tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post116399077855894725..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: Nikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-1164141111179974342006-11-21T15:31:00.000-05:002006-11-21T15:31:00.000-05:00109. But the number goes up when you include the ...109. But the number goes up when you include the 'on my shelf waiting for me' list, and <I>way</I> up when we include film adaptations.<BR/><BR/>Boy, there's <I>so</I> much missing from the list. Where's The Corrections? Where's The Fortress of Solitude? And the Godfather? Sure it's influential, but does anything by Puzo belong on such a list?<BR/><BR/>But kudos to the unexpected. My favourite novel of all time, Stone Junction, is represented, as are follow-ups Henderson the Rain King, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, The Midwich Cuckolds, and The Long Goodbye.<BR/><BR/>And while it is an entirely subjective list, <I>any</I> list that includes Jim Thompson, Patricia Highsmith, Raymond Chandler, Jim Dodge, and Dashiell Hammett is a fine, fine thing.Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18287835957314437176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-1164136827359859872006-11-21T14:20:00.000-05:002006-11-21T14:20:00.000-05:00I second that one, Crissy. In that case, my score ...I second that one, Crissy. In that case, my score is 384. heheheNikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-1164135298896240952006-11-21T13:54:00.000-05:002006-11-21T13:54:00.000-05:00I propose0.5 for books half read0.25 for film adap...I propose<BR/><BR/>0.5 for books half read<BR/>0.25 for film adaptations seen<BR/>and 1.5 points for books finished that we really did not enjoy but <I>had</I> to read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-1164123639568207832006-11-21T10:40:00.000-05:002006-11-21T10:40:00.000-05:00Wheee! 135! But man that list is skewed. Thanks to...Wheee! 135! But man that list is skewed. Thanks to my high school reading frenzy days and the Russian masters...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-1164083790139205632006-11-20T23:36:00.000-05:002006-11-20T23:36:00.000-05:00Woo hoo, 35! S-M-R-T! Thank you Kurt Vonnegut and ...Woo hoo, 35! S-M-R-T! Thank you Kurt Vonnegut and Douglas Adams for giving me this much. But damn, only 3.5%. I've failed courses with higher scores than that. In my defence, I'd probably seen an equal amount of film versions, so that's gotta count for something, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-1164033976811222042006-11-20T09:46:00.000-05:002006-11-20T09:46:00.000-05:00wow i was disappointed in my score...a paltry 27! ...wow i was disappointed in my score...a paltry 27! although going by crissy's comment, i can probably at least double my score with half-books that i've read, and i probably missed a couple here and there.<BR/><BR/>i think every book written by don delillo was in there. and i thought there were many serious omissions. no jasper fforde? no james clavell?leorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04498938749074364613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-1164032647322201412006-11-20T09:24:00.000-05:002006-11-20T09:24:00.000-05:00Credit must go to picklemethis.blogspot.com where ...Credit must go to picklemethis.blogspot.com where I found the link to the list in the first place. <BR/><BR/>My score was a measly 85.5. (Yes, I gave myself a half point for a book half finished. I was desperate for points.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com