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The Anchorage, Part 3
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Mythocentric
Extraordinary
That's just the way I look at it Pen. I read a wide range of subjects from a wide range of genres with the only stipulation being that they make me laugh out loud or stop me in my tracks and make me think! I greatly admire Terry Pratchett for his insight and laugh-out-loud subject matter, on the other hand (fairly) new Canadian author Emily St. John Mandel with her astute observations on modern life can leave me deeply moved in many ways. After all, we're only reading what will become the 'literature' of the future. I do often read the 'literature' of the past, Three Men In A Boat and Cold Comfort Farm spring to mind as highly enjoyable. Then again, a lot of it has not, as they say, aged well. I can't believe I'm the only person in the world who believes Pride and Prejudice would have been been greatly improved by one of the characters directing a well-aimed boot at Mr Darcy's gonads or, Elizabeth receiving a timely, hefty slap upside the head! Then there's that book beloved of sadistic school masters and university literature tutors which is, of course, James Joyce's Finnigan's Wake. I've never attempted a book written in a strange mixture of Venusian and Klingon before, and having made three attempts and given up before the end of the first chapter I can well understand the reason why some people get the urge to repeatedly slam doors shut on their heads to relieve the stress. Cie la Vie!
Mythocentric
Extraordinary
I have to agree with you Terre. I love to read but I find it highly distracting when I'm trying to follow a plot while my brain is going, "tum-ti-tum-ti-tum-ti-tum, tum-ti-tum-ti-tum-ti-tum", as it tries to follow the scansion of the verse. I had the same problem with the Edda. Some of the worlds greatest mythology and so difficult to follow it should carry a Government Health Warning if taken in anything other than very small doses. That's not to say I don't like poetry because I do, and I happen to believe that C S Lewis and Christina Rosetti are amongst the best.
On The Fairy Queen I like this quote from Wikipedia:
The Faerie Queene found such favour with Elizabeth I that Spenser was granted a pension for life amounting to £50 a year, though there is no evidence that Elizabeth read any of the poem.
At least we're in good company!
On The Fairy Queen I like this quote from Wikipedia:
The Faerie Queene found such favour with Elizabeth I that Spenser was granted a pension for life amounting to £50 a year, though there is no evidence that Elizabeth read any of the poem.
At least we're in good company!
I'm an avid reader who constantly runs out of books from my favourite authors. I have been known to enjoy reading Larry and stretch books because they make me laugh. larry and stretch - Google Search
They remind me af the aussie larrikin stereotype...I blame my grandfather as he had a stash of them and one day when desperate to find something to read I came upon them.
They remind me af the aussie larrikin stereotype...I blame my grandfather as he had a stash of them and one day when desperate to find something to read I came upon them.
Mythocentric
Extraordinary
The easy answer to that Pen is read them again! Never a problem with a good author. I honestly can't remember how many times I've read Lord of the Rings or The Wind in the Willows. (In my opinion one of the greatest books ever written, a belief which I share with our Lucy!)* I do agree with you about eclectic tastes though. I've discovered a lot of new books I'd wouldn't have considered before by authors I'd never heard of and enjoyed them immensely. That doesn't mean I'll read anything because I won't. In fact, I'm very fussy because, as I mentioned before I like books that genuinely make me laugh or force me to stop and think. There is a downside to wide-ranging tastes though. For instance, it led me to discover mid-eighteenth century American realism. You know. Those dour gothic novels where the author won't use a sentence or paragraph when a whole chapter will do! The mind boggles!
* She especially loves Chapter 7: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (as do I) which frequently gets pressed into service as a bedtime story!
* She especially loves Chapter 7: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (as do I) which frequently gets pressed into service as a bedtime story!
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You know, with all the books I've read over the years, I think I've only read one book twice, about 10 or so years after I read it the first time, and that was Meyer Levin's Compulsion. I don't recall whether or not I ever saw the movie, but I might have.
I've read a number of books multiple times. Especially, if it was a favorite series, and I'd just bought a sequel. Nothing stretches out a new book than rereading all the previous books in the series :wink:
Others I've reread just because I loved the world and the story and wanted to go back.
Most of the ebooks I get through bookbub are just fillers. They don't really do much more than entertain you for a bit, and then you forget it. They just aren't the same as reading a well loved author who truly knows how to build a world and to populate that world with characters you can really love and care about.
Unfortunately, some of those authors then get a bit too big for their britches and start using their books as a pulpit.
Others I've reread just because I loved the world and the story and wanted to go back.
Most of the ebooks I get through bookbub are just fillers. They don't really do much more than entertain you for a bit, and then you forget it. They just aren't the same as reading a well loved author who truly knows how to build a world and to populate that world with characters you can really love and care about.
Unfortunately, some of those authors then get a bit too big for their britches and start using their books as a pulpit.
I agree with you to some extent about the Bookbub books, but I have found a few new authors I really like, authors I'd never heard of before.
You are right about authors who write a series of books. Some of my fave authors have written 15-20 books, all with the same main character, and I really enjoy reading about their characters' adventures. I have a couple of eBooks by a few of those authors, but of course, those weren't free. Once you start a series, it's hard to give it up just because you're no longer buying real paper books.
