You ever read a book that you liked so much that you thought "if I were in prison, but I had this book I would not mind at least until I was done reading it"
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You ever read a book that you liked so much that you thought "if I were in prison, but I had this book I would not mind at least until I was done reading it"
@futurebird I'm not sure if I ever thought about it in quite those terms, but now that you mention it, yes!!!
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss comes to mind (and it's a long one, so I'd be okay for a while!), as well as two books by Tom Robbins - Still Life With Woodpecker, and Another Roadside Attraction.
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You ever read a book that you liked so much that you thought "if I were in prison, but I had this book I would not mind at least until I was done reading it"
@futurebird I can't say I have thought that exactly, but it does seem convenient when reading for hours to have a toilet in the same room as my bed.
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You ever read a book that you liked so much that you thought "if I were in prison, but I had this book I would not mind at least until I was done reading it"
It's important for those of you who may have written, or might yet write a book to know that nearly every book that I've liked *this* much wasn't some big hit. Not some acclaimed work.
It was just a book that finally found one of the people who would love it.
And your audience is out there too.
It might be like six people, but will you deny them freedom?
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It's important for those of you who may have written, or might yet write a book to know that nearly every book that I've liked *this* much wasn't some big hit. Not some acclaimed work.
It was just a book that finally found one of the people who would love it.
And your audience is out there too.
It might be like six people, but will you deny them freedom?
@futurebird This is encouraging. The people I've sent my first draft to have not yet finished it. It might be terrible! But hopefully someone somewhere will like it
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You ever read a book that you liked so much that you thought "if I were in prison, but I had this book I would not mind at least until I was done reading it"
@futurebird Closest that comes to mind is me in my late teens reading hardbound Airframe by Michael Crichton. I was awake until 4 AM+ when my dad woke up to get ready for work, and I was almost done.
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You ever read a book that you liked so much that you thought "if I were in prison, but I had this book I would not mind at least until I was done reading it"
@futurebird How did you get your hands on a copy?
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You ever read a book that you liked so much that you thought "if I were in prison, but I had this book I would not mind at least until I was done reading it"
@futurebird Oh thank goodness
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@futurebird How did you get your hands on a copy?
I bought it on Abebooks. I collect books about ants. Please don't tell anyone.
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You ever read a book that you liked so much that you thought "if I were in prison, but I had this book I would not mind at least until I was done reading it"
@futurebird I always thought of it as being stuck on a desert island (prison didn't enter my mind but maybe it's more appropriate in these times. )
The book is Awakening Osiris (1988), a poetic translation of the Egyptian Book of the Dead by Normandi Ellis. I haven't changed my mind in almost 40 years.
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You ever read a book that you liked so much that you thought "if I were in prison, but I had this book I would not mind at least until I was done reading it"
@futurebird
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I bought it on Abebooks. I collect books about ants. Please don't tell anyone.
@futurebird The only one I have is by EO Wilson of course. But I'm gonna read this one because it sounds like fun!
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@futurebird The only one I have is by EO Wilson of course. But I'm gonna read this one because it sounds like fun!
This is a lot more silly than Wilson.
