The Book Grocer: Continued Failings

November 23, 2008

Continued Failings

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: Once upon a time this blog stood for something. It discussed the big issues & had a cutting edge. Now look what it has become. Cheap jokes & gimmicks seem to be the order of the day. I never thought you would resort to a picture of a cow with a toy on it's head.; November 25, 2008 5:30 PM
The Book Grocer said...: Anonymous,

Look, that's quite a funny picture. And while I'm upset that you don't like it, there's no need to make nasty allegations. I've never discussed a big issue in this forum, and my 'cutting edge' looks like a bowling ball.

I will get back to being a literary wannabee in a couple of months. It's Christmas, after all.

KR, etc; November 25, 2008 5:51 PM
Anonymous said...: I don;t think honest feedback should be taken as nasty. My comments suggested that you used to do something great & you are now doing something not so great. It was a compliment if anything.

Now remove the bells & whistles & get back to what you do best.; November 27, 2008 10:31 PM
Mitch said...: Anonymous needs to get a life. The cow with a toy on its head is champagne comedy and it made my day. I always thought the idea of blogs was that you could make them whatever you wanted them to be. So do your thing, BookGrocer.; December 1, 2008 10:24 PM

Books I have Started But Then Stopped

The Shipping News
Annie Proulixixixix (sp?)

I was really enjoying this until the main character started looking like he was going to make something of his life. I'd prefer him to fail, so if you know that this book has a happy ending, please email me and I'll finish it off.

The Women's War
Alexandre Dumas

I love Dumas (Ed's note - 'wanker') but this one is confusing as shit. There are a couple of love affairs going on, and I think that there are two women involved who periodically dress up as men and are then referred to by different names. They're both all up in the grill with some Count who's wooing them to bits. I'm enjoying it, but I need a flow chart to figure out WTF is going on re: romance etc.

For Whom The Bell Tolls
Ernest Hemingway

All I knew about the Spanish Civil war before I started this book was that Orwell went there and Picasso drew something horrible about it. Now I realise that there was a fair bit of sitting around and plotting in the mountains happening too. Target: Bridges. Some people nearly freeze and there is internal angst.

The Letters of Groucho Marx

This is good, so I'm saving it rather than not reading it. Perfect for dipping into when you're feeling depressed, sad, lonely, or lonely. Wait, I said that. Oh god....

The White Tiger
Aravind Ardiga

I actually finished this one - it's pretty readable. You should get on it.

Books I have At Home Which I will Never Read

A People's Tragedy - Orlando Figes

An account of the Russian Revolution. I tried to read the back and was 'worried off the ball' by the sheer thickness of the book. Sadly, I won't get rid of it. I'll put it on my bookshelf and hope that people assume I've read it. Pathetic, isn't it?

Mein Kampf

Started this one - some crazy ideas. But rant. And you can't read it on the tram. People look at you funny.

Jamie Oliver 3 pack

Naked Chef something something 'ORRIGHT?' something something 'JOOLS' something something 'PUKKA' something. Is that about it?

November 23, 2008

Continued Failings

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