tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post4725061978377682872..comments2023-04-13T02:30:53.892-07:00Comments on Mudpuddlesoup: mudpuddlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-22617099487682043022022-01-23T20:33:52.447-08:002022-01-23T20:33:52.447-08:00tx, Sharon... but i'm just an old hack is all...tx, Sharon... but i'm just an old hack is all. but some of the works i post on are pretty good in spite of my summations... i'd be afraid to work on a newspaper, i think...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-37883492206802241212022-01-23T20:31:23.167-08:002022-01-23T20:31:23.167-08:00i went thru a PKD phase and read many of his books...i went thru a PKD phase and read many of his books... a truly inventive mind, but not all there, all of the time...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-91669721161895627402022-01-23T18:16:28.700-08:002022-01-23T18:16:28.700-08:00I don't know if these books are as good as you...I don't know if these books are as good as you make them sound or you just have an amazing ability to sum up plot lines. You should be writing for a newspaper. Have you ever done that?Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-15167743933321336782022-01-23T16:55:48.606-08:002022-01-23T16:55:48.606-08:00I'm pretty fond of Terry Pratchett. Is he old ...I'm pretty fond of Terry Pratchett. Is he old enough to be classic? Maybe so! But I've been in a mood to read some more Philip K. Dick, so it could be something by him.reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-6833328175535654512022-01-23T15:23:48.984-08:002022-01-23T15:23:48.984-08:00i did it last year also and it was a great beginni...i did it last year also and it was a great beginning to a terrible year... i hope that doesn't mean that... this year can't possibly be as horrible as '21... can it?mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-61835750896695938162022-01-23T15:21:32.283-08:002022-01-23T15:21:32.283-08:00i started it once but dnf got in the way... i'...i started it once but dnf got in the way... i'll get back to it one of these years i hope... i get distracted too easily...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-65402408621588578312022-01-23T13:16:02.049-08:002022-01-23T13:16:02.049-08:00Uh, this sounds a little too over-the-top for me a...Uh, this sounds a little too over-the-top for me and it sounds like the writing wasn't good enough to carry it off. Great to read your review though!! And I'm happy to see you're having fun with this challenge!Cleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13152128642971612433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-39429769154240709992022-01-23T13:12:00.815-08:002022-01-23T13:12:00.815-08:00Lord Valentine's Castle is the only Silverberg...Lord Valentine's Castle is the only Silverberg book I've ever read. And I did enjoy it. But I think I'll pass on this one. Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-89179290330414127652022-01-23T09:06:13.721-08:002022-01-23T09:06:13.721-08:00he did! i gather he's not usually rated among...he did! i gather he's not usually rated among the top notch sci fi authors, although i think he should be, based on some of his other works which are tellingly inventive...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-81908759434953906882022-01-23T09:03:58.498-08:002022-01-23T09:03:58.498-08:00it was that, all right... how do you feel re Terr...it was that, all right... how do you feel re Terry Pratchett? i guess that's more fantasy, tho... Olaf Stapledon's The Star Maker had a large influence on me at one time...mudpuddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16647084124715892324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-86680391611341739442022-01-23T08:28:34.849-08:002022-01-23T08:28:34.849-08:00One has to admit that the man has a vivid imaginat...One has to admit that the man has a vivid imagination.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713469465303122569.post-91162047430219415662022-01-22T20:56:11.670-08:002022-01-22T20:56:11.670-08:00This sounds pretty entertaining, if a little extra...This sounds pretty entertaining, if a little extravagant. I should try to read something for classic sci-fi month...reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818057262934008241noreply@blogger.com