tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post1022298975524723804..comments2024-03-28T13:22:07.685-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Pulp Fantasy Library: The Circus of Doctor LaoJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-40425998553806813722009-07-22T00:17:21.049-04:002009-07-22T00:17:21.049-04:00Ah, I remember reading this back in high school. ...Ah, I remember reading this back in high school. The lists of questions and other weirdnesses at the end of the novel really surprised me - it was the author waving in your face how wierd it was, again.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14934359516519013740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-8790132885514522242009-07-15T06:30:50.209-04:002009-07-15T06:30:50.209-04:00You really have no familiarity?
Educate yourself, ...You really have no familiarity?<br />Educate yourself, I think it'd prove right up your alley. Gaiman in general, in fact.<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coraline_(disambiguation)Rachel Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765944479141792643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-47122911503234304462009-07-14T10:35:16.682-04:002009-07-14T10:35:16.682-04:00Is it bad I saw that cover and thought "Coral...<i>Is it bad I saw that cover and thought "Coraline!"?</i><br /><br>I'd love to answer your question, but I don't even know what you're referring to.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-50178372573848582382009-07-14T09:10:08.506-04:002009-07-14T09:10:08.506-04:00Is it bad I saw that cover and thought "Coral...Is it bad I saw that cover and thought "Coraline!"?Rachel Ghoulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765944479141792643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-49548560688385485862009-07-13T22:22:39.969-04:002009-07-13T22:22:39.969-04:00"...the book's central theme -- the openn..."...the book's central theme -- the openness to wonder -- is one every gamer should keep close to his heart. Lose sight of that and this hobby very quickly becomes a joyless exercise."<br /><br />So very true. <br />And I never knew it was a book either. And thanks for the Lord of Green Dragon's link. <br /><br />I was certainly more connected to my gaming spirit back in the day; I used a variation of Dr Lao (called Lao Po, for "Ancient Soul") & his travelling troup back when my players were starting out in the village of Homlett. Ah, memories...<br /><br />CiaoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-28384890950194459902009-07-13T17:54:33.344-04:002009-07-13T17:54:33.344-04:00http://lordofthegreendragons.blogspot.com/2009/03/...http://lordofthegreendragons.blogspot.com/2009/03/movie-time-garys-house.htmlYesmarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12574297955275829831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-17717208102657184112009-07-13T14:47:47.923-04:002009-07-13T14:47:47.923-04:00Didn't know it was a book either. I loved the ...Didn't know it was a book either. I loved the movie as a kid. They never play it on TV anymore. Tony Randall had deep talents beyond Felix Unger.Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-7054350422826610662009-07-13T10:57:44.647-04:002009-07-13T10:57:44.647-04:00Thanks! It was getting late and I thought it was j...Thanks! It was getting late and I thought it was just me!<br /><br />I'd heard of the movie, but never realized it was a book (of course!). I'll have to check it out.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-6223537340686679672009-07-13T09:47:38.888-04:002009-07-13T09:47:38.888-04:00That's because I left "not" out of t...That's because I left "not" out of the sentence ...<br /><br />It's fixed now.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-52542135261047616432009-07-13T00:44:36.889-04:002009-07-13T00:44:36.889-04:00"...inexplicable in the sense that there is n..."...inexplicable in the sense that there is no easy way for them to dismiss what they have experienced as hallucinations or illusions even though they "know" that they could have experienced what they have experienced."<br /><br /><br />You lost me there somewhere.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.com