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Comment on Why I love Al by Helen

Helen — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:06:42 +0000

You’ve never been to a Weird Al live show? Go. The next leg of his tour starts in May. His showmanship & stagecraft are everything you’ve heard, his band is truly excellent by anyone’s standards, and the joy is infectious. When Al waves goodbye after the last song and yells, “I love you all!” you will believe him.

Comment on An FP musical first by darington

darington — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 01:39:08 +0000

I’ve been humming that all day

Comment on July Reading by ForcedPerspective » Blog Archive » December Reading

ForcedPerspective » Blog Archive » December Reading — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 22:35:43 +0000

[...] a Keepsake Garland of Classics, Thompson Seems to be very similar coverage to Cul de Sac (reviewed here) but with artist commentary. Pretty nice! Four [...]

Comment on True Tales of Crime by d

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:04:14 +0000

the “bad Samaritan” scenario is difficult for even my jaded spirit to bear. if you’re going to overcome your inertia to get involved in something like this, why intervene on the side of evil? the mind boggles.

Comment on True Tales of Crime by Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 00:04:37 +0000

I figure the offenders came back, though my dad postulates a “Bad Samaritan.”

Comment on True Tales of Crime by d

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:51:05 +0000

Why in the world would someone remove the crucial data from your note? Do you think the offenders came back?

Comment on February Reading by Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:25:43 +0000

Thank you– I have changed the format so the titles are easier to find. The review newsletter those reviews are destined for does significant formatting for similar reasons.

Comment on February Reading by Heather H.

Heather H. — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:34:36 +0000

I like the new format, interesting to see the age range & appropriateness. I would find it easier to read if the book title was in Bold type, since there is so much more info in the entries. Thanks!

Comment on Site design by Nukegirl

Nukegirl — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:10:22 +0000

I like the newer design. That is all.

Comment on Blurbism by Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:45:27 +0000

Kelly:
It has been a while since I read it, so I would have to go back through it to give specific examples, but throughout the book the main character seemed to be just going through the motions of his life. He didn’t seem to be an entirely fleshed-out character and would often do things that seemed unmotivated. His reactions seemed very blunted, when he is in a situation that would cause most people panic. The action of the book also seemed like some strung together events rather than any kind of cohesive story. It was one of those books where the author seemed to be observing a story rather than actively choosing events to convey the other elements effectively. I was also struck by the sheer laziness the convenient actions of a just-then-introduced character at the start of the confrontation on the school grounds.

The big issue of the book ended up being more of a premise to justify the style of writing rather than a serious exploration of how someone at that stage of their life would deal with a neurological cancer. Which is fine, but I would make sure that anyone I gave the book to understood what they would be getting.

Overall, I recommend reading Readers’ Advisory Service in the Public Library by Joyce G. Saricks. She covers the different ways people enjoy books, concepts I have often used in my review reading. I also recommend getting to know the developmental tasks of teens: the life issues most often on their radar as they grow up (it’s a really quick way to tell if a book is good for teens or is an adult book featuring a teen character– what issues concern them? Teen issues or adult-looking-back issues?)

Best of luck in your reading and writing.