tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post1610778932932930287..comments2024-03-28T16:21:30.329-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): George's Meme: The Ten Books That Most Influenced Mepattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71541485604017260622010-03-31T00:50:18.531-04:002010-03-31T00:50:18.531-04:00TEN BOOKS:
Michael Avallone, ESCAPE FROM THE PLANE...TEN BOOKS:<br />Michael Avallone, ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APES<br />Jerry Pournelle, BATTLE FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES<br />Harold Robbins, THE BETSY<br />Iain Banks, THE WASP FACTORY<br />Richard Bach, JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL<br />John Irving, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GARP<br />Bret Easton Ellis, LESS THAN ZERO<br />Alexei Panshin, RITE OF PASSAGE<br />Robert Heinlein, FARNHAM'S FREEHOLD (among many)<br />Ayn Rand, ANTHEM (among many)<br />Robert Bloch, PSYCHO HOUSE<br /><br />...ten books which taught me Things Not To Do, If or When I Write a Book...(In Bloch's case, don't keep going back to the well, when the water isn't to your taste any longer...)Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-50385931547802687942010-03-31T00:39:42.076-04:002010-03-31T00:39:42.076-04:00A good link for Kate Laity:
http://katewombat.blo...A good link for Kate Laity:<br /><br />http://katewombat.blogspot.com/2010/03/meme-ten-books-that-most-influenced-me.html#comments<br /><br />or hit the name-link above.not K. A. Laity, but in loco bloggushttp://katewombat.blogspot.com/2010/03/meme-ten-books-that-most-influenced-me.html#commentsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-11173552182404284762010-03-31T00:13:52.189-04:002010-03-31T00:13:52.189-04:00Kate's link ain't woikin'.
Look what ...Kate's link ain't woikin'.<br /><br />Look what you all get up to when I'm not in on the fun. Sigh. <br /><br />OK, just for churlishness, I've done my own list of the most influential magazines...just as top o' the head, just as true.<br /><br />And thanks for bringing this about...when I have time, I'll be able to mull everyone's lists...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-72674390584171720942010-03-30T23:34:21.575-04:002010-03-30T23:34:21.575-04:00This is a truly excellent set of lists -- will pon...This is a truly excellent set of lists -- will ponder a while on this one. Proust is in the mix, definitely.Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-72763910224705340492010-03-30T10:54:41.625-04:002010-03-30T10:54:41.625-04:00Thanks for posting that, Patti.
Jeff M.Thanks for posting that, Patti.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-3414206286769397822010-03-30T10:39:45.054-04:002010-03-30T10:39:45.054-04:00Jeff-TIME AND AGAIN is just brilliant. Also like T...Jeff-TIME AND AGAIN is just brilliant. Also like THE THIRD LEVEL.<br /><br />Waiting to see K.A. Laity's. I'm betting for some different choices there. <br /><br />George-And James Mill.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-83706162936121558432010-03-30T10:33:39.931-04:002010-03-30T10:33:39.931-04:00Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau can make for some toug...Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau can make for some tough reading, Patti. I prefer John Stuart Mill.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-8306167588378175022010-03-30T10:29:11.795-04:002010-03-30T10:29:11.795-04:00I saw this elsewhere, too, but I'm going to cr...I saw this elsewhere, too, but I'm going to credit you if I get around to it today before I run off because it's what got me going.C. Margery Kempehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15910282257993793334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-13487506715106192152010-03-30T10:28:28.757-04:002010-03-30T10:28:28.757-04:00I like the Updike and Hemingway choices on Phil...I like the Updike and Hemingway choices on Phil's list. Either might have made my top 20 or 25 (though I'd have gone with THE SUN ALSO RISES), but not the top 10.<br /><br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-55743841726536613712010-03-30T10:26:57.964-04:002010-03-30T10:26:57.964-04:00I posted my list on Rick's blog, if you're...I posted my list on Rick's blog, if you're interested.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71185452203160740022010-03-30T09:40:20.578-04:002010-03-30T09:40:20.578-04:00He liked the recent book about Henry James more th...He liked the recent book about Henry James more than he liked Henry James. I was surprised at the lack of Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau, since I've spend my whole life hearing about them.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28964103032358044762010-03-30T09:23:21.894-04:002010-03-30T09:23:21.894-04:00I'm surprised there's no Henry James on Ph...I'm surprised there's no Henry James on Phil's list!