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omni
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response 32 of 207:
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Jul 31 20:57 UTC 1994 |
FYI... I am reading: The Last Picture Show By Larry McMurtry
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D.Salinger
The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy
To A God Unknown By John Steinbeck
The Pastures of Heaven By John Steinbeck
Very Good, Jeeves By P.G. Wodehouse
Right Ho, Jeeves By P.G. Wodehouse.
My primary book is TLPS, because I am reading thaone the most, the
others I have begun, and I am reading at slower paces.
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gracel
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response 33 of 207:
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Jul 31 21:22 UTC 1994 |
There's an "Ann Arbor" branch of the Mythopoeic Society, which
may be more what af296 has in mind -- we're supposed to be reading
_To Green Angel Tower_ at the moment. (August meeting to be in Flint)
For further details e-mail me &/or davel.
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af296
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response 34 of 207:
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Aug 6 20:39 UTC 1994 |
Thanks for your responses. I will continue to look here and in other
conferences for book groups..
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melinda
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response 35 of 207:
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Aug 21 18:57 UTC 1994 |
re #32: TLPS is one of my faves in McMurtry's catalog. Have you read any
of his other stuff? I really liked Lonesome Dove, Moving On, and Texasville
(the "sequel") to the TLPS.
FYI, for fans, the new John Irving novel, "Son of the Circus" should be at
bookstores soon. Word is it's peopled with typical Irving characters. Paul
Auster also has a new one out, called "Mr. Vertigo." I know what I'll be
reeading for the next few weeks.
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omni1
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response 36 of 207:
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Aug 21 22:14 UTC 1994 |
I read both Texasville and The Last Picture Show, and they were excellent.
I will look for Moving On, later on, after I finish Lonesome Dove.
I also have my eye on Nightmares and Dreamscapes by Stephen King. Can anyone
recommen this one? I waited until for the paperback, but I don't feel
like throwing away 6.99 on trash.
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melinda
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response 37 of 207:
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Aug 24 22:42 UTC 1994 |
(Moving On is part of the "Houston trilogy" which consists of Terms of
Endearment and All my Friends are going to be Strangers, and I guess
Evening Star, too. They all revolve around a handful of people -- Emma
Horton, her husband and her mom, Patsy Carpenter (Emma's best friend),
Danny Deck (writer/screenwriter), Sonny Shanks (aging rodeo star).)
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omni1
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response 38 of 207:
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Aug 25 05:46 UTC 1994 |
Danny Deck was mentioned in Texasville.
So which one of these is first? All My friends- then Terms, then Evening Star.
I would really hate to read them out of order, like I did for Texasville
and TLPS
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melinda
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response 39 of 207:
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Aug 27 12:53 UTC 1994 |
Moving On, Terms, All my Friends, then Evening Star (i might have terms
and all my friends transposed, but the others are right.) I read Texasville
first, too. In fact, it was the first McMurtry I read. I actually liked
reading them out of order -- if I had read TLPS first, I think I would
have been disappointed with TXville. Don't get me wrong, it's one of the
funniest books I've read, but by the same token, is nothing like TLPS.
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bbandit
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response 40 of 207:
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Nov 22 04:44 UTC 1994 |
Has anybody else read Erich Segal's tear-jerking classic "Love Story"?
This is my vote for all-time best book ever. Every inch of it was
enjoyable for me. And I must say the movie adaption was equally
as wonderful. Who else likes this book?
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katie
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response 41 of 207:
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Nov 22 15:46 UTC 1994 |
Ack, not me.
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davel
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response 42 of 207:
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Nov 23 02:35 UTC 1994 |
The Mad Magazine satire (in which the diagnosis was Old Movie Disease) was
better than the movie, IMO.
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omni
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response 43 of 207:
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Nov 27 07:14 UTC 1994 |
I just finished Lonesome Dove a while back and I found myself wanting more.
Fortunatly, He wrote "Streets of Laredo" which is a sequel and happens
somewhat 15 yrs later. I'm currently reading "Buffalo Girls" and it's not
too shabby, but it is a bit slow. I cannot wait to devote my full attention
to Streets, though ;)
I also bought one called "The Desert Rose" which also looks pretty good
and might just prove to be a fast read, being that it's only 250+ pages.
Melinda-- Have you read "HUD" yet? If you haven't, do it. It's a little
slow, but nonetheless, classic McMurtry.
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beren
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response 44 of 207:
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Jan 4 11:01 UTC 1995 |
Can anyone tell me how I can enter a new item instead of only
answering/responding to items This may not be the place to ask this questions
but I do so anyway...
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remmers
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response 45 of 207:
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Jan 4 16:15 UTC 1995 |
(Type "enter" (without the quotes) at the "Ok" or "Respond or pass"
prompt.)
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rcurl
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response 46 of 207:
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Jan 4 20:19 UTC 1995 |
Join agora and, at the Ok: prompt, enter disp bull This will
give you a brief list of Picospan commands, including enter.
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baldar
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response 47 of 207:
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May 19 17:23 UTC 1995 |
I am currently reading _August 1914_ by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, and it is
suprisingly readable for a Russian work. It deals with the first month of WWI,
but is really more about Russian culture than about the war itself. If you ar
ested in the beginnings of WWI, try Barbara Tuchman's _Guns of August_.
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rcurl
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response 48 of 207:
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Sep 25 05:20 UTC 1995 |
There is no item 42 here because I accidentally linked summer item 7
instead of fall item 7 to books - so killed the former.
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alantv
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response 49 of 207:
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Nov 6 04:05 UTC 1995 |
Reading "The Glass Bead Game" by Herman Hesse.
It is a wonderful book and proof of how imaginative Hesse can be.
It is about a futuristic utopia. Where there is a shool dedicated to mind
alone.
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windsong
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response 50 of 207:
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Nov 27 00:14 UTC 1995 |
Hello..I work in a library where I feel there are too many books to read and
not enough me to read them.
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remmers
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response 51 of 207:
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Nov 27 01:05 UTC 1995 |
One doesn't have to work in a library to get *that* feeling!
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chelsea
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response 52 of 207:
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Nov 27 04:48 UTC 1995 |
Just hold this thought: All the books in that library contain the very
same words. Some words might show up more often in one book and less
often in another, but mostly they're all comprised of the same words. The
only real difference between any two books is the order of the words.
Hope that helps.
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lilmo
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response 53 of 207:
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Dec 1 18:12 UTC 1995 |
except the names... those change a LOT !!! :-) Plus, a bunch of books, esp
fantasy and scifi, invent smatterings of brand-new languages.... :-)
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anne
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response 54 of 207:
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Dec 3 18:02 UTC 1995 |
Just finished reading _Belinda_ by Maria Edgeworth, VERY good book! :)
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adania
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response 55 of 207:
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Jan 25 04:55 UTC 1996 |
I love all the made-up languages that fiction contains...
they can be so fun!
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samvid
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response 56 of 207:
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Oct 22 20:51 UTC 1996 |
Has anyone gone through Hermann hasse's Journey to the east ??
it is one of the best of Hasse.
Especially Leo of the story leaves behind long lasting impression.
is anybody interestedin Hasse's other works ?
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