Comments for So Many Books http://somanybooksblog.com the agony and ecstasy of a reading life Mon, 28 May 2012 01:14:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on A Few Short Stories by Philip K. Dick by Rinor Maloku http://somanybooksblog.com/2011/04/17/a-few-short-stories-by-philip-k-dick/#comment-68347 Mon, 28 May 2012 01:14:58 +0000 http://somanybooksblog.com/?p=4890#comment-68347 Until now I parted satisfied with every pkd Novel. Being most entertained from the novel “Do androids dream of electric sheep” and most inspired from “The zap gun” which is about a weapon designer who most amazed me from a simple line he said when one of his guns was being demonstrated in a recording, he disliked his creations of harming nature and said that he’d like to make sth like “I have an idea. Run the tape backward.” ~ lars, the zap gun.

]]> Comment on The Long Weekend Effect and The Paradox of Suspense by Danielle http://somanybooksblog.com/2012/05/24/the-long-weekend-effect-and-the-paradox-of-suspense/#comment-68296 Sun, 27 May 2012 02:36:09 +0000 http://somanybooksblog.com/?p=6508#comment-68296 And yes, here were are already a day into the weekend and it has gone by in a quick blink–just as you described. And I’ve not accomplished much of anything–which I expected but hate. As for spoilers it depends on what is being spoiled. I don’t want to know a plot twist (and it is a weakness of mine I suppose to read books that probably are mostly–sometimes anyway–plot) that will be a surprise, or who the killer is with a mystery. But I don’t mind details being discussed–like you I’ll probably have forgotten them, too!

]]> Comment on The Long Weekend Effect and The Paradox of Suspense by wherethereisjoy http://somanybooksblog.com/2012/05/24/the-long-weekend-effect-and-the-paradox-of-suspense/#comment-68254 Sat, 26 May 2012 16:26:13 +0000 http://somanybooksblog.com/?p=6508#comment-68254 That’s interesting: maybe that’s why we can watch favorite movies over and over again, even though we know what’s going to happen. Sometimes I find it very comforting to know what’s going to happen (yes, I very occasionally read the last page of the book to make sure a character stays alive…)

]]> Comment on The Long Weekend Effect and The Paradox of Suspense by ian darling http://somanybooksblog.com/2012/05/24/the-long-weekend-effect-and-the-paradox-of-suspense/#comment-68225 Sat, 26 May 2012 08:53:30 +0000 http://somanybooksblog.com/?p=6508#comment-68225 I think that more readers than might be expected don’t really mind spoilers; thousands and thousands of readers have picked up books based on movies and TV series and these are surely megaspoilers!

Must admit though that I don’t really want to know whodunnit even in the most elevated murder mystery!

]]> Comment on The Long Weekend Effect and The Paradox of Suspense by whisperinggums http://somanybooksblog.com/2012/05/24/the-long-weekend-effect-and-the-paradox-of-suspense/#comment-68200 Sat, 26 May 2012 03:21:42 +0000 http://somanybooksblog.com/?p=6508#comment-68200 Next morning and I’ve read the article … it plays a bit into your reading on rereading too doesn’t it? I like the discussion of the Paradox of Suspense. I suppose “apprehension” is not “suspense” but the emotional feeling can be similar.

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