Koach_Bot Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 It was very fun for me to be back in attendance at a Readers Chat after missing several weeks unavoidably due to travel. I want to thank Smiley once again for his willingness to step up and lead the discussion last week in my absence. Our discussion last night about The Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge seemed to parallel, in its own way, the very manipulation of time that Bierce achieved in the story. Some slower moments with the pace quickly changed by people typing over each other. Attended by 10 chatters with 6 voters, the rankings for this story were: Personal Enjoyment: 3.5 (4,4,4,2,3,4) Artistic Merit: 4.1 (4,4,5,4,3,5) Although not the favorite story of several, there seemed to be a general agreement that the writing was worth the read and admiration for the author grew with successive reads. Koach provided a link where you can view the twilight zone episode that showed the French 1962 Canne Film Festival award movie. I watched it last night after the chat and found it remarkably and enjoyably reflective of the story. The link is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqqsKEdlFvA&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2Fsearch%3Fq%3 DOwl%2BCreek%2BBridge%26hl%3Den%26pwst%3D1%26start%3D10%26sa%3DN Read, Research, and see you at the next chat ! grip Log Link: http://koach.com/Attachments/Owl_Creek_Bridge_Log.zip Ranking Scales: Personal Evaluation (Interest/Entertainment Value) 5--One of the most engrossing stories I have ever read 4--Very entertaining, I would recommend it to my friends 3--A good read, I might recommend it to people whom I know share my interests or tastes 2--I would not recommend this story to others 1--A really bad read, I am sorry I wasted my time with it Artistic Value (Social/Emotional content) 5--A work of art, pulitzer prize material. 4--A significant contribution to literature 3--Well written 2--Pretty Forgettable 1--Garbage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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