It was the wrong thread

[nononono]

Originally posted by Spanky
Fiction is kind of hard to talk about isn't it? Either you liked it or you didn't. What else is there to say? I know English teachers like to look for symbolism, and the authors motiviations but I think that is B.S.

You can talk about whether you think the author did a good job creating the plot, making his points or giving the characters what they needed in order to make an effective story. Whether it was compellingly told, had logical or aesthetic holes, etc. You can also talk about why a character did this or that, why the author chose to go in a certain direction, etc.

Originally posted by Spanky
Fiction is kind of hard to talk about isn't it? Either you liked it or you didn't. What else is there to say? I know English teachers like to look for symbolism, and the authors motiviations but I think that is B.S.

And what is there to discuss with non-fiction? The accuracy of the facts? The ridiculousness of the thesis? I think Oprah would beg to differ but then I have never been in a book club. Maybe the PB should have a book club for political books?

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
And what is there to discuss with non-fiction? The accuracy of the facts? The ridiculousness of the thesis? I think Oprah would beg to differ but then I have never been in a book club. Maybe the PB should have a book club for political books?

Speaking of Oprah, I don't think my Oprah haiku ever got the credit it deserved. So I'll share it again. Maybe Spanky will dig it.

The moon grows to full
Wanes, before waxing again
Kind of like Oprah

It's no "Spankyland Uber Alles," but still.

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
since this board is going member's only pretty soon I don't think the elitism is seemly. FB is still a fine board, and for those not invited here, an adequate substitute. separate but equal.

Since I invented this board as THEE alternative to the FB, I believe it should be named after me.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by sgtclub
Since I invented this board as THEE alternative to the FB, I believe it should be named after me.

I'm down with that.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by sgtclub
Since I invented this board as THEE alternative to the FB, I believe it should be named after me.

Like, The Club?

someone PM me as I'm sure I won't be cool enough to qualify for membership. And I wouldn't belong to a club anyway.

Um, someone I don't have on ignore should PM me.

[Penske_Account]

If any of y'all should happen to correspond or otherwise communicate with the fringester and my name should happen to come up, please give her my regards, notwithstanding that we are are on break (fringe and me, not y'all and me, except for less, we are on break too (hi less!)).

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by paigowprincess
I have read the Hitchens piece, which was pretty good. I liked the bit about the beer druniks leaning on him for support. But the James Wolcott piece on the porn memoir was the true gem this month. That guy clearly is so repressed that he probalby never watched a porno til he got that assignment. Goes right to the very pomposity of VF that it somtimes should avoid.

I used to love the Dominick Dunne. I loved all his novels. That said, his letters have become little more than a token society name drop. And how is he not gay?

THe very best part of that magazine is the questionnaire by that old queen, George.

I lookforwas to the Jen Aniston reveal article.

The porn article was good, but you're right. The author was too clueless to write anything revelatory.

Dunne's too boring to be a gay gossip columnist.

Why is Aniston still famous? I don't read the celeb expose pieces. I like my celebs in their movies/tv shows. I couldn't care less about their personal lives.

[sgtclub]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
Like, The Club?

I like that - or the CB for short.

[NotFromHere]

Originally posted by sgtclub
Since I invented this board as THEE alternative to the FB, I believe it should be named after me.

No fucking way. I point you to Spanky's post right after mine.
Link to this

[Oliver_Wendell_Ramone]

Originally posted by sgtclub
I like that - or the CB for short.

Which could also mean "chick board." Sounds about right for a book club.

[Ty@50]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
No fucking way. I point you to Spanky's post right after mine.

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[NotFromHere]

Dear Spanky,
This is all over the news, but it case you missed it, there Plague is affecting cats all over Northern Cal. You're supposed to keep you cats indoors, but many people can't do that because they have outdoor cats, like you. Still - watch for signs of the Plague.

story here

Excerpt...State health officials warned cat owners Wednesday to keep their pets away from wild rodents, citing the detection of the plague in four house cats since late May.

"People who handle or have close contact with an infected cat risk getting plague," said Dr. Howard Backer, the state's interim public health officer. "The most important step pet owners can take to protect their cats and themselves from getting plague is to prevent their cats from hunting wild rodents."

"The motivation for us putting out this was, we routinely have one or two cases in cats each year," said Curtis Fritz, an epidemiologist with the infectious-diseases branch of the state Department of Health Services. "This year, we have already had four cases."

Plague is a highly infectious bacterial disease that is spread by fleas carried by squirrels and other wild rodents. Cats can become infected by hunting or consuming an animal that carries plague.

Although it is rare for humans to contact plague through exposure to cats, state health officials say 23 human plague cases in the United States have been associated with infected house cats since 1977, and four of them were in California.

Two California victims died: an El Dorado County resident in 1980 and a Kern County resident in 1984. The most recent California case was in August 1997, and that victim survived.

Health experts say house cats should be kept indoors if possible and should be supervised or, if possible, leashed (hahahahahaha, a leashed cat) when allowed outside.

[Penske_Account]

Originally posted by Ty@50
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Ty@50, in the future do we come to realize that sometimes, less is more? npi.

[Spanky]

Originally posted by NotFromHere
Dear Spanky,
This is all over the news, but it case you missed it, there Plague is affecting cats all over Northern Cal. You're supposed to keep you cats indoors, but many people can't do that because they have outdoor cats, like you. Still - watch for signs of the Plague.

story here

Excerpt...State health officials warned cat owners Wednesday to keep their pets away from wild rodents, citing the detection of the plague in four house cats since late May.

"People who handle or have close contact with an infected cat risk getting plague," said Dr. Howard Backer, the state's interim public health officer. "The most important step pet owners can take to protect their cats and themselves from getting plague is to prevent their cats from hunting wild rodents."

"The motivation for us putting out this was, we routinely have one or two cases in cats each year," said Curtis Fritz, an epidemiologist with the infectious-diseases branch of the state Department of Health Services. "This year, we have already had four cases."

Plague is a highly infectious bacterial disease that is spread by fleas carried by squirrels and other wild rodents. Cats can become infected by hunting or consuming an animal that carries plague.

Although it is rare for humans to contact plague through exposure to cats, state health officials say 23 human plague cases in the United States have been associated with infected house cats since 1977, and four of them were in California.

Two California victims died: an El Dorado County resident in 1980 and a Kern County resident in 1984. The most recent California case was in August 1997, and that victim survived.

Health experts say house cats should be kept indoors if possible and should be supervised or, if possible, leashed (hahahahahaha, a leashed cat) when allowed outside.

Thanks for the heads up.