tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post8081940070651768006..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: Unjustified Enthusiasmbibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-44305862812759429932008-11-19T15:58:00.000+08:002008-11-19T15:58:00.000+08:00alice - that's true of me too. i've wimped out of...alice - that's true of me too. i've wimped out of a lot of reviews like that, but it doesn't make me feel good. basically though i tend to think life is way too short to read books you don't care for and spend time reviewing and since review space is so limited in the press anyway, you might as well spend the time on books you care about. i don't think i'm the only reviewer who feels this way.<BR/><BR/>greenbottle - isn't hornswoggled such a great word? i will try to slip it into my vocabulary ...bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-25036224089474149032008-11-19T12:21:00.000+08:002008-11-19T12:21:00.000+08:00"...But such reviews are unfair to the reader, who..."...But such reviews are unfair to the reader, who may be hornÂswoggled into thinking..."<BR/><BR/>my english isn't too good (my third language you know) but i have a feeling that readers here have been hornswoggled (whatever than means) a fair bit by local reviewers...Greenbottlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15316111272589161400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-60997011736614049622008-11-19T11:05:00.000+08:002008-11-19T11:05:00.000+08:00Hi Sharon, when I don't have a good thing to say a...Hi Sharon, when I don't have a good thing to say about the book, I usually just don't write a review. I'd rather not say anything about it although I think it's better if I did.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623394887320093229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-3552303957426136292008-11-19T06:28:00.000+08:002008-11-19T06:28:00.000+08:00he has a memoir coming out in aprilhe has a memoir coming out in aprilbibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-6137963776113659392008-11-19T06:26:00.000+08:002008-11-19T06:26:00.000+08:00I love Joe Queenan!Especially 'If You're Talking t...I love Joe Queenan!<BR/><BR/>Especially 'If You're Talking to Me, Your Career Must be in Trouble" (1994) and "The Unkindest Cut" (1997). Many of his books after that were, in fact, lame. <BR/><BR/>This essay makes it seem like he's back in the saddle.Amir Muhammadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144421497045270238noreply@blogger.com