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Your review of Zombies Are Us was perfect. I've been struggling with my review, hoping I might be able to force myself to finish a few more of the horrid, obtuse essays, but I'd rather read a bad zombie pulp novel than finish this pretentious mishmash. I think the best review I could write would be to reference your review and say, yes, what he said. Looking forward to perusing your reviews and your catalog.
Nice to meet you.

posted by readaholic12 at 11:10 am (EST) on Feb 7, 2012

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posted by halimalove at 4:50 am (EST) on Dec 19, 2011

My compliments, and sympathies, to you for finishing that Linehan disaster. I really forced myself to keep reading and I just could not finish that . . . thing.

posted by PghDragonMan at 12:42 pm (EST) on Oct 8, 2011

Hi, thanks for the review you wrote of my novel Splitting. I think you should also post it to Amazon! best, Brian

posted by funkendub at 4:30 pm (EST) on Aug 30, 2011

Jacob:

Here's my latest, almost drug free:

http://www.amazon.com/Digging-Deeper-Seventies-Peter-Weissman/dp/190655711X/ref=...

posted by copyedit52 at 1:34 pm (EST) on Dec 15, 2010

Sorry, the DN I'm referring to is the one on the main work:
http://www.librarything.com/work/8639896/commonknowledge

The work:
http://www.librarything.com/work/8986441

has no DN. I just thought you might want to put one on it because I almost combined it in with 8639896. The DN in 8639896 doesn't mentioned not combining in 8986441. It probably should.

It's up to you, if you want to fiddle with it.

posted by brightcopy at 7:20 pm (EST) on Oct 7, 2010

CK history thinks you put in the disambiguation notice on Stealer of Souls. So I thought I'd check with you on this one:
http://www.librarything.com/work/8986441

I don't THINK that's one mentioned in the DN, and it doesn't have a DN of its own. What do you think?

posted by brightcopy at 6:33 pm (EST) on Oct 5, 2010

Mr. Silvia! I haven't seen anything in your thread in ages, thought you'd just picked up your toys and gone home. Hope you're well...

RMD

posted by richardderus at 10:15 pm (EST) on Aug 12, 2010

Hi Jacob. Thumbs up on your review of Martin's Game of Thrones. I agree completely. Congrats on a hot review!
Velma

posted by Kirconnell at 7:35 am (EST) on Aug 12, 2010

I hope your economics teacher doesn't use the same type of ratings as you. If he (I'm just assuming because I feel like the Xanth books are usually for guys...or usually, more for adolescent guys) gave them to you and he was using your ratings system, you're lucky to have gotten out of the class alive!*

*Since good humor and sarcasm are often blurry in type and online, let me make it clear - I'm saying this all with good humor.

posted by Sean191 at 10:37 am (EST) on Jul 14, 2010

I just read your review on Annuna that you posted last year. I don't intend to read the book, but if it was half as entertaining as your review, I'd imagine it would be worth it. Thanks for giving me a few good laughs!

posted by Sean191 at 11:12 am (EST) on Jul 13, 2010

Nice to see you back in the postings, cowboy. You're always worth reading.

posted by MerryMary at 7:54 pm (EST) on Apr 29, 2010

Hey, Jacob: Haven't seen you on LT in a while. You okay? Decided to take a break? What's up?

posted by copyedit52 at 2:07 pm (EST) on Apr 23, 2010

I appreciate the review. I imagine you read the book online, which makes me all the more grateful for the kind words. By the way, I did get a copy of The Image of Death. It wasn't to my taste either (I read maybe 50 pages), but it wasn't quite as excruciatingly bad as I expected. I like your reviews and look forward to reading more.

Alex

posted by AlexAustin at 9:19 pm (EST) on Mar 9, 2010

Alphabetically inferior? LOL!

posted by wisewoman at 4:06 pm (EST) on Mar 2, 2010

The things you read !
thumbed your review, looks like a good read, we are all minorities !

posted by Macumbeira at 11:55 pm (EST) on Mar 1, 2010

Hi Jacob,

Loved your review of The Things They Carried. Tim O'Brien was on my list of favorite authors even before being blown away by his reading of "A Letter to Timmy" when I saw him in person (!) at The National Book Festival in DC this past September.

I've also read Going After Cacciatio and Tomcat in Love, both of which I recommend extraordinarily highly (although others disagree with me about Tomcat in Love).

