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[Keith Davis]

It is a really good novel.

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> On Nov 18, 2013, at 6:55 PM, Fiona Shnapple <fionashnapple at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> We have a group read going. We named it beer. It's going nice and slow. We have threads going on the BE that are tagged with a spoiler. Not sure if the tag is necessary, appreciated, expected? I don't care for it. Several threads got me thinking a lot. I'm learning slowly. lots of Orwell and Adams. I do love this novel. Though I'm still working at why, one reason is Maxine. I love Maxine, her family, her friends, lovers,  job, her point of view, her worlds and zones. 
> 
>> On Monday, November 18, 2013, Michael Bailey wrote:
>> Where to begin, that is probably what we are wondering...
>> Alice Wellinton appeared and dazzled us with erudition and opinionation, anti IV ("it's a piece of crap") but high on Secret Integration and Slow Learner preface, also prone to bring Bartleby up in a thought provoking way...only bowing out recently; Fiona seems to be angling for a similar spot, but she actually likes the new title.
>> Glenn Scheper joined Toastmasters after a near death experience, lost his software engineering job and stopped posting, he is missed though is on Linked in as a tv producer (infomercials?) so, alive and well at least.  Dave Monroe's library gig was downsized but he carries on valiantly dj'ing and supplying amazing links.  Bekah is retired, with more time for reading. Laura Kelber tried to unsubscribe, but just when she thought she was out... well, you know...
>> John Carvill isn't wild about the new book but still has some interesting thoughts.  his website oomska.co.uk has contributions from several plisters including myself but the standout piece imho is his writing on Annie Hall...Mark Kohut reread all of Shakespeare, and Against the Day.  Also I think he went to the G10 concert, er, meeting in Baltimore or someplace...jbor has been quiet and is missed.  Shortly before leaving he mentioned having read the entire plist archive to that point, hope it didn't cause him distress...robin landseadel took a hiatus to focus on yantras and tarot card paintings, very nice ones at that...he's a "yea" vote for the new novel although I think he liked IV better...Joseph Tracy deplores what appears to be rampant acceptance of capitalism in BE yet perhaps will agree with the excoriation of Rios Montt therein, at least.  Monte shared some interesting info recently, pursuant to the ongoing paranoia/conspiracy themes. 
>> I could go on and on...oops, I think I already have...anyone else want to help bring Mr Gentle into the ongoing current?
>> 
>>> On Nov 14, 2013 3:37 PM, "David Gentle" <gentle_family at btinternet.com> wrote:
>>> So, during the run up it IV I stopped reading the list. The idea being to read the book first and then start reading the backlog of messages. By the time I got a copy of IV and read it I had 20000 emails "marked as unread". I've sporadicaly tried to catch up but didn't make much progress until the last wekk when I just went through all of them. Many I ignored but others I read.
>>> Obviously there are some things I missed on the wasy through them.
>>> Anything interesting happen in the last few years?
>>> 
>>> David Gentle 
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