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  1. Peder

    Reza Aslan's Fox interview propels his book to #1 on Amazon

    This might be tangential, or maybe not. But there are quite a few interesting threads for reading listed down below among the Similar Threads for this topic. I'm surprised so few of these (or others on 0ther topics) are ever bumped up.
  2. Peder

    Do Young Authors Write Differently in a Visual Age?

    Yes, chopped up narratives are confusing to read; Cloud Atlas, the book, being the deliberately prime example. But The Sea by John Banville was another with a very non-linear narrative. I don't know what to say. Some authors just do it (for reasons I don't know), but I thought both of those...
  3. Peder

    Books that totally blew you away

    There is a BAR Booklist you can also add your Memorable Books to (or vote for) if you are so inclined. :)
  4. Peder

    Do Young Authors Write Differently in a Visual Age?

    I wish I were familiar with the evolving styles of modern authors [your title asks about young authors] to answer with some precision, but "young" seem to be largely out of my reading stream, and the "modern" ones you mention are largely unknown/unread by me. However two thoughts are prompted...
  5. Peder

    February 2014: Romance: Maria V. Snyder: Poison Study

    Yay! Now to see what it says. It's new to me. :D I hope some romance readers join in.
  6. Peder

    which poem/poems left a permanent impression on you?

    Dylan Thomas - "I see the boys of summer" For its nearly inscrutable meaning, its vivid images tumbling one upon the other, the first difficult poem I saw after all the more easily understandable poems read in school. It was breathtaking on first encounter and still holds close many...
  7. Peder

    Vote February 2014 - Romance

    Interesting enough to read, whether or not it is the final choice here. :)
  8. Peder

    Eternal Life - Pros & Cons. If not, why not?

    Yes, I'm afraid that is a deep-seated difference between us.
  9. Peder

    Eternal Life - Pros & Cons. If not, why not?

    I, very personally, think the evidence is quite ambiguous on whether human beings have a propensity for good or for bad behavior. That a capability for each exists, in each and every person, it seems to me there is no doubt. But "propensity?" I wonder. I'm inclined more to think that an old...
  10. Peder

    Vote February 2014 - Romance

    This looks like a very quiet discussion shaping up. Any more votes?
  11. Peder

    Eternal Life - Pros & Cons. If not, why not?

    For those interested in some serious reading on the topic: "Winner of the Pulitzer prize in 1974 and the culmination of a life's work, The Denial of Death is Ernest Becker's brilliant and impassioned answer to the "why" of human existence. In bold contrast to the predominant Freudian school of...
  12. Peder

    The True and Unabridged Events Of Last Night

    Sounds like a new kind of cross-species steeplechase. Comical to read. :D I'm glad the human finally prevailed. /phew!/
  13. Peder

    Suggestions for February 2014: Romance

    C'mon, all you romantics! Take a stand for love, and join the discussion. But first vote.
  14. Peder

    Evolution

    Preordained! Oh you rascal!
  15. Peder

    Evolution

    A "debate" with a predictable outcome.
  16. Peder

    What's the deal with vampires anyway?

    Carpe Jugulum! Great, just great. ROTFL. :D
  17. Peder

    What's the deal with vampires anyway?

    Buffy is a real get-up-and-go, let's do it, easy-to-understand kind of kid. Fluff and camp make the fun. Re:Stoker's Dracula: right on! Good reading. Anne Rice has more like it. Haven't read any romantic vamps, though. Not even real-women vamps. :D
  18. Peder

    New year resolution

    psnovel: Security can indeed be a problem for writing one's thoughts. MS Word includes a secure password capability for file protection, if you have it. Otherwise, free apps as mentioned. Some have used shorthand (Samuel Pepys was a famous person who did), although that is only mild security...
  19. Peder

    New year resolution

    To buy fewer books than I read. PS to psnovel. Try a journal, not a diary. Write when you feel like, with no blank pages to stare at you. I kept one up for many years -- clarified my thoughts and feelings.
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