tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post2322486584297955797..comments2024-03-27T21:47:38.050-07:00Comments on stevereads: The Worst Books of 2007!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-66365736260389338142010-01-18T19:58:52.681-08:002010-01-18T19:58:52.681-08:00quite interesting post. I would love to follow you...quite interesting post. I would love to follow you on twitter. By the way, did any one learn that some chinese hacker had busted twitter yesterday again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-17934575929658043422008-01-13T17:34:00.000-08:002008-01-13T17:34:00.000-08:00An additional terrible book of 2008 was 'The Terro...An additional terrible book of 2008 was 'The Terror' by David Andress. It's set during the bloodiest few months of the French Revolution. How could that possibly be boring? Andress found a way.<BR/>Pages and pages about the committee meetings, what documents they were privy to... It was agony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-13577645770999396492007-12-27T17:47:00.000-08:002007-12-27T17:47:00.000-08:00I thought about it, but in the end I decided that ...I thought about it, but in the end I decided that the OJ Simpson book was beneath the notice even of a list like this. I just want to pretend it ISN'T out there.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411174345391126343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-79047184947840275112007-12-25T18:10:00.000-08:002007-12-25T18:10:00.000-08:00You tell him, Imani!You tell him, Imani!F-Stophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744135906800231796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-23360375171696457792007-12-25T17:32:00.000-08:002007-12-25T17:32:00.000-08:00Question: I'm sure you took it into consideration ...Question: I'm sure you took it into consideration when compiling the list, but where did the O.J. Simpson-penned "If I Did It" place outside the top 10? (I know technically he wasn't credited with the rights, but it's still out there, AND it's his words)Mr. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070680960061669328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-23973680186521519482007-12-25T17:24:00.000-08:002007-12-25T17:24:00.000-08:00He's got a point.He's got a point.Mr. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070680960061669328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-30169665943081668222007-12-24T16:17:00.000-08:002007-12-24T16:17:00.000-08:00Who am I to take food out of the mouths of starvin...Who am I to take food out of the mouths of starving rabbits?stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411174345391126343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-52212252234785679042007-12-24T11:38:00.000-08:002007-12-24T11:38:00.000-08:00But you're not supposed to avoid eating vegetables...But you're not supposed to avoid eating vegetables. This new bit of info throws all of your lists into question.Imanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647980707788075258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-6764766441856603672007-12-24T06:24:00.000-08:002007-12-24T06:24:00.000-08:00I explain it simply: I've actually READ all the bo...I explain it simply: I've actually READ all the books on my list, something that really helps as far as EVALUATING them goes. They stink, and I don't need to consult with anybody else to know that, any more than I'd need help to avoid eating cowshit, or vegetables.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411174345391126343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-1080576901361949512007-12-23T19:53:00.000-08:002007-12-23T19:53:00.000-08:00Have you discussed your list with the Mama Chan? ...Have you discussed your list with the Mama Chan? I see one book on there that is one of her picks for best of the year. Not to mention that two were picked as New York Times best of the year.<BR/><BR/>How do you explain this?F-Stophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744135906800231796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-12110473850682861332007-12-23T19:43:00.000-08:002007-12-23T19:43:00.000-08:00Ooooh, the second annual worst books list featurin...Ooooh, the second annual worst books list featuring my favorite Stevereads header picture of all time.<BR/><BR/>I can't wait to see how many of these stinkers I've read, if I disagree with Steve's opinion or if I have to say, yet again, "You're right, Steve." <BR/><BR/>Off I go to read the entry.F-Stophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744135906800231796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-70007581486109352612007-12-23T13:43:00.000-08:002007-12-23T13:43:00.000-08:00Hee, I didn't know that about the Ferris book, tha...Hee, I didn't know that about the Ferris book, that they airbrushed the cigarette out for later printings (what first edition-seekers would call a 'point of issue'; true Park Slope devotees of Ferris MUST have the 'cigarette edition'). <BR/>He certainly is the favor of the month, but it seems like a likely case of instant obscurity--he'll soon be wasting away teaching at the MFA program at Hunter or the New School, writing stuff that peole ignore totally...and then he'll NEVER make this prestigious list again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-62334766341178790432007-12-23T13:26:00.000-08:002007-12-23T13:26:00.000-08:00Is Bruschi's book really THAT bad, or do you have ...Is Bruschi's book really THAT bad, or do you have his book so high on the list mainly due to his - as you say - ignoring his body's warning and not just retiring from the sport?Mr. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12070680960061669328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-28101881663602634702007-12-23T06:08:00.000-08:002007-12-23T06:08:00.000-08:00My dear Imani, you cannot 'expect to like' books t...My dear Imani, you cannot 'expect to like' books that have been explicitly condemned by Stevereads. The two are mutually exclusive. I have said they stink and aren't worth your time - hence, they stink and aren't worth your time. Where is the confusion?<BR/><BR/>But what a revelation, that you haven't read the Jarrett! Oh, do you have a treat in store for you! ALL his stuff is wonderful.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411174345391126343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32302521.post-72430078447111892182007-12-22T19:32:00.000-08:002007-12-22T19:32:00.000-08:00Oh this is a funny, funny list,especially since I ...Oh this is a funny, funny list,especially since I own two -- Marche and Hamid -- and expect to like both because Dan Green (The Reading Experience) mostly enjoyed the first and I enjoyed a Paris Review excerpt of the second. (At least, I think it was a novel excerpt and not a proper short story, as are most of its prose selections, I'm sorry to say.)<BR/><BR/>I especially like that the Ferris book topped it all. Everyone loves it so much! I reserved the Jarrett book at the library.Imanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09647980707788075258noreply@blogger.com