----- Original Message -----
From: "Marvin Long, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: Books I am reading
> On Mon, 5 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Snork!! Wheeze! ROFLMAO. Oh, Josh, you couldn't be further from the
> > truth. I hope Julia can dig up his rant for you, because I remember
asking
> > him if he'd read the same Tolkein I did after he posted it. He did one
of
> > his Star Wars type rants against _LoTR_ and Middle Earth in general.
IIRC
> > he was trying to get a reaction, though.
>
> I seem to recall that DB's criticism of LotR was a little more
> tongue-in-cheek than his criticism of Star Wars.
>
> > I adore _LoTR_ (along with _The Hobbit_ and _The Silmarillion_), and IMO
> > Harry Potter is pretty cool too.
>
> Yah. Lately I've been rereading the Potter books, partly for fun and
> partly because I feel like Rowling has been leaving clues for future
> developments along the way. After I finish those I'm going to tackle
> "Software" by Rudy Rucker.
>
> After that I'm thinking I might tackle some ancient history: Herodotus,
> Thucydidies (sp?), Plutarch, etc.
>
> And I'm tempted to reread LotR before the first movie comes out this
> winter.
>
Are you going to re-read Planet of the Apes before the film comes out this
summer? Tim Burton.......Planet of the Apes.......this just has to be
sooooooooooo bizarre!
xponent
rob
