Good point. I was getting a little worried that this list was becoming Writer's Corner myself, even though I was one of the ones who kept the thread running. I doubt any of us would be writers if we didn't have such a passion for reading - hey, we wouldn't be on this list - and I think someone put it best in one of those many `writerly' posts - something along the lines of the fact that no one's written our favourite book yet, so we have to go ahead and do it for ourselves. In some ways I envy you the position of one who just `reads and runs', because occasionally a writer can fall in to the trap of regarding every thing he or she reads as a craft rather than an art. Kudos to all the amateur readers ! Camille verona_beach@geocities.com THE ARTS HOLE @ http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442