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intertribal) wrote2007-09-08 02:02 pm
intertribal) wrote2007-09-08 02:02 pm
wasted sundays
1. Don't get too sad if you're rejected from Knopf. Also, don't submit to Knopf.
2. Madeline "of-course-I'm-Meg" L'Engle is dead, sadly.
3. This is the most hilarious review ever. "The two close female friends in Ann Packer’s ladylike, man-proof new novel spend 300-odd pages exploring the nuances of their lifelong bond. If this sounds like an interesting story, bear in mind that any synopsis will make this book appear better than its full, sprawling version turns out to be. Synopses emphasize plots, themes and dramatic tensions. They do not dawdle through descriptions of how cheese rolls can be “such a reliable pleasure,” how raisin-bran cookies have a “branny, raisiny” nature or how the essence of soccer is “the blunt, running, back and forth of the game.”"
4. I'm starting to like Justine Henin, even though she is a bitch, partly I think because she clearly hates the Williams sisters, which I am also starting to do. "She did not know that Venus Williams was struggling to steady herself through a dizzy fog, nor did she care... When told that Williams cited her health problems, Henin said sarcastically, “I’m surprised.”
2. Madeline "of-course-I'm-Meg" L'Engle is dead, sadly.
3. This is the most hilarious review ever. "The two close female friends in Ann Packer’s ladylike, man-proof new novel spend 300-odd pages exploring the nuances of their lifelong bond. If this sounds like an interesting story, bear in mind that any synopsis will make this book appear better than its full, sprawling version turns out to be. Synopses emphasize plots, themes and dramatic tensions. They do not dawdle through descriptions of how cheese rolls can be “such a reliable pleasure,” how raisin-bran cookies have a “branny, raisiny” nature or how the essence of soccer is “the blunt, running, back and forth of the game.”"
4. I'm starting to like Justine Henin, even though she is a bitch, partly I think because she clearly hates the Williams sisters, which I am also starting to do. "She did not know that Venus Williams was struggling to steady herself through a dizzy fog, nor did she care... When told that Williams cited her health problems, Henin said sarcastically, “I’m surprised.”