Comments on: The Titular Head http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/ Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly; Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?' Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:28:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2902 Karthik Fri, 10 Mar 2006 03:37:18 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/#comment-2902 Swathi, sorry. I grossly underestimated the popularity of Ms. Christie among SMSers. All I know to say is: thank u 4 stoppin by. n bye 4 nw. Swathi, sorry. I grossly underestimated the popularity of Ms. Christie among SMSers. All I know to say is: thank u 4 stoppin by. n bye 4 nw.

]]> By: Swathi http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2896 Swathi Thu, 09 Mar 2006 20:34:56 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/#comment-2896 being a big fan of Ms.Christie i hate to see the word 'insipid' being used in context of her writings and common plz dun compare the contemporary writers with a giant like Dame Agatha Christie - her plots were ingenious and i think Hercule Poirot is one the greatest literary characters ever created... n it also xplains y Famous Five,Secret Seven n Nancy Drews r ever popular by young readers - everyone likes a mystery! not to forget the greatest of them all -Sherlock Holmes... being a big fan of Ms.Christie i hate to see the word ‘insipid’ being used in context of her writings and common plz dun compare the contemporary writers with a giant like Dame Agatha Christie — her plots were ingenious and i think Hercule Poirot is one the greatest literary characters ever created…
n it also xplains y Famous Five,Secret Seven n Nancy Drews r ever popular by young readers — everyone likes a mystery! not to forget the greatest of them all –Sherlock Holmes…

]]> By: Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2457 Karthik Sat, 07 Jan 2006 07:10:10 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/#comment-2457 Paavana, yeah. Mary and her daughter; Janet Evanovich, Patricia Cromwell. But I liked Grandma Mazur in the first few Stephanie Plum books, so maybe Evanovich doesn't belong here. And Gayathri, I have this thing against "medical thrillers." Which is why I've never watched ER, ever. And so Robin could actually be one of those great writers I missed out on ;) Paavana, yeah. Mary and her daughter; Janet Evanovich, Patricia Cromwell. But I liked Grandma Mazur in the first few Stephanie Plum books, so maybe Evanovich doesn’t belong here.

And Gayathri, I have this thing against “medical thrillers.” Which is why I’ve never watched ER, ever. And so Robin could actually be one of those great writers I missed out on ;)

]]> By: Gayathri http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2456 Gayathri Sat, 07 Jan 2006 04:26:01 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/#comment-2456 I confess. I've read all but one or two of the Robin Cook books. Hey, this was when I was much much younger and youth is allowed its follies, right? And yes, I was an avid Christie reader too. This one I make no apologies for. Nothing in the way of literary talent there, but still had fun reading them. I confess. I’ve read all but one or two of the Robin Cook books. Hey, this was when I was much much younger and youth is allowed its follies, right? And yes, I was an avid Christie reader too. This one I make no apologies for. Nothing in the way of literary talent there, but still had fun reading them.

]]> By: Paavana http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2455 Paavana Fri, 06 Jan 2006 15:44:30 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/#comment-2455 Oh, I should mention one more author, Mary Higgins Clark. She is the Chinese-sweatshop of all trash writing. Don't think I will have offended anyone sensibilities here! -Paavana http://inquietesque.blogspot.com Oh, I should mention one more author, Mary Higgins Clark. She is the Chinese-sweatshop of all trash writing. Don’t think I will have offended anyone sensibilities here!

–Paavana

http://inquietesque.blogspot.com

]]> By: the_soliloquist http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2454 the_soliloquist Fri, 06 Jan 2006 14:02:02 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/#comment-2454 Writers get away with the style and the flow more than the content... The Alchemist ruled the roost with a very poigant style but the content wasnt something that hit the nail hard.. Writers get away with the style and the flow more than the content… The Alchemist ruled the roost with a very poigant style but the content wasnt something that hit the nail hard..

]]> By: Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2452 Karthik Thu, 05 Jan 2006 10:41:42 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/#comment-2452 True, I used to like Ludlum quite a lot. Even though I knew every book was going to be a version of "gifted young man fighting with his back to the wall," I still liked to read the books - it was fun. I grew out of it, but some people didn't - which is fine I guess. As long as they are happy... True, I used to like Ludlum quite a lot. Even though I knew every book was going to be a version of “gifted young man fighting with his back to the wall,” I still liked to read the books — it was fun.

