tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113282648286110551.post7182319450418135971..comments2023-07-02T06:45:30.001-04:00Comments on Van Wie Variety: A Whack on the Side of the HeadUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113282648286110551.post-82375640054861424722009-02-22T17:51:00.000-05:002009-02-22T17:51:00.000-05:00PS please feel free to edit those comments togethe...PS please feel free to edit those comments together into one - I'm posting from my phone and am limited to 450 characters per comment.Tim Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722343729862319381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113282648286110551.post-19201330064164989762009-02-22T17:26:00.000-05:002009-02-22T17:26:00.000-05:00and Ella Minnow Pea. The second is a review of a n...and <A HREF="http://timtfj.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/ella-minnow-pea" REL="nofollow">Ella Minnow Pea</A>. The second is a review of a novel written in progressively more inventive language as it avoids more and more letters of the alphabet (for reasons in the story), making it fascinating for the language itself regardless of the story.<BR/><BR/>Or you might not, of course... but I normally have very little patience with fiction, yet still enjoy that one.Tim Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722343729862319381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113282648286110551.post-61394013750631738782009-02-22T17:17:00.000-05:002009-02-22T17:17:00.000-05:00I tend to read almost entirely non-fiction too, fe...I tend to read almost entirely non-fiction too, feeling rather how you describe, and I mostly avoid "realistic" fiction almost completely. But I've started reading a little more "non-nonfiction" of the kind that makes me think. I'm discovering that fiction isn't necessarily just about stories... You might be interested in my blog posts <A HREF="http://timtfj.wordpress.com/2009/01/21/scifi" REL="nofollow">Science fiction is good for the brain</A>Tim Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722343729862319381noreply@blogger.com