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Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Topic Options #208775 - 01/06/13 08:02 PM Cloud Atlas Seanchaithe stranger Registered: 01/06/13 Posts: 1 Loc: Atlantic Seaboard Wondering if there is any interest in discussing some of the language from the book Cloud Atlas... Top #208776 - 01/06/13 08:46 PM Re: Cloud Atlas [Re: Seanchaithe] maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4757 Hi Sean, welcome. It's been a while since I read it but this may be a good prompt to look again before spoiling the impression with the film... Did you have some particular starting point that interests you in the language of the book? Top #208785 - 01/07/13 12:08 PM Re: Cloud Atlas [Re: maverick] tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10464 Loc: this too shall pass I'm on a looong waiting list to get this from the library - no doubt I'll eventually have an interest.. Top #208787 - 01/07/13 12:30 PM Re: Cloud Atlas [Re: tsuwm] maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4757 > eventually mebbe July will come early this year - whenever it happens, be interested to hear your take. Top #208825 - 01/08/13 12:39 PM Re: Cloud Atlas [Re: Seanchaithe] Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont Quite a book, but I have yet to see the movie. It's on my list! What's your take on the language, Sean? _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #208828 - 01/08/13 04:50 PM Re: Cloud Atlas [Re: Seanchaithe] zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3269 Loc: R'lyeh Wondering if there is any interest in discussing some of the language from the book Cloud Atlas... I'm guessing you mean the language in the last nesting story in the post-apocalyptic Hawai`i. It reminded me of Ridley Walker by Russell Hoban. Reading it annoyed me at the time, but hearing it spoken by Hanks' character was pleasing to the ears. [Corrected typo.] Edited by zmjezhd (01/08/13 06:59 PM) _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing. Top #208834 - 01/08/13 06:50 PM Re: Cloud Atlas [Re: zmjezhd] Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13655 Originally Posted By: zmjezhd It reminded me of Ridley Walker by Russell Hobart. Reading it annoyed me at the time, but hearing it spoken by Hanks' character was pleasing to the ears. How did you feel about the language in Ridley Walker, nuncle? Top #208835 - 01/08/13 06:51 PM Re: Cloud Atlas [Re: Seanchaithe] Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13655 And for any of y'all looking for Ridley Walker, it's Russell Hoban. Top #208836 - 01/08/13 06:58 PM Re: Cloud Atlas [Re: Faldage] zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3269 Loc: R'lyeh How did you feel about the language in Ridley Walker I liked it, but was younger at the time and less prone to annoyance. I also was into the whole it's better if it's more difficult to read and understand school of aesthetic enjoyment, too. _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing. Top #208837 - 01/08/13 07:00 PM Re: Cloud Atlas [Re: Faldage] zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 3269 Loc: R'lyeh Russell Hoban Ah, yes: Hobart was a prof I had who chewed me out in class for using cite as a verbed noun in a paper I wrote. Even the OED couldn't help me with a citation from the 17th century. My formative moment with peevers. _________________________ Ceci n'est pas un seing. Top Page 1 of 2 1 2 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview Hop to: General Topics ------   Information and announcements   Q&A about words   Wordplay and fun   Words and languages in schools   Miscellany   Weekly Themes   Looking for (writers, speakers, ...) (Old) Weekly themes. 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