I grew out of it, but some people didn’t — which is fine I guess. As long as they are happy…

]]> By: the_soliloquist http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2451 the_soliloquist Thu, 05 Jan 2006 10:14:38 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/#comment-2451 I used to feed on speciality thrillers.. Crichton, Cook, Ludlum, Crichton, Grisham... But was never able to read more than 2 books of the same author, and nver ever one behind the other.. The font size of the paperbacks used to take me to realms beyond my cognizance.. Dunno y, as u grow older, ur tolerance for same-ness reduces i suppose.. :-) I used to feed on speciality thrillers.. Crichton, Cook, Ludlum, Crichton, Grisham… But was never able to read more than 2 books of the same author, and nver ever one behind the other.. The font size of the paperbacks used to take me to realms beyond my cognizance..
Dunno y, as u grow older, ur tolerance for same-ness reduces i suppose.. :-)

]]> By: DoZ http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2446 DoZ Wed, 04 Jan 2006 15:22:23 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/#comment-2446 Well, you're lucky, 'cuz coma is one of his better works... ne of his later ones might have just killed ya :D Well, you’re lucky, ‘cuz coma is one of his better works… ne of his later ones might have just killed ya :D

]]> By: Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2442 Karthik Wed, 04 Jan 2006 10:08:15 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/#comment-2442 Ok, ok. I confess (again): Cook woke up the hypochondriac in me. Halfway through coma I was convinced I was in one. Which is why I quit. Ok, ok. I confess (again): Cook woke up the hypochondriac in me. Halfway through coma I was convinced I was in one. Which is why I quit.

]]> By: DoZ http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2441 DoZ Wed, 04 Jan 2006 09:50:18 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/#comment-2441 Hey, lay off Cook. I grew up on his books. Fortunately, I have grown out of them, too, but I didn't think them so bad then. Hey, lay off Cook. I grew up on his books. Fortunately, I have grown out of them, too, but I didn’t think them so bad then.

]]> By: Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2440 Karthik Tue, 03 Jan 2006 15:23:57 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/#comment-2440 Paavana, thanks. I must confess - I've never finished a Robin Cook novel. Have tried reading a couple, but never got around to finishing them. By the way, welcome to the Blogosphere. Here's to many, many years of productive blogging... Paavana, thanks. I must confess — I’ve never finished a Robin Cook novel. Have tried reading a couple, but never got around to finishing them.

By the way, welcome to the Blogosphere. Here’s to many, many years of productive blogging…

]]> By: Paavana http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2439 Paavana Tue, 03 Jan 2006 15:18:07 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/#comment-2439 Karthik- Nice post. I must compliment you on the caption, you are right, it is very apt. One author who also deserves very high praise for his banal plots along with some very interesting titles is Robin Cook, the medical mystery man. I think he deserves an award for being a great believer in recycling. He is doing his part for the environment. -Paavana Karthik–

Nice post. I must compliment you on the caption, you are right, it is very apt. One author who also deserves very high praise for his banal plots along with some very interesting titles is Robin Cook, the medical mystery man. I think he deserves an award for being a great believer in recycling. He is doing his part for the environment.

–Paavana

]]> By: Karthik http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2437 Karthik Tue, 03 Jan 2006 06:14:21 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/#comment-2437 Bart - you have a great year too. Christie was insipid alright, but that's the whole point - that is why she sells so many books. People like the familiarity and the (more or less) mindless entertainment she offers. Da Vinci code wasn't even good pulp. Bart — you have a great year too.

Christie was insipid alright, but that’s the whole point — that is why she sells so many books. People like the familiarity and the (more or less) mindless entertainment she offers. Da Vinci code wasn’t even good pulp.

]]> By: the_soliloquist http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2436 the_soliloquist Tue, 03 Jan 2006 06:04:33 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/#comment-2436 though i dont have any big complaints against Christie, i ve found her rather insipid.. most of the time.. except the time when i was forced to read a Poirot case from my Seventh std english text book... And I feel Da Vinci Code rode on controversy more than content and style... though i dont have any big complaints against Christie, i ve found her rather insipid.. most of the time.. except the time when i was forced to read a Poirot case from my Seventh std english text book… And I feel Da Vinci Code rode on controversy more than content and style…

]]> By: Bart http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/comment-page-1/#comment-2435 Bart Tue, 03 Jan 2006 05:26:48 +0000 http://www.stochastica.net/2006/01/02/the-titular-head/#comment-2435 A good inferential read :) That also explains why JamesBond and JackieChan movies are accepted worldwide... Wishing you a wonderful year ahead.. A good inferential read :) That also explains why JamesBond and JackieChan movies are accepted worldwide…
Wishing you a wonderful year ahead..

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