OT Good reading

At least back at the turn of the 20th century, I guess. :-)

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On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 01:59:52 GMT, Lady o' the house <[email hidden]>

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Right now, I'm reading "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." Really a nice,
classic
book, set in turn o' the century New York.

My favorite series, by far, is the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon.
It's
an historical fiction with elements of fantasy (time travel).

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There are trees in Brooklyn? ;-)

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There are trees in Brooklyn? ;-)

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<< At least back at the turn of the 20th century, I guess. :-)

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Yes, there are lots of trees, especially in the parks, like Prospect Park,
which is huge.

Its been awhile since I read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. I remember the tree to
be an ailanthus tree growing in the dark courtyard behind a tenement building,
a metaphor for, you know, thriving against all odds. I know that those darn
ailanthus trees can grow in a dark basement or a crack in the sidewalk if they
have to.

<< Yes, there are lots of trees, especially in the parks, like Prospect Park,
which is huge. >><BR><BR>

Oh yeah, and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. It is a good one.

S/F nut here... I just finished reading "This Alien Shore" by CS
Friedman.

Husband and I are going to be spending two nights, three days around
UNREDEEMED, TOTAL GEEKS in October!!! [Conjecture, the s/f con in San
Diego]

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Linda wrote: << Right now, I'm reading "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn." Really a
nice, classic
book, set in turn o' the century New York. >><BR><BR>

That's a lovely story. It made me see New York in a different light, as a
succession of immigrants working hard to make a life for their families. Now I
love to look at the old tenement neighborhoods and think about all those people
coming here and scraping by. Interesting.

Bob in CT wrote: <<There are trees in Brooklyn? >>

Yep.

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Bob in CT wrote: <<There are trees in Brooklyn? >>

And they're a huge pain every April-May....

I live in Williamsburg/Greenpoint were the writer was born and
the book takes place. Reportedly she would read books at the
YMCA that I now work at as a trainer.

A few years ago they had to remove a large percentage of the
trees in our area due to an Asia beetle infestation. They seemed
to replaced most of them (I believe they might have been elm
trees) with an oak variety. This last May in one day I ran into
about 20 people who had all come down with sever allergies
symptoms -- that none of us had even experienced before. When I
checked it out, that was the highest pollen day for oak in our
area. All the new trees must have just hit they're growth mark
for pumping out pollen.

As luck has it, I have one right outside my front door that's now
grown up to were its mid-branches are at my 2nd story window.

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Xray586 said:

Linda wrote: << Right now, I'm reading "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn."
Really a
nice, classic
book, set in turn o' the century New York. >><BR><BR>

That's a lovely story. It made me see New York in a different light,
as a
succession of immigrants working hard to make a life for their
families. Now I
love to look at the old tenement neighborhoods and think about all
those people
coming here and scraping by. Interesting.

Bob in CT wrote: <<There are trees in Brooklyn? >>

Yep.

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Bob in CT wrote: <<There are trees in Brooklyn? >>

And they're a huge pain every April-May....

I live in Williamsburg/Greenpoint were the writer was born and the book
takes place. Reportedly she would read books at the YMCA that I now
work at as a trainer.

A few years ago they had to remove a large percentage of the trees in
our area due to an Asia beetle infestation. They seemed to replaced
most of them (I believe they might have been elm trees) with an oak
variety. This last May in one day I ran into about 20 people who had
all come down with sever allergies symptoms -- that none of us had even
experienced before. When I checked it out, that was the highest pollen
day for oak in our area. All the new trees must have just hit they're
growth mark for pumping out pollen.

As luck has it, I have one right outside my front door that's now grown
up to were its mid-branches are at my 2nd story window.

I know about these types of plants. Arizona was known at one time for its
lack of pollinating plants. Now, people brought so many pollinating
plants to AZ that AZ is one of the worst places for people with
allergies. I never had allergies until I moved there, and even in CT, I
only rarely get allergies. In AZ, I had them all the time.

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For you avid readers, I just finished "Big Russ and Me" by
Tim Russert. Great book with lots of gems and some humor.
What have you read lately that you would recommend?

Marsha/Ohio

Horatio Hornblower

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S/F nut here... I just finished reading "This Alien Shore" by CS
Friedman.

Husband and I are going to be spending two nights, three days around
UNREDEEMED, TOTAL GEEKS in October!!! [Conjecture, the s/f con in San
Diego]

I am absolutely green I tell you.

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consequences of an accident with the new Iridium enriched fusion
reactor. "If it goes off only the cockroaches and mammals will
survive..." they said.

Anyone recommend a good s/f book for Revek to start with?

I was going to advise not to start with Asimov or Clarke if s/he is
used to heavily character-based stories.

Anyone recommend a good s/f book for Revek to start with?

I was going to advise not to start with Asimov or Clarke if s/he is
used to heavily character-based stories.

