tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post996826601454593951..comments2024-03-25T00:14:16.124-07:00Comments on Bread and Bread: fake bloodCherylhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554329549665664616noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-1153627043549863702008-03-31T17:16:00.000-07:002008-03-31T17:16:00.000-07:00Can we get a Cheryl bumper sticker that says "Fact...Can we get a Cheryl bumper sticker that says "Fact-check Fuckers" ?<BR/>Please?Ms. Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09030869794961868672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-26178895991176557452008-03-18T10:10:00.000-07:002008-03-18T10:10:00.000-07:00Some of it is pretty funny, but they really need t...Some of it is pretty funny, but they really need to call it "Stuff Upper-Middle-Class Urban Liberals Like"--because there are plenty of non-white folks who go to grad school, and plenty of white folks who couldn't care less about their children being multilingual. I know stereotyping is sort of the whole point of it, but you have to be precise with your stereotypes in order to be funny.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554329549665664616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-85537451001780496622008-03-12T16:34:00.000-07:002008-03-12T16:34:00.000-07:00Stuff White People Like is the BESTEST BLOG EVER!Stuff White People Like is the BESTEST BLOG EVER!Prince Gomolvilashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379935946319015969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-79396457712966499862008-03-07T14:03:00.000-08:002008-03-07T14:03:00.000-08:00You know, all this skepticism about the truthfulne...You know, all this skepticism about the truthfulness of memoirs is going to make it really hard for the first autobiography by a real centaur/time traveler/vampire.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554329549665664616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-77144509508494236362008-03-07T13:38:00.000-08:002008-03-07T13:38:00.000-08:00I would agree with everything you say, Cheryl,but ...I would agree with everything you say, Cheryl,but I'm not sure if my opinion is worth much in this arena. I don't generally read the kinds of novels that qualify as fiction these days. I generally find that I'm spending almost all my book finding time in the genre sections. Fantasy, science fiction, thrillers, humor, horror- this seems to me to be the places where the stories are told that I find entertaining.Tracy Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05310783668282179929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-40019344902208052302008-03-07T13:10:00.000-08:002008-03-07T13:10:00.000-08:00Don't worry, Ann Coulter is not on my Amazon wish ...Don't worry, Ann Coulter is <I>not</I> on my Amazon wish list.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554329549665664616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-11996038372360196202008-03-07T11:20:00.000-08:002008-03-07T11:20:00.000-08:00and please read Sarah instead of Ann Coulter. her...and please read Sarah instead of Ann Coulter. her books are considered non-fic and are in the Politics and Gov't section. god, how i would love to burn them.Jesihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756949403005593547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-57732049915016708322008-03-07T11:07:00.000-08:002008-03-07T11:07:00.000-08:00the library is a good thing. that's why i love wo...the library is a good thing. that's why i love working at one.<BR/><BR/>i also work in a bookstore, and we sell all sorts of crap. for example: Men are from mars, women are from venus, The Secret, Atkins Diet. i would much rather people read Sarah, or A million little pieces than that crap!Jesihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756949403005593547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-17306603211182379272008-03-07T10:57:00.000-08:002008-03-07T10:57:00.000-08:00From what I understand, Sarah was originally marke...From what I understand, <I>Sarah</I> was originally marketed as a novel, but an autobiographical one--when it was in fact a <I>non</I>-autobiographical novel. Sort of a crazy thing to wrap your head around. <BR/><BR/>I don't have a literary beef with any of these books (and I wouldn't judge them without reading them anyway). They sound like pretty good reads, actually. My issue is with all the crap going on outside the pages. The great thing about books, of course, is that you can lose yourself in the narrative and leave all that behind. I just might check them out of the library instead of spending money to buy them. :-)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554329549665664616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-31714201931193567422008-03-07T10:45:00.000-08:002008-03-07T10:45:00.000-08:00btw, Sarah is in the Fiction/Lit part in the books...btw, Sarah is in the Fiction/Lit part in the bookstore. it was never considered a memoir or non-fic. i still don't have a problem with it. sorry.Jesihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756949403005593547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-46438782027421202232008-03-07T10:41:00.000-08:002008-03-07T10:41:00.000-08:00Thanks, Don. I haven't read that book--it's going ...Thanks, Don. I haven't read that book--it's going on my Amazon wish list. :-)Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554329549665664616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-61395071504055536542008-03-07T00:10:00.000-08:002008-03-07T00:10:00.000-08:00I love Joyce Carol Oates' THEM. Amazing. Cheryl, y...I love Joyce Carol Oates' THEM. Amazing. <BR/>Cheryl, your points are so clear and right. Right. <BR/>Integrity, guys. Let's go.Don Cummingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906705792248172718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-15237962788533326902008-03-06T11:22:00.000-08:002008-03-06T11:22:00.000-08:00J: It's true that writing is an act of theft, and ...J: It's true that writing is an act of theft, and people can't help what they're influenced by. But I think you can be an ethical thief--like you said, by not pretending to be someone you're not, and also by championing the voices of people who don't have access to systems of distribution. I.e., I don't think it's wrong that white people started playing rock and roll. I do think it's wrong that club owners wouldn't book black artists, which meant that only white people (for many years) could get famous playing rock and roll. <BR/><BR/>N: Yeah, I can't help but think that if people didn't have such a weird bias against fiction that some of these authenticity scandals wouldn't have happened. <BR/><BR/>C: I wear bandanas of all colors when I jog; I'm pretty sure I'm way too dorky looking for any gang to want to claim me.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554329549665664616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-44966233416023762542008-03-05T19:50:00.000-08:002008-03-05T19:50:00.000-08:00I love autobiographies, so I'd be pissed to read o...I love autobiographies, so I'd be pissed to read one by a faker. People should fess up to ghost-writers too, imo. <BR/><BR/>The bandana pic reminded me of shooting on location in the southside of LA. I always used to carry a bandana when it was hot out, but our AD reminded us to not wear/display red or blue there.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06168243108016358137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-84606452517779074372008-03-05T18:17:00.000-08:002008-03-05T18:17:00.000-08:00Oh, and Jesi, there's nothing wrong with lying--wr...Oh, and Jesi, there's nothing wrong with lying--writers do it all the time. Just call it FICTION. What those people did was called it memoir or pretend to say it was true when it wasn't. It's not okay to me that someone says he's my brother, when he was some asshole milking me for money and sympathy. <BR/><BR/>Re: "White have been stealing from black shamelessly since forever." Let me guess, you're for the war, don't care about the people who get killed--as long as you can drive your car with their oil. And people wonder why we're called "Ugly Americans." Sheesh!the last noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883917612366394420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-39902810925715562862008-03-05T18:09:00.000-08:002008-03-05T18:09:00.000-08:00Pretty strong words--and I completely agree. I wa...Pretty strong words--and I completely agree. I was beside myself when I heard about that. And don't get me started on that JT crap.the last noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883917612366394420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13726206.post-38393600139857588762008-03-05T14:41:00.000-08:002008-03-05T14:41:00.000-08:00me again...granted i'm not pretending to be someon...me again...<BR/><BR/>granted i'm not pretending to be someone else... i do agree people should try and write fiction... i don't know. i guess i don't care that much. maybe we should start copyrighting our lives.Jesihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11756949403005593547noreply@blogger.com