"Well, this recipe is fantastic! I used potatoes instead of eggplants, and substituted the lamb, pork, and beef chunks with firm tofu, and then I dipped it in bread crumbs and deep fried it instead of coating it in sheep's blood and broiling (couldn't get any sheep's blood). It was SO EASY to make this recipe! You've got to try it!"(Um, which one? The one you're reviewing, or the one you made?)
I had one of those moments tonight.
In the eye-blearing joy of compiling my wish list for books for our Middle Ages study, I noticed that Rosemary Sutcliff's Eagle of the Ninth is actually part of a trilogy. Huh. I had no idea. I know, that particular book is a bit convoluted. The boys ended up rather fond of Esca and Marcus, though, and even today, when Cousin S. mentioned the eagle bearer in one of his computer games, both boys shouted, "The EAGLE!" And launched off on an excited, charade-driven exposition. It took me ten minutes to rein them in. So, it was already in the forefront of my mind when I saw the listing.
Hmmm, I wonder what people have to say about the second book? Only nine reviews. (Well, her books do tend to fill a fairly small niche in a part of a subset of a small category of a certain following...) Seven good reviews, and two negative reviews.
I had to look.
I'm so glad I did. I'm going to be giggling over this one for a long, long time. (Copied and pasted in its entirety. I did not change a thing. It's just. so. perfect. as it stands.)
Confusing! I'm Sorry but I DEFINATELY did not like this book, January 16, 1999
Reviewer: A reader
This book was extremely incomprehensable!!!It was BORING and it kept bringing new characters in without introducing them or anything.I'm not a stupid person and I'm not to young to read this "hard" book,but it simply was a bad book!!!
Have you read any good reviews lately? ;-)
Kiss those babies!
~Dy
1 comment:
I haven't read a lot of online recipe reviews (though I can see the appeal, especially when you are writing them!), but I do enjoy the book reviews on Amazon. I always assume that the ones for children's books which are poorly spelled and punctuated and full of loathing for the book are written by children were Forced to read something they Did Not want to read. The scathing review on Amazon is their small (but, we hope, satisfying revenge). I did know that The Eagle was part of a series, from my old librarianing days, but I've never read any of the books. Isn't it wonderful to find that there is More of a story you loved?!
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