Daniel's Friend Comments

Hi Daniel,
I've noticed from your reviews that you and I share an interest in philosophy and speculative ideas, fictions and essays.

I would like to discuss books with you in more detail. Here is my email address:

Ericsonnenschein@gmail.com.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Eric

Donna wrote: "Thank you Daniel for becoming a friend on Goodreads. I am glad to meet you here."

Thanks Donna. I can't wait to check out some of your reviews.

Thank you Daniel for becoming a friend on Goodreads. I am glad to meet you here.

Mehsi wrote: "Thank you for the friend request. As for what book I would bring with me? Either Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell or a book by Gina Damico or Lemony Snicket (can't decide)."

Cool! I might also like to bring Don Quixote with me -- just because it's such a long story and I can read many of the adventures over and over again.

Thank you for the friend request. As for what book I would bring with me? Either Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell or a book by Gina Damico or Lemony Snicket (can't decide).

Luís wrote: "Thanks for the invite, Daniel!"

You're welcome, Luis.

cindy wrote: "Thankyou for the friend request! Haha, Harry Potter is very close to my heart so I think it definitely deserves 5 stars :))) And the other book you mentioned seems really interesting too

Happy rea..."

Nice Cindy! I try to put a little extra into my book reviews, so check them out if you like. You might also want to try out a blog post entitled - Mr. Clausen and the Half-Explained Harry Potter Addiction.

https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

Thankyou for the friend request! Haha, Harry Potter is very close to my heart so I think it definitely deserves 5 stars :))) And the other book you mentioned seems really interesting too

Happy reading!!

Thomas wrote: "Thank you for your friend request, Daniel! Looking forward to sharing thoughts on books with you in the future. :)"

Hey Thomas, great! And the future is now!

I'm reading a great book called "Seeing Like a State" -- the message is fantastic, and it's a great book for budding thinkers. But I recommend only reading the first two chapters if you want to get the idea. Otherwise, things get a bit repetitive. What are you reading?

Thank you for your friend request, Daniel! Looking forward to sharing thoughts on books with you in the future. :)

Erin wrote: "Thanks for the friend request."

Thanks for accepting, Erin. I look forward to reading your reviews.

Thanks for the friend request.

Henz wrote: " "I believe in the myth of Sisyphus -- we are doomed to keep rolling the same boulder up the same hill and hope that it doesn't come rolling back down. The question is -- can we find meaning in the..."

Thanks Henz...it has applications to writing, life, love...

"I believe in the myth of Sisyphus -- we are doomed to keep rolling the same boulder up the same hill and hope that it doesn't come rolling back down. The question is -- can we find meaning in the labor? "

oh man this is deep! I love your answer! ^^

Majenta wrote: "Hello, Daniel! I just wanted to let you know that I finished GHOSTS OF NAGASAKI, but by no means has it finished with me. Review to follow...at some point. Just can't put the words together. Have y..."

Hey Majenta, no, I've never ready the book. I'll check it out on goodreads. Thank you so much for reading the book. It means a great deal to me. To think that just four short years ago I didn't think anyone would ever read the book. So, yes, every reader is a triumph!

Hello, Daniel! I just wanted to let you know that I finished GHOSTS OF NAGASAKI, but by no means has it finished with me. Review to follow...at some point. Just can't put the words together. Have you ever read MR. WAS by Pete Hautman? (it's a YA)
Have a good day and weekend. Thank you so much for GHOSTS OF NAGASAKI and everything that went into it! A triumph for you.
Best wishes from Majenta

Majenta wrote: "Good evening, Daniel! I'm at 67%! It is reeeeeaaaaallllly something else--something WOWWW! I thank you much for inviting me to read it!

Have a good weekend. Happy Memorial Day Weekend. Peace and B..."

Thanks Majenta. I'm glad you're enjoying it. Have a great weekend too.

Good evening, Daniel! I'm at 67%! It is reeeeeaaaaallllly something else--something WOWWW! I thank you much for inviting me to read it!

Have a good weekend. Happy Memorial Day Weekend. Peace and Best Wishes from Majenta

Majenta wrote: "Good evening, Daniel! Just wanted to let you know I'm 21% through GHOSTS OF NAGASAKI. Loving your way with words!

Best wishes from Majenta"

Thanks Majenta!

Good evening, Daniel! Just wanted to let you know I'm 21% through GHOSTS OF NAGASAKI. Loving your way with words!

Best wishes from Majenta

Melki wrote: "Love the new profile photo!"

Thanks. That's me back when I lived in Edo period Japan. Those were some wacky times.

Love the new profile photo!

Carol wrote: "Thank you for the offer, I am very interested in reading your collection of stories "Something to Stem the Diminishing". It sounds perfect (life has been a bit bizarre the past two years).
Now ..."

Carol, message coming your way soon.

Thank you for the offer, I am very interested in reading your collection of stories "Something to Stem the Diminishing". It sounds perfect (life has been a bit bizarre the past two years).
Now I can pick up whatever I want to read whenever I want!
I will write an honest review here on goodreads ASAP. I feel like a little kid - "pick me!" "pick me!" And even if you don't, I still want to thank you for the offer.

Kenzom wrote: "Thanks for the add up, Daniel! I suppose you meant "Seven Years in Tibet" although I wish Harrier would have been lucky enough to spend ten years in Tibet.:D

I found the title of your book, "The ..."

Nice, Kenzom! You can check out the free sample "Red Shoes" right here: https://www.goodreads.com/story/show/...

If you like it, please let me know.

Ann-Marie wrote: "Thanks for the friend request and for liking my review. Always glad to meet new friends."

Thank you, Ann-Marie. I love talking with other comic book lovers on Goodreads.

Thanks for the friend request and for liking my review. Always glad to meet new friends.

