[n9zee]

Horrible name, I know. Well, the votes are in, and 75% of you (who voted ) would like, or at least wouldn't mind, a jib-jab! So here it is: can you come up with a more original name? Or is the current one fine?

[dreamchaser]

Definitely needs something more original...we're supposed to be intellectuals here, no?
Jibber Jabber Salon...Reader's Nook...just throwing ideas out there...The Rabbit Room...The White Horse Tavern...

That's all my brain is coming up with for now. Someone else's turn to play the think-tank.

[Arthur Dent]

The group that Tolkien and Lewis belonged to called themselves the Inklings. Maybe with this forum's preference for fantasy and sci-fi, that'd be an appropriate name, no? Then again, don't know how Inklings gets transposed into the name of a thread. I know much of literary groups, but not much of famous literary locations by which we could refer to this thread.

Anyway, to start the jibbing and jabbing: Just started rereading the Iliad for my honors class (most ungodly class I've ever been in. The professor has us read a book, answer inane questions for four hours of class, and write paper each week). The Iliad is so much better than the Odyssey. The topics of war, kings, and warriors are just far more engaging than Odysseus's journey. They are both great works, but I gotta side with Achilles on this one.

[R. L. Fritz]

For the title how about..."Alea iacta est." That means, "The die is cast." in Latin. It's what Julius Caesar said when he marched his army across the Danube thusly declaring civil war on Rome. I don't know first thing that came to mind.

Also, I can't really say whether I like the Odyssey or the Iliad better because I haven’t read the Odyssey. I get to do that later this year for my Greek Mythology class. But when I read The Iliad I must say I like Odysseus a whole lot more that Achilles. I mean for more than half the poem he sits on the beach and sulks. Basically, Achilles is just a big mama's boy.

[Arthur Dent]

That's unfair . He's contending with the king of kings. And, he is so powerful that he makes Agamemnon come to him. Achilles ends the Trojan War.


P.S. Caesar said that went he cropssed the Rubicon.

This post has been edited by Arthur Dent: 15 October 2007 - 05:58 PM

[linpixie]

The Prancing Pony? Uqbar?

I have only read The Odyssey, so I couldn't tell you what I think of the two comparatively. What I can say is I'm sick of having to read The Odyssey over and over again. Really frustrating. *nods*

[Jeff N.]

How about "The Readers Roost" as a title?

[n9zee]

Hmmm, all good names... how about "The Printing Press?"

As for the Iliad versus the Odyssey... I think I prefer the Iliad. I'll need to think more on why, though.

[dreamchaser]

The group that Tolkien and Lewis belonged to called themselves the Inklings. Maybe with this forum's preference for fantasy and sci-fi, that'd be an appropriate name, no? Then again, don't know how Inklings gets transposed into the name of a thread. I know much of literary groups, but not much of famous literary locations by which we could refer to this thread.

The Inklings met in the Rabbit Room at the Eagle and Child pub. Hence my suggestion.
It's possible that not many people will get it though...

The Iliad is so much better than the Odyssey. The topics of war, kings, and warriors are just far more engaging than Odysseus's journey. They are both great works, but I gotta side with Achilles on this one.

Whose translation did you use? I liked Richmond Lattimore so much better than whomever did the translations I read in high-school. I'd be hard pressed to chose a favourite. It's like historical fiction vs. fantasy. I love both!

I get a kick out of how many of us are pushing for the alliteration. You go ahead and chose whenever you're ready, n9zee.

[n9zee]

Oh, I get to choose, do I? Shall I toss the names in a hat and just pick one?

[n9zee]

Okay, double posting here... sorry etc.

Are those the only suggestions? Or should I wait before choosing one?

[Beleth]

The Parchment Scroll?
Goosefeather Quill?
Blots 'n' Dots?

[Arthur Dent]

The group that Tolkien and Lewis belonged to called themselves the Inklings. Maybe with this forum's preference for fantasy and sci-fi, that'd be an appropriate name, no? Then again, don't know how Inklings gets transposed into the name of a thread. I know much of literary groups, but not much of famous literary locations by which we could refer to this thread.

The Inklings met in the Rabbit Room at the Eagle and Child pub. Hence my suggestion.
It's possible that not many people will get it though...

Learned something new.

