A book report on "Up in the Air"
Aug 15, 2001, 6:14 pm
#31
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Both Jozen and I read it and I agree with the view, that 3/4 of the book are fun, but during the Vegas incident(s), it begins to feel like s-o-m-e-o-n-e r-e-a-c-h-i-n-g o-u-t f-o-r a w-a-l-l i-n s-l-o-w m-o-t-i-o-n... It was fun though, because I read it on the way back from Omaha and could relate... ("forlorn, a project that's outlived its founding imperatives and hung on thanks to block grants and inertia and handouts from one or two civic-minded billionaires" ;-))
Aug 16, 2001, 1:15 pm
#33
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Hrrrm....hard to keep track of who's got what and if they're done with it or not.
Drop me an email message if you've got a copy you want to pass on.
Thanks,
JD
Drop me an email message if you've got a copy you want to pass on.
Thanks,
JD
Aug 16, 2001, 8:06 pm
#34
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I enjoyed the book as well. I liked the jaundiced look at life and some of the irony in the book. I was a bit put off by the ending but it did fit with the tone of the book. But I would recommend it to any FFs. I read the book traveling on AA via LAX-ORD-BWI.
Happy Travels
Happy Travels
Aug 19, 2001, 12:12 pm
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I threw this book across the room when I finished it, angry at having spent $US23.95 on what I thought was pretentious, boring drivel, but then my tastes are... well, mine.
anyone who wants a slightly dented copy for half price, email me. normally I give books away but I want to see a little return on my money
anyone who wants a slightly dented copy for half price, email me. normally I give books away but I want to see a little return on my money
Aug 20, 2001, 9:50 pm
#36
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Glad to hear I'm not alone in having been disappointed by the book...Perhaps we all have a propensity to leap at anything that touches on FFs and miles! I guess all the buildup, both here on FT and in the N.Y. Times Book Review, where Christopher Buckley compared Kirn to (IIRC) Jay McInerney in a gushing review, raised my expectations a little too high.
It certainly didn't meet them, although it was a pleasant enough little read.
It certainly didn't meet them, although it was a pleasant enough little read.
Aug 21, 2001, 3:31 am
#37
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After reading this thread last week, I felt obligated to see what the book was about, so I borrowed Punki's book and read it during my flight on Sunday SEA-DEN-MCO, with a 2 1/2 hr layover in the RCC. I thought it was an interesting read, but light. Ryan's character definely would have been more interesting if he had attended a couple of FT events while he was chasing the miles.
Aug 21, 2001, 4:20 am
#38
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I reread the book, and come away knowing that there's a really good Flyertalk expose book out there coming. Hopefully it will come from ME!
Of course the name of this boards and all Flyertalkers will be changed to protect the innocent and not so innocent and the hair on my children's heads.
Of course the name of this boards and all Flyertalkers will be changed to protect the innocent and not so innocent and the hair on my children's heads.
Aug 21, 2001, 6:41 am
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Catman:
I reread the book, and come away knowing that there's a really good Flyertalk expose book out there coming. Hopefully it will come from ME!
Catman,
Step slowly away from the keyboard. We have Eddie and Yaz. No harm will come to them as long as you cooperate.....
[This message has been edited by BillMorrow (edited 08-21-2001).]
I reread the book, and come away knowing that there's a really good Flyertalk expose book out there coming. Hopefully it will come from ME!
Catman,
Step slowly away from the keyboard. We have Eddie and Yaz. No harm will come to them as long as you cooperate.....
[This message has been edited by BillMorrow (edited 08-21-2001).]