tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post7678627607193539829..comments2024-03-25T02:15:02.505-07:00Comments on Nancy's Blog: Jane and Ursulaadminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11442349453021015062noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-31402104809198492007-10-29T02:05:00.000-07:002007-10-29T02:05:00.000-07:00Miggy, I was asking what I thought was a legit que...Miggy, I was asking what I thought was a legit question. Nancy didn't take offense. Why did you?bluesman miike Lindnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730308789066832084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-85780427891490252462007-10-25T10:18:00.000-07:002007-10-25T10:18:00.000-07:00To open the can of worms even farther, I think Blu...To open the can of worms even farther, I think Bluesman's comment and Nancy's answer point out something. It's a generalization, it's true, but I think it's valid. Women readers and women movie-goers tend to be wider in their ranges than men. It's easier to find a woman who reads Jane Austen and John Gresham than a man who reads both. Women will go see OCEANS 11, 12, & 13 and SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE. If a guy goes to see a romantic comedy, it's often because he's hoping it will put his partner in the mood.Carmen Webster Buxtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516485172937482027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-29893778110097837112007-10-24T12:57:00.000-07:002007-10-24T12:57:00.000-07:00Hey bluesman. You sound like a Tom Clancy reading...Hey bluesman. You sound like a Tom Clancy reading, lumberjack wearing, spittoon spitting, only good for opening pickle jars, Jeff Foxworthy kind of guy. Put that sledgehammer down...please. If Nancy reviewed a new film by a male writer with a (hard to believe, I know) male protagonist, and then compared that male writer to another male writer, would that make that review male centrist?Miggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451149646641687869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-65708717905540020732007-10-23T08:38:00.000-07:002007-10-23T08:38:00.000-07:00Nancy doesn't use lasers.Nancy uses tanglefoam and...Nancy doesn't use lasers.<BR/><BR/>Nancy uses tanglefoam and nervewash. :)<BR/><BR/>I've mixed feelings on LeGuin (TLHD isn't my favorite) but I liked The Dispossessed and Lathe of Heaven.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I like Nancy's stuff. Obviously.<BR/><BR/>Respects,<BR/>S. F. MurphySteven Francis Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02246600213078993467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-5789356097873656952007-10-23T05:03:00.000-07:002007-10-23T05:03:00.000-07:00I was disappointed in "The Jane Austen Book Club",...I was disappointed in "The Jane Austen Book Club", which I bought for the title alone. When I opened it, I was amazed at how much big type and white space had been used to make it appear a decent length. Had it been that length, the love affair might have convinced me; it didn't, unfortunately. The whole book felt superficial.<BR/><BR/>I read commentary on "The Left Hand of Darkness" long before I read the book, and I suppose that may have coloured my expectations, as it wasn't as good as I hoped it would be. I prefer "The Dispossessed", but I also sometimes wonder if Le Guin doesn't shine most brightly in her short stories. I would love to have a big fat collection of them, a log fire, and endless time....<BR/><BR/>Austen kills me with the swipes she takes at her characters, who somehow manage to avoid becoming caricatures. So funny.nonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415222406280230021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-4600160311867047222007-10-23T04:51:00.000-07:002007-10-23T04:51:00.000-07:00Well, you ARE opening a can of worms! But I also ...Well, you ARE opening a can of worms! But I also like Somerset Maugham, Gene Wolfe, and Michael swanwick, to name just three wildly diverse male writers.Nancy Kresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834410304227906387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695280310697378421.post-39435157710395142502007-10-22T18:55:00.000-07:002007-10-22T18:55:00.000-07:00Nancy, here's an ah-deer. Perhaps you rate Ursula...Nancy, here's an ah-deer. Perhaps you rate Ursula and Jane as highly as you do because they are =women= writers. Yow! Put that laser pistol down...please. But I'd bet big mucho plenty, women see things in another woman's writing men don't notice. The way men haven't a clue about womens' interaction in a social setting. <BR/><BR/>Make any sense?bluesman miike Lindnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730308789066832084noreply@blogger.com