I unluckily watched _The day after tomorrow_, so if on one side Crichton is
not a good writer, the movie is quite a silly story. I would not support it,
objectively.
Anny Ballardini
http://annyballardini.blogspot.com
http://www.fieralingue.it/modules.php?name=poetshome
The aim of the poet is to awaken emotions in the soul, not to gather
admirers.
Stalker, Andrei Tarkovsky
----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Barbour" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: sf global warming
> Well I sure can't trust H Sterling Burnett if he thinks Crihton is a
> good writer. It's been a long time, but my memory tells me that
> 'wooden' would be high praise.
>
> I really doubt that a few environmental scientists could find the money
> to launch a conspiracy of the type the novel seems to present. And snow
> in Dallas may indeed be a sign of global warming, & the wild changes
> that it will bring about....
>
> Doug
> On 2-Jan-05, at 4:41 PM, Rebecca Seiferle wrote:
>
> > Here's a couple of links taking different looks at Crichton's new
> > bestseller -State
> > of Fear_, there's also a good review at _The New Yorker_ but I'm just
> > including
> > the links for these two opposing views, interesting though, the
> > suggestion of a
> > corporate turn toward fiction as propaganda?
> >
> > http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_288429.html
> >
> > http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/search/s_287992.html
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Rebecca
> >
> >
>
>
> Douglas Barbour
> Department of English
> University of Alberta
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>
> Although they are
>
> Only breath, words
> which I command
> are immortal
>
> Sappho (Mary Barnard trans)
>
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