Tag Archives: LITERATURE

LITERATURE: Neuromancer – Facing Facts

Posted on February 8, 2009 by susan

There’s no reason why I should force myself to read something just because it’s listed as one of the 100 books of all time and a must read. But there’s a reason why these books are listed as such, even … Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Book Hunter – Organizer Application

Posted on February 7, 2009 by susan

Found this somewhere on the web this morning on the newsfeed (likely from MacUpdates) and ended up downloading it myself to perhaps try it out and see if it’s a decent organizer of my reading. It’s called Book Hunter, downloaded … Continue reading →

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WRITING: New Directions

Posted on February 6, 2009 by susan

Finally forced a friend to read one of my latest stories and judging by the response, I think it can just go in the file. Been scan-reading some of the 5000-plus posts as I’ve been putting in the images and … Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Neuromancer – Opening Thoughts

Posted on January 21, 2009 by susan

Nothing particularly striking with the writing, and though I may be surprised by the language, for any regular sci fi reader it's nothing unusual. The story plot, written in third person pov, has immediately established the protagonist as Case, a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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LITERATURE & EDUCATION: The Western Ideology Heads East

Posted on October 17, 2007 by susan

Nice to see that the evil has spread.  No longer are plagiarism and lazy students just an American thing: Delhi India smgct.typepad.com/spinning/2007/10/literature-th-3.htmlwww.google.co.in/search?q=free download essay on graham green%27s heart of the matter&hl= Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: BASS 2007

Posted on October 3, 2007 by susan

This article makes me want to go out and buy this latest issue of the series after getting pretty down about the editors and their selections. Stephen King’s description of his search for material to include in BASS 2007 is … Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: Building

Posted on October 17, 2006 by Susan

Okay, so here’s how the “To Read” pile looks after a couple of Library Book sales, and unfortunately, just a week or two prior to another.  Frankly, I have to proudly say that of all the library sales I’ve been … Continue reading →

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LITERATURE: A Different Path

Posted on July 21, 2005 by Susan

I have had Michael Arnzen’s “100 Jolts” since it first came out, and he has since published a new novel called “Play Dead.” I think that for the short story category of my reading journey, I shall put this next … Continue reading →

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