tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1881225265485113863.post3120987062002546678..comments2023-04-10T10:15:47.800-05:00Comments on The Estella Collective: Ten Ways of Starting a Literary ArgumentEstellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01430574682284367416noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1881225265485113863.post-5652194058473570032008-09-17T15:13:00.000-05:002008-09-17T15:13:00.000-05:00Oh, this is too true, and hilarious because of it!...Oh, this is too true, and hilarious because of it! I've been in a number of these "discussions" myself. Very recently, I very nearly came to blows with someone who was arguing that books are now null n' void, and everyone should just get e-readers. I have a tender spot on that subject and almost gave the person with whom I was arguing a tender spot on the head for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1881225265485113863.post-81864022908053710802008-09-08T18:13:00.000-05:002008-09-08T18:13:00.000-05:00Ah, fantastic! Well done. I think we can all easi...Ah, fantastic! Well done. I think we can all easily admit that we've been in these sort of arguments...or if we are being polite we call them "discussions"...before!!!<BR/><BR/>They can be incredibly fun in the right group of people, or with the right individual, and can get down right nasty at the drop of a hat! It is amazing how fertile a field for argument the written word is!Carl V. Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948764216438379394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1881225265485113863.post-50522792733418423912008-09-08T15:30:00.000-05:002008-09-08T15:30:00.000-05:00Hehe!! This article made me laugh out loud in my ...Hehe!! This article made me laugh out loud in my gtad school's library. :DEvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703372903532502944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1881225265485113863.post-78982449608495162272008-09-08T13:56:00.000-05:002008-09-08T13:56:00.000-05:00When it comes to the Booker Long or Short list, I ...When it comes to the Booker Long or Short list, I am afraid I fall into the category of those who run screaming from the room when faced with this annual Borefest. Over the years I have tried to read those chosen and have managed to read quite a few, though not many, and have either enjoyed them and had to admit it, or hurl them across the room with a cry of relief that my prejudices were being Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com