. . . Here are some things that amuse me:
Book-A-Minute Classics.
A study in the art(?) of hyperbole. With snark.
Posts from ‘November, 2008’
In Lieu of Actual Content
Reading Ulysses: Introductory Notes
I haven’t really mentioned it here before, but I’ve been reading James Joyce’s Ulysses this term, for one of my seminar classes. In some ways, I regret that I’m reading it now — not because it’s overly difficult or crazy, but because I’m finding it to be thoroughly enjoyable, and the rest of my schoolwork [...]
Review: Game Widow, by Wendy Kays
You might have seen Wendy Kays on Dr Phil lately (or as we call it at my house, The Mustachioed Egg Show) promoting her new non-fiction title, Game Widow. Well, I can one-up you: I’ve read her book.
It’s pretty good. It’s an extremely quick read — I feel like I finished it in about twenty [...]
BTT: Honesty
I receive a lot of review books, but I have never once told lies about the book just because I got a free copy of it. However, some authors seem to feel that if they send you a copy of their book for free, you should give it a positive review.
Do you think reviewers are [...]
A Change of Pace and Policy
There’s been a certain amount of debate in the book blogosphere recently about the role that book bloggers do and/or should play in reviewing books, and about authors behaving badly (here too), and such other sundry things. I haven’t been commenting on this much on other people’s blogs, but I have been ruminating thereupon, and [...]
Review: The Bible Illuminated (New Testament)
Heads up, everyone, I’m reviewing the Bible. Well, sort of. I am reviewing a particular edition of the New Testament, magazine-style, with pictures. I am, by and large, reviewing the pictures.
All I will say about the text is that this book thing uses the Today’s English Version, which I think of as generally pretty crummy [...]
BTT: Why Buy?
I’ve asked, in the past, about whether you more often buy your books, or get them from libraries. What I want to know today, is, WHY BUY?
Even if you are a die-hard fan of the public library system, I’m betting you have at least ONE permanent resident of your bookshelves in your house. I’m betting [...]
Review: Tales from Outer Suburbia, by Shaun Tan
For some reason, I don’t know why, I had a strong impression when reading this collection of short stories that it was a Canadian book. There’s nothing Canadian in it. It’s Australian, actually. But it has a very familiar feel.
At any rate, I got a chance to review Shaun Tan’s work through the LibraryThing Early [...]
