I would definitely not stop a kid from reading what they like. But, yeah, I could see handing it out is sort of an endorsement. Or at least leaves you open in a "Where did you get THAT?" conversation.
We have to see the chimp playing hockey! That's hilarious! The ice is so slippery, and, and monkeys are all irrational. We have to see this!
Anya ,'Bring On The Night'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
erikaj - May 10, 2013 5:52:27 am PDT #20789 of 28706
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
sj - May 10, 2013 5:55:09 am PDT #20790 of 28706
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I feel like there's a significant different between eleven-year-olds who picking up Sandman on their own, and giving a copy to them. But I don't really have an opinion as to appropriateness.
I agree with this completely. My mother still worried about what movies I saw and TV I was watching at 11, but I pretty much read whatever I wanted.
JZ - May 10, 2013 9:00:29 am PDT #20791 of 28706
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Thanks, JZ. Glad you like them.
Not blowing smoke up your ass, either. I wish that people with more money than us would notice your work and pounce on it, because it's seriously fucking good, tight storytelling.
erikaj - May 10, 2013 9:22:45 am PDT #20792 of 28706
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
I wish that, too. I keep thinking I get my big break, when really? Not so much. Homicide rule 5"It's good to be good. It's better to be lucky." I'm not that lucky.(Although I was hoping to get reviewed as a "promising newcomer" or something...I have to admit, I'm a little disappointed about that.)
erikaj - May 10, 2013 9:37:51 am PDT #20793 of 28706
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
I feel like I should say that I don't really write FOR the money, and that I don't really give much of a shit about money in and of itself. But artistic pride does not buy vacations or chocolate strawberries, and I wish I had more of those.(And there are far too many talented people in my "community" being steered toward eternal hobbyism, rather than finding out what their talents can be "worth" and I refuse to do that. Again, anyway.) Like it or not, paychecks speak, and since I have to give up on street cred being from the wrong part of Glendale for the hip-hop/Ranchera album, I do what I can.
Anne W. - May 11, 2013 3:50:22 am PDT #20794 of 28706
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Jessica - May 11, 2013 4:07:40 am PDT #20795 of 28706
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Don't Make Fun of Dan Brown
LOVE.
JZ - May 11, 2013 4:30:31 am PDT #20796 of 28706
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
The voice at the other end of the line gave a sigh, like a mighty oak toppling into a great river, or something else that didn’t sound like a sigh if you gave it a moment’s thought.
::dies::
Scrappy - May 11, 2013 5:44:49 am PDT #20797 of 28706
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Renowned author Dan Brown gazed admiringly at the pulchritudinous brunette’s blonde tresses, flowing from her head like a stream but made from hair instead of water and without any fish in.
I want to marry this reviewer.
Cass - May 11, 2013 7:32:23 am PDT #20798 of 28706
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
flowing from her head like a stream but made from hair instead of water and without any fish in.
This is the best review ever.