No worries, no offence taken. I probably blurted out in defence pre-emptively; I tend to do that. Speaking of, I actually miss the days as a kid when I'd go to the library each and every week in order to find something new to consume my attention. It's not the same anymore. Oh and please don't take this as another opportunity to start up the kindle/paperback war...but I'll Always read the physical copy; no matter how times may change. Joe
From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Audiobooks Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 21:46:04 -0400 Wasn't saying you haven't read any "good" or quality books, I'm 46 and remember the pre internet days where you had to go to bookstores or Libraries to get books and the promotions and press release information between them happily pointed you to other authors that provided similiar content in the hopes you'd buy/check out more items. Given the ease of Google and other search engines I just assumed you had did a search of like items, Mea Culpa. Happy Reading, Scott45 ----- Original Message ----- From: Joseph Green To: Feistfans Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 7:30 PM Subject: RE: Audiobooks I'm 23. Just because I read Feist doesn't mean I know every fantasy/science fiction writer out there - or should. Yes, that even means the greats. That's not to say I've not had a diverse reading preference over the years however. I've read some of Joyce's more obscure works, to the usual culprits like Plath, Golding, Hopkins and Hardy. In terms of current 'fan favourites' - and mine included - I've read Rowling, King, Rankin, Pullman, Goddard, and yes I've even ventured into scary teenage girl territory such as Meyer, and loved it. So no, I hadn't heard of Asimov before now, but that's not to say I've not read a good few books! Giuseppe Verdi From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Audiobooks Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2011 17:50:26 -0400 Not to be rude, but how old are you? I'd have thought everyone was familiar with the ABC's of SciFi/Fantasy Asimov, Bradbury, and Clarke. Which will start a lively debate as various readers chime in for everyone from Heinlein to Wells being added to the "Must Read" manifesto . Scott45 ----- Original Message ----- From: Joseph Green To: Feistfans Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 5:00 PM Subject: RE: Audiobooks So all this talk of Asimov got me curious, as I confess I did not know who he was. Just checked out a bit about him. Prolific? Maybe, but what an impressive man. Joe > Subject: Re: Audiobooks > From: [email protected] > Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:00:45 -0700 > To: [email protected] > > > On Sep 30, 2011, at 10:25 AM, Simon John wrote: > > > Ray, I think he was just agreeing with you that Asimov was crazily prolific. The focus was on the question: how much time do you spend actually writing each day and how much time do you spend on emailing all of us? Sometimes I do wonder if we are causing you to lose sleep or valuable writing time... > > Cheers, > > Simon > > > Sorry if I misread it. > > I spend less than an hour a day on emails, probably 15 minutes a day on this list, often much less when it's quiet. > > Isaac was compulsive, no doubt. And he had a specific work routine and worked rough; a lot of his stuff benefited from very good editors. Most of his stuff came in as 1st draft. > > Best, R.E.F > ---- > www.crydee.com > > Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by stupidity. > > > > > > >
