http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ Another Sky Press Forums Tag: quotes en Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:32:47 +0000 http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/topic/thoughts-on-click#post-485 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:12:59 +0000 kristopher 485@http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ <p>wow. thanks for the link to that blog. always nice to read such kind words about Click. </p> http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/topic/thoughts-on-click#post-483 Fri, 23 May 2008 02:31:18 +0000 Caleb 483@http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ <p>For anyone interested, I happened upon this blog mention today of Click.</p> <p><a href="http://jaynepupek.blogspot.com/2008/05/few-things.html" rel="nofollow">http://jaynepupek.blogspot.com/2008/05/few-things.html</a> </p> http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/topic/thoughts-on-click#post-466 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:28:09 +0000 lbi 466@http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ <p>I agree 'Going Back' was a great choice for the reading. As I said in the 'I loved this book....' thread it is one of my favorite chapters. </p> http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/topic/thoughts-on-click#post-463 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:27:56 +0000 kristopher 463@http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ <p>itheresa wrote:</p><blockquote><br /> Anyway, I bought Click last night after the reading at Powell's. The piece you read really spoke to me, as my grandma died about three weeks ago, and you read about the character's dying grandfather. I kept thinking, Yeah, I felt that, or I thought that.<br /> <br /> I'm looking forward to more.<br /> </blockquote><br /> <br /> Hey, I'm glad you enjoyed the reading, though feel for your loss. In addition to 'Going Back', there's another chapter in Click you might appreciate for similar reasons - 'Their Starkness', about the loss of the narrator's uncle. <br /> <br /> <p>itheresa wrote:</p><blockquote><br /> I have been reading it. Maybe I'm a third of the way through. I get the feeling when I read it that I get when I watch a David Lynch film, that each scene is its own story. <br /> </blockquote><br /> <br /> I take that as a major compliment. Thank you. I agree that most chapters could be considered stand alone - though I also think there is a lot to be learned about each chapter through reading other chapters - imagery and events may take on new meaning.<br /> <br /> <p>Caleb wrote:</p><blockquote><br /> Strangely enough, that's exactly how I read the novel the third time through. I literally opened the book to a random page, read a chapter, then went on to another random chapter until I had all of them checked off. It was a completely different, but equally valid, I suspect, experience.<br /> </blockquote><br /> <br /> That's an equally high compliment. It feels really good to know people are digging deep into Click. I would think you likely learned a lot about the book reading it randomly. I almost read 'Above Me' at the reading until Christine pointed out that it was effectively set in the same room as 'Eyes and Cockroaches' (though one in memory, and one in dream/hallucination). That connection is extremely subtle, so I doubt anyone at the reading would have picked up on, but it led me to read 'Going Back' instead of 'Above Me'. Glad I did. <br /> <br /> Anyway, thanks all for the kind words. Made my day. http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/topic/thoughts-on-click#post-461 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:41:10 +0000 Caleb 461@http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ <p>itheresa wrote:</p><blockquote><br /> I have been reading it. Maybe I'm a third of the way through. I get the feeling when I read it that I get when I watch a David Lynch film, that each scene is its own story. <br /> </blockquote><br /> Strangely enough, that's exactly how I read the novel the third time through. I literally opened the book to a random page, read a chapter, then went on to another random chapter until I had all of them checked off. It was a completely different, but equally valid, I suspect, experience.<br /> <br /> As for being a writer, I am (I try). I have list of my published stories and reviews at my homepage (www.calebjross.com) if you care to gander.<br /> <br /> What about you? You write? http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/topic/thoughts-on-click#post-460 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:21:17 +0000 itheresa 460@http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ Caleb! It's really great to hear from you, actually. I love that the book has so many fans and that people have favorite lines and, in general, enjoy it.<br /> <br /> I have been reading it. Maybe I'm a third of the way through. I get the feeling when I read it that I get when I watch a David Lynch film, that each scene is its own story. <br /> <br /> Are you a writer in addition to reading? http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/topic/thoughts-on-click#post-459 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:13:06 +0000 Caleb 459@http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ hey iteresa-<br /> I'm sure I'm not the reply you wanted (as I'm not affiliated with ASP; just a fan), but I'm glad you picked up Click. It's a great novel, one worth multiple reads. Let us know what you think when you finish. http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/topic/thoughts-on-click#post-458 Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:56:31 +0000 itheresa 458@http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ Well, I'm taking a chance posting in an old thread, I guess. <br /> <br /> The software had this to say--<br /> <br /> <br /> The following error or errors occurred while posting this message: <br /> Warning: this topic has not been posted in for at least 120 days.<br /> Unless you're sure you want to reply, please consider starting a new topic. <br /> <br /> Anyway, I bought Click last night after the reading at Powell's. The piece you read really spoke to me, as my grandma died about three weeks ago, and you read about the character's dying grandfather. I kept thinking, Yeah, I felt that, or I thought that.