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Comment on the end of writing by Esteban

Esteban — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 23:15:07 +0000

But we enjoy your writing. Hopefully it’s only a temporary stop.

Comment on reading list by caleb

caleb — Wed, 26 May 2010 20:34:31 +0000

HI and sorry for not coming clean identity-wise with all the pseudonymous comments on your blog in the past year

Comment on reading list by wayneandwax

wayneandwax — Wed, 26 May 2010 01:47:14 +0000

hi caleb!

some good recs here. thx for the shout!

long time, eh? hope all’s swell.

-w

Comment on stop talking about filtering content by caleb

caleb — Sat, 22 May 2010 03:34:01 +0000

I was reminded recently that patrons also have a click-through agreement here to follow the rules for using the internet. I wonder how much that act influences behavior?

Comment on bound by caleb

caleb — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:04:56 +0000

Wait, tell me about the rebound books not circulating well, I haven’t heard that one.

My favorite thing about these books is that when you hold one, you really know you are reading a library book. The covers make paperbacks heavy, and they are slick and rough at the same time.

Comment on bound by Erin

Erin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:25:49 +0000

This is great! Thanks, Caleb. Seeing these covers took me back to childhood (which was at the end of their heyday according to your post). Although I’m told rebound books don’t circulate very well, and I understand why, I find those covers cozy and nostalgic.

Comment on More books about books by Caroline

Caroline — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:28:03 +0000

yeah, yeah, socrates, bill and ted whatev. but black cowboy canada? awesome!

Comment on More books about books by caleb

caleb — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:46:36 +0000

no, it was you, but I must have gotten wrong what you said. I figured you had burned out on history nf.

all of the fiction i’ve been reading lately have appendixes with literary criticism in them. how do we count it then?

Comment on More books about books by amd

amd — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:12:05 +0000

you’ve got me mixed up with someone else - my non-fiction to fiction ratio is like 3:1, higher if you don’t let me count re-reading fiction

Comment on More books about books by caleb

caleb — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 18:30:11 +0000

Hmm, I thought you didn’t read non-fiction, as a rule? I think the third section is definitely strongest, up until she starts to talk about the cultural implications of things, and there I’d be curious about your response.

I sent it down the book drop already but she has some spiel about learning to read fully means learning to reflect critically on what we’re reading and how the internet puts at risk of children not learning to do that, or worse, learning not to do it.

And to me, personally, I am not a very good reader, above average by test scores, but critical reflection happens for me mostly when I write, or talk about what I’ve read, and sometimes, when I read something else. And I think that’s just fine.