Literature Police has a finger in the lit biz, and she actually does love books with every cell of her tricuspid valve. She reads about two-three hundred of them a year. Some annoy her. She would rather bug strangers about it than her friends.
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You are a much better person, with far greater patience, than I. Or is it “myself”? Or “me”? Where’s my editor? Dammit…
Except for “Generation S.L.U.T.”, I’ve picked up all of your selections for Toilet Paper of the Month in bookstores.
But after standing there and reading two pages, I rush to the vomitorium and praise Joseph Smith’s holy whiteness that I didn’t make a purchase.
Ha. Wise decisions. Sorry about the bile!
Granted, you’ve warned us all with your “Gone with the Wind” quote, but I’m going to whine about an aspect of this blog that bothers me anyway. Here goes:
There aren’t enough posts.
You’re funny, witty, smart, and accurate, and I want to read more, and there just isn’t enough here yet. So get cracking!
Oh, you’re sweet. Just for that, I will make an effort to update a bit today;)
I love your blog!!! Brightens up my day. I have some questions though.
-I agree with all your bad book choices, but have you read anything good lately? I’m looking for something new to read and you seem like a good authority.
-Have you written anything yourself? I’d love to read it.
-What advice do you have for aspiring writers on how not to make your list? Just curious.
Ok that’s it. Look forward to hearing back from you!
Hey! Glad to brighten your day. I think I’ll make an FAQ-post out of your questions, as others have asked a few of them before. Will have that up faster than Nicholas Sparks maps out plots.
I want to read 200 – 300 books a year. I simply cannot read that fast and it pisses me off. And please don’t imagine me as some literary troglodyte who wishes he could get through all of the Star Wars novels in a year. Ive got a masters degree and strive to maintain a minimal level of intellectual buoyancy in the quicksand that surrounds me.
At any rate, I like your blog.
1. I just saw this crazy statistic that basically said a sizable chunk of Americans don’t even read ONE book per year.
2. “I took a speed-reading course and read War and Peace in twenty minutes. It involves Russia.”
- Woody Allen
Hopefully that cheers you up. I am happy you like the blog!
I made it my goal this year to read 100 books. But I failed to remember that I write prolifically so most of my time goes to that and work and sleeping.
Only 27 so far.
Only 73 to go!
Love, love, LOVE your blog.
And to hop on Grifter’s bandwagon, yes! there aren’t enough posts!
Great! Well, I’ll try to fix that.
I’d be excited to see more positive reviews from books of worth rather than scathing attacks on trashy literature. Don’t get me wrong, they are entertaining, and the reason why I just read every post on your blog in one sitting, but it makes this blog seem awfully single serving and I feel that you have more in you. Especially if you are reading hundreds of books a year. I read something like a book or two a week and thought that to be quite a bit, but three hundred? Excuse me, but…god damn.
It has been requested a while ago, so it’s coming!
This is straight dynamite!
Just read through all you posts and I have to agree with everybody here:
1- Brilliant
2- More Please
3- Please write about good books as well
And finally a suggestion of an author that would deserve to be featured here: Maeve Binchy. Worst book I ever read is Quentins. Just to write the name here I threw up a little in my mouth.
Noted!
Love your blog, glad to see there is some sanity out there.
I love your blog. I check back so often only to be disappointed that you haven’t posted! Keep writing, you’re wonderful!
I heard about you on a plane when I met Michael Hess from Littourati. So glad we chatted that day and I ended up here.
Nifty. What did he have to say?