Comments on: Stuff I've read this year: fiction http://undulatingungulate.com/2009/12/09/stuff-ive-read-this-year-fiction/ Wisdom of the Dancing Moose Mon, 21 May 2012 17:41:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Vince http://undulatingungulate.com/2009/12/09/stuff-ive-read-this-year-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1843 Vince Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:55:47 +0000 http://192.168.1.100/blog/?p=890#comment-1843 The Sirens of Titan is one of my favourite novels ever. I suppose that it CAN be rather bleak, especially when the ultimate purpose of all human history is finally revealed, but I guess that that's something I like about Vonnegut. Yup, we all have a destiny. And just because it's a destiny it doesn't have to *mean* anything. And we just go on living because, well, because we do. I should give The Starmaker another go, my father always swore it was absolutely brilliant too. Sirius was certainly a great novel. My favourite 1000 nights and one is still Burton's, especially with his footnotes. He's one of those people I've long wanted to meet. The Sirens of Titan is one of my favourite novels ever. I suppose that it CAN be rather bleak, especially when the ultimate purpose of all human history is finally revealed, but I guess that that’s something I like about Vonnegut. Yup, we all have a destiny. And just because it’s a destiny it doesn’t have to *mean* anything. And we just go on living because, well, because we do.

I should give The Starmaker another go, my father always swore it was absolutely brilliant too. Sirius was certainly a great novel.

My favourite 1000 nights and one is still Burton’s, especially with his footnotes. He’s one of those people I’ve long wanted to meet.

]]> By: Pearce http://undulatingungulate.com/2009/12/09/stuff-ive-read-this-year-fiction/comment-page-1/#comment-1842 Pearce Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:44:00 +0000 http://192.168.1.100/blog/?p=890#comment-1842 When John Brunner died in 1995, his estate was valued at less than a thousand pounds. Given that he published well over a hundred novels (the rights to which were included in his estate) and was considered one of the most successful science fiction writers ever to come out of the UK, I think this is pretty sobering. When John Brunner died in 1995, his estate was valued at less than a thousand pounds. Given that he published well over a hundred novels (the rights to which were included in his estate) and was considered one of the most successful science fiction writers ever to come out of the UK, I think this is pretty sobering.

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