tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944919.post110806972930039097..comments2023-10-14T05:01:27.300-04:00Comments on YES: The Megapolis HorrorshowAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06527703558961054608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944919.post-1108661028215401512005-02-17T12:23:00.000-05:002005-02-17T12:23:00.000-05:00I haven't clicked your link yet, Chica, but I will...I haven't clicked your link yet, Chica, but I will -- thanks! I look forward to your views once you've read Max.Cit. -- I've been trying to solicit views from a couple of B'bay friends but they're both too busy (they said) to have got around to reading the book. More than anything else, it's been like a thorn digging into my brain, reminding me that none of us can afford to sleep easy while we know what's out there -- and yet most of us do (including me). We need more thorns, not less ...<br /><br />Am interested to hear that you responded to "The Annexe" -- it's a story that took a loooong time to get finished. I built it around the single true element -- as you may have guessed -- the dream-state. Are you what's known as a "lucid dreamer"? I read this term in a newspaper article many years ago, so I don't know if it's still current -- it's supposed to describe people who can direct their dreams. If so, then perhaps you'll know that there are some dreams that don't feel at all like dreams -- not merely that they're realistic, but also that they're structured differently -- and yet they ARE dreams, or at least non-conscious states. The story was meant to explore that state. In reality, I could never remain "there" -- the moment I knew it was one of those dreams, I fled towards wakefulness!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06527703558961054608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944919.post-1108615318664698202005-02-16T23:41:00.000-05:002005-02-16T23:41:00.000-05:00Speaking of books, read two of yours last month - ...Speaking of books, read two of yours last month - Kleptomania and Hot Death, Cold Soup. Absolutely loved them; kept thinking about the last story I read for the longest time (The Annex). <br /><br />Maybe you'll change your mind about the author after listening to his <A HREF="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4204884" REL="nofollow">interview</A>. I wasn't sure about the book after listening to the interview myself, but look forward to reading it now on your recommendation.anshuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10068118868723387038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944919.post-1108581010854747152005-02-16T14:10:00.000-05:002005-02-16T14:10:00.000-05:00Haven't read ANY of 'em! Though I've read so many ...Haven't read ANY of 'em! Though I've read so many bits and pieces of "Grapes .." that I always feel as if I've read it (and felt awed by it) even though I haven't.<br /><br />I strongly recommend Maximum City -- liking/disliking it has no meaning -- it's got to be read. I'm almost done now and am certain that I don't like the author -- but continue to feel that his material is very powerful and very important.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06527703558961054608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944919.post-1108091928159910042005-02-10T22:18:00.000-05:002005-02-10T22:18:00.000-05:00I think I can skip this one! To read it would amou...I think I can skip this one! To read it would amount to administering some self-flagellation that I don't need. Already got my Angst.<br />J.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com