Comments for Collected Miscellany

Comment on Vote Now by Hunter Baker

Hunter Baker — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:29:13 +0000

I’m with Lars. The poll didn’t allow me to vote.

Comment on Thinking of starting a website… by Michael

Michael — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:37:05 +0000

If you do start one, I would love to contribute to it or generally help out.

Comment on Histories Right and Left by Michael

Michael — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:35:25 +0000

Is this wave of authoritative histories a recent phenomenon? Books with titles like “A People’s History of the United States” or “A Patriot’s History of the United States” or the ones in your post seem a bit too ambitious for the average writer. The two I listed plus “Rightward Bound” and “A Conservative History of the American Left” seem too loaded with ideological bias to really nail history correctly.

Comment on The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin by Lars Walker

Lars Walker — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:04:36 +0000

Martin in an outstanding author, and I was extremely impressed with the first couple books of the Song of Ice and Fire series. *However,* I have to say that the more recent books have been disappointments. Not because quality has deteriorated, but because the books have become, frankly, perverse. All those interesting, sympathetic characters you learn to like in the first volume? Martin is going to either a) kill them off in the cruelest possible manners, or b) turn them into monsters.

Just a word of caution.

Comment on About by ray friesen

ray friesen — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:44:39 +0000

Hi Collected Miscellany!

I was wandering around the internet, and stumbled across your blog. Excellent title! Sounds like the sort of thing I would say. Yay more talking about fun books! Good onya, our universe needs more of that.

As an author and cartoonist myself, I thought I should say hello, and point you toward my website! Here’s hoping mine is the sort of humor you enjoy, and that you’d like to share what I do with all your readers!

My name is Ray Friesen, I write and draw a series of humor adventure graphic novels (chock full of pirates and penguins and all sorts of silly things). My first, ‘ A Cheese Related Mishap’ was one of the American Library Association’s Top Ten Graphic Novels of the Year for Kids! (my books are aimed at children, but adults who have a inner child are fans as well). A free first chapter preview of all my books (including ‘YARG!’ ‘Another Dirt Sandwich’ and the forthcoming ‘Cupcakes of DOOM!) as well as my weekly webcomic are all available at my website, http://www.DontEatAnyBugs.com. Get yourself addicted! If you like to laugh, giggling is guaranteed.

Thanks very much! If you are inclined to talk about me on your blog after this, I’d like to do anything possible to help! If you do interviews, I’m available, if you need pictures, anything on my site is up for grabs, and if you have any special requests, I’d love to help in anyway I can! I like to spread the love, but not too thin or else you can’t taste it.

Ray

Comment on Vote Now by Lars Walker

Lars Walker — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:43:36 +0000

OK, this is a joke, right? Either that or the app doesn’t work properly in my browser.

Comment on Thinking of starting a website… by Hunter Baker

Hunter Baker — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:17:49 +0000

I’d be drawn pretty strongly to a site like that.

Comment on Ten Questions with Michael Rosenberg by Ten Questions with Michael Rosenberg : Kevin Holtsberry Dot Com

Ten Questions with Michael Rosenberg : Kevin Holtsberry Dot Com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:50:58 +0000

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Comment on War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest by Michael Rosenberg by Ten Questions with Michael Rosenberg : Kevin Holtsberry Dot Com

Ten Questions with Michael Rosenberg : Kevin Holtsberry Dot Com — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:00:38 +0000

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Comment on Esquire’s The 75 Books Every Man Should Read by schabrieres

schabrieres — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:08:16 +0000

Every man should also read any novel by Thomas Bernhard!!!