tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.comments2023-04-12T06:03:35.454-07:00Tonight's ReadingLet's Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831054494195507934noreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-53187158432403957932015-01-05T19:21:17.431-08:002015-01-05T19:21:17.431-08:00I enjoyed this book and the series
http://www.tee...I enjoyed this book and the series<br /><br />http://www.teenaintoronto.com/2013/10/book-mine-2013-john-heldt.htmlTeena in Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-85082265062350901282014-02-09T16:01:15.430-08:002014-02-09T16:01:15.430-08:00I agree with you. I was intrigued by the photos an...I agree with you. I was intrigued by the photos and their usage, but the story didn't draw me enough to read any sequels. Also, I burnt out on reading YA over the last few years. Fortunately the granddaughters don't need me screening their reading anymore :)Terri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12215878121282668358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-42123517154532706882013-08-10T14:50:17.699-07:002013-08-10T14:50:17.699-07:00It's good to hear from someone trying one of t...It's good to hear from someone trying one of the other languages. It's all I can do to keep practicing Spanish, but I would like to try another sometime as well!<br />Let's Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831054494195507934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-21426507084669377962013-08-09T20:11:05.141-07:002013-08-09T20:11:05.141-07:00I am learning German and I super duper love it! I ...I am learning German and I super duper love it! I want to learn other languages to but I will just take it one language at time. I agree that it is so much fun.Vitori Vitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15711098618148497108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-39555881278712449692013-07-25T14:35:58.226-07:002013-07-25T14:35:58.226-07:00Well, I read it on my 1st generation kindle, so ha...Well, I read it on my 1st generation kindle, so had no clue what the cover looked like until I wrote this post! But I agree that it's overdone & cliched!Let's Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831054494195507934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-91995550348209614362013-07-25T13:15:29.292-07:002013-07-25T13:15:29.292-07:00Thanks, Grace. I've decided not to read books...Thanks, Grace. I've decided not to read books where the cover features a body but no head. That now hackneyed style reminds me of the romance novel covers and the gothic covers where essentially the same scene was depicted each time. <br />Linda Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766481385204267989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-79180935686532166062013-07-20T18:15:00.223-07:002013-07-20T18:15:00.223-07:00Great review. Thanks for being a faculty guinea pi...Great review. Thanks for being a faculty guinea pig. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787038884724501678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-67906664813321106942013-07-16T18:28:06.046-07:002013-07-16T18:28:06.046-07:00Still need to read this!Still need to read this!Terri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12215878121282668358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-40254482247669666162013-06-22T11:01:23.366-07:002013-06-22T11:01:23.366-07:00I think your book group would enjoy it. There'...I think your book group would enjoy it. There's a lot to discuss, like what really makes a relationship work, and how important "surface" details are. Let's Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831054494195507934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-78831875458845565642013-06-22T10:58:32.647-07:002013-06-22T10:58:32.647-07:00This sounds really interesting just because it'...This sounds really interesting just because it's from a male point of view. My book club just read a book that is along the same humorous lines called “Secrets of a Spiritual Guru” by Tamara Lee Dorris, http://tamaradorris.net/. "The Ex-Boyfriend's Handbook" might be a great read to follow it! Thanks so much for the review and suggestion, I'm going to bring it up to the girls tonight!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992198357694967310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-20969702349721894182013-04-08T04:44:52.751-07:002013-04-08T04:44:52.751-07:00They go to some lengths trying to prove it is not....They go to some lengths trying to prove it is not.Let's Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831054494195507934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-38507954075751491692013-04-07T19:27:57.940-07:002013-04-07T19:27:57.940-07:00Libertarian paternalism ... wouldn't that be a...Libertarian paternalism ... wouldn't that be an oxymoron? :)Terri B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12215878121282668358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-45871075367591709182013-02-12T14:23:26.536-08:002013-02-12T14:23:26.536-08:00I too enjoyed this book, and found myself able to ...I too enjoyed this book, and found myself able to sympathize with the characters on many levels, it is heartbreaking though.Trin Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01649273594176899623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-81466111666088887242013-01-30T14:58:06.843-08:002013-01-30T14:58:06.843-08:00Hi Logan,
