Hi guys. I know I have been a mostly silent member. My 40 hour work week and 15 credit school schedule doesn't leave me much time for recreational reading...
1996
Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Sep 11, 2002 4:55 pm
... listening to the president speak, listening to the survivors speak. Me too. My condolences for the loss of your friend, Jack. I've not suffered that...
1997
Jack
leedoff10
Sep 11, 2002 5:24 pm
... Mark, Thank you for your condolences. We all lost something that day, even if it was nothing more than security. Through all the destruction and well,...
1998
Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Sep 11, 2002 5:41 pm
... favorite Barth work. It's up there high on the list for me, no question. Floored me when I first read it. Could barely get any work done for thinking...
1999
Barbara Schmidt
barbstoo
Sep 11, 2002 5:55 pm
I was recently trying to formulate what I have been finding so attractive about Barth's writing. Since this attraction goes back close to 40 years, I guess...
2000
Jack
leedoff10
Sep 11, 2002 6:08 pm
... That isn't an uncommon interpretation of The Dead... and yes, most of the time it is spoonfed to us all in undergrad. For the rest of the stories in...
2001
Richard Stock
rstock00
Sep 12, 2002 7:52 am
I haven't read "On With the Story". Next group read? Rick ... -- ... Richard Stock Prague, Czech Republic...
2002
Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Sep 12, 2002 2:05 pm
I'm game. On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 09:58:31 +0200 ... Mark ~ ________________________________________________ Don't E-Mail, ZipMail! http://www.zipmail.com/...
2003
Matthew Barbee
matthewmace
Sep 12, 2002 2:11 pm
let's do it! Mark Brawner wrote:I'm game. On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 09:58:31 +0200 ... Mark ~ ________________________________________________ Don't E-Mail, ZipMail!...
2004
Derik
valentin_bru
Sep 12, 2002 3:26 pm
I'm in for a OWTS group read (that's the short stories right?). I'm seriously lacking in funds right now so the more reading I can be forced to do of books I...
2005
Derik
valentin_bru
Sep 12, 2002 3:28 pm
Did I ever tell you folks about my new website? madinkbeard.com There's fiction, translations, an essay or two... (Warning will not work with Netscape (for...
2006
Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Sep 12, 2002 3:28 pm
... Yup. Rick, did you get hold of a copy? ________________________________________________ Don't E-Mail, ZipMail! http://www.zipmail.com/...
2007
Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Sep 12, 2002 3:30 pm
Whaddya mean 'new'? Did you revamp it or something? On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 11:27:49 -0400 (EDT) ... Mark ~ ________________________________________________ Don't...
2008
Derik
valentin_bru
Sep 12, 2002 3:46 pm
... Umm. I wasn't sure I ever mentioned it here. But, yeah there is new stuff there. Derik A. Badman. ... "Stop living and read!" - Fernando Pessoa "Endings,...
2009
agrimorfee
Sep 12, 2002 4:00 pm
Hi all. out of touch for too long. Sure, I cna do an OWTS-read, but I gotta filch a copy from the library (if I can still use my card--I just moved out of...
2010
Matthew Barbee
matthewmace
Sep 12, 2002 4:12 pm
Well, I don't know. He basically left Ireland in 1902; Dubliners came out in 1914 and Ulysses was first published in 1922. So, there's some huge time gaps...
2011
Barbara Schmidt
barbstoo
Sep 12, 2002 4:16 pm
I'm ready to read it again....
2012
Jack
leedoff10
Sep 12, 2002 4:45 pm
... (to ... would ... with ... Well thank you for your condolences. AS far as JJ is concerned... I think there is some misunderstanding here. Joyce did not...
2013
Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Sep 12, 2002 4:49 pm
On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 09:16:41 -0700 ... Ah, good. When shall we begin, and what shall our pace be? I'm flexible, but as a starting suggestion how about out...
2014
agrimorfee
Sep 12, 2002 4:51 pm
... That is how he saw his ... Gabriel ... How true, even in today's society. Thanks for the insight....
2015
agrimorfee
Sep 12, 2002 4:52 pm
... You mean finish Story #1 by Monday? Possible. (that is if i can get a copy)...
2016
Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Sep 12, 2002 4:52 pm
Remember, also, that four of the stories are online, if you find that useful: http://www.dave-edelman.com/barth/onwithstory.cfm ...
2017
Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Sep 12, 2002 4:54 pm
... i can get a copy) Oh that's right. . .I forgot you had to chase up a copy. We'll wait for ya, any road. ________________________________________________ ...
2018
Jack
leedoff10
Sep 12, 2002 5:19 pm
... A story a week sounds good, but remember, in that book, every other chapter is a story. There is an interruption by the couple on the trip after every...
2019
Kris Majer
krismajer
Sep 12, 2002 9:04 pm
Friends in Barth! So nice to see things astir again. A group read brewing, at that! Good news. That one I don't have at home, so I guess I'll visit the uni...
2020
Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Sep 12, 2002 9:47 pm
Yo Kris, good to hear from you. The frame-story interstitial thingamagigs are really, really, short. They sort of introduce each story, so I think Jack's on...
2021
Kris Majer
krismajer
Sep 12, 2002 9:59 pm
... Likewise! I've been away too long, up to a point where I almost became a closet Barth reader. No more of that. ... Oh, if we mean that as two - sure! Must...
2022
Mark Brawner
markbrawner
Sep 12, 2002 10:03 pm
Oh, so you've read it, too? How did you find it first time around? ("Well, I took a left turn at Albuquerque...") On Thu, 12 Sep 2002 23:59:23 +0200 ... Mark...
2023
Kris Majer
krismajer
Sep 12, 2002 10:24 pm
... Found it in a bookshop... heh... well, that one never gets old. Incidentally, a few days back I felt an irresistible urge to watch "A Hard Day's Night" for...
2024
Derik
valentin_bru
Sep 12, 2002 11:24 pm
Hey Kris, good to hear from you. Could we hold off the OWTS read a week, guys? I've got Chesterton's Man Who Was Thursday on my plate for discussion and need...
