tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post7676498389544202602..comments2024-03-11T07:26:04.670-05:00Comments on Posthuman Blues: Machttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-82655072359781045672008-10-03T23:36:00.000-05:002008-10-03T23:36:00.000-05:00I've read "49," "Vineland," "V.", and "Slow Learne...I've read "49," "Vineland," "V.", and "Slow Learner." Somehow I started but didn't finish "Gravity's Rainbow," which I'll get to eventually. I *like* Pynchon but he's not one of my favorites.<BR/><BR/>Ever read any Steve Erickson?Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-39236264013634127252008-10-03T14:39:00.000-05:002008-10-03T14:39:00.000-05:00I'm 3/4 through Pynchon's 'Against the Day'... dam...I'm 3/4 through Pynchon's 'Against the Day'... damn! I'd forgotten what a trip his writing can be.Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15637097897454660933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-41189705503533314392008-10-03T00:45:00.000-05:002008-10-03T00:45:00.000-05:00Im the same way in as much as my interest in readi...<I>Im the same way in as much as my interest in reading occasionally wanes due to distractions such as podcasts, videogames, videogames while listening to podcasts, watching The Wire, or surfing the web.</I><BR/><BR/>Exactly. The Web is great, but it can be distracting as hell. Sometimes it takes actual discipline to remain productive. (And I'd argue that reading is a productive act in the sense that it's an intellectual catalyst.)<BR/><BR/>I could say much the same thing about relationships and sex: potentially great, but burdened with the threat of distraction.<BR/><BR/>The question is: Is it worth the risk?Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-66798968738662613132008-10-03T00:31:00.000-05:002008-10-03T00:31:00.000-05:00Im the same way in as much as my interest in readi...Im the same way in as much as my interest in reading occasionally wanes due to distractions such as podcasts, videogames, videogames while listening to podcasts, watching The Wire, or surfing the web.<BR/><BR/>I find the best way to get back into reading is through some engaging non-fiction.<BR/><BR/>"You need a woman, Mac<BR/><BR/>I still haven't figured out if that's even an option."<BR/><BR/>a man then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-64328149258043676602008-10-02T23:32:00.000-05:002008-10-02T23:32:00.000-05:00Intense--Oh, I didn't mean to imply that I'd forsa...Intense--<BR/><BR/>Oh, I didn't mean to imply that I'd forsaken nonfiction -- but it did kind of sound that way. "Angels and Aliens" awaits.<BR/><BR/>Kcotae--<BR/><BR/><I>You need a woman, Mac</I><BR/><BR/>I still haven't figured out if that's even an option.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11074004681516756703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-10057974919935096232008-10-02T13:47:00.000-05:002008-10-02T13:47:00.000-05:00You need a woman, MacYou need a woman, MacAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-24584427476804939942008-10-02T11:18:00.000-05:002008-10-02T11:18:00.000-05:00"...I think I'm coming out from beneath my self-im...<I>"...I think I'm coming out from beneath my self-imposed spell and rediscovering that hunger for fiction..."</I><BR/><BR/>Hey, don't forget non-fiction--you still need to read Keith Thompson's "Angels and Aliens" for some meta-perspective...useful for enhancing logical thinking when deeply considering the ET/CT hypotheses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-21828069345733917972008-10-02T10:19:00.000-05:002008-10-02T10:19:00.000-05:00I think Tony F. is right. Last week I was re-readi...I think Tony F. is right. Last week I was re-reading "Cloud atlas", by David Mitchell, and it took all my stamina to pass over the middle section (my mother-tongue is spanish, not english). I had to read something in spanish to feel refreshed, and so I did. Now I'm back at english, reading "The Yidissh Policemen's Union", by Michael Chabon.Ramiro Sanchizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649948496462107082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4147219.post-80208726117128171002008-10-02T07:31:00.000-05:002008-10-02T07:31:00.000-05:00If I can offer my expertise as an English major......If I can offer my expertise as an English major...<BR/><BR/>Sounds to me like you just needed:<BR/><BR/>1. A break.<BR/><BR/>2. A change of scenery.<BR/><BR/>I just went through a huge period of burnout from reading. In the last five years I've been reading Shakespeare, Tolkien, Nabokov, Italo Calvino, essays by E.B. White, short stories from Kurt Vonnegut, poetry by Auden, in addition to a stint teaching Intro to Lit. Earlier this year I said, "Enough already!" and just stopped reading.<BR/><BR/>So what am I reading to get back into it? "The Zombie Survival Guide" by Max Brooks.<BR/><BR/>Go out and get something easy. Get your mind back into the mode of reading and it'll come naturally. <BR/><BR/>That's my advice, from experience. Please ignore if you want.Tony F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02536207264140526105noreply@blogger.com