1) When I said I would be live blogging, apparently I took that too literally. As such, my first "live blogging" attempt became more of a "my posts are going to degenerate into poorly-written, rambling messes." Hence, my random musings on Chuck Klosterman's book. I will do better. No more of this stream of consciousness crap - I'm rereading these things before I post.
2) The internet is amazing! Michael Tonello and Sarah Strohmeyer both commented on my last post and I really had almost forgotten that the internet is accessible to people (other than me and my friends who read this to make sure I haven't slipped into the vast wasteland of anonymity that is Ohio). On a side note: must make sure to pick up Strohmeyer's book next time I'm at B&N.
3) I'm halfway through Bringing Home the Birkin. I'll save the in-depth discussion for tomorrow, but I'm loving it. The pages fly by and not in a way that feels... disposable. Most of the time, it seems that the chicklit genre is marked by a general lack of substance. I zip through the chapters and pages not because there's fast-paced action, but because the story is so formulaic that I'm salivating for what I know is going to happen eventually. What helps Birkin most is that it really isn't chicklit. I mean yes, it is a perfect beach read (it's fun to read and doesn't take itself too seriously), but it's a memoir. It's autobiographical (if you're going to the bookstore, you'll probably find it in the non-fiction/biography/autobiography section if it isn't featured on a Summer Reading table), so it pretty much avoids the main pitfall of chicklit. It is rare to find a person with a formulaic life. It's probably even rarer to find a person with a formulaic life that feels compelled to write a memoir. So the fact that this is a memoir detailing a unique experience makes Tonello immune to predictable plots, characters, and the hazardous cliches that really can kill a good story.
More tomorrow...
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Hey - it'll be on the BN beach reads table starting Tuesday. Thank you so much!
No problem! It's so exciting to hear from you - I'll pick it up this week and will start it promptly this weekend :)
As you say: "the internet is amazing", if it had not been for the power of the internet (and eBay) i never would have been able to do what i did which then enabled me to write my book.
be well,
mt~
Ah, the internet. After awhile I had started to take it for granted, and then it went and surprised me again. I absolutely loved your book. It was really entertaining. I'm getting as many people to buy it as possible :) Any additional stops for your book tour?
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