No, Cappy, I didn't. You always call me ageist, when I make a disparing remark about you. I was giving you a taste of yer own damn medicine.
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No, Cappy, I didn't. You always call me ageist, when I make a disparing remark about you. I was giving you a taste of yer own damn medicine.
Only just started it but so far I would say typical Clive Barker imagination, I've loved everything I've read of his except Coldheart Canyon, I didn't like that one but I've read Great and Secret Show, Everville and Weaveworld a few times.
Finished "Down and Out in Paris and London", by Orwell the master. In a week I've devoured three of his books and I can oly say this: he has entered into my top 3 favorite authors. Immensely superior to anything Hemingway was able to accomplish, and more poignant than Steinbeck.
......what happened on this thread last night??....
I got the chance to see Margaret Atwood speak about words and language. I really enjoyed her and she's so smart! I feel so dumb when smart people talk, she had such a wide range of knowledge and spoke so confidently.
My question to those of you who have read Atwood, I have read only The Handmaid's Tale and absolutely loved it. What other Atwood book would you recommend to me and why?
My question to those of you who have read Atwood, I have read only The Handmaid's Tale and absolutely loved it. What other Atwood book would you recommend to me and why?
I'm not the big Atwood authority here, Skimom is, but for me it would be her Maddaddam trilogy. Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood and Maddaddam. In that order.
Thanks, bought the first 2 of those last night.
I love Margaret Atwood! So glad you got to see her talk. I'm a bit jealous! I agree with Kurben that the MaddAddam trilogy is a must. Cat's Eye is also wonderful, though it is not one of her dystopian novels.
Thanks. She was really interesting and funny.
I'm a bit curious about about the Blind Assassin and Alias Grace. Havent read them though. Any good?
But, Mom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cappy and I switched avatars and proceeded to 'be' each other......
I was at the bookstore earlier today, and a book called The Labyrinth of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers caught my eye. I didn't get it, because I could tell it was a sequel, and that was the only Moers book there. I looked them up on Amazon when I got home, and they sound fun. Has anyone read anything by Moers here? Sounds like they are all translated from German, just wondering if anyone has any experience with these books?
I liked them. The Penelopiad was really interesting--probably my next favorite after Handmaid and the the Madaddams. Her last book of linked short stories, Stone Mattress, was very well done, as well. She wrote a zombie story a year or two ago with a co-writer that was an interesting cowork. I've misplaced the title in my noggin somewhere, but it was published exclusively on Wattpad.
That moment when you can't spell "disparaging".
Cell's going good so far. We call them mobile phones over here though. I'm glad they didn't re-title it, Mobile doesn't have the same ring to it.
See what I did there ?
Finished Tabby's The Book of Reuben-- liked it, didn't love it. Most of her male characters are sex-crazed and her female characters are short-tempered. Sigh.
April was going to be a month for books by female authors, but the Tower beckoned. Almost finished with The Gunslinger-- what a quick read.
April was going to be a month for books by female authors, but the Tower beckoned. Almost finished with The Gunslinger-- what a quick read.
Do you think she draws her inspiration from real life?
That's an interesting thought-- and one I've had many times while reading her novelsDo you think she draws her inspiration from real life?
Neesy
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Oh boy! - all of them, I guess.
Off the top of my head I have read:
The Edible Woman
Oryx and Crake
Surfacing
I bought Alias Grace
Cat's Eye was good, too
I recall a book called "Dancing Girls" - a collection of short stories.
It has been a few years since I read any of her work.
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