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To: epicure who wrote (4934)	7/3/2001 12:27:43 AM
From: Poet	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6089

Where the heck do you find the time to do that sort of heavy reading? I just finished "The Shipping News" by E. Annie Proulx, and X, it is the most beautifully-written book I've read in years. She won the Pulitzer for it. Just exquisite.

To: epicure who wrote (4934)	7/3/2001 1:09:56 AM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6089

I find all sorts of works palatable in movies, that I would never, ever, read. Bad books often make good movies, and good books often make bad movies. That's because movies are about what happens to people, and books - good ones, anyway - are about what happens in people. That of course is only my opinion, but it makes sense to me.

To: epicure who wrote (4934)	7/3/2001 4:16:08 AM
From: thames_sider	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 6089

I didn't notice that much similarity to Joyce. Both authors demand concentration, both play with language; but Peake writes to a point, and it at least comprehensible... Joyce is as pointless as the stories he fails to tell. IMHO <g> (I gave up on Ulysses rapidly when I realised it was nonsense. I'm no fan of conceptual art, either - once the concept was reached once, the rest was vapid plagiarism). Austen, OTOH, was not only a genius but used that to write worthwhile, readable, enjoyable novels...