Re: Kiln People review

2005-04-06 Thread Deborah Harrell
Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] quoted: After a decade spent exploring his Uplift Saga (with brief detours for The Postman and his contribution to the Second Foundation prequel trilogy, Foundation's Triumph), David Brin has written another stellar entry in original, thought-provoking

Kiln People review

2005-03-21 Thread Nick Arnett
After a decade spent exploring his Uplift Saga (with brief detours for The Postman and his contribution to the Second Foundation prequel trilogy, Foundation's Triumph), David Brin has written another stellar entry in original, thought-provoking science fiction. ...

RE: Kiln People review

2003-01-19 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 18 Jan 2003 at 18:57, Jim Sharkey wrote: Marvin Long, Jr. wrote: I had no problem with the pacing of the book, but I found the dating service thing at the end a bit weird. Actually, that was the one thing from the metaphysical stuff that I found interesting. What better way to make

Re: Kiln People review

2003-01-18 Thread Damon
Clearly, we ain't nobody, Kevin. Why this hostility. All I wanted was an opinion or mini review with a little depth than a couple of lines, thats all! Damon. Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum.

Re: Kiln People review

2003-01-18 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Damon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 12:23 PM Subject: Re: Kiln People review Clearly, we ain't nobody, Kevin. Why this hostility. All I wanted was an opinion or mini review with a little depth than a couple

Re: Kiln People review

2003-01-18 Thread Julia Thompson
Dan Minette wrote: - Original Message - From: Damon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 12:23 PM Subject: Re: Kiln People review Clearly, we ain't nobody, Kevin. Why this hostility. All I wanted was an opinion or mini review

Re: Kiln People review

2003-01-18 Thread Damon
I haven't read Murasaki. Can you rate it compared to the Brin you've read? Compared to all the stuff of his I read I'd rate it as somewhat inferior. I don;t know if this is necessarily a knock against him but rather one of the things you must deal with in a collaboration. He wrote one

Re: Kiln People review

2003-01-18 Thread Julia Thompson
Marvin Long, Jr. wrote: On Sat, 18 Jan 2003, Julia Thompson wrote: I haven't read Murasaki. Can you rate it compared to the Brin you've read? I don't recall it being very Brinnish, but it's a long time since I read it. I have a copy if you want to borrow it. I snagged a copy when

Re: Kiln People review

2003-01-18 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 12:51 PM 1/18/2003 -0600, you wrote: Dan Minette wrote: Clearly, we ain't nobody, Kevin. Why this hostility. All I wanted was an opinion or mini review with a little depth than a couple of lines, thats all! Damon. Humor, Damon, not hostility. I didn't put a smiley on because

RE: Kiln People review

2003-01-18 Thread Jim Sharkey
Marvin Long, Jr. wrote: I had no problem with the pacing of the book, but I found the dating service thing at the end a bit weird. Actually, that was the one thing from the metaphysical stuff that I found interesting. What better way to make a living with your new found powers, while also

Kiln People review

2003-01-17 Thread Nick Arnett
http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/14/1451237mode=threadtid=99 -- Nick Arnett Phone/fax: (408) 904-7198 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Kiln People review

2003-01-17 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 1:15 PM Subject: Kiln People review http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/14/1451237mode=threadtid=9 9 Its not an unreasonable review. However, I would differ

RE: Kiln People review

2003-01-17 Thread Horn, John
From: Dan Minette [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Its not an unreasonable review. However, I would differ on the second half being too long. Although David has a significantly different take on things than I do, I think I saw some of metaphysical topics discussed on Brin-L reflected in the

Re: Kiln People review

2003-01-17 Thread Damon
I'm just curious but (in the danger of actually being ON-topic!) can someone from the list give their thoughts and opinions on the book? Of all the Brin books out there this is the only one I think is a little wonky but I want to keep an open mind and hear from others... Damon.

Re: Kiln People review

2003-01-17 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 01:38 PM 1/17/2003 -0600, you wrote: - Original Message - From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 1:15 PM Subject: Kiln People review http://books.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/01/14/1451237mode=threadtid=9 9 Its