Well, maybe not a giant. More like really small. But really important!
Have you noticed the "trend" (I am calling it this because I have read a few books like this lately) of modern authors to "forget" to use quotation marks? I have. And I am saddened by it. Those little quotes help guide me along. They tell me, "Wake up! Someone may say something important here." Alternately, they tell me when one character stops talking and another picks up the conversation. They also decorate pages of dialogue quite nicely (look at all the pretty commas! It's like they are hanging themselves!).
Why the infatuation with disregarding such an important literary piece of the puzzle? I say bring them back and keep them FOREVER!
-L
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Boo, Stephen King, Boo!
Well, so much for getting back to the Dark Tower series. I was going to read through Wolves of the Calla (The Dark Tower, Book 5)
so I could be that much closer to finishing the series, but the book has some ties to The Stand: Expanded Edition. It would appear that I wouldn't get the full experience out the Dark Tower if I didn't first finish The Stand. I'm only 160 pages in on a thousand page book. I'm sure you won't see much of me this week in regards to review unless I cheat and read something tiny to fill in. =\
-D
so I could be that much closer to finishing the series, but the book has some ties to The Stand: Expanded Edition. It would appear that I wouldn't get the full experience out the Dark Tower if I didn't first finish The Stand. I'm only 160 pages in on a thousand page book. I'm sure you won't see much of me this week in regards to review unless I cheat and read something tiny to fill in. =\-D
Monday, August 16, 2010
I Laughed out Loud
A couple weeks ago, I posted a request to our lovely readers for suggestions on funny books. I was in a rut and I thought a good laugh would do. I received a lot of feedback - some laughable, some insightful. The top suggestion was something about a Guide to the Galaxy. I was thinking it was probably not for me, but we went to the bookstore to check it out anyway. On the way to locating the book, another book caught my eye. Undaunted, we went to the Guide and -D read the leaf for me. I tuned out about two sentences in. It is not a book for me - I just don't think I will "get it." The point is to cry from laughter, not from boredom. Sorry, lovers of the Guide - maybe some day.
The book I spotted on my way to the Guide was The Bible of Unspeakable Truths by Greg Gutfeld. 
Listen up those who are unacquainted and I will acquaint you. It all started a few years ago at 12AM. I turned on my TV to find a short, somewhat portly man speaking heinous things while his repulsive sidekick, a hot FOX news lady, and a CIA operative watched. This Gregalogue (it's a monologue with Greg) introduced me to what would become a household staple around here. Sadly, last month, we decided to cut our ties to the extended world by getting rid of our cable, so Greg is no longer a household staple (oddly, enough this dovetailed quite nicely with my need of a humorous book, coincidence? ithinknot). We no longer get to hear the misadventures of a post-operative, houseboy enthusiast and his preoperative, questionably coiffed sidekick.
Naturally, when I spotted Greg's roundish face on my way to the guide, I immediately thought, "This is what I need!"...and it was. This book is basically a collection of Gregalogues so it does not really find a cohesive theme...unless you consider his love of underground rooms, houseboys named Pablo, and fastidious research(of books not yet written) a theme. It is more a book you read bits of at a time because his Gregalogues can be quite short (sometimes even one sentence). There are some truths in here, some head scratchers and some overshares. But, overall, it is like watching an episode of Red Eye, which I find cathartic. Greg really seems to want to connect with his readers. He even invites them to join him for various events (usually in a park, scantily clad, with only a birthmark as his true source of identification). He wants his readers to be well-fed. Thus, he includes what looks like a great recipe for lemon bars. I had never considered the inclusion of a prostitute, but that might add a little something. Oh, and he cares about his readers' safety. His argument for guns is quite cogent.
Overall, this book is a treat. And for you, a treat:
Rating: 5.5 out of 7
-L
The book I spotted on my way to the Guide was The Bible of Unspeakable Truths by Greg Gutfeld. Listen up those who are unacquainted and I will acquaint you. It all started a few years ago at 12AM. I turned on my TV to find a short, somewhat portly man speaking heinous things while his repulsive sidekick, a hot FOX news lady, and a CIA operative watched. This Gregalogue (it's a monologue with Greg) introduced me to what would become a household staple around here. Sadly, last month, we decided to cut our ties to the extended world by getting rid of our cable, so Greg is no longer a household staple (oddly, enough this dovetailed quite nicely with my need of a humorous book, coincidence? ithinknot). We no longer get to hear the misadventures of a post-operative, houseboy enthusiast and his preoperative, questionably coiffed sidekick. Naturally, when I spotted Greg's roundish face on my way to the guide, I immediately thought, "This is what I need!"...and it was. This book is basically a collection of Gregalogues so it does not really find a cohesive theme...unless you consider his love of underground rooms, houseboys named Pablo, and fastidious research(of books not yet written) a theme. It is more a book you read bits of at a time because his Gregalogues can be quite short (sometimes even one sentence). There are some truths in here, some head scratchers and some overshares. But, overall, it is like watching an episode of Red Eye, which I find cathartic. Greg really seems to want to connect with his readers. He even invites them to join him for various events (usually in a park, scantily clad, with only a birthmark as his true source of identification). He wants his readers to be well-fed. Thus, he includes what looks like a great recipe for lemon bars. I had never considered the inclusion of a prostitute, but that might add a little something. Oh, and he cares about his readers' safety. His argument for guns is quite cogent.
Overall, this book is a treat. And for you, a treat:
Rating: 5.5 out of 7
-L
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