tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post2014921787658246566..comments2024-03-18T15:17:26.003-05:00Comments on l'astronave: 100 Books Not About PhysicsFrescahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-89300141792366440752008-09-03T11:14:00.000-05:002008-09-03T11:14:00.000-05:00Oh!OK, evve, HDM didn't grab me, but I like Milton...Oh!<BR/>OK, evve, HDM didn't grab me, but I like Milton and physics, so I'll give it another try.<BR/><BR/>On my rewrite [unfinished as of now] of this list, I take Harry Potter off.Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-75573968365575489472008-09-03T10:52:00.000-05:002008-09-03T10:52:00.000-05:00OMG!! OMG!!! I've only got to the His Dark Materia...OMG!! OMG!!! I've only got to the His Dark Materials comments and have to say, insist, BELLOW that this trilogy is utterly superb, brilliant, genius and that to mention the execrable HP on the same page is a major crime.<BR/><BR/>Seriously. I can't recommend it highly enough. Huge inspiration from Milton and modern physics. You'd LOVE the science. There's a book about the science of HDM.<BR/><BR/>(Right. Calmed down a bit now. Going back to read the rest of the comments.) (Oh, and apparently the film is shit. I certainly wouldn't watch it.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-14919532438670753872008-08-27T13:54:00.000-05:002008-08-27T13:54:00.000-05:00HENRY JAMES—now I’m thinking that THE GOLDEN BOWL ...HENRY JAMES—now I’m thinking that THE GOLDEN BOWL is the better choice. It’s a more complex study of paranoia and sexual neurosis than is PORTRAIT OF A LADY.<BR/> <BR/>MADAME BOVARY-- Flaubert totally nails boredom; and didn’t he famously say “Madame Bovary, c’est moi”?<BR/> <BR/>MRS DALLOWAY and/or A ROOM OF ONE’s OWN—Virginia Woolf seems like a must-read to me, both for women’s political philosophy and for literature<BR/> <BR/>SHERMAN ALEXIE—he’s so hip AND so smart. How about adding his YA graphic novel (True Diary of a Half-Blood, or whatever it is)? Either that or the Tonto one (can’t remember the full name; it’s one of the early adult novels, the one on which Smoke Signals was based). I thought the reading list was surprisingly not very multi-cultural, and Alexie’s an easy one to add for that.<BR/> <BR/>NADINE GORDIMER and/or DORIS LESSING or some of the classic black African writers (Chinua Achebe is the one who comes to mind)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-2900084541577838322008-08-26T21:12:00.000-05:002008-08-26T21:12:00.000-05:00Bink: No reading list can possibly hold its head u...Bink: No reading list can possibly hold its head up if it doesn't include Raymond Chandler, you are right!<BR/>He is so exquisite, you don't even care that his plots make absolutely no sense. I tried hard, once, to figure one out, and just got a headache.<BR/>He's going on my list--thanks to your reminder.Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-54709115282410275922008-08-26T21:02:00.000-05:002008-08-26T21:02:00.000-05:00They have schlock like The Da Vinci Code and The F...They have schlock like The Da Vinci Code and The Five People You Meet in Heaven on there? (Ok, I only saw the movie of "the five..."but it was soooo dreadful I can't image the book was anything but stupid too.) <BR/><BR/>Cheesy stories with a good idea that go lame like Time Traveler's Wife and Possession are hardly worth including either.<BR/><BR/>And where is Raymond Chandler? The man's plots leak like a sieve, but he sure could turn a descriptive sentence--better than almost anyone!<BR/><BR/>I was pleased to see Cold Comfort Farm on the list. Such a delightful book: often overlooked (at least in America). To me that stands out as the one book I wouldn't have expected but am happy to see (among the deserving books).<BR/><BR/>I bet any list you come up with, fresca, will be more interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-76178241847049699912008-08-26T19:52:00.000-05:002008-08-26T19:52:00.000-05:00I think I made it to page 7, so I can't say.I think I made it to page 7, so I can't say.Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-67165507347588334932008-08-26T15:05:00.000-05:002008-08-26T15:05:00.000-05:00I made it five pages into His Dark Materials...can...I made it five pages into His Dark Materials...can anybody tell me, does it get better? I will have to propagate your meme.Matt_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139378448055540977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-15294624084344152522008-08-26T12:21:00.000-05:002008-08-26T12:21:00.000-05:00Henry James, yes! And many others. The more I thin...Henry James, yes! And many others. The more I think of it, the worse this list becomes.<BR/><BR/>I don't think anyone really has to finish Moby Dick, as it isn't a straight-through narrative. <BR/>But I am not of the "begin at the beginning and go through to the end" at the best of times--I am a "just skip the boring middle" reader.<BR/><BR/>So, Manfred, you shouldn't take comfort from a slacker reader like me, but should probably continue to feel a little bad...<BR/><BR/>I haven't even tried "Lord Jim," but "Heart of Darkness" is on my top 100 list--here the NEA and I do agree.Frescahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323129046492056942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-67041066690052593012008-08-26T07:40:00.000-05:002008-08-26T07:40:00.000-05:00Ahh...You couldnt finish Moby Dick either? Well, I...Ahh...You couldnt finish Moby Dick either? <BR/><BR/>Well, I feel a bit better...I've been trying to finish that book, (and Lord Jim) for about 20 years...ooooooooooooooooooooooooooohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15347076050510425951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229875339727095184.post-54166486562644463232008-08-25T16:57:00.000-05:002008-08-25T16:57:00.000-05:00Yes, but where's Henry James??? ("The girl felt in...Yes, but where's Henry James??? ("The girl felt in italics and spoke in boldface....")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com