Nick -
Sorry, my comment was meant to have been offline to Robert. For some
reason, “reply” sometimes gets me the list, rather than the writer to
the list. My bad.
Most list-serves set the reply-to: in the header to the list itself so
that the default reply *is* to the list. It gets me in trouble now and
then and I know I've suckered Doug into saying things on-list that he
wasn't proud of (having said in public). I haven't (yet) baited you
deliberately in that regard, but then we haven't drunk scotch together
yet either.
As to the response, I can’t tell whether it’s feminist-nasty or just
dumb, but for the record, I am the family cook.
Julia's comment did sound a little snarky but I took it to be
good-natured chiding but I was glad to hear a new voice on the list. We
are mostly lurkers here, are we not folks?
I have to admit that about half of my own fiction appetite is provided
by my wife who is a very prolific book collector. She hands me things
every week and about once a month I read one cover-to-cover (usually
while avoiding an important deadline). She gives out lots of books to
friends as assignments. She reads virtually *no* fiction herself. She
has a degree in and has taught English... go figure.
I pack my own clothes (as well as wash them), but only half the time do
I pick my own fiction.
- Steve
Robert, I am told that my most recent favorite book was Mark Haddon’s,
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night., which is a wonderful
example of a story written from the point of view of an unreliable
narrator.
Probably not on any body else’s list.
n
*From:* friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com]
*On Behalf Of *Julia Susemihl
*Sent:* Friday, October 08, 2010 8:25 PM
*To:* friam@redfish.com
*Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] The most productive Thread of 2010!
really? does she pack your clothes as well?
> From: nickthomp...@earthlink.net <mailto:nickthomp...@earthlink.net>
> To: friam@redfish.com <mailto:friam@redfish.com>
> Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2010 18:50:09 -0600
> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] The most productive Thread of 2010!
>
> Weird to say, but I don't read that much fiction.
>
> My wife feeds my stuff from time to time and I read it. I will ask
her what
> I like.
>
> N
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: friam-boun...@redfish.com <mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com>
[mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com]
<mailto:[mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com]> On Behalf
> Of Robert J. Cordingley
> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 6:36 PM
> To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
> Subject: Re: [FRIAM] The most productive Thread of 2010!
>
> Hey Nick,
> That's funny - may be it was Frank's recommendation that kicked things
> off. But what are your top 10. So far seven titles have been
> recommended more than once! Stay tuned.
> Thanks
> Robert
>
> On 10/8/10 6:23 PM, Nicholas Thompson wrote:
> > Robert,
> >
> > Didn't I hear you complain once that nobody ever paid attention to
> > your posts?????
> >
> > You hit paydirt THIS time.
> >
> > Nick
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: friam-boun...@redfish.com <mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com>
[mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com]
<mailto:[mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com]> On
> > Behalf Of Robert J. Cordingley
> > Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 1:45 PM
> > To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
> > Subject: [FRIAM] The Best 10 Fictional Works
> >
> > Ok, so I've decided my literary education is somewhat lacking and
> > would like to know this group's recommendations for the "10 Best
> > Literary Works" I should read. They have to be works of fiction and
> > available in English and not just say of 2009 but of all time. Google
> > searches tend to list the best of a year or be listed by one particular
> > publisher. This is a good group to poll since you all (most) have at
> > least some kind of scientific/technical bent. So I know the
> > suggestions will be good ones for me!
> >
> > Once I have a list of all suggestions maybe I'll ask you all to vote
> > on them.
> >
> > My list currently starts with Frank's recommendation today:
> >
> > "Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West" by Cormac
> > McCarthy
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Robert C
> >
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