. So, we're coping with that, too. But I am not a traveling writer. There seem to be ( Read more... )

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greygirlbeast September 24 2010, 17:59:47 UTC

At least I know now that I do not care for Hemingway.

Oh, I adore Hemingway, warts and all.

I own a copy of Pride, Prejudice, and Zombies, but haven't read it yet because my mind insists on me reading the original text so I won't be influenced by the parody or something of that sort.

Didn't care for the original, and can't imagine slogging through the parody. I think I look at these books, and sometimes the concept is funny. And it might make a funny fifteen minute sketch. But a whole book?

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greygirlbeast September 24 2010, 18:10:34 UTC
Well, rather, it's more that I didn't care for A Farewell to Arms than anything else. I'll probably read something else of his in the future, it just...I don't know.

For Whom the Bell Tolls is good, and "The Snows of Kilimanjaro."

I think the zombies book was more of an impulse buy on my part because I had a temporary zombie obsession that still rears its head every so often.

I do love zombies. Just not in places they don't belong.

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sovay September 24 2010, 17:55:27 UTC
Yeah, I'm a science nerd.

You saw the fossils in California?

I love the first three photographs especially. Thank you for them.

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greygirlbeast September 24 2010, 18:00:54 UTC

You saw the fossils in California?

No, I'd not seen this article. Thank you!

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anghara September 24 2010, 18:06:27 UTC
Wuthering Bites.... the book's exactly what it sounds like, Emily Bronte's novel rewritten with vampires. Can we please stop doing this? It was never very funny, and at this point these parodies seem like parodies of parodies. Which is to say the gimmick is on beyond tired. Stop milking it. Please.

Oh, dear god, THIS. With bells on. People who depend on scavenging OTHER people's stories and turning them into Franken-novels by stitching in completely unrelated gimmicky currently popular tropes (Zombies? Austen? REALLY?) are increasingly ticking me off. Write your own original story, dammit, and if you don't have one then leave room on the bookstore shelves for people who actually DO....

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greygirlbeast September 24 2010, 18:07:50 UTC

Write your own original story, dammit, and if you don't have one then leave room on the bookstore shelves for people who actually DO....

*applause*

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whiskeychick September 25 2010, 05:44:28 UTC
adds more applause.

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greygirlbeast September 24 2010, 18:22:06 UTC

I feel I must wear a mask or be someone else.

Yes. At ReaderCon in 2009 my anxiety was so acute I did actually wear masks.

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I'm late to the table on this, but... seph_ski September 24 2010, 18:15:56 UTC
I have a deep love for both my book collection and my Kindle. The additional sensory input and comfort you get from holding a bound book adds a ton of flavor to the reading experience, but my Kindle allows me to save valuable shelf space for only the treasured tomes, to increase the font size when my eyes get tired, to search my whole digital library for a quote or tiny bit of info I can only vaguely recall, and to shamelessly read smut in public without wondering if anyone's going to give me grief over it. Perhaps my favorite aspect of having a Kindle though is traveling with it. It is such an immense joy for me to take such a large portion of my library with me wherever I go. I had a luxurious selection of titles to choose from on my last trip to Ireland when I was awake at 4am thanks to jet lag. It's for that reason that I often have both a bound and a digital copy of my very favorite reads.

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Re: I'm late to the table on this, but... greygirlbeast September 24 2010, 18:25:44 UTC

I can't say these aren't reasons that seem valid for liking your Kindle. Even though I, myself, have no need of a traveling library. Your points are well taken. I just don't think I'd ever enjoy reading from one of those little plastic doodads, anymore than I care to read of a computer monitor (I've tried with Google Books, though I loathe Google Books).

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Re: I'm late to the table on this, but... seph_ski September 24 2010, 18:43:02 UTC
I wasn't too keen on the e-reader concept when it first came out actually, so I understand skepticism and even outright dislike. Now I see it more as a reading accessory than a book replacement. It's just a personal preference for a particular shiny gadget. To each her own ( ... )

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Re: I'm late to the table on this, but... greygirlbeast September 24 2010, 19:10:58 UTC

E-ink is sometimes easier on my eyes than paper and ink, because it can be sharper and have a more gentle contrast.

I have to admit, I have no idea what E-ink is.

I also appreciate the Kindle's "ugly" design that so many people complain about, because it was designed to not distract from the reading experience, and they got that spot-on as far as I'm concerned.

Does a well designed and well-bound book distract from the reading experience?

Just know that there are other fans like me who have your books on their shelves and are still going to buy additional digital copies too.

And truthfully I benefit from this, at least indirectly, so thank you.

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