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In _Gateway_, humans have discovered a modified asteroid apparently
leftover from an ancient alien civilization, and moored to this asteroid
are a bunch of faster than light ships. People figure out how to make them
go, but not how to actually fly them. So if you get in a ship and press
the go button, you have no idea where you'll end up or how long it will
take to get there. But, once you get there, if you are lucky enough to
find some alien artifacts, and if you are lucky enough to make it back
alive, the international Gateway Corporation will pay you royalties and
make you rich. And, since the economic situation on Earth is so desperate,
Gateway has plenty of people willing to take the risk.

I'll look for that.

Check out "This Alien Shore" by CS Friedman; it's another take on the
whole FTL concept... the first generation of colonists were
irrevocably genetically altered by FTL travel; the only humans capable
of piloting FTL ships are insane mutants. Therefore, a planet of
various forms of mutant humans now has a monopoly in the shipping
routes and space travel. It's a fascinating read, I like the
humans-as-aliens concept. I haven't read something with a bizarre,
fascinating take on humans, that was this interesting, since Dune.

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Anyone recommend a good s/f book for Revek to start with?

I was going to advise not to start with Asimov or Clarke if s/he is
used to heavily character-based stories.

Anything by Nancy Kress, but specifically "An Alien Light" and "Beggars in
Spain." Not only do you get strong characters, but strong, believable,
fully developed _female_ characters, which is even rarer in sf. And Kress
doesn't sacrifice the science or plot either, she's got it all.

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Anyone recommend a good s/f book for Revek to start with?

I was going to advise not to start with Asimov or Clarke if s/he is
used to heavily character-based stories.

I read every sf book to be found in my middle school library in one
year. (I went thru a book a day). Then I was librarian's assistant all
thru high school so I could have first crack at the books. Had read
them all by the middle of my sophmore year. I've read almost all the
classics. I have amassed a collection of about 600 hard and paper
backs collected about three separate times in the last 22 years (had to
sell each of them off for reasons of economy and space). I'm working on
my fourth. I just wish I could actually attend a SF convention at some
point in my life. It seems money, time off and the space time continuum
never converge.
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JC Der Koenig said:

"Marsha" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> For you avid readers, I just finished "Big Russ and Me" by
> Tim Russert. Great book with lots of gems and some humor.
> What have you read lately that you would recommend?
>
> Marsha/Ohio
>

Twilight of the Idols.

Oooo . . . is that an in-depth look into the lives of American Idol
contestants???!!!

It would be great if they were all at their twilight.

Books are not low carb!
Lou

On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 03:15:15 GMT, Luna <[email hidden]>

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In article <[email hidden]>,

(wilson) said:

Anyone recommend a good s/f book for Revek to start with?

I was going to advise not to start with Asimov or Clarke if s/he is
used to heavily character-based stories.

Anything by Nancy Kress, but specifically "An Alien Light" and "Beggars
in
Spain." Not only do you get strong characters, but strong, believable,
fully developed _female_ characters, which is even rarer in sf. And
Kress
doesn't sacrifice the science or plot either, she's got it all.

You know what I was thinking of writing was a SF story that involved
love. I don't think I've ever read one where there was a love theme.

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You know what I was thinking of writing was a SF story that involved
love. I don't think I've ever read one where there was a love theme.

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Go for it Bob. Sounds great.

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You know what I was thinking of writing was a SF story that involved
love. I don't think I've ever read one where there was a love theme.

What kind of love?

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You know what I was thinking of writing was a SF story that involved
love. I don't think I've ever read one where there was a love theme.

What kind of love?

Your typical man loves a woman type of thing.

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You know what I was thinking of writing was a SF story that involved
love. I don't think I've ever read one where there was a love
theme.

What kind of love?

Your typical man loves a woman type of thing.

Try Komarr and A Civil Campaign.

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On Fri, 20 Aug 2004 03:15:15 GMT, Luna <[email hidden]>

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In article <[email hidden]>,

(wilson) said:

Anyone recommend a good s/f book for Revek to start with?

I was going to advise not to start with Asimov or Clarke if s/he is
used to heavily character-based stories.

Anything by Nancy Kress, but specifically "An Alien Light" and "Beggars
in
Spain." Not only do you get strong characters, but strong, believable,
fully developed _female_ characters, which is even rarer in sf. And
Kress
doesn't sacrifice the science or plot either, she's got it all.

You know what I was thinking of writing was a SF story that involved
love. I don't think I've ever read one where there was a love theme.

Oh my goodness, really? *brain overloading* _Gateway_ has a big love
component, but it could be argued that it's really more a guilt theme than
a love theme. There are a few PKD books where the hero gets into the mess
because of love of a woman, titles of those escape me right now. There's
_Rogue Star_ by Pohl/Williamson, where this living star assimilates a man
and all his emotions, including love of a particular woman. Heinlein was
really big on sex and love themes, especially towards the end of his
career. And if you want to branch out to the fringes of science fiction,
Dean Koontz focuses on love in almost all of his books, I believe. Some of
them have supernatural elements, and some have science fictionish elements.

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