The Iliad is so much better than the Odyssey. The topics of war, kings, and warriors are just far more engaging than Odysseus's journey. They are both great works, but I gotta side with Achilles on this one.

Whose translation did you use? I liked Richmond Lattimore so much better than whomever did the translations I read in high-school. I'd be hard pressed to chose a favourite. It's like historical fiction vs. fantasy. I love both!

We're using Robert Fagles translation. I've used Lattimore and Fitzgerald. I have to say I'm enjoying Fagles more than the others so far.

[n9zee]

Okay, a little longer than expected, but this is now the Rabbit Room!

Congrats to dreamchaser!

[R. L. Fritz]

That's unfair . He's contending with the king of kings. And, he is so powerful that he makes Agamemnon come to him. Achilles ends the Trojan War.


P.S. Caesar said that went he cropssed the Rubicon.

I see where you coming from but I still think he's a bit of a pansy. Yes he did have his honor insulted and he had a right to be mad, but he goes and complains to his mom and just sits there and sulks. I stand by my statement of calling him a pansy.

Also, I was close. I knew Julius said that while marching across one of the rivers. Thanks for the correction

This post has been edited by R. L. Fritz: 12 November 2007 - 04:59 PM

[Kes]

To actually get to jibber-jabbering...

I love having a big stack of books I plan to read. I actually start mildly panicking when I don't have my next book lined up. Right now I have the following

Divided Allegiance by Elizabeth Moon - just started, book two of The Deed of Paksenarrion
Oath of Gold book three of same trilogy.
Reserved for the Cat by Mercedes Lackey "officially" book 5 of the Elemental Masters books, but only because she switched publishers after the first one. And since I have it from the library, I need to read it before...
Surrender None by Elizabeth Moon - book one of the Legacy of Gird duology, a prequel to the Paksenarrion books.
Liar's Oath book two of the Legacy of Gird duology
Heart of Stone by C.E. Murphy book one of the Negotiator trilogy I really enjoy the Walker Papers trilogy and am looking forward to reading this one.
Resonance by Chris Dolley a Baen book I picked up at WalMart, thought it looked interesting.
Utopia by Lincoln Child I really enjoy the books he's written with Douglas Preston, especially the ones featuring Agent Pendergast, and I've enjoyed his solo stuff so far, too.
In Fury Born by David Weber A fantastic sci-fi book that I read in hardback and look forward to re-reading now that I bought in pb
the Laws of the Blood books by Susan Sizemore I saw books 4 and 5 at WalMart and managed to buy books 1-3 on Amazon. We'll see if they're worth keeping.

Somewhere in there, I also have Confessor, the last Sword of Truth book by Terry Goodkind and The Chase by Clive Cussler reserved at the library for when they're published then purchased by said library. In there somewhere I might re-read some of the other books I have (about 7 or 8 24"x30"x18" boxes worth).

[Arthur Dent]

Just bought Orhan Pamuk's My Name Is Red, John Updike's Rabbit, Run, and Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being. Can't wait to get to Pamuk.

This post has been edited by Arthur Dent: 12 November 2007 - 08:15 PM

[dreamchaser]

Have never heard of Pamuk...The other 2 are complete classics - had to read them in high school and didn't forget them like some of the other drivel they forced down our throats.

Boy, do I need to get to the library! I have so many recommendations from this forum - I'm gonna need a shopping cart!

[Useless Trivia Man]

I truly wish I had more reading time like I did back when I was single, but life just gets in the way. A wife and child'll do that to you though. (And I wouldn't trade my life now for my life then for anything.)

On the rare occasion when I have time to pick up a book, I'm still plodding away at Andre Norton's Return to Quag Keep. The original Quag Keep was the first novel ever written that was based on Dungeons & Dragons, and it was set in the now-venerable world of Greyhawk. I loved the original and almost wore out my copy, and I'm loving the sequel thus far. (Not that I expected to dislike it - I've been a fan of Andre Norton since I was a wee lad and I cut my sci-fi teeth on Star Kaats.)

I'm also re-reading William Goldman's abridged version of The Princess Bride. It's one of my all-time favorite stories, and I'm looking forward to the day when my son's old enough that I can start reading it to him.

[R. L. Fritz]

I have a large slew of books that I’m trying to get through. Unfortunately school reading slows me down to a snails pace of getting personal reading done.