Re: Announcing brin-l-books
Lalith Vipulananthan wrteo: Kevin Tarr wrote: > But there are times when the list is tossing off lists like > water off a wet dog. Hard to keep track and most of them are not in > the CDR. I kept track of a few of the more obscure ones, and then I went out and hunted them down via Bookfinder.com. eg: the Master Li and Number 10 Ox books by Barry Hughart, and the Continuing Time books by Daniel Keys Moran. Perhaps I should go through and find the ones that the List recommended and add them to the CDR, though reading them first might help. > I'm just finishing Chasm City. I don't like it much. Any particular reason why? Have you read (and liked) any of Alastair Reynolds other books? -- I read "Revalation Space" recently. I was on-again, off-again about it as I read it. Mr. Reynolds has a rich imagination, but has trouble telling his story coherently over almost 600 pages. Tho' I usually enjoy long space operas (such as A Deepness in the Sky), this could've been tightened up some to make it more enjoyable. His characters are not easy to like either. I would give RS a cautious "thumb's up" because I like the answer in the conclusion--it just appealed to me. As a result, I will most likely give "Chasm City" and "Redemption Ark" a read eventually. George A ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Announcing brin-l-books
At 12:36 PM 1/17/2004, you wrote: Kevin Tarr wrote: > But there are times when the list is tossing off lists like > water off a wet dog. Hard to keep track and most of them are not in > the CDR. I kept track of a few of the more obscure ones, and then I went out and hunted them down via Bookfinder.com. eg: the Master Li and Number 10 Ox books by Barry Hughart, and the Continuing Time books by Daniel Keys Moran. Perhaps I should go through and find the ones that the List recommended and add them to the CDR, though reading them first might help. > I'm just finishing Chasm City. I don't like it much. Any particular reason why? Have you read (and liked) any of Alastair Reynolds other books? Lal GSV The Fifth Ship Slight spoilers . . . I don't like the hero much. He seems too super human. Reads like a Bond movie. The ideas are interesting but nothing is grabbing me. I bought R Space at the same time and gave to B-in-law for Christmas 2002, expecting him to read it and I could read it before CC but he has not started it. I got him an omelet pan this year. As you said, it would not be nice to list the books if you have not read them. I've saved many e-mails with the books mentioned but it's quite a list. Kevin T. - VRWC time for work. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Announcing brin-l-books
Kevin Tarr wrote: > But there are times when the list is tossing off lists like > water off a wet dog. Hard to keep track and most of them are not in > the CDR. I kept track of a few of the more obscure ones, and then I went out and hunted them down via Bookfinder.com. eg: the Master Li and Number 10 Ox books by Barry Hughart, and the Continuing Time books by Daniel Keys Moran. Perhaps I should go through and find the ones that the List recommended and add them to the CDR, though reading them first might help. > I'm just finishing Chasm City. I don't like it much. Any particular reason why? Have you read (and liked) any of Alastair Reynolds other books? Lal GSV The Fifth Ship ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Announcing brin-l-books
At 11:42 AM 1/17/2004, you wrote: Kevin Tarr wrote: > That doesn't seems to be the right person. But I've been begging for > something like this on our subservient list, they throw > around titles and likes and dislikes so fast it's hard to keep up. If you're referring to the Culture List, did you ever look at the CDR? There were a large number of recommended books on there, with a brief synopsis/review on about half. Lal, who shouldn't really buy any new books for about four years or so Yes I know about it. I got some books from those recommendations last year. But there are times when the list is tossing off lists like water off a wet dog. Hard to keep track and most of them are not in the CDR. I'm just finishing Chasm City. I don't like it much. Kevin T. - VRWC ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Announcing brin-l-books
Kevin Tarr wrote: > That doesn't seems to be the right person. But I've been begging for > something like this on our subservient list, they throw > around titles and likes and dislikes so fast it's hard to keep up. If you're referring to the Culture List, did you ever look at the CDR? There were a large number of recommended books on there, with a brief synopsis/review on about half. Lal, who shouldn't really buy any new books for about four years or so ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Announcing brin-l-books
On Fri, Jan 16, 2004 at 12:40:48PM -0600, Horn, John wrote: > > From: Kevin Tarr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Didn't someone send out a list of 4000 books a few years ago? John > > Horn? > > Nope, not me. Someone generated a huge list and several people > volunteered to go through them and rate the ones they read. I was one > of the volunteers. But as I recall, that was in August of 2001. Then > 9/11 happened and all discussions about that list were forgotten. > > I might still have the list here somewhere... I am the culprit, but it was just a derivative work -- I lifted it from Tristrom Cooke. He hasn't updated it for a while, but it is more up to date than the one I posted so long ago: http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Cavern/6113/extend14.txt -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
RE: Announcing brin-l-books
> From: Kevin Tarr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Didn't someone send out a list of 4000 books a few years ago? John Horn? Nope, not me. Someone generated a huge list and several people volunteered to go through them and rate the ones they read. I was one of the volunteers. But as I recall, that was in August of 2001. Then 9/11 happened and all discussions about that list were forgotten. I might still have the list here somewhere... - jmh ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Announcing brin-l-books
