Dhalgren

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  1. Tyrsonswood

    Tyrsonswood Senior Moment Lifetime Supporter

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    Dhalgren by Samuel R. Delany... Anybody read this? It's been ages but I still remember fragments of this book strongly. Some found it a hard read because of it's Schitzoid narration. I think I made it through this book twice... (shows where my head was at back in the late 70's/early 80's.) Should find a copy and start reading again. :2thumbsup:


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  2. Tyrsonswood

    Tyrsonswood Senior Moment Lifetime Supporter

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    Hmmmmm..... Maybe I stumped everybody. :cool:
     
  3. Asmodean

    Asmodean Slo motion rider

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    Never heard of it. So you recommend it?
     
  4. Tyrsonswood

    Tyrsonswood Senior Moment Lifetime Supporter

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    Yeah, good read. Different but good.
     
  5. Tyrsonswood

    Tyrsonswood Senior Moment Lifetime Supporter

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    BUMP!

    Someone is telling me to start reading again...

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    Thanks Spectacles! :2thumbsup:
     
  6. Spectacles

    Spectacles My life is a tapestry Lifetime Supporter

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    Thought you might like to have a copy. I was amazed at how well it fit into that box. Enjoy.

    I bought one for me too but don't know when I will start it. I have a few others lined up ahead of that one.
     
  7. scratcho

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    Damn--sounds like a complicated novel. It's not a book I'd read, sez me.
     
  8. Tyrsonswood

    Tyrsonswood Senior Moment Lifetime Supporter

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    It's pretty intense...
     
  9. Sparkyrex

    Sparkyrex Newbie

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    In hindsight I was far too young to truly understand this book, so it's on my re-read list sometime in the future. Not that I've gotten any smarter, but my experience will help me react more maturely.
     
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    ~Zen~ California Tripper Administrator

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    The book was written as an experiment in writing. Just seeing where his mind would ramble to...

    It is INTERESTING, but overall a good look at what happens in a society gone totally anarchic.
     

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