At 04:31 PM Monday 11/27/2006, Julia Thompson wrote:
Deborah Harrell wrote:
Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Doug wrote:
Deborah wrote:
Oh dear, yet _more_ literary background required
before I can read
Banks? Not having read any of the 'Culture'
story yet, your quote
certainly seems a likely reference. <sigh> I
shall have to get cracking, it appears...
No, no, no, just read the book. It's a great
read, my favorite Iain
M. (and I like all that I've read) and you don't
need to know
anything about Elliot or The Wasteland. Pick it
up and read it, it's a barnburner.
If you're going to wait to read anything until you
understand Eliot's "Wasteland" you're never going to get anything read,
period. :)
What if I deprived myself of sleep for a couple of
days, and then imbibed massive doses of coffee and
several decongestants? Would the ensuing mental chaos
improve my chances of understanding Eliot? ;)
Not sure. Camping in an environment in which the campfire smoke
seems to follow you around all weekend might, according to my mother....
Particularly if it is not the campfire which is the principal source
of the smoke . . .
-- Ronn! :)
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