Comments on: He forgot to mention Savonarola

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 06 May 2007 17:36:54 +0000

I’ve been thinking over the past week — how often do I read newspaper book reviews? Not very often, I don’t think. I’ll skim a review to see what a book is about, but in general I prefer the in-depth coverage you get from magazines and journals.

By: Kempis

Kempis — Fri, 04 May 2007 22:33:59 +0000

I don’t read newspaper book reviews. It’s like reading a movie review (I also don’t read those). All I want to know about either is the basic plot line. I don’t care what someone else thinks about it. I will form my own opinions. Perhaps that means I too am one of the bad people.

I think it’s literary socialism to suggest that each and every writer (and/or idea a writer has) is worthy of being exposed to the national public via a book review.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 03 May 2007 20:16:47 +0000

Thanks for the tip! I need a little encouragement with DQ.

By: imani

imani — Thu, 03 May 2007 20:13:46 +0000

I was going to make a condescending remark on whether we could hype this to the level of a genocide and the get the UN involved, but my eyes wandered over to your "currently reading" list and I noticed Don Quixote. You should check out the DQ reading group that just started over at Tilting at Windmills some time.