<br /> <br /> I'm looking forward to more. http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/topic/thoughts-on-click#post-426 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:13:04 +0000 kristopher 426@http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ Thank you for the kind words.<br /> <br /> I always find reader's favorite lines interesting - sometimes they happen to be my own, and I get a strange sense of accomplishment mixed with a 'me too!' feeling. But other times, such as with the lines you quoted, they are lines I wouldn't have chosen myself. And in a way, that's even better, because it forces me to reread those lines with a new perspective. Ultimately, I'm just glad people have favorite lines, and that people share them.<br /> <br /> Thank you for taking a chance with CLICK, and thank you for letting me know you enjoyed it. <br /> <br /> kristopher http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/topic/thoughts-on-click#post-424 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:02:13 +0000 davidb 424@http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ Hi, I’ve just finished reading Click, and found it an impressive novel. To be honest, I wasn’t sure I’d enjoy it. I suspected it would be too different from what I’m used to, and that I might not connect with it. I put off starting it for a while.<br /> <br /> I was wrong. The writing style and beautiful and arresting imagery hooked me from the start, and kept me intrigued until the last page. What I like most is the open-ended nature of the book. Instead of being told what to think (as in most novels), the reader is allowed to draw their own conclusions. This makes reading it a unique, personal experience.<br /> <br /> The concepts of the ‘click’ and ‘looping’ are fascinating and thought provoking, and the novel’s ending worked well for me.<br /> <br /> It also has emotional impact, and is moving without ever losing its hard, real edge.<br /> <br /> A few of the chapters in the middle distracted me too much, but even then there were always enough memorable sentences and images.<br /> <br /> A few of my favourites:<br /> <br /> ‘Her eyes are the color of a marble i lost when i was five’<br /> <br /> ‘No matter how many times i open my eyes, they’re still closed’<br /> <br /> ‘The sun itself is shining in deference to her’<br /> <br /> I don’t usually reread novels, but I’m looking forward to a second trip through this one.<br /> <br /> Cheers,<br /> David http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/topic/what-are-your-favorite-and-or-most-memorable-lines-passages#post-80 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:13:32 +0000 silence 80@http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ &quot;Next door is an OTB littered with men smoking cheap cigars and drinking from paper bags. The plate glass storefront allows a perfect view of the teeming masses inside, arthritic fists in the air, raging at the racing screens hanging from cold wood panel walls. They build to a crescendo, crossing their finish lines, bitter profanities cut with the occassional smile.&quot; - vivid. <br /> <br /> &quot;We sit across from each other as if we've known each other forever. We smile as if we mean it. Except I don't.&quot; - been there. http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/topic/what-are-your-favorite-and-or-most-memorable-lines-passages#post-49 Sat, 10 Jun 2006 09:45:34 +0000 ava_adore623 49@http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ &quot;i think i'm supposed to have a plot. but i don't even know what i'm supposed to be. all ambition and no direction.&quot;<br /> <br /> i can relate. http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/topic/what-are-your-favorite-and-or-most-memorable-lines-passages#post-36 Fri, 19 May 2006 10:05:21 +0000 camden 36@http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ &quot;this is not good. it's stealing my clarity,slurring the awe. i'm forgetting who i am and becoming someone i don't want to be. again. i can't let that happen. shouldn't being who i am come easily? why do i feel like it's a constant struggle?<br /> ---page 11<br /> <br /> those moments of clarity are to me my sanest moments--the most real. http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/topic/what-are-your-favorite-and-or-most-memorable-lines-passages#post-32 Tue, 16 May 2006 12:38:14 +0000 licorice 32@http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ Too many.<br /> &quot;The first memory I have didn't really happen.&quot;<br /> or<br /> &quot;I say these words with a sort of desperation, not knowing if they're true, scared that they aren't.&quot; http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/topic/what-are-your-favorite-and-or-most-memorable-lines-passages#post-31 Mon, 15 May 2006 19:24:41 +0000 sallow 31@http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ &quot;something is off. i'm electric, yet i'm winding down. i have a sinking feeling this is all just a symptom.'<br /> <br /> tis true http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/topic/what-are-your-favorite-and-or-most-memorable-lines-passages#post-25 Thu, 11 May 2006 20:06:34 +0000 camden 25@http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ I just lost what I wrote--anyway--I also love the idea of a &quot;tomorrow me&quot;Your right its such a comforting thought and true.---Tonight i just started to reread &quot;Click&quot;and really the story has a way of making you feel his feelings.I will add more lines to your thread later- http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/topic/what-are-your-favorite-and-or-most-memorable-lines-passages#post-24 Wed, 10 May 2006 20:38:55 +0000 christine! 24@http://www.anothersky.org/asp/forums/ I read a lot. I like to tell myself I'll remember certain lines in books that I really like. I never manage to do this. When I read Click, something happened: I remembered a line. Maybe it's just because I'm biased and had a huge crush on Kristopher at the time or maybe it's just because it was so good. Probably both. <br /> <br /> pg. 33, Paint On Paper<br /> <br /> &quot;i explore it, make sure everything's in order and put it on the pillow next to me, a gift to the tomorrow me.&quot;<br /> <br /> The idea of a 'tomorrow me' is completely reassuring to me and kind of restores my faith in myself that no matter how bad a day I've had, I'll wake up in the morning with a fresh self.