Comments on: Everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:07:10 +0000

I’ve read Farnham’s Freehold (brilliant) and most of Stranger in a Strange Land (I got bored). I feel like I’ve read Starship Troopers, but for the life of me can’t remember if I ever did.

By: Shaun

Shaun — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:27:05 +0000

He’s certainly an interesting author. I read Bagombo Snuff Box, but nothing else. An interesting read, but not my cup of tea.

I’m on a Heinlein kick right now. Stranger in a Strange Land and now Starship Troopers (as usual the book is better and quite different than the movie). He’s well worth your time if you like science fiction. And even though he wrote in the 50’s and 60’s the science doesn’t have too dated of a feeling.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 00:18:57 +0000

The Useless Tree, a great blog about ancient Chinese thoughts in modern life, does a wonderful job of connecting Vonnegut to Daoism. As an armchair Daoist myself, I had never looked at the connection between what and when I read from Kurt and the Daoist outlook I have on life - two things that developed in me near the same time in life... great post.

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:21:30 +0000

I’m definitely in that boat of , ‘read em to be that guy’, but your right, it was impossible not to effected by his writing.

I think I’ll go re-read “Sirens of Titan”…

By: Chris (in Dalian)

Chris (in Dalian) — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:37:49 +0000

So it goes.