I really didn't care that Wilbur won first prize. And how in the world does a pig and a spider become friends? It's beyond me....Even as a child I found the plot very far-fetched. It is because of this horrid book that I eat sausage every morning and tell my dad to kill every spider I see.And my day has been made. Go to the link to check out all of the poorly spelled and completely ungrammatical rants. You will not be sorry.
4.08.2010
Classics be damned, one star!
Over at Salon, Jeanette Demain writes about the rash of one star reviews for classics on Amazon. Just because something is called a classic doesn't mean it's any good, sirs. My favorite review she cites is about Charlotte's Web:
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This. Was. Fabulous. :-)
ReplyDeleteI was amused more by the writer's disbelief that there are human beings that have different tastes and opinions. As a former TV critic, I feel her pain. I spent some time as a Customer Host at a major movie theatre in Los Angeles. I would stand outside the box office and answer questions about the movies playing. I learned then that no matter how bad something is it is someone's favorite of all time. I was once asked about the movie "Nuns On the Run". I called it a "dumb comedy". The people replied that was exactly what they wanted and ran to buy a ticket.
ReplyDeleteWhile I have read many of the classics I have enjoyed few of them. I understand why the classics are important and what makes them classics. My idea of cruel and unusual punishment is to be forced to read William Faulkner.
Laura, my grammar-junkie e-friend, have you read "The Lexicographer's Dilemma" by Jack Lynch. I have it in line waiting for me on my Kindle. I am sure my dialogue style sentence structure has always hurt your eyes. Thank you for being so brave...
Michael, I just looked up that book: I must get a copy. It can nest with my Chicago Manual. Opposites attract!
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