tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617125402690962443.post7016937074335181075..comments2024-01-17T17:16:44.275+08:00Comments on Within a Sky Full of Earth: The Harvest by Amy Hempel [part six - the end]Bloom * Creative Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15655089314137009705noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617125402690962443.post-56061030970787799492007-05-25T11:06:00.000+08:002007-05-25T11:06:00.000+08:00‘At The Gates Of The Animal Kingdom’ is currently ...‘At The Gates Of The Animal Kingdom’ is currently selling second-hand on Amazon for upwards of £120!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617125402690962443.post-46902444266978399052007-05-25T10:55:00.000+08:002007-05-25T10:55:00.000+08:00Animal Kingdom is out of print, and I paid $40 for...Animal Kingdom is out of print, and I paid $40 for my ex-library copy, which was probably stolen rather than retired. I'd say yes, except you can get the whole shooting match, the Complete Works now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617125402690962443.post-12706153473752735022007-05-25T10:53:00.000+08:002007-05-25T10:53:00.000+08:00Ah, right.I just thought that maybe stakes could b...Ah, right.<BR/>I just thought that maybe stakes could be used to inflect the sense of sharks gambling for the abalone divers. Thank you, though. Would you advise buying Animal Kingdom?<BR/>Is it still in print?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617125402690962443.post-86744346417807208212007-05-25T10:50:00.000+08:002007-05-25T10:50:00.000+08:00My copy of Animal Kingdom has it as 'steaks.' I wo...My copy of Animal Kingdom has it as 'steaks.' I wouldn't blame Hempel for Pif's mistake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617125402690962443.post-57714458294135511662007-05-25T10:46:00.000+08:002007-05-25T10:46:00.000+08:00Right, well, I'm only 16, so you'll need to forgiv...Right, well, I'm only 16, so you'll need to forgive me for not having read this prior, but I read it today at <A HREF="http://www.pifmagazine.com/SID/413" REL="nofollow">Pif Magazine</A> and I know Chuck Palahniuk mentioned how tortured over every word of her hers was. Now, aside from seeing similarities between it and between Invisible Monsters, I couldn't help but fixate on the last paragraph, where it's written:<BR/><BR/>«The great white sharks in the waters near my home attack one to seven people a year. Their primary victim is the abalone diver. With abalone stakes at thirty-five dollars a pound and going up, the Department of Fish and Game expects the shark attacks to show no slackening.»<BR/><BR/>«Now, it seems to me that 'steaks' should be used here, not 'stakes'. And I want to know if that's just an error on the version I read, an error from Ms. Hempel, or if it's purposefully meant to be there.»<BR/><BR/>I'll not bore you with why it'd change a lot for me, but I'd really like to know before I sit down and think about the story some more.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, in advance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com