P-C, not only have I READ One Fish Two Fish, I can practically recite it.
I hope Red Fish doesn't die!
So, guess who's read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman? You know, the next book of his that isn't out yet?
DAMN YOU!
Wesley: Hey. Hey, Gunn. Is something weird going on? … Charles, you just peed on my shoes. Gunn: I'll be damned. That's weird.
'Life of the Party'
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."
Polter-Cow - Jun 16, 2008 9:35:27 am PDT #6184 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
amych - Jun 16, 2008 9:35:52 am PDT #6185 of 28370
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
So, guess who's read The Graveyard Book
Obama?
Miracleman - Jun 16, 2008 9:36:06 am PDT #6186 of 28370
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
So I started reading this great book the other day! It was called One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. See, first there was one fish, and then there were two fish! There was also a red fish and a blue fish. I can't wait to see what other fish are in store. Has anyone else read this book? DON'T SPOIL ME.
I won't spoil you, but I will say that Dr. Seuss is an unadultered GENIUS whose brilliance and position at the pinnacle of literary accomplishment must NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER BE QUESTIONED and anyone who does is anti-intellectual, ignorant and probably a puppy-eating Republican Satanist.
I mean, have you read his other works? Cats don't wear hats, yet his use of such an unreal character is clearly an indictment of our consumerist culture and the fashion industry! Witness how the "fashionable" Cat wrecks and entire house!
And his superb use of "non-sensical" words obviously points to his undeniable GENIUS!
I DARE YOU TO DEFY ME! DARE YOU, I SAY!
I also enjoy the works of P.D. Eastman.
erikaj - Jun 16, 2008 9:36:25 am PDT #6187 of 28370
Always Anti-fascist!
Well, Simon has that as an issue as well, Debet. That kind of makes sense.
DavidS - Jun 16, 2008 9:36:44 am PDT #6188 of 28370
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
but, seriously, Herman, no one but whalers needs that much detail, and, really, not even them. The infodump is just a slog.
Yes, it would be a much better book if it were condensed into an action packed novella.
juliana - Jun 16, 2008 9:37:24 am PDT #6189 of 28370
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
So, guess who's read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman? You know, the next book of his that isn't out yet?
...!
dies of envy
Which artwork is on the cover?
Fred Pete - Jun 16, 2008 9:38:28 am PDT #6190 of 28370
Ann, that's a ferret.
Debet, have you ever read the unabridged Count of Monte Cristo? A thousand pages to get lost in.
(Though I will defend Junior Classics as a gateway drug, but only for the younger set. I read a few at ages 8-10 and, while I can't remember the details, I do remember getting lost in the stories.)
Polter-Cow - Jun 16, 2008 9:38:40 am PDT #6191 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
seriously, Herman, no one but whalers needs that much detail, and, really, not even them. The infodump is just a slog.
Ha, those were my favorite parts! They were all metaphorical and shit! And I totally heart "The Whiteness of the Whale."
I won't spoil you, but I will say that Dr. Seuss
I think you mean Theodore Geisel, good sir.
Yes, it would be a much better book if it were condensed into an action packed novella.
It would be a much better book if it were turned into nerdcore rap.
Steph L. - Jun 16, 2008 9:39:21 am PDT #6192 of 28370
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Cats don't wear hats, yet his use of such an unreal character is clearly an indictment of our consumerist culture and the fashion industry! Witness how the "fashionable" Cat wrecks and entire house!
You anti-haberdasher!
t edit I misspoke. You, sir, are an ANTI-MILLINER.
Sparky1 - Jun 16, 2008 9:39:23 am PDT #6193 of 28370
Librarian Warlord
Powell's used to have (may still) a 1st edition of Moby Dick with the pages uncut that I'd visit every once in a while.