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be sure to read "Colour of Magic" and "Interesting Times." those were the best two for me.

One of the best. Discworld is like Middle Earth if Douglas Adams or Monty Python were writing it.

another thing nice about a book is you can give it to your friend to read, after you're done. don't see that happening with kindles. i'm sure there's some pirating going on, but it's not the same as handing over a coffee-stained, dog eared copy of your favorite book to someone new. i suppose...

another reason to read robbins: when the female protagonist of 'another roadside attraction' asks an indian what her nature is, he says he will tell her if she will orally satisfy each member of the tribe. after she does all the men and women of the tribe, the indian tells her that by nature...

i know Legend has been called a vampire novel, Matheson called them vampires in the book, but i would characterize it more like a zombie story. the prototype zombie story, really. unless you buy the allegory of race, and then it's a civil rights story, (with a happy ending!) but don't let any of...

Oh, I never said I read it. I'm just fascinated by a book that no one has ever finished reading. (something Joyce and I have in common!) That's why Polly can relax next semester, because the professor hasn't read it either.

Back in 1950, there were less books published than today, but I'm willing to bet the same amount of books were written. (per capita, anyway.) All those books had to go through the gauntlet of agents, editors, publishers, and the like. When you bought a professionally published book back then...

Polly: I always like to start off by messin' with the moderators. Anyone who quotes Finnegan's Wake in their signature has my attention automatically. Have you read "Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates"? Tom Robbins has a bit of fun with FW in that book.

Hi Everybody, I am new to this forum, but have been around the internet for decades. I'm a voracious reader, but only a sporadic writer. Several times in my life, I have gone on a manic writing binge. Mostly short stories of questionable content. With rare exception, nothing worth publishing...