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Um…that was a joke. Unless I have some pre-cog ability to predict that lil’ HP did die, in a specific chapter no less, and of such an…odd circumstance(s). Many past posts, Ke-rist, even the last one, show I have no real problem with some children’s lit. Getting all sticky and excited, even...

Not at all. Will I read outright badly written crap? Or something that has a ‘group feel’ to it? No. My life really isn’t that vacant. The children’s section has some great stuff in it – as I’ve mention in previous posts. Sadly it will undoubtedly continue it’s decent into Out of Print...

It’s me! It’s me! And holy hell…I was *really* surprised lil’ ol’ HP bites the Big One in chapter 27. Auto-erotic asphyxiation; who would have thought!

Still, most of those books mutated into that fat (or phat) Hollyweird money. The high life staves off creativity for many.

Well, I don’t consider the “elbow bone” thing as a flaw, just stupid. Bad writing, not being able to turn one bloody metaphor, a witnessing-narrator telling us what people “think” (that’s impossible, kids) among other things *is* error. As for snakes’ eyes, well, I’m not going to cap on...

Yeah, _Dune_ is easily ranked within top ten of nearly every “science fiction” list. (Not that I’m sayin’ that that means anything…) Would you like to see the adult menu or stick with the kiddie specials? On topic: Just put down for the second time (which means it’s officially Laid...

Indeed, gawd awful writing and insipid storytelling always pissing me off to red rage. This is *hardly* some new or original idea…and just for the record, there’s no sodding such thing as an “elbow bone”. So as to not be a totally thread derailer: Just started Karin Fossum’s horribly...

Interesting pick. I’ve read the Styron (subtitle _A Memoir of Madness_)...but did you mean Golding’s book of that title? That one I haven’t read. j

You think you’re not!!?? ;) Look at the stats coming out of London (something like) 1 camera in place for every 125 person (I think that was the stat). You honestly think the Fundamental Semi-United States o’ Umercia isn’t doing a lil’ peek-a-boo? “Civil rights” is a dead term...

Well, this isn’t a “fact” that an assigned book “encourages” a film viewing but merely proof in my loose critics of students and the Hollywoodisation on “literature” and/or the Death of Reading. Glancing at several other threads with posters actually lambasting such novels as _Frankenstein_...

Hell of a post, Shade! I enjoy Elton. I place him in my ‚light reading’ category, but that said, he’s a very sound writer and a good storyteller. I’m actually not a fan of much of his television stuff, sure The Young Ones had some funny bits, and the later Black Adder’s were ok (as then...

Well, none of it is my words, but I added all of it to that site. [/god complex off] Amy Hempel has gone so far as to write a novella, but never a novel, so calling her one is not very accurate. I'm glad you may take a look into this book (Kevin), I actually meant to PM you about it... j

_Otherwise Pandemonium_ by Nick Hornby This was my first read of Hornby, whose name I see come up from time to time. This was my last read of Hornby, whose name I will shake my head at when I see it. To me there is just something outright bizarre about grown men who try to be cool (or...

**[the below is NOT a crit based toward Ruby and/or her child, just going off of what she posted]** I pondered over this one a bit last night, and while I’m not sure what grade I read it in, I’d be a bit surprised if the overall themes can not be grasped –if taught well- by nearly anyone. Most...

This is the Culture of Compensation: no one wants to act for themselves. If they don’t want to read, most assuredly it’s others’ fault. A book I recently read, and one I think would work well in a class room (and there’s DEATH in it, since that’s all that some think makes a non-“suck” book)...

I haven’t read: Natsuo Kirino Kenzo Kitakata But they are 2 contemp Japanese that are pretty prominent. I’ve read _In the Miso Soup_ by Ryu Murakami and, well, it started out good than then got not-so great middle on. A quick read though and more interesting than much that is...

And here I was thinking I was defending the teachers. To a certain point… I would never be the one to say teachers don’t work hard, or don’t bring work home. And while my comments _are_ based on a generalization, I think it holds pretty firm. The abundance of True and False questions and the...

My apologies. I amend: Most PEOPLE have blind (or at least some serious cataract-like obstruction) ignorance. And most PEOPLE find this comfortable (i.e. the beloved “ignorance is bliss” saying) Frankly, it’s nice to see you are not. Most by no definition means “all”. All I did...

I’m not sure what, if anything you edited out, but I see you added this: Seems more like the twitching nerve is on the other end, eh? I don’t mean to be insulting at all. This is called “conversation”. It’s odd (and ever so ironic) that in the day and age of CONTAST CONTACT (thank you...

Not at all. I have very little hope for literacy, education or people in general, so I’m not going to let my nervous system get frazzled by it. I’ll stand by it all the more after reading your post. Who ever said you have to “like” anything in class? Criticism can be both “good” and...