Comments on: Links you should read from the past fortnight

By: Jeane

Jeane — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 17:39:16 +0000

That Hamlet in the bush piece was awesome. Glad you shared it.

By: Nish

Nish — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:52:34 +0000

Such interesting links. I especially enjoyed the article about reading Hamlet to an African tribe. Thanks for sharing!

By: Alyce (@AtHomeWithBooks)

Alyce (@AtHomeWithBooks) — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 01:06:17 +0000

I’ve been saddened and frustrated by all of the events out of Missouri, but I think what upsets me even more are the reactions of the people in the region where I live. I will look at an article from the local news and 99% of the comments are so vile and hate-filled that it beggars belief. These are the same people who are so caring and promise to pray for accident victims when the local news posts stories about car wrecks. They are all kindness for some things and then the other things they post (anything having to do with the Ferguson stories or political, i.e. the president) are absolutely sickening. I’ve had to stop reading the comments because it chips away at my faith in humanity. And now that I’ve grumbled about that, I’m off to check out the lovely book links you have listed.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:46:01 +0000

In reply to NWK (@MumsyNancy). PREACH.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:45:39 +0000

In reply to Cecelia. Yayy! I think it's going to be a great event!

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 23:44:45 +0000

In reply to Lisa. Ugh, same here. I was so glad that I got the new Sarah Waters book this past week, or I'd have been truly miserable. :(

By: NWK (@MumsyNancy)

NWK (@MumsyNancy) — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 23:38:41 +0000

I like links! Also, I found the Book Review essay super-duper irritating, and even the last paragraph a bit too patronizing. Oh my, so literary fiction is “fundamentally exploratory,” and not an easy pleasure?THAT must be because 90% of what is dubbed “literary fiction” is, by the weirdest coincidence, written by white men. They are so, so complex and layered that it’s truly remarkable that such a high percentage of literary fiction is concerned with their sexual problems and existential angst.

By: Cecelia

Cecelia — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 19:46:00 +0000

Thanks for linking to the #diversiverse challenge. I hadn’t heard of it (I don’t get around the blogging world nearly enough, apparently!), but I’ve signed up now.

By: Reading Challenge: A More Diverse Universe | Beta Librarian

Reading Challenge: A More Diverse Universe | Beta Librarian — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 14:45:56 +0000

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By: Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 15:45:26 +0000

Excellent links, thank you. I need to follow John Scalzi, though I haven’t read his books. Between Ferguson and James Foley, I have been so sad this week – and seeking comfort (if not escape) in books.