Sorry, that came off a little harsh. I'm fighting something as I write this, something internal. No, not swine flu; good guess, but this feels different, more watery. Call it fish rabies.
Anyways, to the stats:
Acceptance (seven reviews)
Depression (six reviews)
Anger (five reviews)
Guilt (four reviews)
Bargaining (three reviews)
Corey Redekop Depression (six reviews)
Anger (five reviews)
Guilt (four reviews)
Bargaining (three reviews)
Lori L
Steve Zipp
- Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
- Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town by Stephen Leacock
- A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
Denial (two reviews)
gypsysmom Jeanne
Shock (one review)
BettyWe've got some real movement here on some fronts, and some stagnation on others. I know its not easy, people, but its of vital importance that you see this through. Remember, you don't necessarily have to choose a novel you think you'll hate, just one that you feel you've ignored. I never would have read W.O. Mitchell otherwise, and I'm sure Lori L though she'd never read a Star Trek novel.
But, since it isn't easy, here's the first giveaway I promised to all contestants, a copy of Douglas Coupland's Generation A, which, by means of a random number selector, is hereby is awarded to:
Betty!
Congratulations, Betty. Write to me with your postal info at shelf.monkey@hotmail.com, and Coupland's latest (and a secret second novel) will be winging off to you as fast as Canada Post can fly it over (general delivery).
And as a reminder, at the halfway point I will be drawing one name to win a signed copy of Canadian author Mark Rayner's absurdist epic The Amadeus Net. For this one, I think a little more participation is in order (let's gird those loins, people!), and only those contestants who publish a new review between now and January 2, 2010 will be eligible for this particular prize. And this goes for anyone new to the game; there's still plenty of time for newcomers, and the more is definitely the merrier in this case.
So tell your friends!
For me, I am loading up on carbs and vitamins to properly tackle my next choice. This one will be a personal Everest for me; one of only two novels I can remember not finishing because it was so damned terrible. (The other novel? The Ninja by Eric Van Lustbader.) I fear this is going to be a bad one, my friends, the Hurricane Katrina of crap. The one that's going to taunt me mercilessly all the way with its unmitigated awfulness.
I refer, of course, to the Kirk Cameron-approved, fundamentalist dogma-infused, rapture-tastic epic Left Behind.
Wish me luck. I already feel nauseous. But that could be the rabies.
8 comments:
I feel a definite sense of personal accomplishment at reaching three books now. I hereby swear I will cowboy up (literally), gird my loins, pretend I have cojones, and make it to the end!
Left Behind?? You must have courage beyond belief. I am so frightened and proud at the same time! Good luck!
This has inspired me to get going with these reviews! And I already shot an email your way with my contact info!
Thanks!!
I've finished my 4th Critical Monkey book, a western historical romance,
A Texan's Honor.
http://shetreadssoftly.blogspot.com/2009/11/texans-honor.html
Clearly I'm behind on this, but I did read my first book for the contest a while back: http://pilethemon.blogspot.com/2009/08/on-road-by-jack-kerouac-18-august-23.html
Just working up the courage to get to the next one...
Awesome! Lori is the first to crack the Guilt barrier! And a newbee arrives! Welcome, Alison, to Hell!
I've been finishing up the academic quarter (and sidelined by H1N1 for over a week) but I'm girding now!
If Margaret Atwood had turned to the dark side, or perhaps if she'd been born 60 years earlier, she might have written something like this -- The Whiteoaks of Jalna!
Wow, that sounds really...odd, Steve.
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