At 05:24 PM 6/25/02 -0700, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: > >>>>> "Jeff" == Jeff 'Japhy' Pinyan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >Jeff> Perhaps this is because programmers are of the sci-fi/fantasy >Jeff> book-reading ilk, and LotR is perhaps the pinnacle of fantasy. > >As a counterpoint, I read the Hobbit two or three times and enjoyed >it, but started LotR twice, and could never get past the second >chapter. I saw the movie cold, without knowing the story. Having >seen the movie, there are parts I like, but I'm still not motived to >go read the book.
Oh thank god, I thought I was the only Perl person who didn't like LotR. It's been my Secret Shame :-) And I tried... several times... >On the other hand, I'm waiting eagerly for the next Greg Bear or James >Hogan hard-science-fiction novel to come out. And I've even re-read a >few of those. I tried but failed to get into Bear's Foundation prequel. I found all of them too meandering, for want of a better word. I'm a dyed-in-the-wool Heinlein fan myself, with Asimov, Clarke, and Blish close behind. There are few things as enjoyable as settling down to reread Stranger in a Strange Land, the Foundation trilogy, or the Cities in Flight tetralogy. -- Peter Scott Pacific Systems Design Technologies http://www.perldebugged.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
