Re: What's to read?

2009-09-25 Thread Kanandarqu
Max wrote- Some Pratchett fans that particularly hate *Night Watch* would be amazed that you find *Night Watch* lighter reading, but perhaps you lucked out by skipping *Thief of Time*, first. You might find *Night Watch* to be a subtly different beast if you re-read it after *Thief

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-25 Thread Max Battcher
kananda...@aol.com wrote: OK Max, you are going to chuckle, guess what one of the other 2 Pratchetts I downloaded was? Already a good chunk of the way through Thief of Time, not as good as Night Watch to me, but it is good enough to pass some flight time. Like I said, I got a

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-24 Thread Jim Sharkey
kananda...@aol.com wrote: One recent read question (blending threads)- finally tried my first Pratchett book- Night Watch. I found it to be lighter and a good brain break, but I am not sure if there is any particular order to things. Is there another book related to

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-23 Thread Kanandarqu
Pat wrote: I have a Sony 505. The books on my reader are on my reader and on my desktop, not on my account on someone else's server. If anyone wants to delete them [think 1984] or whatever, they have to physically steal my reader and then delete the book. I own them outright. Nobody

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-23 Thread Max Battcher
kananda...@aol.com wrote: One recent read question (blending threads)- finally tried my first Pratchett book- Night Watch. I found it to be lighter and a good brain break, but I am not sure if there is any particular order to things. Is there another book related to Vetinari?

RE: What's to read?

2009-09-23 Thread Pat Mathews
the fool thing on my desktop. Sigh. Hardly worth the effort. (Someone being sententious abotu the function of Art.) http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/ From: kananda...@aol.com Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:34:56 -0400 Subject: Re: What's to read? To: brin-l@mccmedia.com Pat wrote

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-22 Thread Doug Pensinger
Pat wrote: I have a Sony 505. The books on my reader are on my reader and on my desktop, not on my account on someone else's server. If anyone wants to delete them [think 1984] or whatever, they have to physically steal my reader and then delete the book. I own them outright. Nobody else has

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-22 Thread Doug Pensinger
John wrote: But hopefully none of that is necessary in the future. I just want to see the book selection increase. It still boggles my mind why so few books released before the Kindle, but in the last 30 years or so, have come out in Kindle or other e-book formats. Someone must have a

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-22 Thread John Williams
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 11:19 PM, Doug Pensinger brig...@zo.com wrote: I think the reason you're still waiting for Brin's books is also the answer to you're question about the number of titles available. They're probably negotiating with a lot of authors for the rights or dealing with

What's to read?

2009-09-21 Thread Doug Pensinger
I just finished reading a bio of the Sun King, Louis XIV of France. I was inspired to read it after having read The Three Musketeers which actually took place during the reign of 14's father (maybe) Louis XIII and by Stephenson's Baroque Cycle which I actually finished a few years ago. TTM was a

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-21 Thread Chris Frandsen
On Sep 21, 2009, at 1:48 AM, Doug Pensinger wrote: BTW, I can't recommend the Kindle enough. T I am using the Kindle app on the iphone and just finished a Baxter SciFi/Alternate history book. Best electronic book interface I have seen so far! learner

RE: What's to read?

2009-09-21 Thread Pat Mathews
in the copies I own except, in this state, if I had a legally married spouse. (Community property state). No one gonna take my 505 away http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/ Subject: Re: What's to read? From: lear...@mac.com Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:12:46 -0500 To: brin-l

Re: What's to read?

2009-09-21 Thread John Williams
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 2:30 PM, Pat Mathews mathew...@msn.com wrote: I have a Sony 505. The books on my reader are on my reader and on my desktop, not on my account on someone else's server. If anyone wants to delete them [think 1984] or whatever, they have to physically steal my reader and