yeah, even that may have a lot to do wit...Hi Logan,<br />yeah, even that may have a lot to do with the structure of electracy. With information coming at us at the rate it does, we all pick and choose, either consciously or unconsciously. I don't think Ulmer would claim to be a scholar of Chinese history/philosophy, and I'm sure that many of us, when we get away from our central disciplines, might stray from the point as seen from within the outlying discipline. Nonetheless, your point is well-taken. Thanks!Let's Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831054494195507934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-20709337610125319142013-01-30T14:23:50.932-08:002013-01-30T14:23:50.932-08:00" In other words, declares Ulmer, Black Swans..." In other words, declares Ulmer, Black Swans are communication to us from our machines.." <br />The divination mention ties into Ulmer's reading of Chinese History; the YiJing (Book of Changes) and Daoism. He brings up daoism in his textbook, and I've seen him talk about the origins of writing in China being for the purpose of establishing divination rituals. The thing is, either he doesn't really know what he's talking about, or he's deliberately leaving out key aspects of certain concepts and practices, and only using what fits into his preconceived theory. I still like him, but at times he's off. Yeah, divination was important, and writing did serve to preserve practices, but it had a lot more to do with establishing/'creating' ancestors and keeping track of an expanding family tree and pantheon of gods and spirits. This was for divination, yes, but the writing aspect was tied to creating ancestors...there's a lot of scholarship on this, and I'm not going to try and summarize it here. Chinese History is pretty awesome though, I recommend studying it. Why is this important? It's an example of him making a clear assertion about something--in this case the reason Chinese people invented their writing system--that is just well, askew and shaky, yet he presents it as though it's firm and then keeps building upon it. He does it a lot. A LOT. Also, this notion of "our" "machines" communicating with us...cmon; the main reason it's irksome is that he essentially takes the divination aspect out of Chinese tradition, leaves out among other aspects their very interesting notion of "Heaven", and replaces it with "our machines." I think Ulmer has a lot of interesting things to say. He's worthy of hearing out, and has some things to offer. I'm just advocating that the reader recognize that he's kind of an oddball (who isn't?) and isn't the most reliable historical/scholarly reference--and it must be said, because, frankly, he IS compelling. I'm still studying him, and have a ways to go. Still, he seems to kinda...I don't know...he kinda puts himself and his theory at the center of the universe, so to speak. I say this because of the way he presumes to speak in authority on such diverse areas... but it's not fully formed, his understanding...and the way he tends to pick and choose what to include..and more importantly what to leave out...Anyways, I aint a hater. i like Ulmer. Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813496436381242218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-70070946238775083602012-12-30T05:51:10.784-08:002012-12-30T05:51:10.784-08:00Gizmo, you are way smarter than that dog in The Ar...Gizmo, you are way smarter than that dog in The Art of Racing in the Rain!Let's Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831054494195507934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-75043709945230506952012-12-30T02:25:11.341-08:002012-12-30T02:25:11.341-08:00This is great & I'm saving it for referenc...This is great & I'm saving it for reference over the next few months...Always on the lookout for books I should read (and those I should avoid)GizmoGeodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770657468488836570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-61363306297631964382012-12-10T04:52:23.344-08:002012-12-10T04:52:23.344-08:00It's a little better than a free kindle book. ...It's a little better than a free kindle book. The character does get over to the little island (Atsena Otie) with the cemetery. But I think we saw better geocaching logs than the description in the book. <br /><br />Always nice to see the doggies reading, though :-)Let's Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831054494195507934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-75687618622831724662012-12-10T03:49:13.993-08:002012-12-10T03:49:13.993-08:00Sounds like a lot of the "free books for Kind...Sounds like a lot of the "free books for Kindle" that I get emails about every day, most of them not worth the time to download. The title would have attracted me, as I check out anything with a Florida setting, so thanks for the warning. Not part of your "suggested audience" for this one.GizmoGeodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10770657468488836570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-76241611636782542212012-10-20T17:11:42.508-07:002012-10-20T17:11:42.508-07:00when Steve is done reading it, I'll give it to...when Steve is done reading it, I'll give it to you...Let's Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831054494195507934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-11797195871931448352012-10-20T17:08:46.960-07:002012-10-20T17:08:46.960-07:00I love sci-fi, so I may have to try it. :-)I love sci-fi, so I may have to try it. :-)Bookithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00598864555377414483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-81582296823692150622012-09-24T04:59:59.979-07:002012-09-24T04:59:59.979-07:00totally worth the wait!
totally worth the wait!<br />Let's Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831054494195507934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-38841467003098582852012-09-20T12:51:47.409-07:002012-09-20T12:51:47.409-07:00Sounds great, I can't wait to read it-- but wi...Sounds great, I can't wait to read it-- but will have to, until nmy library lets me have a copy. <br /><br /> Thanks for the review!Aging Opheliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14360783709169946256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-88798539746922337822012-08-15T08:24:40.317-07:002012-08-15T08:24:40.317-07:00I liked some of them to-- didn't mean to imply...I liked some of them to-- didn't mean to imply that I didn't. Let's Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831054494195507934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7977070148845323820.post-31636836021022107622012-08-15T08:19:18.866-07:002012-08-15T08:19:18.866-07:00I really enjoyed some of these stories. I think th...I really enjoyed some of these stories. I think that the fact it was a bit sad made it more relative and digestible. It's the stuff that would happen if magic and these settings did exist.Abuelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335383564683065527noreply@blogger.com