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o peter - the shipping news - what a waste of time that book is - all lanky and all the men have gone to sea and i am lonely!!!!!!!! ----Original Message Follows---- From: Peter Cudmore <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: "Poetryetc: poetry and poetics" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Abrupt Snap - What is the saddest book ever written? Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:16:24 +0100 Well, I was thinking about the saddest thing I read in a while and I thought of the passages in _Satanic Verses_ that deal with two cancer patients. Then I thought, no, wait, that book also had me roaring with laughter... Not necessarily a book to be seen with in a hospital, mind you. Another very funny one is _The Third Policeman_ of Flann O'Brien. There aren't many laughs, on the other hand, in _The Shipping News_ of Annie Proulx -- but it's moving and cathartic. P _________________________________________________________________ Advertisement: Its simple! Sell your car for just $30 at carsales.com.au http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fsecure%2Dau%2Eimrworldwide%2Ecom%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Fa%2Fci%5F450304%2Fet%5F2%2Fcg%5F801577%2Fpi%5F1005244%2Fai%5F838588&_t=754951090&_r=tig&_m=EXT