tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post2143894542552131560..comments2023-04-15T16:07:55.981+00:00Comments on Shapeshifting Green: Le Ton beau de Marot by Douglas R HofstadterCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-74915304496638727572012-02-09T13:52:36.661+00:002012-02-09T13:52:36.661+00:00Hi Nasim, i actually totally relate to what he sai...Hi Nasim, i actually totally relate to what he said about changing words to fit a format, maybe partly to do with being a poet and a scientist! Hope you enjoy the book - it probably is a good book to dip into and out of.Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17370683.post-74496136404633988892012-02-09T13:49:21.778+00:002012-02-09T13:49:21.778+00:00Hey Juliet, I did in fact order this with remains ...Hey Juliet, I did in fact order this with remains of an Amazon voucher I had, it came yesterday, it is quite a tome!<br /><br />He seems a real control merchant (in the best way), was just reading about how he forced the spacing *between* the words to be a certain way and would write and rewrite to get a specific format.<br /><br />I think this will be a dipping into book for me, rather than reading all way through! But very glad you recommended as I had not heard of before.nmjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05477643084619789093noreply@blogger.com