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I got GATEWAYS ;Hardcover (Thank you, Bluesman Mike) - Bluesman Mike Lindner - 05-01-2005
Biggles Wrote:I didn't know hippos went to college. :confused: I've never seen any on my campus.
Sorry, Biggles, I didn't see your reply 'til just now. Sure, hippos go to college. You wanna deny these deserving mammals a higher education just because they're HIPPOS!? We had plenty at Brockport. They all seemed to hang around the English Department offices, for reasons I don't want to speculate about... :eek: Very few of them had much to offer the lit'ry magazine, in my opinion. Their Big Themes were mud and flies. And Jeez, a couple of short stories, a poem or two, and that's =enough= for me. Must admit, though, they were awesome at keg parties.
I got GATEWAYS ;Hardcover (Thank you, Bluesman Mike) - Kenji - 05-14-2005
fpw Wrote:Good job, Kenji. If that's your "beginner's" work, you should be great after more experience. (That grin kind of creeps me out.)
I made a painting of Semelee by digital paint, but I found big mistake.
I read 236 pages. In the page, I found this line.
"I found it the day before you woke up. It was black, oblong, had a little hole drilled in the hinge"
I didn't notice that at first, so I made a painting of different shells. So, I retouched Semelee. And, I added little creatures.(Maggers, if you saw this, I'm sorry! :p )
I got GATEWAYS ;Hardcover (Thank you, Bluesman Mike) - Maggers - 05-14-2005
ROFL! Kenji, I was looking at it and wondering what those things were. At first I thought they were autumnal colored leaves, then I realized what they really were. YIKES! I started laughing though. This time they didn't gross me out.
Very cool, Kenji.
I got GATEWAYS ;Hardcover (Thank you, Bluesman Mike) - Kenji - 05-14-2005
Maggers Wrote:ROFL! Kenji, I was looking at it and wondering what those things were. At first I thought they were autumnal colored leaves, then I realized what they really were. YIKES! I started laughing though. This time they didn't gross me out.
Very cool, Kenji.
You laughed? Okay! That's good! I assure you overcame Cockroach phobia.
I got GATEWAYS ;Hardcover (Thank you, Bluesman Mike) - Maggers - 05-14-2005
Kenji Wrote:You laughed? Okay! That's good! I assure you overcame Cockroach phobia.
In real life I would not be laughing if I ever saw that many roaches! :eek:
I got GATEWAYS ;Hardcover (Thank you, Bluesman Mike) - jimbow8 - 05-14-2005
Kenji Wrote:You laughed? Okay! That's good! I assure you overcame Cockroach phobia.I didn't.
Maggers Wrote:In real life I would not be laughing if I ever saw that many roaches! :eek:Nor I.
I got GATEWAYS ;Hardcover (Thank you, Bluesman Mike) - Kenji - 05-29-2005
Today, I just finished reading Gateways. I started reading it from April 2 or 3, so it took one month and 25 days.
Now I understood why everybody said like this.
horsecow; "easily in my top 3 of RJ books"
Paul R; "I'm liking the book more than I expected. I mean, obviously I liked it first time around"
nonsun blob a; "I loved Gateways. I think it did a great job of showing how much the otherness had taken root in jack's life"
Bluseman Mike; "plenty good characterization, plenty good action, amd it was nice to see Jack's dad is carved from the same hard wood as his son."
Maggers; "I just finished GATEWAYS for the first time. I loved it! I finished it and yelled "Thank you, Paul" out loud! FPW, did you hear it? Did you feel a psychic nudge around 9:00 PM on Sunday, Dec. 5?"
I think a lot of people have words of praise. Of course, I have words of praise,too. Definitely "GATEWAYS" is one of best FPW's books. "Gateways" is very special. Story about Jack and his father, Thomas. His father's unknown past story.....I liked them!
While I'm reading Gateways, I always imagined that characters = actors & actress.
Jack=Cole Hauser
Jack's father=FPW....(or Harvey Keitel)
Abe=James Gandolfini
Gia=Charleez Theron
Anya=Lauren Bacall
Semelee=Christina Rich
Carl=Ron Perlman
Luke=Jake Busy
The One=Rip Torn
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My favorite lines.
Very funny lines.
"W-w-what are you going to do?"
"I'm g-g-gonna tape your wrists together"
"No!"
"Now I've always worried about you, but after that I've learned about you down here, I'll really, really worry about you."
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"The Hosts", "The Haunted Air", and in this "Gateways"...common to them.
"Who are you? Really"
Anya smiled."Your mother"
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Very touching lines
"Where's that written?"
He tapped a finger on the center of his forehead.
"In here. right in here"
He tapped his son's chest, over the heart. "In there too"
Jack nodded."Yeah. There too"
"You got away with this one, but not again. No fucking way!"
All right, Anya, he thought. You want to come along, be my guest.
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Very cool line by Jack's father.
"Give me one of those"
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What is your favorite lines and scenes?
