Stories: Life in Books
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Question: What did the poet say to Luke Skywalker?
Answer: “Metaphors be with you.”Gnarf gnarf ...... Sorry.
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glad we've Byroned that out. Who is Peanut Butter, Kimosave?
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So where is the emo bashing thread then? Aside from the Wikipedia: Emo(Slang) discussion?
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merc,
Gentlemen, your poesy sides are showing!
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"And Andrew, if you continue to quote Alanis, our cyber friendship is over, mmmkay."
Yeah sorry Merc, I'm no Morissette fan, and I HAVE read some poetry - mostly because I had to though. and would be hard pressed to quote anything these days (Augustan poetry did strike me, as a fellow student put it once, as little more than rupert bear rhymes.)
I'm more inclined towards Shelley & Tennyson than Byron. Although I can't deny that some of Shakespeare's sonnets are somewhat more than admirably structured...
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merc,
Oh Ben, I don't know, too tired now, sighs, fey glance out window.
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merc,
Augustan sucks, simple. However, whatever grabs you. Shelley had a huge impact on The Chartists...
But hey, our cat is called Bysshe. -
My first dog was called Shelley :)
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The Worst Journey in the World, by Appsley Cherry-Garrard
That's a good book, The depression that Cherry- Garrad entered at the end of his life was a terrible shame.
Poetry : John Cooper-Clarke, Sam Hunt, Auden and Frost do it for me.
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merc,
Ah redeemed by Dog.
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Hey, that was the name of my first dog too! :)
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merc,
Spooky man,
I put my monkey on the log
in order that he do the dog
he wagged his tail and shook his head
and did the cat instead
he's a weird monkey
wants my money, calls me honey.
Bob Dylan, All This And WW3
I'm not a big Bob fan but I was moved by the moment. -
Stranger in a Strange Land certainly had an impact on me: as I explained in the post last year about my grandfather, he gave the book, and it was a real trip.
But I probably got more out of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress --- TANSTAAFL was a pretty important principle.
I'm not nearly as much of a longform reader, especially of fiction, as most of the people posting here, but as a kid I pretty much cleaned up the Fendalton Public Library's sci-fi section. I was always more interested in ideas than plot.
James White's Second Ending (beaten out for a Hugo by Stranger in a Strange Land!) fair did my head in too ...
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i knew a girl up the road called Shelley when i was in primary school, her dad drove a really cool bronze Valiant
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merc,
Master Riddley you are a poet, hint, everyone knew a girl up the road called (insert girl name here) and a father with a (insert muscle car here).
Anyhow, like any brave young poet would, what did you do about it? -
yeah but this is true.
liike most young poets i lost interest i guess, i think i liked the Valiant better. we were only 5. nothing a good THRASHING wouldnt fix though i'm sure -
merc,
Dude, it's all about the car..."I got a 59 Chevy with a 387 and a Hirst on the floor..." (Bruce Springsteen). Now I must away,
Enough or Too Much!
William Blake (The Master) -
Rob Stowell wrote:
[Hoban's] children's books are near perfect. The Francis books and "How Tom beat Captain Najork and his Hired Sportsmen" are classics.
Of course I agree, in light of which am almost inclined to let the following slide:
I'm not such a fan of Russell Hoban's adult novels (sorry Riddley- good but not great)
but I just can't. Rob, have you read Pilgermann, or Kleinzeit, or The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz?
And are you saying Riddley Walker is good but not great, or addressing the Riddley on this forum?
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"Hey, that was the name of my first dog too! :)"
Utterly fantastic coincidence! I suppose your sister had a horse called Byron at some stage too?
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"Ah redeemed by Dog."
Merc, I really want to ask "What if Dog was one of us"
But I want us to remain friends.
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Chris- yeah, they are all good books Pilgermann, or Kleinzeit, or The Lion of Boaz-Jachin and Jachin-Boaz - and Riddley Walker is a classic... but not, for me, a loved one. (My wife and her mum would both disagree.)
It is a matter of taste of course :-)
I'd also throw in some Murakami- Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World is, in a twisted way, in same the Hoban vein, but somehow lighter.
I just love Hoban's children's books: I'd say they were the greatest ever if it weren't such a subjective thing and foolish-seeming statement. But even endless re- reading to kids, they make me smile and feel emotional and are gently ironic in a very complicated and satisfying way.
Re-reading Uncle has also been terrific, but I think you need to read it aloud to a family, a chapter or two at a time, preferably in front of the fire. And you have to read Uncle in an incredibly pompous voice. -
Before anyone finalises judgment on Allanis Morisette, why not watch the video of her cover of "My Humps"?
Seriously.
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Who would have thought. But it does figure, don't ya think?
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"I got a 59 Chevy with a 387 and a Hirst on the floor..." (Bruce Springsteen)
Hirst?
Hurst.
http://www.hurst-shifters.com/Memorable kidlit: Anything Tove Jansson.
Moomins. Hattifatteners. Hemulins. The Mymble. The Groke. Salome the Little Creep. The meerschaum tram.
Wonderful stuff. -
Before anyone finalises judgment on Allanis Morisette
Hating on Alanis is sooo '90s, anyway.
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