In my book (no pun intended), this author's the best!

Regards,

Madeline

posted by SqueakyChu at 8:42 am (EST) on Feb 24, 2010

A note of appreciation for the yeoman work you do on various threads--but particularly Writer-Readers--as a parliamentarian (defining the TOS, among other things), an investigative reporter (unearthing where people are coming from), and an all-around voice of cool sanity.

posted by copyedit52 at 7:44 pm (EST) on Feb 16, 2010

Thank you for posting a review of Regression, especially since I seem to have eluded your frequently acerbic tongue, by the sounds of some of your admirers!

In the second installment Stew Singleton, whom you met at the very end of Regression, and Anvolussion play a much larger part in questioning the control over technology exerted by Three Eleven. The second novel investigates the dark direction good intentions can take, with Adya playing only a minor role in the story. There is more emphasis on science fiction (aliens, etc) in Evolussion, as well as the reveal of exactly what Adya's offspring can do.

I'll point out, just to confound you, I am pro open source and freeware!

If you have not read Metagame by Sam Lindstrom, I think you might really enjoy that novel based on your response to Regression.

posted by KathyBell at 10:38 pm (EST) on Jan 8, 2010

Loved you review of Canal....you tell it like it is! I appreciate that (I'm squeamish)....I had to give up on Jeffrey Deaver for two reasons, they were sick and they were stupid.

Great review!

posted by BlackSheepDances at 11:49 am (EST) on Jan 7, 2010

I'm not even sure exactly how to articulate my disbelief at your so-called “reviewing” techniques. Personally, I find it exceptionally juvenile to attack a writer personally in a review. That alone causes you to lose complete credibility. A legitimate BOOK review addresses elements of the book, period. Since the first post I read from you spent the first four paragraphs attacking the author personally as well as another author you know nothing about, I don’t need to read any further. While I won’t be reading any further on what you have to say, I just thought you might like to know that’s the reaction you’re creating with your obnoxious rants.

posted by jenforbus at 8:54 am (EST) on Nov 18, 2009

Hi Jacob,

You are one scary reviewer. Joyfully merciless, certain, and pretty funny. I'm going to read An Image of Death just to see if it lives up to your review.

Alex

posted by AlexAustin at 5:24 pm (EST) on Nov 14, 2009

toasted mate and rooibos
sounds good

posted by slickdpdx at 12:59 pm (EST) on Nov 12, 2009

Just wanted to let you know that I enjoyed your House of Leaves review. I think you totally captured it. (And yes, it was Nietzsche that said if you stare into the abyss long enough, the abyss stares back.)

posted by SylviaO at 1:28 pm (EST) on Nov 10, 2009

Hello, aethercowboy. Just dropped in to say that I enjoy your additions to LT. Your post on "Block This Member" - http://www.librarything.com/topic/71082#1535746 - for example. Always reasonable, often funny; I enjoy your remarks when I run across them. And only a year on LT; I love it when people jump in with both feet!

Say, you should apply for an Author Badge for your profile, even "if I've never heard of [you]"!

posted by countrylife at 9:22 am (EST) on Oct 13, 2009

Hi Jacob,

Loved your House Atreides review, I had forgotten what dreck those books were. You might get a giggle out of my off-the-cuff review in one of LT's many games here.

Keep 'er between the ditches.

Jim

posted by justjim at 12:25 am (EST) on Jul 23, 2009

Cowboy...dude...just have to say you've really found your niche over the last however many months its been reviewing so many of the classics with your unique, funny voice. It's a pleasure always reading and seeing what you've chosen to review next. I'd be very curious to hear your take on Les Miserables, probably my all time fave, if and when you get around to it. The salon, as you may know, will be embarking upon it after M&M, so maybe then, eh.

Have a great weekend,
Brent

P.S. My Dad worked for the government too, so we're practically related.

posted by EnriqueFreeque at 3:39 pm (EST) on Jul 11, 2009

Thanks for the kind words about Patient Zero, Jacob. I've gotten lots of encouraging feedback about the book and about Joe Ledger. He's a blast to write.

posted by maberry at 8:32 am (EST) on May 13, 2009

Hey, I just read and enjoyed An Occurence at Oakpost Sundries! The proper response from you would be, "You don't say!"

posted by slickdpdx at 1:07 pm (EST) on May 7, 2009
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