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Re: OT: Ender's Game (movie)

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Robert Bannister <robban@clubtelco.com> wrote:
> On 20/05/2016 2:59 AM, Don Kuenz wrote:
>> wds wrote:
>>> In article <MPG.2cea1c6854014fae989ebe@news.aioe.org>,
>>> Larry <larryc@peaksky.com> said:
>>>
>>>> I haven't seen the movie, but didn't think the book was as good as
>>>> many people seemed to think. It was a juvie written to appeal to
>>>> the video game kids, and and excellent financial success.
>>>
>>> I didn't think the book was that good because I'd earlier read the
>>> original novelette (in _Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories_, I
>>> think), and the novel felt rather bloated in comparison.
>>
>> The original "lean and mean" short story, novelette, or novella always
>> works best for me. For the present case that means the "Ender's Game"
>> short story that appears in the August 1977 issue of Analog.
>>
>> A copy of an "Ender's Game" DVD recently sat near the top of a pile
>> at the local Walmart's bargain bin. And the price was right. The movie
>> pleasantly surprised me. :0)
>
>
> I hate short stories with a passion.
> I do like really long stories, but I think anything over about seven
> volumes is too much of a good thing and three would have been enough.

From a literary perspective your approach arguably resembles that of a
specialist. Whereas my own literary approach is arguably generalist in
nature.

    Donsen's Law:

    The specialist learns more and more about less and less until,
    finally, he knows everything about nothing; whereas the
    generalist learns less and less about more and more until,
    finally, he knows nothing about everything.

Our reading styles differ but lead to the same destination. A place
where nobody knows nothing. :0)

--
Don Kuenz KB7RPU

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Re: OT: Ender's Game (movie) Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net> - 2016-05-19 18:59 +0000
  Re: OT: Ender's Game (movie) Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2016-05-19 12:16 -0700
    Re: OT: Ender's Game (movie) Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net> - 2016-05-20 13:58 +0000
  Re: OT: Ender's Game (movie) Robert Bannister <robban@clubtelco.com> - 2016-05-20 11:50 +0800
    Re: OT: Ender's Game (movie) Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net> - 2016-05-20 13:59 +0000
      Re: OT: Ender's Game (movie) Robert Bannister <robban@clubtelco.com> - 2016-05-21 10:21 +0800

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