tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post8959037613252584447..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Involuntary Prophets ?Twilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-9957531009792984322008-12-05T18:22:00.000-06:002008-12-05T18:22:00.000-06:00WWW ~~~ I'm impressed. Shute was such a good sto...WWW ~~~ I'm impressed. Shute was such a good storyteller, and a fairly easy read - compared to Michener, that is.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't read Michener without first seeing a TV series or movie to give me a rough outline. My mind is too impatient. But once I'd seen "Centennial" and "Hawaii" I was able to read and enjoy the books - and find much more in them than had appeared on screen.<BR/><BR/>I keep meaning to try to read some of his other novels, but the internet has put paid to my book days.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-11963540885513902642008-12-05T15:17:00.000-06:002008-12-05T15:17:00.000-06:00I can proudly say,T, that I read everything Shute ...I can proudly say,T, that I read everything Shute ever wrote, I used to do that with authors when I had the luxury of acres of time and youth to go with it.<BR/>Michener not so much, some of his writing I found too dense.<BR/>But they were extraordinarily prophetic, goose bumpy.<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.com