> Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Deborah Harrell wrote:
> >> [I think Dave:]
> >>...Of course, I have no idea if this is what he
> >>intended, but he's talking about the psychological
> >>concept of "thrownness," and he describes it
> better than many articles that purport to be /about/
>
> JDG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >At 03:16 PM 5/13/2004 -0700 Deborah Harrell wrote:
> >For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us
> >never mention the Beatitudes.
> Maybe you just don't hang around the right type of
> Christians?
First, *I* didn't write that -- it's a quote from th
At 03:16 PM 5/13/2004 -0700 Deborah Harrell wrote:
>For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us
>never mention the Beatitudes.
Maybe you just don't hang around the right type of Christians?
At 05:02 PM 5/13/2004 -0700 Dave Land wrote:
>Another gem from Vonnegut's piece:
>
> Even cra
Julia Thompson wrote:
> Dave Land wrote:
> >
> > G. D. Akin wrote:
> >
> > > Carries weight with me; I've read everything he's written. The only
book I
> > > didn't really like was "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater."
> > >
> > > To begin reading, go to "Slaughterhouse Five" first, then "The Sirens
of
Deborah Harrell wrote:
[extensive snippage]
...Of course, I have no idea if this is what he
intended, but he's talking about the psychological
concept of "thrownness," and he describes it better
than many articles that purport to be /about/
thrownness.
There's a term that's new to me...sounds li
> Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Deborah Harrell wrote:
>
> > I don't recall reading any Vonnegut novels (though
> >I'm sure I must have read some short stories in
> > anthologies) - have to remedy that.
> Vonnegut skewers left, right, center and dimensions
> that even
> Libertarians
I have liked all of Vonnegut's. Some of his more recent I don't feel
works as well. I loved 'God Bless You Mr. Rosewater' and 'Mother
Night.' They are not science fiction but have strong moral points.
Except for one or two short stories everything else of his I've read
is science fiction althoug
Dave Land wrote:
>
> G. D. Akin wrote:
>
> > Carries weight with me; I've read everything he's written. The only book I
> > didn't really like was "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater."
> >
> > To begin reading, go to "Slaughterhouse Five" first, then "The Sirens of
> > Titan".
>
> Yes, and don't stop
G. D. Akin wrote:
Carries weight with me; I've read everything he's written. The only book I
didn't really like was "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater."
To begin reading, go to "Slaughterhouse Five" first, then "The Sirens of
Titan".
Yes, and don't stop there. Vonnegut's books are not only hilarious i
Dave Land wrote:
> Deborah Harrell wrote:
>
> > I don't recall reading any Vonnegut novels (though I'm
> > sure I must have read some short stories in
> > anthologies) - have to remedy that.
>
> Not sure whether my word has any weight for you, but I read most of what
> he wrote, and have enjoyed i
Deborah Harrell wrote:
I don't recall reading any Vonnegut novels (though I'm
sure I must have read some short stories in
anthologies) - have to remedy that.
Not sure whether my word has any weight for you, but I read most of what
he wrote, and have enjoyed it tremendously. His writing was one of
> "G. D. Akin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> FW: [Larryniven-l] Kurt Vonnegut on the state of the
> worldFrom the Larry Niven list:
> A bit too long to post.
>
> http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0512-13.htm
[small excerpt]
"Doesnt anything socialistic make you want to throw
up? Like great
FW: [Larryniven-l] Kurt Vonnegut on the state of the worldFrom the Larry Niven list:
George A
A bit too long to post.
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0512-13.htm
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