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"Blah, why am I even bothering to finish this? It's like a xerox of the conflicts in book one, with new scenes of boringness added. I wish the author would show up and tell me how I ought to be interpreting it . . . maybe then I'd get it." — Jan 17, 2012 07:56am
"Blah, why am I even bothering to finish this? It's like a xerox of the conflicts in book one, with new scenes of boringness added. I wish the author would show up and tell me how I ought to be interpreting it . . . maybe then I'd get it." — Jan 17, 2012 07:56am
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"Monsters of Our Own Making seems to be available for free through GoogleScholar, and I'm browsing it now. She actually discusses Grendel and Grendel'...more"
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"Extra boobies, in fact. That have remained tan through 20 years of space travel."
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"This is a very controversial book, apparently. The reviews will probably tell you whether you want to give it ago or keep it away from you at all cos...more"
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"In other news, Goodreads members around the world die simultaneously due to overexposure to puns, leading to fatal pun clots."
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“Religious freedom should work two ways: we should be free to practice the religion of our choice, but we must also be free from having someone else's religion practiced on us.”
― John Irving, My Movie Business: A Memoir
― John Irving, My Movie Business: A Memoir
“The futility of everything that comes to us from the media is the inescapable consequence of the absolute inability of that particular stage to remain silent. Music, commercial breaks, news flashes, adverts, news broadcasts, movies, presenters—there is no alternative but to fill the screen; otherwise there would be an irremediable void.... That’s why the slightest technical hitch, the slightest slip on the part of the presenter becomes so exciting, for it reveals the depth of the emptiness squinting out at us through this little window.”
― Jean Baudrillard
― Jean Baudrillard
“I can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they'd never expect it.”
― Jack Handey, Deepest Thoughts: So Deep They Squeak
― Jack Handey, Deepest Thoughts: So Deep They Squeak
“I can never read all the books I want; I can never be all the people I want and live all the lives I want. I can never train myself in all the skills I want. And why do I want? I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in life. And I am horribly limited.”
― Sylvia Plath
― Sylvia Plath
“And on the subject of burning books: I want to congratulate librarians, not famous for their physical strength or their powerful political connections or their great wealth, who, all over this country, have staunchly resisted anti-democratic bullies who have tried to remove certain books from their shelves, and have refused to reveal to thought police the names of persons who have checked out those titles.
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country
So the America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country
Goodreads.com as a Classroom: The Pros and Cons of Teaching Through Social Networks (Professional & Technical)
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updated May 09, 2011 08:07pm
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<b>ABSTRACT:</b> In this article I'll be exploring the benefits and disadvantages of teaching through both blog spaces and wikis. Through looking at the research done into these spaces, I will then consider the relevance of Goodreads.com as a potential space for teaching an entirely online course.
Varieties of Virtual Communities: Spatial and Textual Affinity Groups (Professional & Technical)
6 chapters
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updated May 08, 2011 10:14pm
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<b>ABSTRACT</b>: In this article I'll be looking at two online passionate affinity spaces, the immensely popular game <i>World of Warcraft</i> and the social cataloguing website <i>Goodreads</i>. Through literature on passionate affinity spaces, literature on <i>World of Warcraft</i> and a series of interviews, I plan on looking at how successful these sites can be for community formation and maintenance.
RANT: Dear Hack Authors on Goodreads Who Friend Me Without Ever Talking To Me Beforehand (Reference)
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updated Nov 09, 2010 11:07am
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ranting/humor
Requiems (Poetry)
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updated Mar 21, 2010 12:25pm
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My personal favorite. So far.
Zen Western (Poetry)
More of Michael's writing…
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updated Mar 21, 2010 12:18pm
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This one won me a hundred bucks. It's not especially fun to read aloud.
The Extra Cool Group! (of people Michael is experimenting on)
— 192 members
— last activity Jan 30, 2012 09:56pm
So, I'm doing a super-important research project about the weirdos who inhabit the online community goodreads.com. What is this group for? THIS GROU...more
Goodreads Interviews
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— last activity May 06, 2011 09:45pm
This is the group where the interviews with Goodreads participants will be conducted and posted.
The Haters Club
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— last activity 42 minutes ago
Sorry Kids! The Haters Club is 18+ now.
It's tragic that in today's day and age that hate is so grossly undervalued. If hate is truly love ...more
Goodreads Feedback
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This is a place to give feedback about Goodreads. Feature ideas, bugs, or any other suggestion for improvement. The Goodreads staff monitors this gr...more
The Magnificent Seven (New Bizarro Author Series 2010-11)
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We are the second class of Eraserhead Press's New Bizarro Author Series. We're awesome.
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