Comments on: Author's Dinner Party http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2009/07/22/authors-dinner-party/ Bart's Bookshelf: Book Reviews, Musings, Author Interviews & More! Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:52:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha By: Bart http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2009/07/22/authors-dinner-party/comment-page-1/#comment-2139 Bart Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:12:01 +0000 http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/?p=3437#comment-2139 Pinching my guests are you? :P Pinching my guests are you? :P

]]> By: Bart http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2009/07/22/authors-dinner-party/comment-page-1/#comment-2138 Bart Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:11:09 +0000 http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/?p=3437#comment-2138 Christopher Moore and old Bill? What a cracking couple of guests! Love it! :D Christopher Moore and old Bill? What a cracking couple of guests! Love it! :D

]]> By: Bart http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2009/07/22/authors-dinner-party/comment-page-1/#comment-2137 Bart Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:10:11 +0000 http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/?p=3437#comment-2137 Sounds like you'll just have to have another dinner party the following week, to get those extras in! :D Sounds like you’ll just have to have another dinner party the following week, to get those extras in! :D

]]> By: Bart http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2009/07/22/authors-dinner-party/comment-page-1/#comment-2136 Bart Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:08:51 +0000 http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/?p=3437#comment-2136 I suspected Mr Gaiman might be a very busy dinner guest! ;) I suspected Mr Gaiman might be a very busy dinner guest! ;)

]]> By: Nymeth http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2009/07/22/authors-dinner-party/comment-page-1/#comment-2135 Nymeth Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:17:03 +0000 http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/?p=3437#comment-2135 You know, I'd probably invite the exact same 3 :P Then the following day I'd have ANOTHER dinner party, this time with Ursula Le Guin, Diana Wynne Jones and Margo Lanagan. .-= Nymeth´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.thingsmeanalot.com/2009/07/illusionist-by-jennifer-johnston.html" rel="nofollow">The Illusionist by Jennifer Johnston</a> =-. You know, I’d probably invite the exact same 3 :P Then the following day I’d have ANOTHER dinner party, this time with Ursula Le Guin, Diana Wynne Jones and Margo Lanagan.
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]]> By: softdrink http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2009/07/22/authors-dinner-party/comment-page-1/#comment-2134 softdrink Thu, 23 Jul 2009 01:25:17 +0000 http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/?p=3437#comment-2134 Christopher Moore and Shakespeare, because I'd like to get Will's take on Fool. As for a third? I might have to steal Sarah Waters from Chris, just because I think that would make for an interesting conversation. .-= softdrink´s last blog ..<a href="http://www.fizzythoughts.com/2009/07/only-true-genius-in-family.html" rel="nofollow">The Only True Genius in the Family</a> =-. Christopher Moore and Shakespeare, because I’d like to get Will’s take on Fool. As for a third? I might have to steal Sarah Waters from Chris, just because I think that would make for an interesting conversation.
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]]> By: Heather J. http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2009/07/22/authors-dinner-party/comment-page-1/#comment-2133 Heather J. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:53:00 +0000 http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/?p=3437#comment-2133 Oohoo! This is great! My first pick would be Robert Jordan (author of The Wheel of Time series) b/c he is just the man. I'm having a harder time with my other picks though - there are so many authors I love, but I'm not sure I'd want to talk to some of them. :) After some more thought my second pick is Homer (as in the ancient Greek poet) - I'd want to know if he really wrote The Iliad and if so what he knew of the battle firsthand. This is mostly b/c I'm listening to The Iliad right now and it is fascinating. My third choice would be Charles Eastman, aka Ohiyesa. Look him up on Wikipedia if you haven't heard of him - he was a fascinating man. I learned about him in the TV mini series "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee" and I now have two of his books waiting to be read. He had such an amazing life and many important things to say. I had a REALLY hard time coming up with those three and excluding such greats as Azar Nafisi, Dava Sobel, David Eddings, Chris Cleave ... I could go on forever! But I think that dinner conversation with the three I chose would be incredible, don't you?! Oohoo! This is great! My first pick would be Robert Jordan (author of The Wheel of Time series) b/c he is just the man. I’m having a harder time with my other picks though – there are so many authors I love, but I’m not sure I’d want to talk to some of them. :)

After some more thought my second pick is Homer (as in the ancient Greek poet) – I’d want to know if he really wrote The Iliad and if so what he knew of the battle firsthand. This is mostly b/c I’m listening to The Iliad right now and it is fascinating.

My third choice would be Charles Eastman, aka Ohiyesa. Look him up on Wikipedia if you haven’t heard of him – he was a fascinating man. I learned about him in the TV mini series “Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee” and I now have two of his books waiting to be read. He had such an amazing life and many important things to say.

I had a REALLY hard time coming up with those three and excluding such greats as Azar Nafisi, Dava Sobel, David Eddings, Chris Cleave … I could go on forever! But I think that dinner conversation with the three I chose would be incredible, don’t you?!

]]> By: Chris http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2009/07/22/authors-dinner-party/comment-page-1/#comment-2132 Chris Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:20:17 +0000 http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/?p=3437#comment-2132 Oooh, this is fun! I can't wait to see everyone's answers. Hmmm, I'd invite Neil Gaiman (of course), Orson Scott Card, and Sarah Waters (because I'm currently reading Fingersmith and loving it!). It would be sure to include some VERY interesting coversation with that lot! .-= Chris´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dreamstuffbooks/mjiL/~3/GYXi_V31faA/" rel="nofollow">Bookish Stuff</a> =-. Oooh, this is fun! I can’t wait to see everyone’s answers. Hmmm, I’d invite Neil Gaiman (of course), Orson Scott Card, and Sarah Waters (because I’m currently reading Fingersmith and loving it!). It would be sure to include some VERY interesting coversation with that lot!
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