Arthur C. Clarke has no class.

August 30th, 2008

For the longest time, if anyone would have asked me “Hey, Kyle, what do you think about Arthur C. Clarke?” I would have replied something along the lines of “Oh, he’s pretty cool.”   I’d almost certainly have gone on to list the 2001 series as well as his correspondence with Lord Dunsany as reasons of my vague approval.   But this isn’t going to be the case anymore, and I will now say, if questioned, that I simply don’t care for him.  The reason for my sudden change of heart is simple as cake:  I’ve discovered that Clarke has no class.

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A descent of some sort.

August 22nd, 2008

Alright, so I’ve decided to open this site up with a sort of retrospective on Dante’s Inferno; a book I’ve noticed I own several copies of. Given my absolutely ridiculous rate of acquiring books I vaguely intend to read at some point, this isn’t exactly an endorsement- I just happen to have several different editions and translations of it.

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August 20th, 2008