A project to read all of the 33 1/3 books: [link]
Mal: Gotta say, doctor, your talent for alienatin' folk is near miraculous. Simon: Yes, I'm very proud.
'Safe'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Tom Scola - Apr 18, 2008 4:47:26 am PDT #5511 of 28344
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
DavidS - Apr 18, 2008 5:08:50 am PDT #5512 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm sure that's because of cumulative sales. I mean, your book did just come out.
Yes, I'm hoping it will have legs. I'm really not that worried about sales so much as the relative lack of critcial response. (For which, incidentally, I need to thank you Corwood for your review.)
I think my expectations were probably weirdly set by the first two books I did which were more widely reviewed. You know? Bubblegum got a mention in ArtForum, and we did NPR on LitG.
DavidS - Apr 18, 2008 7:53:03 am PDT #5513 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
A project to read all of the 33 1/3 books:
He'll get to me eventually!
Sorry to be buzzkill with my bitter sounding sense of writerly entitlement. It's not that. It's just working on something for two years you want a response; you want to know it finds an audience and people get it.
I have gotten reviewed at Popmatters and Under the Radar and several blogs, and the curious thing is that all of the reviews have been remarkably alike. Everybody gets it -- gets my structural choices and tone. Every single review has noted: well-researched, well written, funny and a good read.
Which is what I set out to create so that's good. It's not like I was planning a down payment on a Ferrari with this book. I just want readers.
Hayden - Apr 18, 2008 9:46:31 am PDT #5514 of 28344
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Give 'em time, man. There's a certain degree of 33 1/3 oversaturation at this point.
sumi - Apr 18, 2008 10:06:24 am PDT #5515 of 28344
Art Crawl!!!
Check out the very cool cover for Michael Chabon's Maps and Legends.
lisah - Apr 18, 2008 10:09:20 am PDT #5516 of 28344
Punishingly Intricate
Check out the very cool cover for Michael Chabon's Maps and Legends.
Or check it out IN ACTION with soundtrack provided by my band here:
sumi - Apr 18, 2008 10:11:24 am PDT #5517 of 28344
Art Crawl!!!
Hee.
It's a book AND a toy.
lisah - Apr 18, 2008 10:12:21 am PDT #5518 of 28344
Punishingly Intricate
It's a book AND a toy.
And an earworm giver!
amych - Apr 18, 2008 10:21:54 am PDT #5519 of 28344
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
It's also an awesome book! On the inside, I mean.
DavidS - Apr 18, 2008 6:44:39 pm PDT #5520 of 28344
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Give 'em time, man. There's a certain degree of 33 1/3 oversaturation at this point.
That's definitely true. I should go get some publicity tips from Kim; she's a genius at that stuff.