on May 08 05 15:01, Robert Bull wrote to Kay Shapero:

 RB> That's numerous recharges to wade through blockbuster 19th century 
 RB> novels, 
 RB> but at least it makes use of time waiting in line  :-/

How many hours in a row do you *want* to spend wading through such?  I
figure an hour or two at most before I go do something else (and I suspect
I may never finish War and Peace - I'm only a bit further than I was when
last I wrote, and I don't entirely care what happens to any of 'em any
more.)  Of course I may read faster than you do, too.

 RB> One could 
 RB> wish Palm 
 RB> had made extended-liffe battery packs, or something...

They have - or at least I found a link to a place on line that was sold out
of 'em... :(

 RB> My uncle used to do similar things over here, including the odd 
 RB> clocks in 
 RB> vintage cars, though mostly now the owners just want the original 
 RB> face, 
 RB> they're perfectly happy to have modern electric works behind it.

Clock collectors otoh are a lot pickier.  Then again, for them it would be
like putting modern motors in those vintage cars.  And never give a clock
fancier a quartz movement watch....

 RB> Worth joining the newsgroup, then  :-)

Occasionally.  I don't participate much, and I think I've got it turned
back off by now.  

 RB> Did you ever read that Bob Shaw story 
 RB> where a young man feels himself such a failure that he gets himself 
 RB> brainwashed, with a new identity, to start all over again?  He goes 
 RB> into the brainwashing session clutching a book to focus on, as he 
 RB> admires the author and wants to adopt his name.  But instead of 
 RB> coming out calling himself Leo 
 RB> Tolstoy, he's such a twit that his new name is Warren Peace...

Nope.  And now I suspect I don't have to.  :)  

 RB> Never read Dunsany.  Suppose I ought to keep a look out for him.

He's one of those writers whose work one tends to either love or hate. 
Your best bet to find out which camp you fall into is probably to read one
of his short story collections (though not Fifty One Tales, which is a
collection of short-shorts, some as little as a paragraph or two, and,
while fun, doesn't really tell you much about his usual style.)

Bye!

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