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The Dragon Page reviews Green [ Powell's | Amazon
A reader reacts to Madness of Flowers [ Powell's | Amazon ]
Jay Lake, Religion and a Benediction — Shlomi, on my cancer.
TWA Mechanics from Outer Space — Hilarious photo, ca. 1941.
Saturn After the Equinox — Another APOD image that will take your breath away.
1962 textbook, When You Marry — Check out the excerpted material on class differences in child rearing and sex. It’s creepy.
SMBC on the perils of evolutionists — Heh.
Antihealthcare Reform Idiocy — Oh, wow. Money shot: “When I need health care, I pay for it out of pocket,” he said, adding that he did not fear the possibility that an accident or illness would leave him with unaffordable bills. “I’m a Christian, so I’m not afraid of death,” he said. Good luck with that.
?otD: How thick are you?
11/10/2009
Body movement: 90 minute suburban walk
Hours slept: 6.0
This morning’s weigh-in: 234.0
Currently reading: The Jade Man’s Skin by Daniel Fox
Posted: 5:40 am Tue November 10 2009 |
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Meran
November 10th, 2009 at 6:08 amWhile reading reviews of your books thru links posted here, I’ve noticed a common trend: the reviewers recount a lot of the plot, even go so far as mentioning whether it’s a “page turner” or not, but rarely pick up (or if they do, they don’t mention it) on any possible parallels to our modern society and/or culture.
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Is this the type of review an author prefers nowadays? I know I’m getting up there in years, but an old fashioned book report did more than that… I could recount the blurbie on bn.com or amazon as easily as these reviewers do! (hah! I just reviewed the reviews!
I ask, since I’ll be writing reviews soon on my own blog and would like to do it fairly well… My writing will be rusty, I warn you!
Jay
November 10th, 2009 at 6:15 amI’m with you, frankly. Plot point recounts are useful to a small degree, but I’m a lot more interested in what a book *does*.
Meran
November 10th, 2009 at 6:28 amThat gives me guidance, thanks!
I figure, if the goal is to make someone go out and buy the book, then a bit of plot is good… But to so many readers Plot is God and the only reason to read (obviously, I’m not in that pack)…
Btw, you can blame a Charles de Lint review on “Green” from F&SF mag for my interest in your novels…
Cora
November 10th, 2009 at 8:59 pmI don’t know if you’ve seen it yet, but Smart Bitches, Trashy books just gave a shout-out to Green.
http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php/weblog/comments/the-bookmatcher-paranormals-and-westerns/
Jay
November 10th, 2009 at 9:07 pmThank you!