Michael’s Comments (group member since Dec 11, 2008)

Michael’s comments from the Chatty group.

I'm heading to the library today, time to find some new books (and the time to read them!) I've been on a fairly serious kick lately with a lot of Philip K. Dick and Ursula le Guin. I'm going to try to get something by Pratchett (always a fun time) and one other...maybe Something Wicked...

Life is definitely busy, but it has slowed down for me in the last couple of weeks. But then again, I've just recently started to try to follow these discussions.

The latter. O'Brien was a vet in Vietnam and while a lot of his books are based in his experiences, they're definitely fictional.

Also, I agree that the ring is essentially a character (or at least a manifestation of Sauron) in lotr.

Hm, out of left field but...

Mordred from The Once and Future King, mostly for the sorrow he causes Arthur.

A faint buzzing pierced the haze surrounding me. It was coming from my left where an older man in a worn leather jacket was gestured rapidly.

So this is my first (I think?) post to this group. I always get the emails, but never think I have time to respond.

1. The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien. I have to take this as "one" book, and in my humble (and nerdy, I guess) opinion, it is the best. I'm not the only fanboi you've all ever met, so I wont' bore you.

In no particular order,

2. The Catcher in the Rye, Salinger

3. Foundation, Asimov

4. The Sun Also Rises, Hemingway

5. 1984, Orwell

Admittedly, a couple of these (2/5) are books you problem read in school. But I could easily add others (Invisible Man, the Good Earth, All the King's Men, the Things They Carried) that you may have also read in school, but it doesn't make them any less incredible.

We ahve some wonderful snow here in Boston...

I actually haven't tried Twilight. I think their reputation turned me off...and I've read at least a dozen Anne Rice books.