tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post1872467450310103746..comments2024-03-28T10:15:30.340-07:00Comments on Diary of a Fat Slob: Earth AbidesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-13413957592758455252023-02-08T16:06:58.931-08:002023-02-08T16:06:58.931-08:00I will see your anonymous yep, and raise you anoth...I will see your anonymous yep, and raise you another yep.Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-27438524633442023222023-02-08T13:35:10.348-08:002023-02-08T13:35:10.348-08:00yepyepAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-22245411245606717392023-02-08T07:13:03.024-08:002023-02-08T07:13:03.024-08:00And I, of course, copied it from somewhere else. S...And I, of course, copied it from somewhere else. So goes the internet. :)Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-87886279524523421722023-02-07T21:50:57.458-08:002023-02-07T21:50:57.458-08:00I copied the dog meme you posted. Made me smile. T...I copied the dog meme you posted. Made me smile. Thx.~ Chance Beginnings ~noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-70008811848868415402023-02-07T04:53:55.274-08:002023-02-07T04:53:55.274-08:00You never re-read a book? Not even THE BIBLE? Man,...You never re-read a book? Not even THE BIBLE? Man, I *always* re-read a great book. Chances are, it won't disappoint me.Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-52776825775381278972023-02-07T04:52:47.029-08:002023-02-07T04:52:47.029-08:00ALAS BABYLON sounds like a book I tried to read it...ALAS BABYLON sounds like a book I tried to read it and gave up on, decades ago. I give up a lot, when a book is too difficult. Same with math. 'Challenging' is good, but sometimes I'm not up to the challenge.<br /><br />THE LAST SHIP sounds challenging, too. :)<br /><br />John Hersey's HIROSHIMA — I'm at the library's reservations page (where I just canceled PLAYTIME, Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-23671985682766761052023-02-06T20:55:54.474-08:002023-02-06T20:55:54.474-08:00Lookin' for a book, maybe I'll get Earth A...Lookin' for a book, maybe I'll get Earth Abides...I never reread a book...Eel PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-80069044446097976572023-02-06T17:20:18.197-08:002023-02-06T17:20:18.197-08:00It was Stewart's only science fiction, I belie...It was Stewart's only science fiction, I believe. He wrote an interesting novel about a storm which I understand was responsible for our current "naming" of hurricanes, and lots of non-fiction about names (places, people, etc.) and other historical stuff.<br /><br />Have you read Alas, Babylon? I flew through it in a couple days... but it's terrible in so many ways. It treats Claude Reignsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-62362489325553074822023-02-06T14:33:46.560-08:002023-02-06T14:33:46.560-08:00There's nothing to be embarrassed about in you...There's nothing to be embarrassed about in your old zines, man. But if you send me fifty bucks I'll *tell* you I went down there and destroyed them.<br /><br />I read CANTICLE many years ago, when I was trying to read all the great sci-fi books. That's about the post-apocalyptic monks, right? Pretty good, as I recall.<br /><br />So how come, if I was reading the greats of sci-fi, I Doug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-18771836139446304232023-02-06T14:26:04.933-08:002023-02-06T14:26:04.933-08:00EARTH ABIDES is better than my brief review convey...EARTH ABIDES is better than my brief review conveyed. It's not even all that long, but so much happens it feels like reading three good novels.<br /><br />Yeah, you'll notice all the graphics and stats in the article start in 1970. It's a stupid perspective but I see it so often I'm dulled to it — lots of people who consider themselves movie buffs think movies started in the 1970sDoug Hollandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-26957699364324187052023-02-06T13:59:14.153-08:002023-02-06T13:59:14.153-08:00Holy shit, the SPL also has my zine. Fuck that! I&...Holy shit, the SPL also has my zine. Fuck that! I'll send you 50 bucks, Holland, if you go down there and destroy those for me.<br /><br />Glad you liked Earth Abides. It's not a page-turner, and it took a while to grab me, but I find myself thinking about it all the time, years later. It and Canticle For Leibowitz must be my two favorite post-apocalyptic novels.Claude Reignsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-64208728152038937122023-02-06T11:08:51.360-08:002023-02-06T11:08:51.360-08:00The words "Gone With The Wind" appear no...The words "Gone With The Wind" appear nowhere in your article about successful movies.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-grossing_films#Highest-grossing_films_adjusted_for_inflation<br /><br />Not that I give a shit, I'm just a pedantic statistic nerd.Captain Hampocketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849547698251622931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811987615829975890.post-12484723244025218632023-02-06T11:04:44.772-08:002023-02-06T11:04:44.772-08:00I read Earth Abides quite a few years ago. I MIGHT...I read Earth Abides quite a few years ago. I MIGHT even still have my copy, back in New Jersey. I'll look for it next time I go back. I remember liking it, but I was a kid, maybe 18, and 30 years on, there's a lot of perspective.<br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br />Doowap doo wap doo wap!<br /><br /><br /><br />Captain Hampocketshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11849547698251622931noreply@blogger.com