Dan’s Comments (group member since Mar 02, 2009)

Dan’s comments from the fiction files redux group.

@Patty, you've read the book I posted! But I did crop it to make it more difficult.

And I think that is Brautigan in the picture! Trout Fishing in America?

An easy way is to visit amazon and do a partial screen capture of the book cover (on a mac: command+shift+4) or just crop a photo of the book cover.

Here's another:

Well that will prob be the problem with this game. you need to host the picture somewhere, the IJ picture i hosted on picasa since I have a google account (putting it on FB would work as well)

then you need to do some simple html magic: [image error]and then close the tag using the "greater than sign"

You might be right, in fact it's the one thing I'd consider changing careers for. I've been doing some usability testing on the library's website this past week and it has been disturbingly fun.

I have some digital subscriptions to magazines on my ipad. But I have hardly read any of them. A complete waste of money. Should have stuck to print ones.

And yes, I do believe we have the same birthday!

yes! wanna post one patrick?

Here's the first one, assuming anyone cares to play:

Let's try a new game, yes?

Here are the rules as I've presently devised.

1. Post a partial image of a book cover.
2. People try to guess the cover, the person who gets it right, posts the next picture.
3. After a day the original poster shall give a clue. If the poster doesn't show up to offer a clue and everybody seems stumped, then move on.

How to take a screen capture:

On a Mac: Press command, shift, 4 all at the same time. Then you take the screen shot by drawing a box the size and place you want to capture.

On a PC:???

How to post the image in this thread:
1. Host the picture somewhere (picasa, flickr, facebook, anywhere you want)

2. Use this HTML: [image error]and then close the tag using the "greater than sign"


What do you (all) say?

Gloria wrote: "Dan wrote: "Kerry wrote: "Me too Gloria! I have that Goon Squad book somewhere....maybe I'll read it next!"

There is a chapter in there that is done in powerpoint which initially had me screaming ..."

If you're lucky, you will all have the opportunity at the Dork!

Kerry wrote: "Me too Gloria! I have that Goon Squad book somewhere....maybe I'll read it next!"

There is a chapter in there that is done in powerpoint which initially had me screaming Gimmick!(metaphorically speaking as librarians aren't supposed to scream)

Turns out it was one of my favorite parts of the book.

Taking e-monk's idea (that he didn't want to do) and since I am at work I figured I've got the time I examined my reading the last few years and this is what I've got for a female to male breakdown.

2009: 7 books of 56 total by female authors
2010: 7 books of 53 total by female authors
2011: 10 books of 55 total by female authors
2012: 0 books of 8 total by female authors

Not sure what that says, but maybe illustrates my point of my reading being heavily male. Regardless I believe that Patty is absolutely right in her historic take on things. Men have been the rulers and the decision makers for a very long time.

Holy shit! Look at all these responses. So many people saying so many good things.

@Ben and Patrick: that "Big Swinging Dick" thing was off-putting because it's just pointlessly crude (or maybe envy). A point it is often made better when elegant, unless maybe you're the South Park guys (is that show still on?)

@Gloria: Or why authors like J.K. Rowling use their initials vs. their actual name (Joanne). More ambiguous as far as their sex when someone sees the cover?

This is a really interesting thought, and if true, pretty sad.

@Matt: Regarding Jennifer Egan, I dug A Visit From... and have The Keep sitting on a shelf at home. She seems to be one of the few female authors that the media (or whatever) lauds to the same degree as the MALES.

It seems pretty safe to say that Franzen, Eugenides and Chabon are the replacements for Roth, Updike and Mailer...

@Shel: Do it, prove everyone you've got the scope and ambition. Then let me read it!

@Kerry: I don't think it is as easily boiled down to being a man, at least not for me anyway. I think it has more to do with the literary establishment's preferences...Maybe I read too much book related news. Damn my librarianship!

I've mentioned previously that my reading is largely skewed towards male authors. And I can't seem to get out of that rut (at least not without a serious concentrated effort).

I came across this post today buy a female author who I've not previously heard of (surprise!), and thought it could stir up some decent conversation:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pamela-...

In the world of literature how is gender and success related? Are women generally not thought of as having the same ability?

And why is it that books by male authors usually fall into my hands way more frequently than those by female authors?

One of the design websites/blogs I follow for work recently had one of the best explanations of real books and book design that I've yet to stumble across.

Check it out: http://designinformer.smashingmagazin...

It is in this article that I've found the most damning argument against ebooks. I am not necessarily anti-ebook. I own a Kindle but hardly ever use it(and have never purchased an ebook from amazon).

Yeah, his interview was hilarious. Especially how angry he was over ebooks.

Hey Richard, welcome to the group please take a look around and don't hesitate to stir up some controversy. Some sure bets to do so:

Borges? More like snorges.
Roth is the god of all American Literature.
PKD sucks D.
Evison is a pantywaist
etc...

I've seen this and was thinking about trying to get involved. Good for you for taking it past the "thinking" phase. It does look like it could be a lot of fun.

I tried selecting everyone but it seems I failed in doing so... :(

No problem. I think I even did it correctly!

I'll set it up!

Way to take the reins Lara. I second the need for a vote.