tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post7487907156306513297..comments2023-10-02T18:02:52.243+10:00Comments on 3 Word Slogan: Of mice and those two-legged thingsCartledgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-36706330904122282592007-07-10T09:13:00.000+10:002007-07-10T09:13:00.000+10:00kvatch - Gulag is the hardest read I've ever encou...kvatch - Gulag is the hardest read I've ever encountered. I admit I expected a ripping yard, of the Solzhenitsyn variety, not a hard and sordid history. Brilliant writer but I have to intersperse with some pulp.<BR/>I'll go look for Charles Bukowski. <BR/>Meantime I'll post a pull down of my notes on Port in a few days. The concept is starting to form in my head, if not quite the voice yet.Cartledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-88875293742990783332007-07-10T09:05:00.000+10:002007-07-10T09:05:00.000+10:00Never in my life have I encountered such a dense m...<I>Never in my life have I encountered such a dense mix of druggies, alcoholics, habitual guests of the prison system and general low-lifes.</I><BR/><BR/>Have you ever read any <A HREF="" REL="nofollow">Charles Bukowski</A>? A genius (IMHO), though not recognized as one in his time.<BR/><BR/>Quite a coincidence that you and I are both reading <I>Gulag Archipelago</I> at the same time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-69039282783626366632007-07-06T04:13:00.000+10:002007-07-06T04:13:00.000+10:00They don't have to be redeeming. Just tell the sto...They don't have to be redeeming. Just tell the stories! I'm all ears.Praguetwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15481534213601084777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-54214361557654198522007-07-05T12:05:00.000+10:002007-07-05T12:05:00.000+10:00"Some sci-fi is pretty good" RBE, you might be rig..."Some sci-fi is pretty good" RBE, you might be right, but I think I'm past it now alas. Current reading is Gulag Archipelago.<BR/><BR/>Abi, I don't know I'd dignify this lot with photos. I still have problems finding any redeeming features of this crowd. Still, it is a waste of good stories.Cartledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11929350278316125588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-10476856832548728972007-07-05T07:23:00.000+10:002007-07-05T07:23:00.000+10:00Sure, Cartledge is no Steinbeck, but Steinbeck is ...Sure, Cartledge is no Steinbeck, but Steinbeck is no Cartledge, either. (Ok, he's dead, but still...). You've got to tell the stories in your own way. And you're not taking photos of these deadheads. It's up to you to make them appealing on some level.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16179347.post-21672988515998419632007-07-04T02:05:00.000+10:002007-07-04T02:05:00.000+10:00Some sci-fi is pretty good. Check out China Mievi...Some sci-fi is pretty good. Check out China Mieville's Perdido Street Station if you can.Reality-Based Educatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05575623297528939722noreply@blogger.com