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-47723599458100104402010-03-29T20:12:06.057-04:002010-03-29T20:12:06.057-04:00Nice choices, I think, though I've only read t...Nice choices, I think, though I've only read three of these. I'm hooked on this meme, though. I'm listing mine tomorrow.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-16277417914080522802010-03-29T18:43:04.111-04:002010-03-29T18:43:04.111-04:00It's been perhaps 40 years since I read it so ...It's been perhaps 40 years since I read it so I'll have to take your word, Joe.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84604001754175128572010-03-29T17:02:40.906-04:002010-03-29T17:02:40.906-04:00I ran across The True Believer in the old Time-Lif...I ran across The True Believer in the old Time-Life books series. It would surely be in my top ten too. <br /><br />I'm just joking when I say this, but if nothing else, you should read it just to increase your vocabulary.Joe Baronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10275991273751678636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28159952778786745182010-03-29T16:25:47.437-04:002010-03-29T16:25:47.437-04:00Dorte-I loved Margaret Laurence's THE STONE AN...Dorte-I loved Margaret Laurence's THE STONE ANGELS--and all of her books. Nobody remembers her. How about doing it for forgotten books.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-80603889457090750032010-03-29T14:47:55.343-04:002010-03-29T14:47:55.343-04:00Oh, I am not good at lists, but the Bible would al...Oh, I am not good at lists, but the Bible would also be no 1 on mine. <br /><br />I would probably also pick one by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens´ Our Mutual Friend, and perhaps Shakespeare´s Hamlet. <br /><br />Modern fiction? Margaret Laurence´s The Stone Angel and a Danish novel, A Good Day by Jørgen Thorgaard (not translated) are certainly memorable reading experiences. <br /><br />But what next? I read so many gorgeous books that I find it very difficult to decide which ones are THE best.Dorte Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14535044092722418173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-82899693206692787532010-03-29T14:21:03.103-04:002010-03-29T14:21:03.103-04:00Hi Patti, I really enjoyed reading your post and i...Hi Patti, I really enjoyed reading your post and it inspired me to put together my own list over at Brit Grit.<br /><br />Thanks Patti and kind regards.<br /><br />http://britgrit.blogspot.com/Alan Griffithshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12890190137499272096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-18560392900563091702010-03-29T14:05:12.452-04:002010-03-29T14:05:12.452-04:00Interesting list, Patti, but then that's the p...Interesting list, Patti, but then that's the point of these things, right? <br /><br />My list, not nearly so literate, is up on my blog now, along with the background of this list-meme thing.Richard R.http://brokenbullhorn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-37092700205392148482010-03-29T14:01:51.415-04:002010-03-29T14:01:51.415-04:00I, for one, would be interested in seeing Phil'...I, for one, would be interested in seeing Phil's list...Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-65118391154550068152010-03-29T13:04:59.080-04:002010-03-29T13:04:59.080-04:00That sounds like one on my husband's list.That sounds like one on my husband's list.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-18038213331627806002010-03-29T12:50:14.873-04:002010-03-29T12:50:14.873-04:00Interesting list. I thought Hoffer's book amaz...Interesting list. I thought Hoffer's book amazing. It still is as valid now as when it was written, and should be required reading in high school. <br /><br />You know, in addition to Hoffer, I think it something by Gramsci on cultural hegemony would be a valuable companion piece.Stewart Sternberg (half of L.P. Styles)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00895152179113722902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-72062985304557129892010-03-29T10:56:02.042-04:002010-03-29T10:56:02.042-04:00I'll check that out, Loren. Thanks!I'll check that out, Loren. Thanks!pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-19059204517206448932010-03-29T10:52:38.218-04:002010-03-29T10:52:38.218-04:00Lord of the Flies scared me to death too and how o...Lord of the Flies scared me to death too and how often is that phrase used to describe situations. Enormous impace. Also Big Brother from 1984.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-60073837932650710362010-03-29T10:51:18.128-04:002010-03-29T10:51:18.128-04:00Very interesting list, Patti. Given the first sele...Very interesting list, Patti. Given the first selection on your list, you may find Robert Alter's <i><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703862704575100020148950134.html" rel="nofollow">Pen of Iron</a></i> interesting. Looks like a fascinating read.Loren Eatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12488412683340389286noreply@blogger.com