tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post7592710947880386922..comments2024-03-28T09:21:52.243-04:00Comments on Pimp My Novel: Friday Round Up, Post-Cinco de MayoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-46155140376850471672010-05-09T14:08:19.726-04:002010-05-09T14:08:19.726-04:00I've only checked a couple of the links so far...I've only checked a couple of the links so far -- the Jodi Picoult article and the drinking/intelligence test post. The first was not surprising -- commercial success doesn't always mean you'll be granted literati status. (She wants it all?) The second item -- how alcohol consumption ties in with other factors such as religion, and education identifies that drinking is part of our culture in varying degrees. Not that surprising, but interesting. Even in most celebrations, there is a drinking component, even if it is only a toast.<br /><br />Thanks for the data gathering, Eric.D.G. Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06213237734772028645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-87168915502049025672010-05-07T22:07:03.857-04:002010-05-07T22:07:03.857-04:00Oh, the zombie renaissance! I think I'm part o...Oh, the zombie renaissance! I think I'm part of that. I think.Kate Evangelistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329658806888882504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-84607000175172027942010-05-07T18:03:38.089-04:002010-05-07T18:03:38.089-04:00Thanks for the links-- very interesting stories th...Thanks for the links-- very interesting stories this week. I'm starting to feel sorry for Martel. Picoult? Not so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-23939529883194084532010-05-07T15:51:03.545-04:002010-05-07T15:51:03.545-04:00I enjoyed the Slate story on Friedan. And yeah, Ma...I enjoyed the Slate story on Friedan. And yeah, Martel's right, Zen is a good way to deal with any sort of rejection, let it go...after you cry in your beer with your friends.Terry Stonecrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03726985400500572770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7733835506387656648.post-54193826488749068542010-05-07T12:09:42.855-04:002010-05-07T12:09:42.855-04:00Jodi Picoult's a good writer, and her plots ar...Jodi Picoult's a good writer, and her plots are also formulaic. It's not because she's a girl, it's because after you've read a couple of her books, if you've a mind to do so, you can guess the ending. What's the strangest and most improbable thing that could happen here? Yep, that's what'll happen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409709212362887409noreply@blogger.com