Katrina (Kindred Dreamheart) wrote: "Thanks so much for friending me! *checking out that "Lexical Funk" preview now*"

That makes me happy.

Thanks so much for friending me! *checking out that "Lexical Funk" preview now*

Thanks James. If for some reason you don't win a copy, there is an extensive preview of the book on GR.

James wrote: "Thank you for the friend request.

You're book 'The Lexical Funk' looks very intriguing! I can't wait to read through it all, keep up the good work! After that I'll have definitely have to be on ..."

Thank you for the friend request.

You're book 'The Lexical Funk' looks very intriguing! I can't wait to read through it all, keep up the good work! After that I'll have definitely have to be on the lookout for 'Ghosts of Nagasaki'.

Amanda wrote: "Thanks for the friend request.
i am posting to let you know that you've successfully answered my challenge question :D"

Arrrr, there be pieces of eight to be had through digital friendship, arrrrghhhh.

How was that?
:)

Thanks for the friend request.
i am posting to let you know that you've successfully answered my challenge question :D

Aerin wrote: "Thanks for the add, it's nice to meet you - we've got the same birthday. :)"

Hey Aerin, I love it. It's these happy coincidences that make me think life is not as random as it first appears. If you know of any indy GR writers that are deserving of exposure, let me know. I love finding new authors, especially if they are active on GR.

Ajeng wrote: "We're friends! Hello from an Indonesian living in The Netherlands :)"

Ajeng, Hello from an American living in Japan. I've always wanted to visit Indonesia some day. I can't to see more of your reviews and chat with you more on GR.

We're friends! Hello from an Indonesian living in The Netherlands :)

Thanks for the add, it's nice to meet you - we've got the same birthday. :)

Shawnee wrote: "Hi Daniel,
You asked my opinion on You Shall Know Our Velocity. First you should know I listened to it on audio- which can sometimes have an affect on the experience. However, my opinion is that i..."

Well, I think that's about all you could ask for from a Dave Eggers book, I suppose. I'll add the book to my to-read list. But I think I may consider reading What is the What first. Cheers on the recommendation Shawnee.

Aloha wrote: "Hi Daniel, thank you for the friending! I heard a lot about PKD's VALIS, which is supposed to be autobiographical."

Aloha, I read VALIS at a time when I needed a novel to be earth-shaking. The book did not disappoint. I don't want to give anything away, but yes, PKD puts himself in the book. I think if you read the first chapter, you'll be hooked like I was. Alas, I have not ready much PKD lately. For some reason, I've been hooked on reading business management books--I'm not sure how that came about.

Hi Daniel, thank you for the friending! I heard a lot about PKD's VALIS, which is supposed to be autobiographical.

Hi Daniel,
You asked my opinion on You Shall Know Our Velocity. First you should know I listened to it on audio- which can sometimes have an affect on the experience. However, my opinion is that in this case it probably wouldn't. I enjoy Eggers because of his quirkyness and I found myself laughing out loud a few times while listening to this book. However, there were times that I was a bit lost when the main character would have an internal conversation with himself- they tended to come up randomly and out of the blue. I also found the ending to be quite strange. Of course I have to remember this is Eggers,right? My conclusion, I think it is worth the read, it's just to funny and wierd to pass up. I enjoyed Heartbreaking Work more but if you enjoy Eggers then give Velocity a try.

Daniel wrote: "Cheryl wrote: "Thanks for the friend request, Daniel."

You're welcome. I'd love to exchange notes on book promotion sometime if you're up for it. I'm in the middle of writing a marketing plan for ..."

That would be great. I'm still relatively new at this publishing game so I'm not sure how much help I can be at giving promotion tips. But, we can certainly exchange notes.

Cheryl wrote: "Thanks for the friend request, Daniel."

You're welcome. I'd love to exchange notes on book promotion sometime if you're up for it. I'm in the middle of writing a marketing plan for my next book right now.

Thanks for the friend request, Daniel.

Southern Fried Britt wrote: "Yes, it is a picture of Daria! I love her to pieces. Hi, Daniel! For some reason, your name sounds so familiar."

Entirely possible that we've met either in this universe or in another. Maybe another discussion board, or perhaps on Librarything.

Yes, it is a picture of Daria! I love her to pieces. Hi, Daniel! For some reason, your name sounds so familiar.

Travis wrote: "In response to your question, I've been meaning to read Valis for an eternity now. I currently have a huge book pile to tackle once I'm done writing something, and Valis is among it. So soon, very ..."

From what I can tell, it's not one of the obvious Dick classics. But when I read it, it absolutely knocked my socks off.

Thanks Lukacs, that sounds like an interesting volume. Edward Newman has some interesting ideas about the Critical Security Studies versus Human Security debate that he wrote down in his ISA summary on the topic. You can find it on the ISA website if you're a member.

Yeah, I still have to update a lot of fiction / easy-reading non-fiction stuff and list some more reviews when there's time. I see you are now reading Booth's Theory of World Security. What I like is that it is a kind of an intellectual reflection of a person that's academically been "through it all", although I am not fully convinced with his "grand" security-as-emancipation vision. There will be some interesting debates on this in the recent volume on critical approaches to Human Security edited by Chandler and Hynek, since I know both of those guys, recommended for later...

Milly wrote: "Daniel wrote: " What motivated you to start this project? ..."

I think that it was mostly the idea that I love to write, and I love to read, so why not mix the two together, and get my ideas and m..."

That's fantastic. In a lot of ways, I still see myself as a "young" writer, even though I'll soon be in my thirties. I think I still need to go through that phase where I read a lot of books (sometimes twice) to learn from the methods of the masters. There are a lot of great books I have yet to read.

What writing project are you working on now?