You are right about authors who write a series of books. Some of my fave authors have written 15-20 books, all with the same main character, and I really enjoy reading about their characters' adventures. I have a couple of eBooks by a few of those authors, but of course, those weren't free. Once you start a series, it's hard to give it up just because you're no longer buying real paper books.
McGyver
Energetic
I don't have any living cats to take pictures of...
Well, besides Peekie, my neighbor's cat...
So instead I took pictures of Jeff...
Jeff is an Eastern Box Turtle.
You can tell he is a he, because he has reddish eyes... Females have brownish/yellow.
Jeff is a particularly colorful turtle...
Not just because he like to dress up as a barrister on weekends, but because of the bright orange pattern on his shell and body.
Most of the other box turtles around here are yellowish orange, to a pale yellow...
Jeff went for the full orange outfit.
Though distantly related to Gamera, Jeff cannot fly nor breath fire...
He likes eating huge banana slugs...
And they give him banana slug farts, so that's sort of like when fire shoots out of Gamera's shell.
Jeff probably didn't want me to mention that.
Box turtles are one of the few fully terrestrial turtles in the U.S. besides Tortoises...
That means the are not aquatic and they are not licensed to fly spacecraft.
Jeff has a New Jersey driver's licenses though for some reason.
Jeff might be about 20 years old, but I'm not sure, so I probably shouldn't have mentioned that...
But I figured if any lady turtles were reading this they might be interested to know that.
Jeff just got out of a bad relationship and he's been down on himself lately.
Jeff likes Piña Coladas and eating worms in the rain...
I figure the lady turtles might find that interesting too...
I probably shouldn't have mentioned the dressing up as a barrister thing because that makes him seem a bit looney...
Especially since it's a purple paisley outfit... Really not much of a barrister look to it...
More "Purple Rain" than anything.
Contrasts nicely with the orange though.
Box turtles are called that because their shells are uniquely hinged, thus allowing them to tuck themselves inside and completely seal off their bodies from harm.
They also order a lot of stuff from Amazon, so they are always leaving cardboard boxes everywhere they go.
Well... That's enough about Jeff...
Bye!
Well, besides Peekie, my neighbor's cat...
So instead I took pictures of Jeff...
Jeff is an Eastern Box Turtle.
You can tell he is a he, because he has reddish eyes... Females have brownish/yellow.
Jeff is a particularly colorful turtle...
Not just because he like to dress up as a barrister on weekends, but because of the bright orange pattern on his shell and body.
Most of the other box turtles around here are yellowish orange, to a pale yellow...
Jeff went for the full orange outfit.
Though distantly related to Gamera, Jeff cannot fly nor breath fire...
He likes eating huge banana slugs...
And they give him banana slug farts, so that's sort of like when fire shoots out of Gamera's shell.
Jeff probably didn't want me to mention that.
Box turtles are one of the few fully terrestrial turtles in the U.S. besides Tortoises...
That means the are not aquatic and they are not licensed to fly spacecraft.
Jeff has a New Jersey driver's licenses though for some reason.
Jeff might be about 20 years old, but I'm not sure, so I probably shouldn't have mentioned that...
But I figured if any lady turtles were reading this they might be interested to know that.
Jeff just got out of a bad relationship and he's been down on himself lately.
Jeff likes Piña Coladas and eating worms in the rain...
I figure the lady turtles might find that interesting too...
I probably shouldn't have mentioned the dressing up as a barrister thing because that makes him seem a bit looney...
Especially since it's a purple paisley outfit... Really not much of a barrister look to it...
More "Purple Rain" than anything.
Contrasts nicely with the orange though.
Box turtles are called that because their shells are uniquely hinged, thus allowing them to tuck themselves inside and completely seal off their bodies from harm.
They also order a lot of stuff from Amazon, so they are always leaving cardboard boxes everywhere they go.
Well... That's enough about Jeff...
Bye!
Dreamer
Dream Weaver Designs
You and Lucy might like this then, my take on the Piper
Unicorns and other Fantasy Creatures - Piper at The Gates of Dawn - The Fantasy Attic Treasures
Lorraine
The Wicked Witch of the North
The first day of the last month of winter...hooray! Just spent the weekend down in the frosty Waikato and those three nights away were our coldest thus far this winter...trust me to head south as it gets colder! A friend dropped me off at my sister's on his way to Rotorua and it was like business class instead of cattle compared to my normal bus trips. I'd probably travel south more if the dreaded bus trip wasn't part of the deal. Now back home in warmer temps, Japanese cherry trees already in blossom, daffodils starting to come out, my freesias in the cockpit budding up nicely, spring is NEARLY HERE! Oh joy 
Apropos of books, read a new author and series and am transfixed...Maggie Stiefvater and her 'Raven Cycle'. Just love them to bits and back.
Apropos of books, read a new author and series and am transfixed...Maggie Stiefvater and her 'Raven Cycle'. Just love them to bits and back.
Heya Jeff!
Yay Lorraine!
Bet you will be glad when the weather warms up.
Bet you will be glad when the weather warms up.