From calla_s [me-me]

May 30, 2005 16:46

books, meme

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calla_s May 30 2005, 00:22:14 UTC
The Act of Drinking Beer with Friends is the Highest Form of Art

Whee!

I tried and failed with War and Peace

Me too. Didn't get very far. I recommend the "A remembrance of things past" graphic novel. Still pretty dull, but it's *quick*, and you get to find out what happened (nothing).

Was bored by "Cryptonomicon" and returned it to the library before I'd got far. I think I'm not really into steampunk.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Is that the picture-book where it eats through various things and then turns into a butterfly? I remember that!

"appallingly monolingual"

It's just, there are so *many* other languages? How do I choose?

*Agrees with calla_s again - wonders if I have to choose any of my own*

Heh. We're not alone. I certainly go straight to the B's, the E's and the K's in the library. I get bonus Brin and Kerr that way, too.

I've only read "Fire Upon the Deep" by Vinge, but that was great.

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planeterry May 30 2005, 00:56:09 UTC
Is that the picture-book where it eats through various things and then turns into a butterfly?

That's the one. Would've put See Spot Run and the Digger series, but haven't read those since year 1 and think I read a bit slower then.

Vinge has a couple of short stories on the net... rummages:
http://www.spectrum.ieee.org/WEBONLY/publicfeature/jul04/0704far.html
and
http://www.analogsf.com/0501/cookiemonster.shtml

He really needs to write more.

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