http://realkato.com/blog.php?pid=1080 Real Kato Comments en-us Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:10:07 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Ken's RSS Script http://realkato.com/blog.php?pid=1080#cid625 yay! i'm glad you liked it.<br/><br/>i can totally see why you feel the way you do regarding beth's maturation as well. i kinda chalked a lot of those gaps up to a beth's (and consequently, the novel's) singleminded obsession with the game to the exception of pretty much everything else.<br/><br/>i'm glad you agree about tevis's portrayal of the chess scenes. it is some of the most thrilling descriptive writing i have ever read - considering that i don't know anything about chess i consider it a big accomplishment that i was as on the edge of my seat during the chess scenes as i have been during any movie.<br/><br/>tevis also wrote "the hustler" and the "color of money" - i wonder if he achieved the same intensity with pool that he did for chess. i might hunt those down and read them when i get the chance.<br/><br/>by the way, tevis also wrote "the man who fell to earth" and the novel is a billion times better than the movie (ironically, it is also about an isolated prodigy making his way through an unfamiliar world). Javi (Guest) Thu, 06 Jan 2005 00:57:19 +0000 http://realkato.com/blog.php?pid=1080#cid625 http://realkato.com/blog.php?pid=1080 Who knew chess could be so exciting?<br/> Ken Wed, 05 Jan 2005 00:35:07 +0000 http://realkato.com/blog.php?pid=1080