Book Nerd’s Comments (group member since Dec 20, 2018)

Book Nerd’s comments from the Never too Late to Read Classics group.

The Innocents Abroad, Or, the New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain

531 pages

Perelandra by C.S. Lewis

191 pages

Group Total: 201,592

I finished Perelandra. I didn't like it as much as the first. But Lewis is definitely good at making up mythology.

(view spoiler)[I thought the first half was really repetitive as he lectures the new "Eve" not to take the "apple". It was kind of crazy that it came to beating the un-man to death.
I also wonder why the story is written by Ransom's friend rather than him.(view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

I finished. Parts of it really dragged and I expected more humor. The last two chapters were pretty much what I was expecting.

Samantha wrote: "I thought it was $1050 but I may have misheard. $1050 1867 to now is about $22,282. $1250 converts to about $26,526."
Yeah, yeah, don't ruin my fantasies. :p

This is pretty entertaining so far. His prejudices are what they are. And some of it's clearly imaginary but it's fun.

Anisha Inkspill wrote: "I'm not sure if this helps, I've gone back through my posts and added which posts I'm responding to, and will keep this in mind in future, where if I'm responding to a comment in the post I will highlight it."
Thanks

Lesle wrote: "Not sure about how the App works with that suggestion Book Nerd. I can understand it being confusing. I normally copy the part I want from the quote and paste it in after the " " marks. But...I use my laptop for this"
That's why computers are superior to cell phones. ;)

Yep, I love dogs too.
It was interesting that dogs, who are predators, would want peace between all animals. What do they eat?

Michelle wrote: "I just finished this for a book club this month and I am dying to discuss it with people."
Which story was your favorite?

I just read the first chapter. Sounds like an awesome vacation for $1250. Wish I could find a bargain like that lol.

John Dishwasher wrote: "This reads like a treatment for a novel more than as a fiction in its own right. Just a quick narration of ideas not fully elaborated into actual scenes."
Yeah, it would have been better as a novel.

When you guys quote could you use the relevant information?
"Anisha Inkspill wrote: "Mbuye wrote: "Anisha Inkspill wrote: "Mbuye wrote: "Anisha Inkspill wrote: "Lesle wrote: "Book Nerd wrote:"
is very hard to follow.

I finished. The writing was definitely unique and beautiful.
The whole thing of what was going on was kind of confusing. The dreams and humans apparently regressing. Of course humans didn't exist in the triassic so were they essentially using the reptilian part of their brains?

The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard

198 pages

The Vampyre by John William Polidori

72 pages

Group Total: 187,283

I want to read this later this month too.

Oh okay. But I don't think they're directly related.

Lesle wrote: "That is what I was thinking Inkspill. It would have been interesting to know what that conversation was like. Like how would one even start a random conversation like that? "Well I think both of you should write a ghost story""

I guess it's a reasonable thing to do in a world without tv and internet.

I've read this before and I'll give it another read since it's quick.
I had a copy but I can't find it so I'll read it online.
What's the prequel?

I think I have to find time to read Lonesome Dove before I read this.

Mbuye wrote: "Book Nerd wrote: "First published in 1962, J.G. Ballard's mesmerizing and ferociously prescient novel imagines a terrifying future in which solar radiation and global warming have melted the polar ..."
Glad you're liking the ssf. I usually struggle to read other genres lol.

Bernard wrote: "He has a unique style which gives a new dimension to SF."
That's what I've heard. I've never read Ballard before, I'm looking forward to it.

Karin wrote: "I just put a hold on it and might read it, although I've read so much global warming stuff (fiction and nonfiction) I am not sure yet if I'll read it."
I understand. I get sick of hearing about climate change too.

First published in 1962, J.G. Ballard's mesmerizing and ferociously prescient novel imagines a terrifying future in which solar radiation and global warming have melted the polar ice caps and Triassic-era jungles have overrun a submerged and tropical London. Set during the year 2145, the novel follows biologist Dr. Robert Kerans and his team of scientists as they confront a surreal cityscape populated by giant iguanas, albino alligators, and endless swarms of malarial insects. Nature has swallowed all but a few remnants of human civilization, and, slowly, Kerans and his companions are transformed—both physically and psychologically—by this prehistoric environment. Echoing Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness—complete with a mad white hunter and his hordes of native soldiers—this "powerful and beautifully clear" (Brian Aldiss) work becomes a thrilling adventure and a haunting examination of the effects of environmental collapse on the human mind.

Anybody else read this? I really enjoyed it.

Welcome back Anisha.

Audrey wrote: "Do you have to read the other books in the series before this one?"

No, this is the best known book in the series and the one most people start with.