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Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Topic Options #208855 - 01/09/13 09:27 AM Re: Cloud Atlas [Re: Seanchaithe] Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13653 I never was sure if I liked the story in Ridley Walker or just liked the puzzle of working out the language. I understand that there is an edition out there with a vocabulary in the back. Take all the fun out of it. The only other Hoban book I could handle was The Mouse and His Child, which purports to be a children's book. It makes Watership Down look like Peter Rabbit. Top #209095 - 01/16/13 04:59 PM Re: Cloud Atlas [Re: maverick] tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Registered: 04/03/00 Posts: 10462 Loc: this too shall pass Originally Posted By: maverick > eventually mebbe July will come early this year - whenever it happens, be interested to hear your take. I repeat: maverick, you inveterate scoundrel. Top #209105 - 01/17/13 02:08 AM Re: Cloud Atlas [Re: tsuwm] Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11578 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky Hey! I can attest that maverick has a backbone. Oh, wait--you said inveterate... Top #209120 - 01/17/13 01:55 PM Re: Cloud Atlas [Re: tsuwm] maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4757 > scoundrel guilcup as charged, m'lord Top #209126 - 01/17/13 09:54 PM Re: Cloud Atlas [Re: tsuwm] maverick Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/15/00 Posts: 4757 heh Glad to see it's feeding the addiction Top Page 2 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. (have been consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Newest Members Stephen A, fgjhgjk, Nora Francis, sabosophie, Lore Lorena 8419 Registered Users

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