Comments on: Episode 61 of Upon Further Review! http://www.furtherreview.net/2008/08/02/episode-61-of-upon-further-review/ Where two ex-debaters get the last word...on EVERYTHING. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:56:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: admin http://www.furtherreview.net/2008/08/02/episode-61-of-upon-further-review/#comment-33221 admin Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:37:52 +0000 http://www.furtherreview.net/?p=106#comment-33221 Hey i.i.! Well, fantasy certainly isn't for everyone, and we certainly know a lot of people who prefer non-fiction to fiction. We won't stone you over any of your opinions...but gently suggest you don't give up on the fictional stuff altogether, as there is a lot of good stuff out there which might surprise you. Either way, as always we appreciate your listening, and look forward to your comments on future shows! T.R. Hey i.i.! Well, fantasy certainly isn’t for everyone, and we certainly know a lot of people who prefer non-fiction to fiction. We won’t stone you over any of your opinions…but gently suggest you don’t give up on the fictional stuff altogether, as there is a lot of good stuff out there which might surprise you.

Either way, as always we appreciate your listening, and look forward to your comments on future shows!

T.R.

]]> By: idiosyncratic idiot http://www.furtherreview.net/2008/08/02/episode-61-of-upon-further-review/#comment-33205 idiosyncratic idiot Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:15:04 +0000 http://www.furtherreview.net/?p=106#comment-33205 I'm not crazy about fiction, much less science/fantasy. I crave for knowledge - and opinion ;) -, and can't shake that feeling that reading time without learning something is somewhat a wasted time. I haven't read Tolkien or Stephen King. I don't have much knowledge of biology, philosophy or linguistics either. Now if I'm goingto read something I have in mind that the latter rank way higher on my priority list. I hope I don't come off as some snob pseudo-intelectual dork (actually, you have a rather uncultured fella here). I know there's a lot to be drawn from stories, like moral lessons or social commentary, for example. In fact, I read a lot of novels when I was yonger and I'm sure I've gathered some cultural background from them. But as I grew older (I'm amid my 20s now) and my interest leaned towards more practical things, I somehow lost the ability to get immersed in these fictional worlds. Some time ago I picked up that Hitchhiker's series by Douglas Adams. Now while I found some really engrossing passages here and there, I mostly plowed through it, compelled by little else than some sense of obligation. You can stone me now. As for podcasting, it gets a high rating from me, mainly due to the convininence of listening to them on commute or while doing something else. I subscribe to so many of them - with subjects varying range from movies to games to technology - sometimes it's even hard to keep up. It is perfect when you don't have much time to read about topics you like. I’m not crazy about fiction, much less science/fantasy. I crave for knowledge - and opinion ;) -, and can’t shake that feeling that reading time without learning something is somewhat a wasted time. I haven’t read Tolkien or Stephen King. I don’t have much knowledge of biology, philosophy or linguistics either. Now if I’m goingto read something I have in mind that the latter rank way higher on my priority list. I hope I don’t come off as some snob pseudo-intelectual dork (actually, you have a rather uncultured fella here).
I know there’s a lot to be drawn from stories, like moral lessons or social commentary, for example. In fact, I read a lot of novels when I was yonger and I’m sure I’ve gathered some cultural background from them. But as I grew older (I’m amid my 20s now) and my interest leaned towards more practical things, I somehow lost the ability to get immersed in these fictional worlds.

Some time ago I picked up that Hitchhiker’s series by Douglas Adams. Now while I found some really engrossing passages here and there, I mostly plowed through it, compelled by little else than some sense of obligation. You can stone me now.

As for podcasting, it gets a high rating from me, mainly due to the convininence of listening to them on commute or while doing something else. I subscribe to so many of them - with subjects varying range from movies to games to technology - sometimes it’s even hard to keep up. It is perfect when you don’t have much time to read about topics you like.

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