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While I appreciate your odd way of invitation, no thanks (looking up at URL), I’m here to talk about *books*, which barely ever happens as is – if I want other kinds of discussions (especially science-based) I will seek them out on like forums. Merci, j (although for the record I couldn’t...

Thank you for providing further proof with inane assumptions. My eyes are open, son – how abut yours? Feel free to offer something on topic, j

Based on what? Not enough violence? The language difficult? It’s “boring”? Badly written? It’s not by Stephen King? Too many under/overlying sociology issues? The cover was ugly? Too many pages? Please… Ever hear: “life aint fair”? Maybe you can help start a “learning” system of schools...

Terrorism- The Ultimate No-Brainer - 09 August 2005 http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1545225,00.html

I wonder if the “adult edition” has a dark shade of black…

Welcome to Eco! ;)

D-uh! It’s about Pi!! Here, I’ll save you the trouble of reading a badly written, really boring book that managed to win some award(s?) and found an audience with the pseudo-literate: Pi = 3.14159265

I still have plenty of normal toilet paper, once I run out, I’ll let you know if there if any chaffing effect with the new Punter novel…

Yes. I agree. The simple fact that some things just don’t need explanation. Many people -people that are stated to have a “good imagination” because they read pap like (most) science fiction and (all) fantasy-shit, continually ask questions. For ‘Sheep’ they don’t “get” the sheep-man. For...

I agree. I can’t really place him with anyone else. If absolutely pressed I would say Paul Auster. I _do_ see him cinematically in-line with a David Lynch. And HM himself has stated several times that he’s only really be interested in a film version of his books interpreted by Lynch or Woody...

Nonsense. 1) Hardly a good reason; if a thousand people say a stupid thing, it’s still a stupid thing. 2) Mediocrity has no place in the class room. It’s there enough. 3) I see very little “passion” in a fad. It’s a social thing. Shall we implement that cookies should replace...

Hm. Well, a “twist” isn’t really an element independent of the plot. It’s simply a term typing when the end of a plot (more than likely) takes a turn from what is perceived to be a/the typical ending. One may not like the fact that Dorothy got home safely, but it’s a pretty sound...

My one experience with reading Lehane made me want to cry to, but only because I attempted a brain-peel after being introduced to such insubstantial “writing”. How is it exactly the plot “didn’t feel right” to you but it was still not a good book but a *“very good”* book?? Would this be...

Well, the catch to mostly ordering books blind off the internet is not knowing exactly what they are. Jon Stewart’s _America_, while funny, totally surprised me in format. As did Bill Maher’s newest _New Rules_ (2005). As remains consistent, and pretty twisted, some “comedians” seem to be...

We’ve alerted the staff to prepare the Critical Care room for a Clive Cussler-detox for you, Robert…

Not being a big fan of Eco’s fiction I’ll add this to your pile: _Se una notte d'inverno un viaggiatore_ (1979) [English title: If on a Winter's Night a Traveler] by Italo Calvino. A must (in any language). You sure that’s a “friend”?

Not to further add to your To Be Read pile but: You may get a kick out of Umberto Eco’s _Mouse or Rat: Translation as Negotiation_ (published only in the UK – and it’s in its original English (2004)), a collection of essays and lectures on his first-hand experience with translation(s) (into...

While I can picture it standing on it’s own, just as a few of the characters in ‘Sheep’ are introduced/used in 2 previous, not-well-circulated-in-English, novels I would have to imagine it _is_ a bit like walking into the middle of a David Lynch movie… Maybe give ‘Sheep’ a whirl and if you...

Good to hear. A great read. Jay Rubin, a translator of Murakami, has a book out called _Haruki Murakami and the Music of Words_ where he discusses some of this in detail. Definitely worth a read if you start getting more into HM. Alfred Birnbaum, translator of ‘Sheep’ and ‘Wind-up Bird’ is...

Now *there's* an ironic title...