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One definition of literature is simply: Writing which has stood the test of time.
One definition of literature is simply: Writing which has stood the test of time."
That's probably one of the most succinct and useful definitions I've seen of literature.
Andre Jute wrote: "I propose that literature which has survived a century has long since outgrown its pulp status.One definition of literature is simply: Writing which has stood the test of time."
SO TRUE!
I think this could get me reading Sci Fi again. Well, ERB and Andre Norton. I love her dreamy/dangerous worlds.
Going to see the movie tomorrow.I already know there will be major diferences, but I don't know if it will ruin the movie.
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The books are classic with cliff-hangers and evil, lusty warriors after the beautiful princess.Great stuff.
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K. A. wrote: "Andre Jute wrote: "I propose that literature which has survived a century has long since outgrown its pulp status.One definition of literature is simply: Writing which has stood the test of tim..."
Andre Norton was one of my very first Sci-fi authors. A couple of years ago I bought the first one I read, The Stars Are Ours, on Amazon to see if it see read well. It did!
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Glad to know Norton reads well - was that on a Kindle?
Claudine wrote: "Andre Norton, Asimov, McCaffrey, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Poul Anderson....I started out reading them and never looked back.Glad to know Norton reads well - was that on a Kindle?"
No, I ordered the paperback. I think it was used ... (surely out of print now). My other early favs where Starship Trooper by Heinlein and The Last Castle, by Jack Vance. I reread Vance a couple of months ago; excellent writing by any standard.
Classic Sci-fi - it was really, really good. And very accessible to someone in their early teens, or younger.
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Yay!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Jhk5M..."
If you are a fan then you must have an opinion on Trevor Rabin...
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The 3 laws are already part of AI engineering.Claudine - YES! The movie was GREAT!
Pure entertainment, updated just a little bit. My husband said it was the best movie he'd seen in years - and he watches movies ALL the time.
Disney at it's finest...clean, family oriented and great fun to watch. They also did very well with the updated story line. The princess wasn't just a pawn, but a scientist and a warrior.
William Defoe made a good 9 foot tall Green Martian.
I was very pleased with the result. If they make sequeals, I'll see them, too.
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Andre, as Kat says, the 3 laws are already integrated in robotics. I consider Asimov to be one of the most influential authors of his time as far as reality and fantasy impacting on real life is concerned. Brilliant man.
Amazon was selling a 20-or-so book collection of Andre Norton's for about 3 bucks. Not sure if it's still there. What a deal! She's one of my all-time favorite "fun" authors (as opposed to those authors I read that cause me pain). I haven't read Burroughs' Mars books but I'll soon rectify that.
I don't have a Kindle - bought Nooks instead. The B&N store is a local hang out. But I see where Norton's books are showing up in the e-book stores. At one timee I had EVERYTHING she EVER wrote. My sister knew her and would get Xmas cards from her.
Your sister knew Andre Norton?? Wow. What was she like in person?
She was a very Victorian lady. Quiet and an avid cat lover. She was supportive to aspiring writers and loved to have them come visit her. I think my sister stayed with her for a week.Her Abassinian (sp) cats ruled the house. Jain said there were books and papers all over the large Victorian house.
She never married, was a spinster librarian type.
I'm thoroughly enjoying these books. Much more than I ever liked 'Tarzan' - these stories are holding up very, very well for their age - over 100 years old.
Pulp Fiction rules!