Member: sprite

Not too many people have read Marvin Kaye's Umbrella series, but I enjoyed it!

posted by Shinwa at 5:41 am (EST) on Nov 26, 2008

I just exported my library and used PalmThing (and pilot-xfer) to put it on my spare Handspring so that I can go to a library booksale tomorrow. Just... like that.

It's amazing to me when something simply works. Shouldn't I have had an indecipherable error message or had to upgrade Java along the way? heh.

posted by sprite at 2:09 am (EST) on May 5, 2007

I continue to love your "Ack! Burn it!" tag. (I never did read all of that one...)

posted by juliansinger at 10:42 pm (EST) on Dec 26, 2006

What? No copy of Selected Topics in Mathematics?

posted by momspit at 3:14 pm (EST) on Oct 15, 2006

I enjoyed your review of The Owl Service - spot on. Although, in defence of Red Shift, the misery of its finale is somewhat tempered by Tom's message to Jan in code.

Unfortunately, some editions of the book simply don't include the message, so most readers probably don't realize that Tom even attempted a reconciliation. Did Jan go to see him after this? We'll never know; but I've always hoped that she did, and that the wound of two millenia was thereby healed.

posted by chamekke at 10:31 pm (EST) on Apr 6, 2006

Upon lengthy contemplation, I'm not sure whether me hoarding a book is a good indicator of perceived quality (e.g. must hoard anything by certain authors who are never reprinted)... maybe "having spare copies for when one wears out" is sufficiently independent of the vagaries of the publishing industry.

posted by sprite at 1:13 am (EST) on Jan 15, 2006

I like this. At what level do you rate "I hoard copies in case it goes out of print"

posted by iverson at 9:16 am (EST) on Jan 13, 2006

proposed rating scale (first draft):
5 - LIFE-ALTERING
4 1/2 - halflife-altering
4 - i'd make other people read it.
3 1/2 - i'd recommend it
3 - i'd defend owning it
2 1/2 - i'd admit to owning it
2 - blah. may reread someday, if bored
1 1/2 - had amusing moments but i'm done now
1 - near-total waste of time. i liked part of page 84.
1/2 - plan to compost it
0 - plan to burn it

posted by sprite at 2:22 am (EST) on Jan 13, 2006

psst... michael is Ephraim_Gadsby

posted by iverson at 10:43 pm (EST) on Jan 11, 2006

hi dr. sprite!

posted by iverson at 8:17 pm (EST) on Jan 10, 2006

Arrrr!

posted by sprite at 3:26 am (EST) on Jan 8, 2006