"Foucault's Pendulum gets pretty academic with regards to theology as well, though it's focused mostly on Templar myths and how they interacted with/shaped other religious traditions. I'm about halfway through so far and it's…"
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Scott replied to Sarah Grace's discussion 100 Book Challenge 2013"I'm reading Foucault's Pendulum at the moment (also by Umberto Eco)- Is Name of the Rose any good? I'm contemplating finding a copy soon."
Scott replied to Carlos C.'s discussion Post-Apocalyptic Book Suggestions? in the group Nerdfighters Who Like Talking About Books"3 suggestions:
"Cat's Cradle" by Kurt Vonnegut- A chemical turns all Earth's water to ice-9 (a special kind of ice explained in the book).
"The White Plague" by Frank Herbert- a molecular biologist loses his wife…"
Scott replied to Jacob J.'s discussion Help with a poem title?"So my first title thoughts came from reading "soft,/loamy/center" and I was all "mushrooms!!" and then I wanted it to be called Truffle.
On a more serious note though, I would consider Involuntary Memory or A little…"
Scott replied to Jenny Barrows's discussion Historical Fiction"Probably the most famous book like this is Michael Crichton's "Timeline", which is about a group of historians who get transported back to middle ages Europe. This got made into a movie as…"
Scott replied to Hannah le Faye's discussion Recommend to me some lady books and folktales from cold places in the group Nerdfighters Who Like Talking About Books"Not a problem! I hope you find some things in there you enjoy. "
Scott replied to Sarah Grace's discussion 100 Book Challenge 2013"Just found this thread, looks interesting
So far this year, I've read: "The Perks of Being a Wallflower", "All the Pretty Horses" and I just finished "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" (which I last read about 5 years…"
Scott replied to Hannah le Faye's discussion Recommend to me some lady books and folktales from cold places in the group Nerdfighters Who Like Talking About Books"Literature by/about women:
Irish/Celtic/British Myths:
Deirdre of the sorrows: http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/cft/cft12.htm
There is also a play based on this same story by John Millington Synge, which I have not read but have heard…"
Scott replied to Vertigo_One [Ops Mod]'s discussion Is the "Debt Ceiling" Constitutional?"The Republican argument doesn't make much sense to me—they are (perhaps purposefully) conflating the national debt, which we already owe, with the debt ceiling, which is flexible and can theoretically be raised to whatever level congress…"
Scott replied to Carson Hutchison's discussion Working on a story and have no idea where I want to go from here..."It's not a bad thing to want to be expansive and encyclopedic—as you are well aware there are many franchises that have done just that and been successful. But the one thing they all have in common is that they focus on a person or a…"
Scott replied to Lonesome's discussion The year of reading proust"Interesting, I will definitely look into that! Thanks for the tip. "
Scott replied to Maddy Barnes's discussion The Fault in our Stars Film"John isn't in charge of who makes the film. The studio he sold the film rights to is. If you want to petition someone, petition them. "
Scott replied to untunedjoy's discussion What are you reading at the moment?"Re-reading "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers. So far it's as good as I remembered. "
Scott replied to Carson Hutchison's discussion Working on a story and have no idea where I want to go from here..."I think the only advice I can give you is to remember that you're writing a story first, a history second. If the characters are too lost in their own histories to move the action forward you're going to have a tough time attracting…"
Scott replied to Lonesome's discussion The year of reading proust"I read "Swann's Way" last year (in English) and my goodness it was amazing. If I can find a cheap copy of the other books I'll definitely be reading them this year. "
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- What Kind of Nerdfighter Are You?
- The books kind
- About Me:
- Living in Colorado
- Favorite Books, Movies, Music, and more
- The Old Man and the Sea
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
- What's your favorite thing to put on your head?
- Bacon
- If you could do your happy dance with anyone who would it be with?
- Paul Robeson
- When did you start watching the Vlogbrothers?
- November, 2010
- Make up your own DFTBA initialism!
- Dang, forgot the book again.
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- At 9:45pm on September 19, 2012,
Danno said… hey Scott! welcome to the ning.
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