from your write-up, I don't think that'll change any time soon
Please don't get me wrong: As noted, I ended up quite enjoying it, to the point where I'll quite likely read her next novel, too. I just don't feel she's as good as the chorus of lit crit dittoheads claim she is. There have been better things since sliced bread.
I think the 50 Book Challenge has actually been going for several years.
It has? Ta for the info. I didn't start on LJ until Fall '07, so first became aware of the 50BC at the start of '08 and didn't realize this wasn't a new thing. Nonetheless, the point remains that last year lots of people seemed to be doing it while this year I've noticed no one else.
with a suitably creative definition of 'book'
Ha! I read your first, accidentally "Anonymous" posting of this comment and thought, "thisplacehere should see this . . ."
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from your write-up, I don't think that'll change any time soon
Please don't get me wrong: As noted, I ended up quite enjoying it, to the point where I'll quite likely read her next novel, too. I just don't feel she's as good as the chorus of lit crit dittoheads claim she is. There have been better things since sliced bread.
I think the 50 Book Challenge has actually been going for several years.
It has? Ta for the info. I didn't start on LJ until Fall '07, so first became aware of the 50BC at the start of '08 and didn't realize this wasn't a new thing. Nonetheless, the point remains that last year lots of people seemed to be doing it while this year I've noticed no one else.
with a suitably creative definition of 'book'
Ha! I read your first, accidentally "Anonymous" posting of this comment and thought, "thisplacehere should see this . . ."