tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post5778634276645366991..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: 15 Geek Novels to Read before you Diemybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-7990250522794422702007-07-31T18:03:00.000-05:002007-07-31T18:03:00.000-05:00I, too, have read 9 of them, and I'm not a geek. I...I, too, have read 9 of them, and I'm not a geek. I've never had a pocket protector in my life.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-6200251720724452092007-07-30T11:54:00.000-05:002007-07-30T11:54:00.000-05:00Surprisingly (to me), I've read most of them too, ...Surprisingly (to me), I've read most of them too, except the Gibson (ugh) and a couple I'd never heard of.<BR/><BR/>I agree with Bill: it's been a lot of years since I read it but 35 years ago I loved Stranger in a Strange Land.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-23395808868683835842007-07-30T10:53:00.000-05:002007-07-30T10:53:00.000-05:00I've read it twice. First because I just wanted t...I've read it twice. First because I just wanted to and later for a course I took.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-15351670749244880452007-07-30T10:47:00.000-05:002007-07-30T10:47:00.000-05:009 out of 15. 1984 has always been a particular fav...9 out of 15. 1984 has always been a particular favorite of mine. I've read it about half a dozen times. No, I can't explain it.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-58587179996474991582007-07-30T10:35:00.000-05:002007-07-30T10:35:00.000-05:00I've just been discussing with a friend, via e-mai...I've just been discussing with a friend, via e-mail, the later, longer Heinlein novels, which neither of us has ever read. Or ever will.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-39760283368210347562007-07-30T10:31:00.000-05:002007-07-30T10:31:00.000-05:00Then again, if you've gone through all that Ellroy...Then again, if you've gone through all that Ellroy, maybe self-indulgent might be a kick...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-65041871181962781022007-07-30T10:30:00.000-05:002007-07-30T10:30:00.000-05:00Begging everyone's pardon, particularly yours, Bil...Begging everyone's pardon, particularly yours, Bill, but if you now know what Grok means, you've picked up the most salient point of STRANGER and have not spent a lot of time reading one of the first Really self-indulgent Heinliens...<BR/><BR/>Hmm. As a geek list, this seems suspiciously like what one might expect in a major newspaper article. Geek manque?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-71613254801631142942007-07-30T09:31:00.000-05:002007-07-30T09:31:00.000-05:00So now you need to read Heinlein's book.So now you need to read Heinlein's book.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-89709703682444559682007-07-30T09:28:00.000-05:002007-07-30T09:28:00.000-05:00Wow, "grok" comes from "Stranger In A Strangeland,...Wow, "grok" comes from "Stranger In A Strangeland," eh? Only after James Ellroy has dropped it about a thousand times over a four books, did I finally get what it means when I read "The Best American Crime Writing 2005," last week.Writeprocrastinatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930301518671850256noreply@blogger.com