On 15 Jan 2004, at 6:29 am, Doug Pensinger wrote: On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 22:40:22 +, William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Following several months of development by me and lots of testing by the members of the Wednesday chat brin-l-books is probably ready for you all to try :) http://books.scattersoft.com An interactive web site where you can view and vote on books. The initial lists are compiled from lists of award winning books, books mentioned on list, and recommendations from the testers on the Wednesday chat. Good stuff, William, thanks for putting that together. How do we make suggestions? You can send suggestions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ "Our products just aren't engineered for security." - Brian Valentine, senior vice president in charge of Microsoft's Windows development team. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Announcing brin-l-books
On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 22:40:22 +, William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Following several months of development by me and lots of testing by the members of the Wednesday chat brin-l-books is probably ready for you all to try :) http://books.scattersoft.com An interactive web site where you can view and vote on books. The initial lists are compiled from lists of award winning books, books mentioned on list, and recommendations from the testers on the Wednesday chat. Good stuff, William, thanks for putting that together. How do we make suggestions? -- Doug ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Announcing brin-l-books
On 15 Jan 2004, at 2:45 am, Kevin Tarr wrote: Didn't someone send out a list of 4000 books a few years ago? John Horn? That doesn't seems to be the right person. But I've ben begging for something like this on our subservient list, they throw around titles and likes and dislikes so fast it's hard to keep up. So thank you William, I'll buy you a pint if I'm ever allowed back in England. It seemed like a useful sort of thing to do, so I hope people use it and enjoy it :) -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ "It is our belief, however, that serious professional users will run out of things they can do with UNIX." - Ken Olsen, President of DEC, 1984. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Announcing brin-l-books
At 05:40 PM 1/14/2004, you wrote: Following several months of development by me and lots of testing by the members of the Wednesday chat brin-l-books is probably ready for you all to try :) http://books.scattersoft.com An interactive web site where you can view and vote on books. The initial lists are compiled from lists of award winning books, books mentioned on list, and recommendations from the testers on the Wednesday chat. The site allows searching by author and category, and has a 'new books' feature for returning visitors that shows titles added since their last visit. To initially register on the site you need to provide a working email address which is used to email you a URL for activation. To use the site you need to have cookies enabled on your browser (but you can clear them when you leave). You can vote, or rate, the books from Useless to Essential and change (or remove entirely) your votes as often as you like. The number of voters and the average rating is given for each book so you can see which books are most popular among brin-l-ers. Each book also has a purchase link that takes you directly to the Amazon.com page for that book. This is an affiliate link which means that I get a small commission if anyone buys through that link. -- William T Goodall Didn't someone send out a list of 4000 books a few years ago? John Horn? That doesn't seems to be the right person. But I've ben begging for something like this on our subservient list, they throw around titles and likes and dislikes so fast it's hard to keep up. So thank you William, I'll buy you a pint if I'm ever allowed back in England. Kevin T. - VRWC Made a bobby cry ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Re: Announcing brin-l-books
On 14 Jan 2004, at 10:40 pm, William T Goodall wrote: Following several months of development by me and lots of testing by the members of the Wednesday chat brin-l-books is probably ready for you all to try :) http://books.scattersoft.com An interactive web site where you can view and vote on books. The initial lists are compiled from lists of award winning books, books mentioned on list, and recommendations from the testers on the Wednesday chat. The site allows searching by author and category, and has a 'new books' feature for returning visitors that shows titles added since their last visit. To initially register on the site you need to provide a working email address which is used to email you a URL for activation. To use the site you need to have cookies enabled on your browser (but you can clear them when you leave). It seems to be off to quite a good start :) Several of you have registered and between you cast hundreds of votes. Of Dr Brin's books we can see that _Startide Rising_ and _Kiln People_ are the most popular. Surprisingly, neither of these has a '10' rating although several books by diverse other authors have managed that... -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ "The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible." - Bertrand Russell ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
Announcing brin-l-books
Following several months of development by me and lots of testing by the members of the Wednesday chat brin-l-books is probably ready for you all to try :) http://books.scattersoft.com An interactive web site where you can view and vote on books. The initial lists are compiled from lists of award winning books, books mentioned on list, and recommendations from the testers on the Wednesday chat. The site allows searching by author and category, and has a 'new books' feature for returning visitors that shows titles added since their last visit. To initially register on the site you need to provide a working email address which is used to email you a URL for activation. To use the site you need to have cookies enabled on your browser (but you can clear them when you leave). You can vote, or rate, the books from Useless to Essential and change (or remove entirely) your votes as often as you like. The number of voters and the average rating is given for each book so you can see which books are most popular among brin-l-ers. Each book also has a purchase link that takes you directly to the Amazon.com page for that book. This is an affiliate link which means that I get a small commission if anyone buys through that link. -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ If you listen to a UNIX shell, can you hear the C? ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
