tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post8127973247526997653..comments2023-12-24T10:14:39.424-05:00Comments on Cole Slaw Blog: Early summer reviews and previewsFlophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04677185628909814152noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-52292010510484981092007-06-27T01:36:00.000-04:002007-06-27T01:36:00.000-04:00Wow, you're just a damn kid.Wow, you're just a damn kid.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-37384806590537680122007-06-26T17:54:00.000-04:002007-06-26T17:54:00.000-04:00I too, bought Infinite Jest in hardcover when it c...I too, bought Infinite Jest in hardcover when it came out. But I didn't even come close to finishing. Flat out gave up. First time I had found a book too hard to read in a long time. But then, I was thirteen.Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963931779920699803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-90260306857069690362007-06-26T01:04:00.000-04:002007-06-26T01:04:00.000-04:00Jaime: I feel like I should learn to love David Mi...Jaime: I feel like I should learn to love David Mitchell. People I respect rave about him. I'm not ready to let go of <I>Cloud Atlas</I> yet. There's also the principle of never quitting a book once you've cracked it, which is why <I>Against the Day</I> and <I>Infinite Jest</I> (which I bought in hardcover in college when it first came out) sit untouched on the shelf.<BR/><BR/>Todd: Just because the show doesn't judge them doesn't mean we can't, although we all have different threshold for misogyny and religious fundamentalism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-52015182735243869582007-06-25T22:37:00.000-04:002007-06-25T22:37:00.000-04:00Well, I didn't expect such an easy explanation, bu...Well, I didn't expect such an easy explanation, but I think that's it exactly. <BR/><BR/>Now if I can only memorize that and pull it out when Fiancee asks what I think about the latest show.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186214695380939812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-76377950110916221462007-06-25T22:08:00.000-04:002007-06-25T22:08:00.000-04:00If the formal twistiness of Cloud Atlas doesn't do...If the formal twistiness of Cloud Atlas doesn't do it for you, and the writing so far isn't doing it for you, I'd leave it be and read The Intuitionist.Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963931779920699803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-9183205355922049182007-06-25T18:10:00.000-04:002007-06-25T18:10:00.000-04:00But it was such a short and harmless review!I've g...But it was such a short and harmless review!<BR/><BR/>I've got fucking power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-56079626237981137142007-06-25T16:44:00.000-04:002007-06-25T16:44:00.000-04:00Book reviews like these make me thank God I never ...Book reviews like these make me thank God I never learned to read.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666877325741764539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-78039361453874966492007-06-25T14:48:00.000-04:002007-06-25T14:48:00.000-04:00The Tournament of Everything will finish. The pre...The Tournament of Everything will finish. The pressure is all on me. I was struggling to think through the Bob Dylan vs. <I>Animal House</I> semin-final and couldn't find a form to do justice to these two heavyweights. I froze. I can't just write a normal compare-and-contrast. Do I try to do it as a fictional Dylan song? Do I try to write it in the voice of Flounder? What? It remains a case of writer's block.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-3178668019476225212007-06-25T14:19:00.000-04:002007-06-25T14:19:00.000-04:00Not to be a pest - but.... Is there any movement o...Not to be a pest - but.... Is there any movement on the Tournament of Everything?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-63773786294669341092007-06-25T14:00:00.000-04:002007-06-25T14:00:00.000-04:00Really liked "John Henry Days" and have meant to p...Really liked "John Henry Days" and have meant to pick up "The Intuitionist." Colson Whitehead can <I>write</I>.<BR/><BR/>David Mitchell may just not be my speed. I read "Black Swan Green." I thought that it was fine but it didn't add up to that much for me. There were some fine moments. I thought it was nicely written but it didn't quite knock me out. So far "Cloud Atlas" -- which I'd been looking forward to reading for a year or two -- left me cold. I had to put it aside.<BR/><BR/>Now 50 pages into "Falling Man," I think it's terrific. The reviews have been so tough that the bottom is probably about to drop out. We'll see.<BR/><BR/>All things Richard Nixon make me geek out, so I'm sure I'll write about Frost/Nixon after I've seen it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-38623617148539439282007-06-25T13:25:00.000-04:002007-06-25T13:25:00.000-04:00If you're not feeling so into 'Cloud Atlas' (and t...If you're not feeling so into 'Cloud Atlas' (and that might change as you get deeper into it, though my favorite section was Frobisher), 'Black Swan Green' might be more your speed. More about story, less about form, still fantastic writing.<BR/><BR/>Have you already seen Frost/Nixon? I'm going later this summer, but I'd love to hear what you think.<BR/><BR/>Also, not that you don't have enough, and not that you were asking for suggestions, but you should think about reading 'The Intuitionist.' Fucking brilliant, and I think you might love it.Jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08963931779920699803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-41586322508766162182007-06-25T09:52:00.000-04:002007-06-25T09:52:00.000-04:00We have different tastes regarding Conchords and S...We have different tastes regarding Conchords and Stella; Bill Paxton's ass is annoying; and I confess no knowledge of Griderman or Dan Sartain. Grinderman is not a good name for a band.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-88764151054023074242007-06-25T02:35:00.000-04:002007-06-25T02:35:00.000-04:00And fuck MSG for dropping Dan Sartain as the White...And fuck MSG for dropping Dan Sartain as the White Stripes' opener. He's only opening every other show on the fucking tour, but MSG thinks New Yorkers would prefer "Grinderman". You guys don't know what you're missing, Swami Records don't make no junk.<BR/><BR/>Of course, seeing the White Stripes in a venue that holds more than 200 people seems silly, they don't exactly scream "arena rock."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-86471823173514868192007-06-25T02:29:00.000-04:002007-06-25T02:29:00.000-04:00Big Love promises "Brief Nudity" in nearly every e...Big Love promises "Brief Nudity" in nearly every episode, and it always end up being Bill Paxson's ass, which is not why I tune in. "Brief Nudity" involving Chloe Sevigny is the reason I tune in, but that never happens.<BR/><BR/>Flight of the Conchords is incredibly funny, and, since I've DVR'd it, it gets more hysterical every time I re-watch the first episode. Easily the best show on TV since Stella. But yes, the "time warps" between the LES and Marcy JMZ stop are off-putting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-26248129915160463752007-06-25T01:32:00.000-04:002007-06-25T01:32:00.000-04:00There's something about the utter certainty of the...There's something about the utter certainty of these characters, their sense of righteousness despite being so twisted, that's grating, and always played very straight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11661639.post-49119125154662451402007-06-25T01:01:00.000-04:002007-06-25T01:01:00.000-04:00Big Love makes me angry. I don't know why. I wat...Big Love makes me angry. I don't know why. I watch it, then think about it later and I just get angry.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11186214695380939812noreply@blogger.com